Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-02-27
REPAIR BILL
NOW S989.80
AFTER CUT
New Facts About Auto Repair
BiII--AIdermen at Meeting
Last Night

Startling evolutions have occurre
n the past forty eight hours amen
he bill rendered to the city by Wilso
R. Voorhees, for repairs to the moto
apparatus of the Mcclellan Engin
Company. Some Of these facts ar
N briaf:
L.. 1t has cost the city OF Perth
Amboy, in the past thirteen
months, thirty-five dollars q mile
to run the machine.
2. 1t has cost the city for re-
pairs i'm the past thirteen months
$2,O3f.5f In money, actually paid
cut; $S,229.51 is the amount OF
the bills actually rendered, but
not all paid IL will cost the city
about $500, for these repairs
outstanding bills, which have not
yet been rendered, are paid.
8. A reduction in the original
bill rendered by Voorhees, has
been made from $1,f9S to
$9S9.S0, as item of reduction for
labor being $f6S.75.
a. A restraining order has been
issued by Judge HoInmann OF the
district court, restraining the city
from paying any money due to
Voorhees, OH the bill, until actions
against him I'm the district court
are settled. These attachments
amount In total TO $170.S0.
Though. but two Judgments are
noted at 's-,i,-rs szesent time Il Is
Indicated that further bills will be
Forthcoming against Voorhees,.
B. Voorhees, adjustment" OF
the bill objected to by Mayor
Dorsey, came before the Board of
Aldermen last night, but was not
acted upon.
O. Alderman William c, Will
= son, a member OF the fire COM
mittce, came out with more facts
about the machine, the cause for
the huge cost of operation and
the actual cost OF purchase and
Of repair and maintenance during
the five years the city has owned
the machine.
Taking these items in their ordei
is found that No. 1 Is perhaps tn,
nost startling of these revelations
fartin Noonan lived up to his popul
ar sobriquet OF Timer" when h,
1ade II point. acting as chauffeur
I the motor engine, TO note the ac.
ual mileage made by the machine
n the past thirteen months the motor
as operated for approximately 1Ot
allies, Noonan says, which. with Tho
Expense items against the car OF
bout s3,500 I'm that period. makes
he cost to the city approximately s3s
mile to run.
Alderman Wilson said this after.
ocn that the cause for the engine
eing in its condition before repairs
ere made was that Noonan had
aced his engine, needlessly. in the
rehouse, burning a huge quantity OF
asoline. The gasoline consumption,
e said, was one of the big mainte-
ance items. Two-thirds of the gaso-
ne consumed, he claims, was burnt
p in the firehouse and exercising the
pparatus, and not in answering
larms.
Referring to Item No. 2, Alderman
'ilson said, why not give all the
cures since the machine was bought
We years ago. 1t has cost about
?. 900 a year for maintenance since
lat time. This included gasoline.
he original cost was $4,000. though
lie contract price was $4,000. The
idition of a speed pump apparatus
fused a jump in the figure"
Dealing with item No. 2, investiga-
on shows that in the past thirteen
icrths cash items 10 the amount of
,,031.51 have heen paid out for re-
airs~ made 70 The apparatus. Biils
the city's bands now. but for which
arrants have not Yet been drawn,
rount to s1.19s. This does not al
w for the reduction made IN ire
fiustment" of the voorhees, hn,
hich stands at pl eSent at the abOve
cure. Bills To- work done fof AMI
| the machine. which have no. vet
'eb rendered to the city amount to
/ Approximate of $3.50, making the
and ottal about $4,000, the COS. Of
pairs in the speriod OF thirteen
onths.
Skipping down % item 10 , II Is
uRd taht Vrsohees' Voiuuus-y re-
lction made at the suggestion of
fConfinued IN naPa ~