Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-01-20
CALL OFFICER;
HACERTY STAYS
Attorney and Mayor in Bitter
NrangIe Over Legal Status
of Former.
81 special Correspondent.

81 special correspondent.
sAYREvILLE. Jan. 20-A meet
ing Of the borough council was held
in the council rooms last night. All
members of the body were present,
rs well as Borough Attorney Thorn
as Haserty. A warm discussion
between Mayor John 7. Quad and
Attorney Hagerty arose during the
meeting which developed into an
argument over the giving of legal
advice by the latter.
II was not until a bill had been
presented from louis Kuossck for
s4o.ss that Mr.. Hagerty voiced his
sentiment before the meeting. 1t
was claimed fhst there was no
money provided in the budget for
the tapping OF The borough we'll at
the poor farm, which the bill was
for. After much discussion. Coun-
Gilman Frank Hartman suggested
that the bill be referred to the Dor
ough counsel for advice as to its
disposal.
Mayor Quad at once said that
Mr.. Hscerty was not the counsel
for the borough and that his advice
was not wanted in any matter per-
tanning to the legal point Of the
borough affair. At this point Mr..
Hagerty protested the ruling of the
mayor and insisted on giving legal
advice. He kept the floor for sew
eral minutes. but was interrupted
by the mayor. Mr.. Haserty refused
to be quieted by the order OF the
mayor. and continued to present his
objection to the councilmen.
When Mayor QUAD found that
Mr.. Haserty would not heed his call
for order he asked if there was an
oficer in the council rooms. MIR.
Hsgerty at once defed any officers
of the borough to put him out of
the room. and maintained tha1 he
had a right to present his objection
TO the council. On Mayor Quaid's
second call for order Mr.. Hagerty
took his seat till a little later.
The mayor asked the clerk IL he
had the ordinance for the passing
of the years budget. and the clerk
replied that he had not. Mr.. Hager-
~ then produced the ordinance
made by him. Mayor quad did not
object TO this. as il was agreed that
the ordinance was 10 be prepared by
the former council. The ordinance
was passed on first and second read
ing and will come up for final read
Ing on February ?.
Michael j. Tansey, a representa-
tive of the Tice Engineering Com
came before the meeting to |
find out if his company was to con-
tinue the finishing of the tax maps
started by John Tice before his
death some time ago. Mr.. Hagerty
objected to having the company
finish the maps and finally got an
ordinance passed that gave a con-
tract to Raymond 7. Wilson TO finish
the maps.
1t was claimed that the wrong or
dinance had been recalled some time
ago which would take the contract
out of the hands Of the engineering
company. This point of view was
objected to by Attorney Hagerty. He
that this engineering
company had no legal right to con-
0nue the completion of the tax
maps.
Mayor quad then told the attor-
ney that his opinion on the matter
was not wanted, and that he would
% be paid for any legal advice that
he might offer at any meeting or
any time. Hr. Hagerty replied that
he was going TO present his bill and
II 1t was not paid he would at once
take legal proceedings to test the
of the mayor. Mr.. Hagerty
at this point said that he had an
appointment in Perth Amboy. and
liitRiN lell Tie CDuItll iOOll. /
Continuing the discussion of the
right for the engineering company
TO the finishing of the tax maps, one
OF the councilmen said that if the
supreme court tested the right of
tho company and gave them a deci-
sion in their favor the company
could finish the maps. Mr.. Tansey
Informed the councilmen and mayor
that his company would start pro-
ceedings at once to sst the case be-
fore the supreme court. Mayor
Quad is in favor of letting the COM
pany finish the maps and maintains
that they have a legal right to do so.
During the meeting it was claimed
that Mr.. Hagerty had incorporated
the Borough of Sayreville under the
title of Township of ~Sayreville.
which will require a special act of
the legislature to set the name of
the borough straight.