Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-12-28
Democratic Aldermen Make
Changes at the Meeting OF
Board Last Night.
FOR THE COMMITTEES
Will Prevent the Alderman
at Large from Selecting
the Men as Before.
n0RNsBY WAS OPPOSED
Sheridan Street Paving Must
be Paid for by City and
Traction Company.
H0RNsBY WAS OPPOSED
Despite 4 protest from Alderma

Despite q protest from Alderman
Samuel w. Hornsby, one OF the Re-
publican members, the Board OF
Aldermen last night adopted a re-
vised set OF rules and regulations
which permits the aldermen to
choose their own committees. This
gives the Democratic majority the
power to select committees instead
OF Alderman-at-large Garretson. who
Is Republican. The rule governing
the appointment Of committees was
altered from: "All committees shall
be appointed by the presiding officer
unless otherwise provided for" to
read as follows: sAll committees
shall be appointed by the presiding
officer unless otherwise ordered by a
majority OF all the members of the
board. I. There will be fve Demo-
Gratis and two Republicans on the
new board to meet next week.
Alderman f. A. Seaman, as chair
man OF q committee chosen for the
purpose OF revising the rules and
regulations, reported on the subject.
reading the changes as the commit
tee had suggested them. The clerk
read typewriter copy OF the re-
yised rules, which were then adopt
ed. Alderman Hornsby arose and
asked why the incoming foreman
lmeaning Aldernlan-at-large ge-elect
Ferd Garretson) should be ignored
In such fashion. He asked why the
rules were not good enough to con-
tinue under SO long as they had been
good enough for the past nine years.
TO this Alderman-at-large William
.. Voorhees, replied they were simply
revised to be brought up to date.
The changes III the rules and regu-
lations follow:w Page 8 Meetings,
Regular meetings OF the council
shall be held on the last Monday fn
April Of each year and the first and
third Mondays of each month at s
r. NJ to Regular meetings of the
council shall be held on the first and
third Mondays. etc Page 6, APP
pointment OF Committees, All COM
hlittees shall be appointed by the
presiding officer unless otherwise
provided for" to sfAll committees
shall be appointed by the presiding
ofHcer unless otherwise ordered by a
majority OF all the members OF the
board. Page II, Appointments OF
City Oficers, Nominations having
been made, ETC." to Nominations
having been separately made" Page
IL, Ordinances, Ordinances shall be
read but once at the meeting at
which they are first presented, and
shall be open for amendment on
their second reading only to "Ordi-
nances shall be read but once at the
meeting at which they are first pre-
sAnted.1 and every ordinance previ-
GUS to its second reading shall be
printed on slips and a copy furnished
by the clerk to each member to
Every ordinance previous to its sec
ond reading shall be printed on slips
and q copy furnished BY the clerk to
each member and must be read three
times before passage" Page IL.
Suspending of Rules ssNone OF the
foregoing rules shall be suspended
except By consent Of majority Of
the members present, etc. to None
Of the foregoing rules shall be sus-
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