Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-24
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to Br1ar Cliff after spending a few
days with her parents.
Mrs. G.. Smith was an out-of-town
visitor Saturday.
Miss Edith Knudson has returned
to her home in Perth Amboy after
| spending a few days with her sister,
Mrs. H. Larson.
c. Rodney spent Saturday evening
in New York.
Wilbur e. Turner was an out-of-
town visitor Sunday.
D. Overholdt has returned home
after spending a few days in Penn
sylvania.
Samuel Turner, who has been
visiting his grandparents in Perth
Amboy, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gilsdorf, of
Perth Amboy, spent Sunday in town.
j. Rapino was an out-of-town
visitor Monday.
A. Libel was an out-of-town WISH
tor Monday morning.
Miss Annie Johnson spent Monday
out Of town.
that any personalities had been
brought into the matter. The may
or knows that no official Of the city
has any right to vote upon a matter
in which they are financially inter
ested. I cannot help these being the
facts | am not relating them out of
any personal feeling. This is simply
a little of the Irregularities that
marked this from the beginning.
The resolution was read and upon
motion was received and referred to
committee of the council as a whole,
also that the clerk forward commun-
~ication to the city solicitor for ad-
vice.
Before the motion was passed the
mayor again called attention to the
fact that all the proceedings we're
regular, that the plans hid the ap-
proval Of the state department and
that the action of the council was
delaying the work that should be
going ahead.
Mr.. John Sutlif, of the Board of
Education, was given the floor and
characterized Mr.. Locker as the
greatest mischief-maker In the town.
He claimed he had been on the
board for nearly a year and there
had never been any talk Of purchas-
ing land from the mayor since he
had been on the board. Mr.. Sutliff
briefly outlined the various proceed
1ngs Of the board in connection with
the alterations up to the present
time and stated the resolution was
not the wishes Of the taxpayers but
had been put forth by Mr.. Locker,
who he again characterized as a
nuisance and remarked was not a
taxpayer. Mr.. Locker at this juno
ture rose to a point of order and ap-
pealed to the chair for relief from
personal insults unless he would be
given an opportunity to reply. The
chair promised the opportunity to
reply and Mr.. Sutlin continued his
remarks. At the close Mr.. Locker
took the floor and merely stated he
regretted the personal illusions, but
attributed them to an Ignorance that
was no doubt very apparent to all
present.
A. L. Grace stated he was present
at the mass meeting and was one Of
the committee appointed to present
the resolution, that his name did not
appear upon 1t as he only believed
in part of 1t as 1t stood. He claimed
there was no personal feeling in this
matter and that he was only inter
ested in the welfare of the schools
and asked that before the council
takes any definite action regarding
any court order that they carefully
Investigate the legality of the cir
cumstances as they exist. He did
not approve Of the boards action in
spending such IN amount of money
on school No. q, it Is entirely wrong.
He did not think the meeting was
for the purpose of rousing any per-
sonalities, that he was present and
there were several taxpayers pres
emit. II would not are to say there
was any crooked work because I
could not prove it," he declared.
so far as the resolution is concern
ed l think they are proceeding &C
cording to law"
Councilman Stuart stated he wish
ed to make a few remarks. He
claimed he was the party who sug-
gested an addition to school No. 2,
but 1t was merely a suggestion,
whereas the board Immediately pass
ed a resolution calling for over
$50, 600 to make such addition and
repairs without bringing the matter
up properly for discussion. Council
man Slower claimed the matter was
HnOo NJ oio IL III lno
council were properly treated.
He claimed the board we're wasting
the taxpayers money; they have paid
n thousand dollars out already for
nothing, he said, and to all appear
ances they want to squander the
money. 1t Is ridiculous the way the
money las been wasted. Do they
want to bankrupt every property
owner In the town and sell them
out? he asked. Under the present
law they are not building what the
state will approve. The new law
went into effect July / and next
year the Inspector will come along
and condemn what they are doing,
that is from the lips of the state in
spector himself. At the close of
these remarks there was eonsidera-
Bile applause.
The question of extending sewer
connection into property of Mr..
Buckelew on account Of his consent
to right of way for the main sewer
was discussed. 1t was thought
some written consent should be OBJ
tanned from Mr.. Buckelew covering
the grant to run sewer through his
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