Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-08-04
HOLE IN WALL ACTION
DEMANDED BY COUNTY

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Director Dey again interrupted the
speaker with an explanation OF the
presence OF the stanchions. main
talnlng that the railroad had held
IN the work 10 avoid duplication or
expense. In order TO remove the
stanchlOns, Mr.. Dey went on, u
1 would be necessary 10 install steel
rirders to hold up the roof. ana the
railroad did not care to have the
work done II a short time later 'hey
would have to stand the expense CT
complete re-modeling OF the hole
l~n-the-wall.
Jerome. however. refused TO be sp-
peased yet. do we have TO 20 to
state officials TO get our rights" he
inquired? We don't want promises,
bulidoxlng one another for . hair
century"
Lee Forman then took the floor
and supported Jerome. lie wanted
Immediately TO know why the free
holders had TO wait for the railroad
TO act. Isn't IL n county road. he
askedf We seem to get nothing but
Pre- misses" Speaking 10 Director Dvy,
Forman continued: u don't say you
are to blame but there are members OF
this board who do not know what
tho conditions are there"
This remark led 20 a lively set.t
Belloff, who sharply challenged the
speaker with a request hat he mem
tion the name of a freeholder who
was not fully informed OF the situa-
oon. Forman failed TO name any
one OF the board but altered mis-
statement TO the effect that none OF
tho board realized the condition at
the hole-in-the-wall.
The appropriation of S20,o 900 made
by the freeholders to repair III road
between the hole-in-the-wan and
the county bridge was the next sub
ject OF attack. Forman accused the
r eeholders Of making an appropr'a-
ton to remove sand and water from
tho hole-in-the-wall when the &2e,-
0Q0 would. he said. paw for removing
tho entire trouble. A member OF
the board then explained the idea
would be useless to expend the
money on the road now. with the
solution of the hole-in-the-wan
problem still In doubt.
Director Dey said the Mechanics
Vile delegation was too impatient
and talked at some length on the
difficulty of getting prompt action.
Freebooter Belloff, too. took up the
discussion and deplored the sugges-
ton that force be used In bringing
the railroad company around. Liti-
cation, he said, would tie up the
matter indefinitely. while at the
present time prospects for a settle
ment with the railroad were bright
and an announcement was expected
daily.
Another remark by Forman was
to the effect that on a rainy day Il
man couldn't get q shave In Mechan-
icsville because the only point OF
egress was filled up with water. The
situation was referred to as Niagara
Falls on n side and two or three
rivers on the other SIDE"
EITHER the railroad is trying TO
buffalo the people or the freehold
ers are trying to buffalo the n
ty." Forman continued. Freebooter
Orpen then made a motion that the
speaker confine his remarks to the
matter in discussion and said he
thought it unfair for Forman to
charge the freeholders with neglect.
Forman offered to apologize for
making the charges and said he
meant no reflection on the members.
Jerome took the floor again and
raped the press of h county for
what he said was neglect in giving
publicity to the bad conditions at the
hole-in-the-wall. Naming the Perth
Amboy Evening News and the New
Brunswick Home News and disre-
garding editorial and news items al
most without number. Jerome ac-
cused each of lack of interest.
These newspapers are supposed to
be the organs of public opinion" he
said. "and neither one ever gives us
any support" Following the hear
ing he approached the press table
and repeated his remarks. punctuat-
ing them by shaking his fist under
the noses of the newspapermen
present.
Because 1t IL the railroad"
Jerome said. mo howl on the hole
in-the-wall II raised. but IL II were
smaller fry the papers would be al
ways talking about it."
Director Dey raped Mechanics
vile as a whole for its attitude on
the matter, saying that united action
was not taken and that the COM
plainants were always the same few
men.