Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-04-22

Bitter attacks and sarcastic re-
marks gave warmth to the council
proceedings last night. They began
when Alderman +. 4. Seaman, Of the
second ward, chairman of the com
mittee on streets and sewers, oppos-
ed final passage of ORDINANCES 10
pave Cortlandt, Mechanic and Oak
streets and did not terminate until
several minutes after adjournment
had been taken. The fight was a
continuation of one which seems 10
have had It's beginning between MIR.
Seaman and Alderman John j. Clark
Of the fifth ward. They attacked one
another bitterly and at the cOnclu-
sion Seaman accused the other
Democratic members of trickery and
underhanded methods in their mu-
nicipal dealings. He said he realized
that In opposing the pavements re-
ferred to, he had cut his own throat
politically. He snapped his fingers
and said he didn't care that much
for politics. THE city could not
hire me to work for it and there is
not enough money In the city to en-
gage me for political office, should
I not decide of my own free will to
take it," he said, turning to the large
audience gathered in the council
chamber. There is nothing In pol
itics for me, ! have tried my best
to work for the city's interests and
TO do my very best for the city at
large"
Mr.. Seaman was especially bitter
over the action of the other Demo-
cratic aldermen IN failing to bring
propositions up for discussion at
committee meetings, and springlng
them suddenly at regular meetings.
He maintained that never SO long az
he had been an alderman had he
failed to bring propositions up for
discussions at committee meetings
for the benefit of the city In general.
The audience In the council cham
ber was treated to much amusement
and witnessed some lively action in
the proceedings when ordinances
were being passed. An ordinance to
place twelve-inch sewer In Brace
avenue, between Amhoy and Carson
avenues, was passed upon a second
anu third readings. Although 1t has
been customary to show courtesy to
the various committees and let the
head OF each committee Introduce
propositions coming within it's iuris.
dictiop.
Mr.. Clark, who is not a member
of the committee on streets and
sewers made motions to take up or
dinances for paving Cortlandt, Me-
chanic and Oak streets. for a second
and third and final readings. There
was a brief delay In the proceed
iDgs when 1t came time to lake up
these ordinances. No one stirred
until finally Chairman Sandbeck
handed the titles of the ordinances
to the clerk. After some delibera-,
ton and motioning on the part of
Sandbeck. the titles were handed to
Mr.. Clark. He read motion to take
up an ordinance to pave Cortlandt
street, from Hall avenue to its pres
ent northerly terminus. Mr.. Sea
man arose and made a plea to have
It held up. He said he liked to see
go down In Perth Amboy,
but concluded it was time the city
fathers sat down and take council
about the proposition.
Mr.. Seaman said he believed
twelve streets came up for consid-
GRAFTON relative to pavements last
year. Amy man will tell you we
can't keep 1t up" said the second
ward alderman. I'VE all want pave
ments and 1t seems a case OF who
gets first to the council 1t Is simply
q struggle. For Heavens sake pave
my street, for Heavens sake pave
our streets. Preparations were made
to make way for two or three streets
this spring. When | came home
found no ordinances ready for street
provided for, but found
ordinances under way for other
streets"
Mr.. Seaman went on to tell that
the city must soon face the expense
of new school, the opening of Gar
retson avenue under the Central and
Pennsylvania railroad tracks, extern
sion of a bridge over the Lehigh Val
ley railroad at COnyery place and
other needed improvements. He
maintained that if this paving work
was to be kept up, the limit of bond
ed Indebtedness would soon be
reached. and he declared it seemed
like a case OF helping the center of
the city and leaving the outskirts TO
take care of themselves.
1--WE can't pave streets without
money" declared Mr.. Seaman. 81
count now nine streets in view for
pavement and there may be twenty
before the year is over. / think We
ought to let the matter rest for the
present" The alderman made a
strong plea for a revision in paving
f,I - L.,
constructing asphalt block pave
ments when they cost SO much and
were in the class of cheap pave
ments He declared II the city re-
ally wanted pavements that would
last, Metropolitan block or some
such pavements should be purchas-
ed If cheaper pavement was de-
sired, he declared something cheaper
than asphalt block should be Sc
cured. The life of that he conclud-'