Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-02
SPEND MONEY LIKE DRUNKEN
SAILORS, CLARK CLAIMS
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/! don't need able bodied men to push
that lever back and forth. You can
go out to the poor house and get old
men to do that.
I'VE are extravagantly spending
the peoples money. Our record
from January 1 shows We are in
creasing the taxation instead OF keep
ing down expenses. Last fall we
opposed the appointment OF ten adj
oitional men to the police force.
Now we should hesitate before
spending money right and left as
there is no need for 1t. The initial
cost is practically nothing. but Il is
the upkeep that is the big item.
This year'~ tax rate is thirty-one
points higher than last year. OF
course this is not all our fault. but
some Of it is"
Chairman Calvin. taking excep-
ton to Alderman Clark's charges
that he would be going back on his
word If he favors the purchase of
an additional motorcycle. replied
that in his opinion the Police de-
partment does need another motor
cycle and that its purchase would
rot be a waste of money.
do you know of anything that
We AAdNt obit my "Ohla tCifu ~
boost the tax rate rather than keep
ii DOWN." the chairman asked Mr..
Clark. Yes" replied the fifth ward
alderman. you increased the police
appropriation $4,000 which was
not necessary"
"I disagree with you there" the
chairman replied. The additional
police appropriation was necessary.
Although we may not - have
favored additional members be-
ing added to the force last year
it is our duty to properly equip
them and give them tools with
which to work now that they r on
the force"
Alderman Albert G.. Waters, chair
man of the police committee. taking
the floor, opened his remarks by
saying that II am glad 1 have the
courage to reserve a few of my re-
marks"
Th- second ward alderman then
explained that the 1922 budget was
prepared by the old Republican
board and there were a few shcrt
tional police appropriation" Mr..
Waters said, II am running within
my original allotment, with four
months of the year gone. and no
doubt there will be a considerable
portion of the $4,000 left at the
end of the year There may be one
third. one-half, two-thirds or three
quarters of the $4,000 left as an
unexpended balance. / cannot tell at
present.
"Mr. Clark might well look to his
own committees finances" Alderman
Waters continued. las chairman of
the judiciary committee he had see
900 allotted him for the year. He
now has only about $4,000 left out
of this amount to last him the re-
mainder of the year, which is only
one-third gone"
Alderman Waters then spoke in
of an additional motorcycle as
a means of preventing accidents and
also to patrol the streets. "A motor
cycle officer" he said. lis more
feared than three ordinary police
and n can do the work of
FIVE officers who are on foot. AS
for the shanties it is not my inten-
ton to put able bodied men in glass
houses. The traffic booths prevent
and protec. human life
much better than an officer with a
whistle. When traffic is halted Pc
destrians have an opportunity to
cross in safety. 1 have given this
matter serious study ana ind that
drivers respect the
booths. On rainy or cold days our
traffic men can often be found
standing along side of a building in
stead of on their post in the middle
Of the street. A booth protects them.
[ promise you l will make a good
showing this year and will do so
o~verrunning my account"
In reply to Alderman Waters
reference to Alderman Clark's &C
count being almost exhausted. the
fifth ward alderman replied: WHO
has control of the contingent ac-
Not l any more than the
in the moon. 1t is the board as
q whole and not the chairman who
is responsible.
You're spending money like a lot
Of drunken sailors. You are spend
ing thousands of dollars for some
thing worth a few hundred"
Alderman Robert A. Mcclure rails
ed the question of what bills are
He said he did not want to increase
taxes and was not aware that the
was spending a sufficient
amount to cause any great change.
His question was not answered.
ANY time that we spend $4,000 for
anything worth $500, Mr.. Clark must
be asleep" Alderman Waters de-
Early this year you (Mr.
requested that shanty be
under the Lehigh Valley
bridge"
AT the request of your chairman
brought this matter up" answered
Clark. II had nothing to do
with it, but was asked to write it
under the judiciary head"
THAT was purely a police matter.
why was it up to you as chairman
of the Judiciary committee to draw
up the resolution" asked Mr.. Wa
tiers. Alderman Clark shrugged HIS
and replied. IT did it be-
cause the chairman asked me to-"
Don't you think it was a good in
asked Chairman Calvin.
II do. 1t was a very good one"
the fifth ward alderman answered. |
This concluded the remarks on the
question and the vote on the %resolu-l
ton to purchase an additional mo-
t~orcycle was called for. All of the
Of the board voted aye
the exception OF Alderman
Clark who emphatically said mo"
and added that this is great am
paign stuff for the Republicans"
The resolution passed and the addi-
tional motorcycle will be purchased
despite Alderman Clark's persistent