Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-06-17
GROUSE WITH
DEMOCRATS ON
PAVING VOTE
Hall Ave. and Broad St. I'M
provement Issues Forced
by Aldermen

The Republicans insistence at the
last meeting of the Board of Alder
men that two streets be paved under
the authority of one ordinance cost
them dear at the meeting of the
board last night, when the same tac-
tics were employed against them as
they had attempted to use over the
Mayors veto at the previous session.
At the meeting of June 4, Alderman
William c. Wilson made a motion,
which he refused to withdraw, that
Laurie and High streets be paved, the
appropriation to be made through one
resolution. Mayor Frank Dorsey had
previously vetoed the measure. When
1t came to a vote, three aldermen
stood with Wilson, two against and
one passed. The resolution failed
and the Mayors veto won.
Last night a resolution was intro
duced by Alderman Christian Ander-
sen, calling for bids for the paving OF
Hall avenue. Before the matter was
put to a vote, Alderman John ]. Clark
moved to amend the resolution pro-
viding that Broad street should also
be paved. The amendment was voted
on first and carried, Aldermen Riedy,
Andersen and Wilson voting no. Mr..
Wilson Immediately objected that the
procedure was out of order and that
the amendment must be introduced as
to a resolution could not be voted on
before the resolution proper.
This is the first time since l have
been in this board that the street COM
mittee has been absolutely ignored.
1t is no joke when we put out adver-
tising for $4,000 in bids" Mr.. Will
son declared.
Alderman Wilson was sustained IN
his contention that the amendment
was voted upon irregularly by City
Attorney Leo Goldgerber who said
that the amendment should have been
introduced as a resolution by the
chairman of the street committee.
Alderman at large Ira r. Grouse re-
fused to sustain Mr.. Wilson's objec,
tions and the amendment went
through.
The question was then raised as to
the right of the Board to put through
the Laurie and High street proposition
in a joint resolution and the Board
finally agreed to call upon the city
attorney for a written opinion as to
the legality of both measures. Mean
while the resolution and amendment
for the paving of Hall avenue and
Broad street went through.
At the end of the roll call the
Democrats had won on just the point
that the Republicans set out to de-
feat them at the previous meeting.
The general feeling after the meet
ing was. however. that politics should
be kept out of the street paving prop
ositions and it is expected that here
after the paving resolutions will be
handled in a different spirit.
Explaining his action in the meet
ing of June 4. Mr.. Wilson stated to-
day that he stucy to his motion to
have both streets included in the res
olution because the Mayor had vetoed
both resolutions of the board with
one communication. For that reason,
he said. that he believed that by of
fering the JOINT resolution the board
had the only wa yto deal with the
vote. Had the Mayor used two strokes
of the pen instead of one in making
his vetoes the entire question might
not have been brought up. But then
that you'd have spoiled an awfully
good argument.