Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-12-08
s CLAIMS
MEET DEN|ALS
Alderman Waters Defends His
Stand on the City Audit
Contract
WAS LEGAL, HE STATES
RefuteS All Claims Made by
Fifth Ward Alderman on
City Hall Floor
WAS LEGAL, HE STATES

In challenge On the floor at the
adjourned meeting of the Board of
Aldermen last night, Alderman AL
bert G.. Waters demanded an ex-
planation by Alderman John
j. Clark concerning a charge made
Monday night at the regular meet
ing of the board al which the fifth
ward member said that if Albert
Waters had used his head the re-
districting ordinance and other ille-
gal resolutions which were taken to
be the resolution oe the contract for
the audit of the city books and one
raising $4,000 for the street commit
tee whose appropriation had been
exceeded. would not have gone
through"
This led TO new attacks by Mr..
Clark, all of which were refuted by
Alderman Waters and who defled
Mr.. Clark to prove any of his
charges.
Alderman Waters said he thought
City Attorney Leo Goldberger was
right in his rulings on the city audit
contract, defended Alderman Chris
tian Anderson, who was also attack
ed by Mr.. Clark, and charged that
the fifth ward alderman was again
playing politics.
Mr.. Waters had straightforward
answer for all of Alderman Clark's
accusations and minated that if the
fifth ward representative wished to
play politics he would play lone
hand.
After Mr.. Waters had read an ar
ticle in Monday nights Evening
News quoting Mr.. Clark in his at
tack, the second ward alderman
turned to Mr.. Clark and demanded
to know "just what he meant"
Just what 1 said" Clark fired
back. 1.-The $4,000 for the street
committee whose account was over
drawn was illegal and should not
not have been signed by Alderman
Waters"
whats more" said the fifth
ward alderman, alderman Waters
also signed the resolution appro-
priating $1,200,000 for the city res
ervoir that has caused you fellows
so much trouble of late. And there
also is that matter of the connrma-
ton of the nine policemen appointed
by former Mayor Dorsey that which
the board at first failed to do"
Alderman-at-Lar Wester de-
clared that the action of the board
at that time was prompted by lack
of funds TO pay for the policemen,
to which Mr.. Clark declared, mot
So"
Again Alderman Waters took the
floor. His opening shot at Mr.. Clark
was to the fact that Clark was
mighty anxious for me to sign the
resolution for the reservoir.
"And talking of heads he con-
tinued, "if his was broad enough he
would understand that when the ap-
preparations for the past year were
made all the accounts were cut
down as far as possible. which was
good business. Alderman Anderson,
as chairman of the street committee
was cut down with the rest. Even
no provision was made for snow re-
moval Mr.. Anderson was told AT
that time that if ne was shert at the
end of the year the board would be
able to make up the difference by
the issuance of emergency notes.
There was no violation of the law
in that respect, for il was an emer-
gency matter"
Mr.. Clark taking the floor de-
clared the home rule act says ina.
the exceeding of any appropriation
is a violation of the law and brought
Alderman Anderson again into the
controversy by declaring that when
the nine policemen were named ana
were up for confirmation that An
derson had said that we might nave
four of them at least"
Alderman Anderson felt called
upon to state his side in the dis
cussion and declaring that he had
never said that we had ought TO
have four of them at least.
LAS for snow removal" Anderson
also declared. when the big storm
came last year / was told to put
ON more men to remove it. Clark
said sure there's lots of men out
of work, give 'em jobs
"It's nothing but a dirty political
trick"
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