Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-11-05
BROWN and CANNON
PRAISE DEMOCRATS At
9Th Ward MEETING

The speaker referred to the plank
of the Republicans for rigid econo-
my.
where is 1t in Perth Amboy.
What has the sixth ward got" the
senator said.
The senator referred to the three
values and said the sixth ward resi-
dents were the largest taxpayers in
the city. Figures given by the sem
ator follow: First district, south of
Smith street, taxable value S1,374,-
1870; second district. lies north of
Smith street and Lehigh Valley rail-
road which includes the sixth ward.
taxable value. $10,692. 2.000.65 (more
than nine millions moro than south
of Smith street, but who is in con-
troll of affairs. who holds the jobs.
the second district gets nothing but
street sweepers); third district.
Lehigh Valley railroad to Smith
street, taxable value s9.S00.250. The
senator pointed out that it is the
same way with that district.
Senator Brown said that the Re-
publicans refer to talk of the reser-
voir as cheap politics. and declared
that some of the Democrats run
away from it. Are you going to let
this orgy of spending go unchalleng-
ed? The senator said the Republi-
cans claim the reservoir cost s1,000,-
900. the actual cost. according to
figures he gave is $1,199, ,S59.O6.
which were obtained from the state
comptroller's office.
"How was this money spent. who
got it?" the senator asked. He re-
arir,
There are no engineers in the po-
lice department, health department.
only the water department, where
Samuel Mason is the engineer. re-
ceiving a salary of s4,500." he said.
The senator declared that when
the construction work on the reser-
voir was started the department
which has the engineer, and which
was made and is controlled by the
Republicans, decided to hire the
city engineer. so that the city hired
the city engineer. The city engineer
gets $4,000 a year, and in 1919 re-
ceived $500 from the contingent
fund. he said. The department en-
gineer and city engineer did not
handle the work alone. but hired an
other engineer, so that $4,000, S3,-
900 and S22,500, the latter amount
paid to George A. Johnson, was ex-
pended Cor engineering in addition
to $66,322 which the city engineer
got, the senator pointed out.
What do you call that" he de-
clared. Some Democrats lie low.
this story bears investigation
Mr.. Brown stated that he will pay
$500 to any charity IL the city If
the engineer or engineers will show
where the money went to, or open
their bank books so that the guilty
parties can be smoked out between
now and election, or will contribute
81 1000 to a fund to be raised by the
good citizens of the city for the pur-
pose of making a public investiga-
tion to show where the money has
gone to.
The senator also referred TO
money paid out for attorneys fees
in connection with the erection of
the reservoir. He declared the city
attorney is paid $1,000 annually and
that the city attorney received $500
extra for his services in connection
with the water works. In addition
to this, the senator declared. Cald-
well g. Raymond received $500 for
looking over the bonds in connection
with the reservoir work.
In closing his address the senator
made a plea that John Kozusko. the
Democratic candidate for sixth ward
alderman, be sent to the city coun-
ell.
County Clerk Bernard NJ. Cannon
declared that he has not taken an
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