Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-07-07
FOR new POLICE
IN WOODBRIDGE
Mysterious Bundle at the
Meeting Last Night.
specia1 to the EVENING NEWS,

SPNS'@f " ~ L. ANA
Woodbridge, July 1.-THE town
ship committee held its regular
meeting last evening in the town
hall. A large package was delivered
to the committee. The chairman
ordered the package to be opened.
1t was found to contain police clubs,
night sticks, handouts, revolvers and
ammunition, presumably an outfit
for the two policemen lately appoint
ed. A bill accompanied the goods.
Much merriment was caused when
the question came up, "Who ordered
the stuff" Each member of the
committee denied that he ordered it,
and the crowd present enjoyed the
situation. The goods were ordered
returned to where they came from
and to ascertain who ordered them.
A recommendation from a number
| of Keasbey residents regretting that
officer Walsh was about to be trans
ferred and praising his good service,
was read and filed with the clerk.
The ordinance for the construction
of Linden avenue W. was passed
on its third reading.
The police question was brought
up by Mr.. Dooley, who said he be-
lieved the police were treated unfair
ly by the committee, and were not
getting as much pay as they were
legally entitled to. AS the commit
tee had passed an ordinance last fall
to establish a police department and
the people had voted to give them
organized police pay, that the town
ship owed each policeman $46.20
back pay. j. H. T. Martin, the town.
ship attorney, who was asked to
write an opinion as to the legality of
the ordinance passed last fall, said
he had considered the matter very
carefully and gave the following adj
vice:
1T seems to me the people have
not voted money for a police depart
ment, although they have voted
money for a number Of years for
peace officers to police the town, and
| don't think n none was raised,
voted or granted for the purpose of
establishing a police department IN
der the laws of 1899, therefore /
think the court would decide against
your action"
Dooley said: Let the court de-
eide the question; our duty is to give
the police the pay and let who likes
bring it before the court for deci-
sion." s~s 80
Mr.. Dooley then introduced a pre-
pared resolution to the effect that
the police be given their back pay
and treated as an organized police
force. The resolution was seconded
by Huffman and was adopted with
out objection.
Michael Lewis made application
for a Job as plain clothes man in the
new police department. His appli-
cation was laid over. MI. Dooley re-
ported that a ditch in front of Fred
Anness' new tenement house was in
a filthy condition on account of
the Anness tenants draining their
sinks, etc, into the ditch. He said
there was no outlet. Mr.. Brown
moved hat the road supervisor be
instructed to make an outlet. Mr..
Lee objected and said it was Mr..
Anness' business to take care of his
tenement sewerage; that 1t was the
business of the committee to see that
1t was done. Lee then moved that
the clerk be instructed to notify Mr..
Anness to take care of the matter.
The motion was seconded by Dooley
ana passed by lHo comIulltee
Dooley then reported hal a ditch
IL front of property owned by Mrs.
Mary Whelan, 81 Perth Amboy, and
situated at Buns Lane lear Mutton
Hollow, was In bad shape on account
of emptying house sewerage into the
street by Mrs. Whelan's tenants. On
motion of Mr.. Dooley the clerk was
instructed to notify Mrs. Whelan to
ahate the nuisance.
John Hall was given a permit to
carry a revolver for one year. The
matter of the Sewaren sewer was re-
ferred to Forrest l.. Smith, the town
ship engineer, to take up with the
State Board Of Health. All the
township bills were laid over until
next meeting.