Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-17
TRY TO FORCE
APPOINT MENT
Peculiar Situation at Meet
Ing OF the Beard of Health
Last Night.
OVER ANDREW k'CABE JR.
President kalstsch and Com
missioner WustefsId Unable
to Have Nan Named.
OVER ANDREW N'CABE JR.

Effort was made by President
Justus Keletsch and Commissioner
George Wustefeld at the meeting of
the Board of Health last night to
force the appointment of Andrew
McCabe, Jr., of Prospect street, as
Office man for the health depart
ment. Commissioner Leo Schwartz,
who was occupying the chair for the
time being, refused to put the ques-
ton and the proposition fell
through Commissioner P. N. Ken
nedy was the only other member of
the board present at last nights
meeting besides those mentioned.
Both Commissioners Schwartz and
Kennedy expressed ignorance as to
what qualifications McCabe might
have for the position and also stated
that they had not heard his name
mentioned for the office before and
would rather make choice of sew
eral candidates whose qualifications
were known, than to vote on the
present occasion for man unknown
to them.
WustefeId Brings Up Matter.
The question of an Office man for
the Board of Health has been up
before. Commissioner Wustefeld
brought the matter before the board
again last night and asked that some
immediate action be taken. He said
that the work of the department was
a joke under the present system;
that work was accumulating which
needed the attention and classifica-
tion of an Office man. The deputy
inspectors were working without di-
rection and system and the health
Office remained closed all day when
1t should be open to receive COM
plants and suggestions from the
public. The situation at present
was farce, he declared. He asked
what influence or power the mem
bers of the board might be afraid of
that they would not take steps to
appoint an office clerk, if only at $50
a month. He practically dared the
members to appoint man. At the
close of his argument he moved that
the board go into the nomination of
an office clerk. The motion was not
seconded.
President Kaletsch then asked
that one of the members of the
board take his chair, as he wanted
to make motion. No one offered
W COAp Will Ills ISQuSSJ. COlu-
missioner Kennedy said that he did
not believe that the matter could be
financed. Commissioner Wustefeld
spoke in favor of going ahead with
the proposition without counting on
finances at all. He said a man could
be engaged If only for a short time
and that If the work he did proved
of benefit to the department, the
Board of Aldermen would have to
arrange to finance his salary, or else
go against popular sentiment.
President Leaves Chair.
At the conclusion of these re-
marks, President Kaletsch again
asked that some one take his chair,
and upon asking Commissioner
Schwartz directly, the latter assent
cd. President Kaletsch then nomi-
mated Andrew McCabe, Jr., of 352
Elm street, for the position. Com
missioner Wustefeld seconding
Commissioner Schwartz, as chair
man, stated that he had evidently
taken the chair under misrepresen-
tation, and that he could not put
motion to vote of the nature Just
presented. He said that 1t was not
fair to the other members of the
board who knew nothing Of McCabe
or Of the intention to appoint an Of
fee clerk.
President Kaletsch made some re-
mark about one of the absent com
m1ssioners who had promised to be
present in which event the matter
would have gone through. Commits
e1oner Schwartz asked If members
other than those who had offered
McCabe's name, knew of the propo-
s1tion to nominate him to the office,
as 1t was the first time that he had
heard of the proposition President
Kaletsch said that they did, but were
absent. He changed this remark an
Instant later to convey the impress
sion that other members knew Nc
Cabe personally but did not know
that he was in line for the Office sug-
gested.
Refuses To Put Motion.
Upon Commissioner Schwartz re-
fusing to put the motion naming
McCabe, President Kaletsch asked
for roll call, but this fell through
under the same rule. President Ka-
letsch then made motion that the
matter be taken up at the next meet
ing of the board, when nominations
would be received for the office. This
was allowed and carried by unani-
nous vote. All the commissioners
are in favor of having a man in the
Board of Health Office to take care of
routine work but some prefer a wild
er choice than was offered at last
nights meeting
President Kaletsch stated that he