Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1918-12-31
DINE AND TALK
NEW CITY HALL
Aldermen and City Officials Are
Guests of TenBroeck and Hill
ker at Banquet
GROUSE PRESENTS GIFTS
Thanks Mayor for Valuable
Services and Speaks of Close
and Happy Friendship
GROUSE PRESENTS GIFTS

The Board of Aldermen and several
other city officials gathered at a dinner
in the grill room of the New Packer
House last night as the guests of AL
dermen f. William Hilker and Mayor
John TenBroeck. woh end their
duties as city officials at midnight to-
night.
The dinner followed a short meeting
of the Board of Aldermen. when vote
OF thanks was unanimously rendered
TO the retiring officials. and they re-
piled in kind, thanking the other
members for the courtesies of the past.
This was practically the only business
with the exception of decision to de-
molish the frame building, which is
city owned, at 43-45 Broad street, and
which is now in unsafe condition fol-
lowing fire there several weeks ago,
and the appointment of George III
Ryder as a special officer for the First
National Bank.
The members then adjourned TO the
Packer House, where goodfellowship
reignod supreme. Political differences
were forgotten for the time being and
the diners gave their attention to
stories. "reminiscences and a general
discussion of the soldiers and sailors
memorial planned for the city. May
or John +. TenBroeck broached the
mayors held with Governor Edge a
short time ago.
The theme revolved largely around
the erection OF a new city hall as a
fitting memorial. 1t was suggested
and the suggestion met with general
appreciation, that the great need for a
city hall here and the desire to erect
a suitable and worthy memorial to the
fighters who went out from here
should bring about the erection OF a
splendid building.
City Han as Memorial
II was thought that a city hall
erected on City Hall Park I'm the
circle now used for park purposes
the city should erect that building
and allow the tower of the building
to be built from popular subscription
as the memorial. This was the sug-
gestion Of City Treasurer Ferd Gar
retson. Another scheme was to Have
a city hall erected in the block bound-
ed by Madison avenue. Jefferson
street. New Brunswick avenue and
Fayette street. While no action was
taken after the discussion, the meet
ing showed that the city officials fav-
or the erection OF q suitable and
splendid memorial and that they de-
sire that 1t take on q useful as well
as an ornamental form. Alderman
Wilson offered the suggestion that
when IL was decided to erect the
building, men who had been In the
army and navy and who were me-
chanics or tradesmen should be en-
gagged in the construction.
Alderman Grouse, on behalf of the
board, presented a diamond studded
tie holder and cuff links to Mayor
TenBroeck and a silver smoking set
to Alderman Hilker. Both officials
responded with thanks for the gifts.
Speeches were tabooed at the din
ner and with the political and other
differences laid aside for the nonce.
the diners enjoyed a splendid time
until early this morning.
Mayor TenBroeck said last night
that he had received a subscription
for $500 from I. T.. Madsen for the
memorial. With two previous dona-
tions this makes a total to date of
$3.50.
At the dinner were Mayor John f.
TenBroeck, Alderman -at-large Ira r.
Grouse, Aldermen William c. Wilson.
Albert Waters, F. William Hilker.
Chris Anderson, John ]. Clark and
Benjamin Reidy, City Attorney Leo
Goldberger, City Engineer Morgan E.
Larson, City Treasurer Ferd Garrett
son, City Physician DR.. q. w. Ftthian,
City Clerk Arthur E. Graham, City
Collector of Revenue Ellsworth B.
Walker, Comptroller Olaf ]. Morgen-
son, William C. Boughton and John
Pfeiffer.