Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-28

office by the buying and selling of
votes, and l intend to do everything
within my power to secure evidence
against these who will make an at
tempt to corrupt the ballot box by
having deposited therein purchased
votes. l appeal to the respectable
men who are interested in the citiz-
ems movement for cleaner politics
and a better government, to help ME
on election day to ecu evidence
against those who buy votes.
e. B. Fisher, chairman of the
Citizens Movement, was the next
speaker. He said that he was liz
terested in national affairs and eA.
pressed his desire to help elect Theu-
dore Roosevelt. But, my hearers,
at the present time 1 am more inter-
ested in local affairs. | believe thai
all Good citizens of this borough are
more interested in local affairs than
they are in the outside political
world. This is on account of the
gross Encouragement of local affairs
and the awful condition of our finan-
cial record"
81 hear that the local Democrats
expect to hold a meeting on next
Saturday night, at which time they
will reply to some of the statements
made by me about the local gov
eminent. / cannot see how they
can meet in Borough Hall as we have
engaged the hall for every Saturday
night until election. However, II the
Democrats wish the hall next Satur-
day night, and the Borough Council
will grant me permission to hold one
or Monday night. l will willingly
grant them our night. And If their
meeting be held next Saturday night
let me urge each one OF you to at
tend that meeting to hear what they
have to say.
At their meeting. I want the Mayor
or some other official to answer these
questions:
/. Will the Borough Clerk return
to the treasury the excessive amount
charged by him for enditing Mr..
Jensen's election accounts, and will
he render monthly a statement Oh
his office?
2. VIII the tax collector restore
the $500 charged by the Auditing
COMPANY for auditing his books?
8. Will Mayor rTark, filing the
office of recorder, render to the citiz-
| ems an account of said records, In
dollars and cents, and do SO every
month.
4. Will the Common Council see
to it that the ordinance of 1907 is
carried out, and that all officers who
handle funds and who are lawfully
required to make monthly state
ments, are required to d 80, or bring
charges against them for neglect of
duty.
s.. VIII the borough officials per-
nit the record of their several Off
ces to be investigated, not by an
appointee of their own but by an
appointee of the people in convention
assembled for that purpose?
G.. viii the political leaders prom
Use, as we have promised, not to
corrupt the ballot box by purchasing
votes, and will they do all within
their power to arrest each Violato1
of the election laws?
Mr.. Fisher said a few words about
the County Board of Taxation rails
ing the assessed valuation of hun
dreds of properties in the borough.
He said he believed that every man
should pay taxes on a reasonable
Ndludlloh, pul Sodlu wv tth
why the enormous increase in the
valuation of some properties had not
been put on gradually. He charged
it up to the neglect Of borough Off
Gals in not keeping a watch on the
assessments Of property so that each
man would pay a proportionate
amount Of taxes.
Mr.. Fisher said that the Mayor
o~J CN,,noiJ u,arn rnonnn sih1a for the
increase. He declared that after the
Assessor had made out his books and
had SEM them to the County board
the Mayor and Council had SEM wora
to the County Board that properties
in the borough had not been assessed
enough to bring the tax rate within
the legal limit
The County Board made a visit to
the borough and the following PAL
tial list of properties whose assessed
values were increased, tell their own
story:
The following assessments NAV
represent a single or a collection OF
properties:
Robert L. Armstrong, $3.50 to
$3.50.
John Bosko, $1,7b0 to S2.0a0.
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Gottlieb Feikley, $2,250 to $4,550.
John Fee. $1,000 to $3.50.
Samuel Yates. s32,250 TO S57.4b0.
William Thoburn, $4,150 to $17,-
600.
Mrs. Catherine Eppinger, $4,000
to $3.50.
Hermann Estate, $29,400 to $37,-
$50.
Paw Booraem, $3.50 to $500.
Chris Anderson. $3.50 to S1.4h0.
Charles Anderson (clerk) $500
to s2.260.
C. O~fenberger, $3.50 to $4,000.
Fl. HolIeuder, 1920 to $4,000.
Joe Gurezea. $3.50 to s1.750.
Walter Radcliffe, $4,000 to So
900.
Charles Willet, $4,000 to s4.7n0.
f. C. Pierson, S9,9an to $4,000.
John Whiteman. s2.40b to s4.400.
CASPER Rroger, $50 to $3.50.
Asher Bissett, $4,000 to $4,000.
John Ledwon. s1.A00 to $500.
Wilbur Rose, $500 to s6.250.
Mrs. Theresa Mark, S4,550 to
$3.50.
Andrew Church, $4,000 to s17,-
800.
Alexander Shack, $3.50 to s10,-
O50.
Robert Davidson. $500 to $4,000,
George e. Allgair, s11,6oo to
$4,000.
Silax Wright. $500 to 5000,