Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-29
MAYOR ASSA|LED
BY WORKS BOARD
CONTINUED from First pase.)

the authorities.
Mr.. Gillen also challenged the News
to bring the pavement matter before
the grand jury. If the News does not,
Mr.. Gillen said, 1t would prove itself
cowardly sheet.
The publisher of the News is also
coward, Mr.. Gillen went on, If he
cannot back up his assertions re-
fiecting on the action Of the Board of
Works. The official likewise charac-
terized the man who wrote the News
editorial as a coward, II the insinua-
lions in the editorial are not proven.
The speakers in order at the meet
ing were Commissioners Kraemer,
Biertuempfel and Gillen. They fol-
lowed imediately after the report of
Mr., Sherrerd was read.
Mr.. Kraemer devoted much attention
to the use of the phrases suspicious
circumstances" and "rumors of con-
tingent fees" as used by the mayor
in his Veto
"I publicly challenge Mayor Hauss-
ling" said Mr.. Kramer, ito play his
cards in the open and to lay his evil
dence of contingent fees or any other
kind of fees, before u.s."
Commissioner Biertuempfel said he
hoped the Sherrerd report would con-
vince the mayor that the board MEM
the pavement question. He further
declared that he hoped that the
mayor would accept Commissioner
Kraemer's challenge "to come before
the Board of Works and have it out"
The commissioner maintained that
enough time had been wasted in ar
guing, and that facts and figures at
the disposal of the authorities would
prove the Works Board correct and
the mayors position wrong.
Commissioner Gillen did not take
fling at the mayor. He hit strong
and hard at the News.
The speaker said that there were
several points in the News editorial at
tack that should be taken up officially
by the board. He declared that
man in public life should protect his
reputation at all costs.
"A newspaper" he went on, has a
right to attack an official if he Is a
crook, but no publication has any
right to attack the members of the
board as the News has done"
Mr.. Gillen asserted that the News
had insinuated that the members of
the Board of Works had acted in a
crooked" manner in the matter of
the Broad street paving. He then
read the News editorial in question,
and commented again on its insinua-
tons.
Mr.. Gillen said that he was going
to offer q motion that the News pro-
duce its evidence before the grand
jury. He said that IL the News fails
to produce evidence before the next
grand inquest he would "go after the
News himself"
st will engage the best counsel
can" he said land fight them to a
finish to repair any damage that
may have been done my reputation.
1.-THE editorial was cowardly. The
man who write it was a coward.
THE publisher is a coward, i he
doesn't retract it."
Mr.. Gillen said that he had given
the mayor credit for having an hon.
est opinion in the pavement matter.
TT seems strange that the mayor re-
lied on an engineer who is employed
at the Wyckoff Light Oil interests,
and Colonel James Howard, who, 1t
was stated by our engineer on good |
was in the employ of |
the Wyckoff Light OIL Company"
Mr.. Gillen said the mayor, in en- |
ploying an engineer to report on wood |
block, put the engineer somewhat in
the position of a lawyer. who would |
almost any side in a con-
troversy, provided he received his |
fee.
"And this is a pertinent question"
Mr.. Gillen declared, ito which de-
nand an answer.
WHO has paid Colonel Howard in
Wyckoff interests? This question 1
want answered"
1.-THE Broad street merchants, who
desired the Improvement also had a
engineer, Mr., Field, to
ldvise them. He was well qualified
% give sound advice in the paving
question. He co-operated with us at
Ill times. His views should have
oeen considered by the mayor.
1--WE were merely following out the
desires of the Broad street property |
owners in urging wood block pave
nent.
lead of wood, but when / found the |
Broad street property owners, who |
were to pay for the Improvement, |
desired wood block 1 voted for it."
Mr.. Gillen said he was willing to |
submit to any citizen of the city |
the advice of the Newark |
engineering department, backed by |
the advice of two well-known engi- |
neers, is not more worthy than that |
of the advisers of the mayor.
Commissioner Gillen concluded his |
by making the motion to |
request the Mayor and the News
present their alleged evidence and to
substantiate their charges before the |
grand jury.
Commissioner Denman, the boards |
member, who had not en-
tered the controversy, seconded Mr..
fha Of
because his colleagues
had covered the ground thoroughly.
The motion was put to a vote. All
voted affirmatively except Commits
sioner Ryan. He was recorded in
the affirmative according to the
boards rule.
He, however, afterwards declared
that he thought it all right to be de-
clared in the Affirmative as he was
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