Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-03
QUAD AGAIN
BARS HAGERTY
Wants None of His Advice in
Regard to Sayreville A.
fairs; Stormy Meeting.

meeting of the borough council last
night bids were closed for the gar
bare disposal plan. Andrew klinek
submitted a bid of $3.50; Henry
Schumacher, S775: Herman Becker,
s9O0.12; Daniel Sanders, $1,000. The
last bid was not accompanied by the
certified check that is required on a
bid of this kind.
AT this point Thomas Hagerty.
who was present at the meeting last
night. said that the bid did not have
to be considered if not accompanied
by the proper check. and no action
was necessary In d~isposing of the
rejected bid.
Mayor John ]. Quad objected to
Mr.. Hagerty's advice TO h council
and informed him again thai he was
not considered the legal advisor OF
the borough. Mr.. Hagerty did not
make reply to the comments OF the
mayor, but continued to set at the
meeting and intends to force his is
sue of being attorney for Sayreville.
Mayor QUAD said that 1t was useless
that Mr.. Hagerty attend the meet
ings of the council as his services
are not required and will not be re-
ceived as official by any OF the mem
bers OF the council.
As no protest was entered against
the budget as presented at the last
meeting, ii was read for the third
time and adopted by all the MEM
bers of the council. No objections
were entered to any of h appro-
priations of the budget and was
considered a good figure TO carry on
the affairs of the borough.
A deed was received from the In
ter-County Realty Co., of which Ed
ward Whitehead is president, re-
questing the widening and extern
sion of Church street. No action
was taken on this matter, but was
referred to the committee on roads.
Frank Noviski of Melrose had a
petition before the council stating
that he was an applicant for APP
pointment as a police officer In the
Melrose section. Another petition
signed by the people OF h Melrose
section requested that Noviski be
appointed as an officer. The two
petitions were referred TO the police
committee for consideration.
An application from Henry Wolff
asked that he be appointed as over
seer of the poor. His application
stated thai he had twelve children
and could devote much of his time
to the position. The application
was ordered filed.
A petition was received. signed by
about fifty persons of this place, re-
ouesting that Henry Lehman be
rejected as a candidate for the office
of recorder. The petition stated
that Lehman was incompetent,
profane and absolutely unfit for the
place he is after. The petition re-
uuested that Fred Esser be appoint
ed to the position as he served
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Another petition vas put before
the council Directing to Thomas
Hagerty as attorney for the Dor
ough. The petition stated that this
place needs an attorney who can
give legal advice without regard 20
politics, and that the borough bud
get did not contain any ~appropria-
non for a person who will give po-
iitical advice.
Timothy quad presented a bill
sor salary due him for the mouth of
January, but it was referred back 20
him for correction. The bill was Cor
800 and was a part of the $1,000
appropriated in the budget. The
council held that no amount had
been stated which Quaid was 10 re-
ceive as road supervisor per month
The matter was taken up and IT was
decided on motion to pay Quad Sc
4 day for every day ne works, which
will bring his salary higher than
before.
Mayor Quad requested that action
be taken on having water pipes
;ayed in the Morgan and Melrose
sections of the borough. In this way
The residents of these sections will
Se supplied with water from the
Perth Amboy Water Works.
Councilman Bitzler reported that
Perth Amboy would establish eight
Gre hydrants in Melrose for s25 each
per year. The borough clerk was
ordered to send a letter to Samuel
Mason of the Perth Amboy Water
Works requesting him to be present
pit an adjourned meeting to be held
by the council on Wednesday. Feb. 8.
Councilman Englehart reported to
the council that he had seen Mr..
Hitchcock of the Monmouth Light
ing Co.. and said that that company
could not put lights in the Morgan
section of the borough at this time.
they said that If the borough would
erect the lights. poles and wires they
would furnish the current for a GER
hahn sum for five years paying the
borough 8 per cent. on the money,
and at the end OF that time they
would buy the lighting system from
the borough.
The council finally accepted the
bid of Andrew Klinek for the dis
posal OF garbage, as he was the low
est bidder for the work. On motion
the meeting adjourned till Wednes-
day. Feb. Q, at which time the water
and sewer questions win be dis
russed.