Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-13

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held a private conference behind
closed doors. Mr.. Seaman talked
lon the mayoralty subject along the
same lines as he had done from a
week & Thursday when he first
learned that be had been tricked.
He told the four Democrats alder
men nat he had been fooled, be-
cause he had been asked to make a
motion to name Mr.. Dalton simply
as vice president OF the council. not
having been Informed that he was
to act as mayor. He told his audi
tors that he wanted to see the thing
Strengthened out and at one stage
of his talk, Is reported TO have adj
dressed Mr.. Dalton, asking him
what he was going to do about it.
1t is declared Mr.. Dalton said little
and gave Mr.. Seaman practically no
satisfaction In his reply.
Mr.. Seaman Is declared TO have
blamed ames s. Wight and William
ID. Voorhees, for tricking him into
supporting Mr.. Dalton for the posi-
ton of vice president. It'll stated
he roundly scored those men for
that act.
Little Known About Conference.
Those who attended that confer
ence would say little about what
transpired when seen this morning.
Mr.. Seaman referred the newspaper
men to other Democratic members
of the council saying he felt as
though he should not discuss the
conference. He said II others want
ed to, 1t would be up to them. He
referred to the fight as a family
row among democrats and said IL
arrangements could be made for
peace In the family, all well and
good. II not then they would have
to go on without it.
He said someone would probably
introduce ONE sort OF a document
Monday night, In an effort to have
the action OF Mr.. Dalton's election
rescinded. When asked II he was
going to do 1t or wait for some OF
the other democrats to take the
steps. he said he might introduce
1t, but II others did, 1t would be
SO much better. He says he will
probably make public his views In
open at the meeting of the board
scheduled for Monday night.
This act is due. unless steps are
taken by some of the regular Demo-
crats to recall the action that made
Mr.. Dalton vice president. 1t is de-
clared that il his talk Is given, Mr.,
Seaman will state all the facts Of
the case and will expose the man
ner in which the proposition came
about. He will tell how he was
| tricked and fooled into ~fathertng
q motion that made Mr.. Dalton vice
president Of the council and acting
~anayor.
Garretson is Ignored.
Despite the fact that 1t has been
the custom to have the alderman-at-
large preside In q fashion at COM
mittee meetings. Alderman-at-large
Ferd Garretson was somewhat
ignored as presiding official last
night. He and Mr.. Hornsby appear
ed as much In the minority at this,
their first committee session, as they
did at the last meeting of the board.
Refuse to Pay for Carrots.
Alderman Henry w. Sandbeck,
Jr., would not allow payment to be
made for $103 worth of carrots or
dered by Fire Chief Patrick J, Rocks
AGI lily AAk&E6t az kAEx SlA4&&S4t teS~
meeting or the alAeFfs sss<ssS- "a
council chamber. He maintained III,
fire chief had no authority to orde1
| carrots and consequently would moi
O. X. a bill from the New Jersey
| Produce Company. Alderman r. j..
Calvin said he was not acquainted
with the price of carrots, whereupon
Mr.. Sandbeck said they should not
cost more than $3.50 a bag. The
subject was dropped without any
disposition being made OK It.
A request for a sewer in West
Side avenue was discussed at length
and it appears likely that the re-
quest will be granted.
VIII Improve Streets.
The aldermen also took up the
matter of improving streets in the
northwestern part of the city. Some
paving block held by the city Is be-
ing used to pave c~rosswalks and
street water courses in that section.
Ashes are being placed on muddy
portions of many streets t~hereabouts
Street Commissioner Adair reported.
The necessity of caring for a fam
lily in destitute circumstances and to
have a tuberculosis patient placed in
the isolation hospital was talked
over.