Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-11-03
hole IN WALL"
PLEDGE MADE
e. 0. P. Candidates at South
Emboy--N Mud Singing
Gy Larson, Says Lyons


YOUTH AMBOY, Nov. 3:-Speak-
iny before the voters of the Mechan-
sville and Bergen Hill section u
The city last night in open air meet
in.s Republican candidates. headed
by Freebooter William $. Dey. prom
iscd as the principal item the WIDEN
sing of the Hole in the Wall to TWEEN
ty-ive feet. two ten-feet driveways.
and a five-foot pedestrian path.
The proposition of widening the
l.ole in the Wall is brought to your
attention at this time not as political
propaganda" said Mr.. Dey. The
plans for the elimination of the pres
mt difficulty were drawn up long
before election, n presented to the
pennsylvania railroad for their on
liberation. We cannot make the
Iailroad company do the work. but
We Fan and have offered to bear a
rtsrtion of the expense and believe
they are interested in the matter.
Not alone is the widening of the
hole under consideration. We have
also planned to divert the excessive
ow of water that now run through
this street to h property of the
railroad by erecting a drain system
under the roadway"
The next speaker was John Lovely
y no said as follows: II understand
that many of the voters of this dis
lrict are laboring under a false al
fusion with regard to Councilman
s'huey and the water works appoint
rnents. Let me say this. Councilman
Shuey or no other member of the
council has any power to select men
for appointments at the water plant
Lecause an ordinance putting hat
POWER in the hands of the water
commissioner was passed and which
rci!eved the council of being a part
70 any appointments in this line.
What we a promise to remedy
the situation is the repeal of this or
dinance, so that in the future the
appointments will be handled by the
council as a whole" he added.
Mr.. Lovely attacked h water
works proposition, disclaiming the
Republican party had anything to
10 with the erection of the plant.
The proposition was purely of Dem
ocrat origin.
The other candidates on the tick
ct were reviewed in brief. Stress
vas laid on the election of Repub-
lican freeholders. The Hole in the
v ALL" and an overhead foot bridge
from Mechanicsville to Bergen Hill
we're discussed.
G. Raymond Lyons, candidate for
assembly. reviewed the work of the
Republicans. In speaking of Nor
ran +. Larson, candidate for state
ronator, MIR. Lyons said: Larson, it
il plainly seen, is conducting a clean
campaign and has always kept away
ON mud singing. In speaking of
Fred DeVoe, he said, 1.-The pushing
%; the proposed ship canal is the
u incipal item of discussion in his
campaign. 1 also am in favor of this
- - x-;n ,aa OH hannrnhl0
means to see legislation passed to
make the proposition q reality. 1t
viii be remembered that some time
arc when a like bill was sent before
the Democratic governor for sigma
tire, it was vetoed. What chance
.ilen does it have if DeVoe has not
prestige enough in his W quarters
% push it through"
Edward ]. Peterson, candidate for
assembly, also addressed the gath
ering. He appealed for backing on
the strength of his past experience
md promised the same service as
heretofore rendered.
Robert r. Vandenbergh and
George S. Applegate, candidates for
ireeholder, both spoke in favor OF
the entire ticket, claiming that in
strength only, could much work be
DONE. 1--WE have been accused OF
laying one sort of road throughout
the county, when as a matter OF
TACT we have tried several substances
and included among them was the
much talked of cement roads" said
Mr. Vandenbergh. Favorable ac-
ton towards the Hole in the Wall
situation was promised by both can
didates.
Councilman Shuey running against
George r. Delaney in the first ward,
was the next speaker. when we
took over the reins of the city jan
uary /, we were informed by the
Democrats Thai the city would be
turned over with a clean slate. We
found unpaid bills to the moun OF
s16,S0O that had to be confronted
by the present body, and a large
overdrawn budget. We paid $751;
coo out of this years budget and
also $4,000 in anticipation notes
were also removed, and this is what
they call a clean sate."
Speaking on the water works,
Councilman Shuey stated that. when
he took over the situation the plant
wa using from fifty to sixty tons OF
coal per week, with thirty per cent
OF ash. Through hard work l sue
ceeded in reducing the consumption
of coal to approximately twenty tons
OF coal per week, with considerable
less ASH he said. Look at the
condition of your fire departments
today and compare them with the
condition one year ago. We are now
considering an appeal to the under
writer's for a reduction of fire rates
throughout he city,"
Morgan f. Larson. who arrived a
ride late, spoke to the voters in the
Bergen Hill section of the city, urg-
ing the support of the entire ticket
and promising a business admins
tration in return.
Another flying trip will be made
tonight in this city.
tonight in this city.