Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-09-25
STRIKES COSTS
FOR FACTORIES
Sheriff Tells Each Plant How
Much to Pay.
Specidl to the EVENING NEWS.

Special to the EVENING NEWS.
New Brunswick, Sept. 25;-Steps
are being taken by Sheriff Albert
Bollschweiler to recover from Perth
Amboy manufacturing plants pro-
tected by MiddleseX county during
the strike riots last June, the S14,-
500 which was expended by the
county. He has apportioned this
amount among the nine plants that
appealed to him for protection and
at whose manufactures he had de-
puties.
During the nine days of the strike
when property and life were threat
ened the sheriff had 500 deputies on
duty These deputies received SIS a
day for their services besides food
and transportation.
The principal disorder was at the
plant Of the American Smelling and
Refining Company and the highest
assessment has been levied against
, this concern, $500. The sheriff
! has asked the United Lead Com
pany, the Perth Amboy Cigar Com
pany and the Barber Asphalt Com
pany for $4,000 each. The G. Par
dee Company is assessed at 5 900;
the Rosenthal Handkerchief Com
pany and American Agricultural
Company at $500 each and the At
lantic Terra Gotta Company and
Standard Cable Company at $500
each.
| ing company Is as follows, the others
being of the same nature except the
| amount is different:
"Gentlemen:
During the recent labor trou-
| bles at your plant, application was
made to me, as Sheriff of Middlesex
county, on June 18th, for protection
| to your plant. l responded to the
| call, and believe you will agree with
me, that adequate protection was af-
| foro d. You will realize that in
| New Jersey no provision is made to
| supply the sheriff of the respective
| counties with the means wherewith
| to combat riot or disturbance. No
| force, no militia, no permanent body
! of men is at his disposal or subject
| to his call. 1t is therefore neces-
sary for the sheriff, in order that he
may respond to a call for aid, to
summon citizens whom he may de-
| putize to assist him in the preserva-
ton of peace and property.
"No provision is made for fnanc-
| ing the cost and expence of such act
ion on the sheritf's part, and the
payment of so large sum as was
expended in the labor difficulties in
this county, during the past summer,
has seriously impaired the county
budget for the current year, based as
it was on the information in pos
session of the Board of Freeholders
at that time, with no thought of
such an occurance as we had to
meet.
"You will understand that the
taxes which go to make up the coun-
ty finances are collected from all
sections and quarters of the county.
The farming and outlying districts
naturally resent being called upon to
pay taxes that go to pay for protec-
ton to the property of manufactur-
ing establishments located in the
centers of population.
f'The former experience of this
county in kindred matters has been
that the companies to which protec-
ton was allowed have borne the ex-
pense entailed in giving aid
"The amount paid by the county
for services rendered in protecting
your plant, in response to your call
upon me, is $4,000.
MAY l not hope that your COM
pany will follow the established
practice and remit to me a check
for the amount?
yours truly,
"ALBERT BOLLSCHWEILER
"Sheriff I"