Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-09
SALARIES In
WOODBRIDGE
sooisy's Fams Established
by His Resolution,
Special IN che EVENING NEWS.

Woodbridge, June 9-The famous
sayings Of Mr.. Dooley which have
been made so familiar the world over
by Finley Peter Dunno through the
newspapers and magazines. never
caused more amusement than did
the resolution introduced at the
meeting of the Woodbridge township
committee last night by our own
Committeeman Dooley regarding the
acceptance of legal advice on the
matter of pay which the committee
men should receive. Mr.. Dooley's
resolution was as follows:
Resolved, that If the township
attorney submits an opinion regard
ing salary of members of the town
ship committee that the same be
thrown into the scrap basket"
The resolution was seconded by
Committeeman Lee and ordered
spread on the minutes.
Practically the whole meeting was
devoted to the discussion of the sal
airy question. The matter was
brought up by Committeeman Brown.
He said that the taxpayers were
clamoring because the members Of
the committee were o~verdrawing the
salary allowed them by law. He
said that under the laws of 1899 the
committee were allowed 50 per meet
ing and that the aggregate amount
received by each committeeman
should lot exceed 5000 per annum.
He further declared that this law
had not been repealed and that the
amendment to that law approved in
1909 allowed the committee to draw
50 per meeting, but that the aggre-
gate amount received by each com
mitteeman should not exceed $50
per annum Further Mr.. Brown said
that the members Of the committee
had been drawing over 81 each at
the SO rate, or over $50 each per
annum more than was allowed by
law.
Mr.. Brown moved that the town
ship attorney be instructed to pre-
pare and submit a written opinion
on the subject of the salary of the
committeeman at the next meeting.
The motion was carried unanimously.
The township attorney then stated
that each member may receive SO
per meeting, but that the aggregate
amount received by each member
should not exceed $3.50.
AveneI Bridge.
Several residents of Avenel then
appeared before the committee in re-
lation to the bridge over the Penn
s%ylvania railroad on Douglas avenue
which had been destroyed by fire
some time ago. On motion the clerk
was ordered to communicate with
the Board of Freeholders in relation
to the same as it was a county
bridge.
On motion two special police were
appointed without pay, one to serve
at Avenel and one at Port Reading.
A three months note was ordered
discounted at the First National
Bank of Woodbridge and bills to the
amount of $500 were ordered paid.
Just before adjournment Mr..
Dooley sprung his joke. He said it
was an outrage to ask the township
attorney for a written opinion on
their salary and ii the attorney did
write an opinion he would throw 1t
In the ~wastebasket; that the commit
tee wanted no opinion from the at
torney on the salary subject; they
knew themselves what they were en-
lltI6u IL. MI. bIOWu Shfu tldl
Dooley was not the. committee. Mr.. |
Dooley answered, Il will show you"
Mr.. Dooley then introduced the fam
Gus resolution.
Mr.. Brown demanded roll call on
the adoption of the resolution, and
the following vote was taken: Yes,
Dooley, Lee, Kuhlman; no, Brown,
Cranston did not vote. Dooley then
moved that the whole action in rela-
ton to salaries of the committeeman
be stricken from the minutes. Lee
seconded the motion. Brown de-
manded a roll call, when the follow
ing vote was taken: Yes, Dooley, |
Lee, Kuhlman, Cranston. No, Brown.
The hall was well filled, and a
spontaneous roar of laughter greeted
Dooley's resolution.