Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-08-09
ORDINANCE is
REPEALED BY |
VOTE AT N. B.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

special to the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, Aug. 8 BY a
majority of one vote Common Coun-
Gil last night repealed the ordinance
under which the present appointive
Excise Board acted, and by a major
lty OF one vote the aldermen defeat
ed the ordinance for an elective
board. This places the granting of
licenses back in the hands of Com
mon council, much to the displeas-
ure OF several OF the aldermen who
voted TO knock out the present ex-
else board. The meeting was large
~ attended by supporters of both
SIDES several pastors being in the
audience and members Of the local
churches, and the adoption of the
repeater ordinance was applauded by
those fayoring an elective board.
Alderman Holman, of the first
ward, a republican member, had the
honor OF voting both ways. He first
voted to abolish the appointive
BOARD and then he voted against an
elective board after making a
speech in which he said he favored
an appointtve board appointed by
the mayor.
Alderman Forman, also Of the
hrst ward, changed his vote. When
the ordinances were first introduced
he voted for both, but last night he
voted against both. Two other
members who did not vote at the
hrst meeting because they were alb
sent, Aldermen Clifton Mott and Jo-
seph Ridgeway, voted against the or
%dinances.
Alderman Curran, chairman of the
License Committee, moved that the
excise repeater ordinance be taken
up on third reading. Alderman
Rtdgeway seconded the motion.
City Clerk James A. Morrison read
the ordinance as introduced by the
License Committee. Alderman Cur
ran said this was not correct.
81 don't believe they know by
what committee 1t vas introduced"
said Alderman Ridgeway. He Is a
member Of the License Committee,
but the ordinances we're never
brought to his attention before in
PRODUCTION and were put in on the
night of July fifth, when he was out
of the city.
President Frederick Weigel de
clared the minutes of July showed
that the License Committee had in
referred to by the city clerk and
found to read that way. The clerk
proceeded to read the ordinance as
introduced by the License Commit
tee, and President Weigel put the
question, Shall the ordinance
pass?" The roll was then called.
When the name of Alderman Mott
was reached he declared that he was
forced to decide against his own
opinion rather than against a large
majority of the people of his ward,
the fourth. "If I should decide
against them" he said, II would be
unworthy of being called a man.
couldn't go out in the street tomor-
row and face the people OF my ward
after the sentiment that has been
expressed to me by them. There are
times when a man should use his
own judgment and times when he
should be guided by the sentiment OF
the people. This is one Of the times
from the standpoint of the fourth
ward when the sentiment of the peo-
Pile should be listened to, and l vote
mo-"
Alderman Feaster declared that
but five people in his ward, the sec
ond, had approached him upon the
matter, three personally and two by
mail. He did not think there was
much sentiment there among his
constituents against 1t.
The ordinance passed by this
vote:
Ayes-Curran, Feaster, Holman
Kinney, Miller, Oliver, Tindell-7.
Nays-Forman, Goodwin, Kahr,
mann, Mott, Ridgeway, Weigel-6
The ordinance favoring an elect.
i've excise board was then taken up
Alderman Holman declared that last
week he had stated he was in favor
of an elective board. Many people
throughout the city favored an ap,
pointive board and he thought he
should pay some attention to their
, wishes. He now favored an appoint.
i've board, but one named by the
Mayor and legislation to that end
ought to be secured by the city.
The present was not the time fol-
an elSCLlN6 UOdiQ anu Ao lhbSIucu
to vote against the elective board
ordinance. The sentiment Of the
city was in favor of an appointive
board. Some favored a bipartisan
board.
This was the only discussion over
the ordinance and the question was
put by President Weigel, Shall the
ordinance pass?" The vote was z
to 6 against 1t, as follows:
Nays-Forman, Goodwin, Hol-
man, Hartmann, Mott, Ridgeway,
Weigel-7.
Ayes-Curran, Feaster, Kinney,
Miller, oliver, Tindell-6.
1t has been several years since
the city has been aroused over any
matter as 1t is over this. The abol-
ishing of the present excise board
throws out of this office Charles
Deshler, James Anderson and John
e. Elmendorf. They were backed
by the best people of the city and
there is the likelihood OF an indie
pendent ticket being put in the field
this fall by their supporters for the
purpose of getting control Of Com
mon Council and restoring this
board to office.
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