Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-02-10

ton to that Office. Comptroller
James A. Rhodes was before the
board and explained to the satisfac-
tion of the members the sale of
lot of machinery and Junk received
by the city when It purchased the
Baldwin property in Front street.
The board decided to meet twice a
month instead of monthly; to make
an inspection of the waterfront prop
erty February 20 and to increase the
salary of Secretary Wilbur La Roe,
who was reelected to that Office, to
500 per year.
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iaI { the sboard, and the other Ta-ssu
/ pointed members, John G. Donehuei
Mr.. Bolger and Mr.. Olsen, took the
meeting. Mr. Sofield, the new mem
ber, is marine dispatcher of the Le-
high Valley Transportation Com
pany His position makes him ia
miliar with harbor and other mat
ters that continually come before the
! harbor board. Mr.. Sofield was at
one time treasurer of the city, having
served during the unexpired term of
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Donehue Names Bolger.
| Commissioner Donehue nominated
| Mr.. Bolger for reelection as presi-
dent. Mr. Soheld nominated Mr. Oh
sen. Before a vote on the nomina-
tions could be taken Mr.. Bolger arose
and thanked the board for the honor
| bestowed in the past, but declined
another term because he said he be-
| lieyed that it was for the best inter-
ests of the board that the honor be
divided and a different member be
given the chairmanship each year.
He then declared that Mr.. Olsen de-
served the honor because of his val
liable services rendered to the board.
He nominated Mr.. Olsen, which nom
ination was seconded Immediately
by Mr.. Donehue.
President Olsen said that he hoped
his term would be fraught with the
success attending the retiring chair
mans tenure In office and commend
ed the board for its n-partisanshtp
declaring that there had been ALSO
iutely no politics in the board since
It's creation, and that the members
had always worked in harmony.
City Comptroller Rhodes had been
requested to appear before E G board
to explain by what right Patrick
White e Sons removed from the pub
lie dock property certain chain
blocks and two cranes, as it was not
the intention of the commissioners
to have sold these with tie lot OF
miscellaneous machinery awarded to
the highest bidder by the comptrol-
Ter December IS, 1914.
Instructions to Sell.
The comptroller said that he had
received instructions from the har-
Dor board to sell all the machinery in
the building formerly occupied by
the Ely-Norris Safe Company on the
public dock property He said that
he did not know what was down
there and tried in vain to get the in
ventory of the articles from the COM
mfssioners. He said that because he
could not get the inventory he let
time lapse, but was stopped on the
street by one of the commissioners
and asked why he did not proceed as
instructed by the board. He said he |
was told to get the miscellaneous ma |
chinery out of the way because it had
become nuisance in occupying a |
part of building which was shortly |
leased. He said he advertised ev-
erything left by the Ely-Norris Safe |
Company to be sold to the highest |
bidder. which was done He said he |
thought certainly the commissioners |!
read the advertiser in the news
paper, which ran. for a number OF !
days. BY the advertisement. he said, |
the chain blocks were to be sold with |
the lot and that as Patrick White & |
Sons were the highest bidders, they |
were awarded the machinery. He |
said that the bidders understood that |
all the machinery, including chain |
blocks and cranes, were to be sold.
The successful bid was s416. the
next lowest bidder being A. Lamberg
& Company, Of Center street, New
York, at s403. He thought the.
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