Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-30
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1910.
FAITHFUL PUBLIC SERVANTS.

FAITHFUL PUBLIC SERVANTS.
Conscientious work done for the
public Is often a thankless task. We
have a striking illustration in this
city in one of the criticisms advanced
against the present non-partisan
school board. This board is com
posed of men who are entirely out of
politics and are working solely for
the interests of the public schools,
seeing to it4that the taxpayers get a
dollars worth for every dollar ex-
pended. This is something so I'M
usual In public works that some of
the old time politicians refuse to
believe 1t.
A REINFORCED concrete retaining
wall has Just been completed at
School No. Z. Carl c. Christensen,
one of the members of the school
board, is a mason contractor and
builder. Although not a part of his
particular work as a member of the
Board of Education, he was asked,
because of his wide experience in
mason and concrete work, to super
wise the erection of the wall.
Accordingly Mr.. christensen gave
Agreat deal Of personal attention to
the WORK at No. z. Much of this
time he might have employed to his
own personal advantage elsewhere,
but, being a member of the school
board he was anxious that everything
connected Herewith should be done
right. In fact, so attentive was he
to the work, and being seen about
the premises so frequently, the re-
port was spread among those who
are opposing the ~non-partisan board
that the Board Of Education had
given the contract for building this
wall to one of it's own members with
out even asking for bids. SO in
sistent became this report that 1t is
said some of those interested in de-
feating the present board fbr re-
election went to one of the men who
did have the contract and asked if
he was not in the employ of Mr..
Christensen. He Indignantly denied
the charge and made clear that all
Mr.. Christensen was doing was
holding his firm strictly to the speci-
6cations, making sure that the city
was getting what 1t was paying for.
No one was more surprised or dis
guested than Mr.. Christensen him
self when he heard the report,
realizing how he was neglecting his
ONA WOIh anu giving AilS LlIhS W SCN-
ing hat the city got a square deal.
But the accusation is not surpris-
ing. 1t was an unusual sight to see
a member of the school board about
when such work was being done,
especially one who could tell whether
Or not the job was being done right.
Naturally the supposition was that
such close attention would not be
given unless he was doing the work
himself. Usually it is so arranged
that those who ought to be looking
after the city's interests do not get
around until things are pretty well
covered up and there is little to be
seen.
But the present school board is
made up Of different sort of men
They are working for the city's in
t%erests. 1t is up to the people to say
whether or o they shall be con.
tinued in office. The entire board
Just as 1t is now constituted, is
named on the democratic ticket this
fall. If you want men in public Office
who devote so much time seeing thai
the city gets what it is paying fol
that the charge is made that thel
are uofng the work themselves, yot
will see to it that YOU vote for thes'
men at the coming election. They
deserve encouragement and SHOULD
be heartily endorsed at the polls b,
every citizen who has the welfare 0
the city at heart.
aTs Tho naonla permit dishoues