Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-28
CITY LIGHTING
PLANT ATTACK
Sheehy Says it is a Failure
and if Elected Will Make
Change
CHARGES ARE MADE
Italians Hear of City, County
State and National
Issues

John K. sheehy. Democratic
candidate for mayor, in an address
before the Perth Amboy Italian
Democratic Club, last night. de-
clared that if elected he will call
for an accounting of the municipal
light plant and if that branch of
the city government is losing money
will close it up.
other speakers were: Fred Man
cini, of Long Branch, state organizer
of. the American Voters League ot
New Jersey; Peter j. lombard, of
Newark, assistant to Mr.. Mancini;
Andrew Wight, Fred De Voc and
James Murray, candidates for as
sembly; Ex-Mayor Frank Dorsey
William H. Hallahan, candidate for
recorder; Adam Jennetty.. David
T. WilentZ, John Kirkpatrick, cam
didate for surrogate; John E.
Toolan and John Kelly, president Of
the City Democratic Club. Ernest
Signorini presided.
In opening his address Mr.. Sheehy
told of some of the conditions he
found" when campaigning in the city
yesterday. He said he had learned
of promises which Mayor Wilson
had made and said that according
to his information many persons
had been promised appointment on
1.-THE police force, while others had
been appointed to the force and had
never undergone the physical exam
nation, He declared that if elected
he would do his utmost to give the
small property holders in the out
skirts of the city something for the
money which they are forced to pay
for taxes. He told of his connections
with the school board and how the
dental clinic was made an establish
ed fact in this city.
In discussing the municipal light
plant, Mr.. Sheehy declared that the
plant had been fostered by William
F. Hilker, when he ran for alderman
and that Hilker had made it the
strongest plank in his platform. Mr..
Sheehy pointed out that the plant
at the present time is running at a
loss of between $4,000 and $4,000
year. This money. he said. has to
be made up by the citizens and they
are getting nothing in return.
Mr.. Sheehy said that from the
time the plant was put in operation
there has been no accounting TO
show the cost of operation, whether
it is running at a loss or pront
and at this point declared that II
elected he would call for an account
ing of the plant and If it shows
loss will close it up, thus saving the
taxpayers $4,000 year. He con-
tinued his discussion or the hen.
plant by declaring that inside or
three or four years the equipment
must be replaced and this will mean
that another large sum OF money
must be spent.
He held that the plant originally
was to have cost $150,0o0 but that
$4,000 additional was spent TO place
wire under the streets for the hght-
ing of stores and that $4,000 more
was spent to complete the Job, mus
a total of $20S,000 was spent. rms
money for which bonds were soio Oh
fifty years duration must pc paio.
Mr.. Sheehy said, whether the plan.
runs or not, and the cltiaens mus
also pay for loss, OF $2o'Ooo ya.
He held that the city CANNOT nave
ewers school or other Improvements
because it hans't the money, n
but can nay from $25.000 to $3O,o0o
a wear loss on light plant.
Ha again told of his stand on the
firemen's carnivals and that II
elected he would set ASIDE a usS
for the collection of funds for the
arious companies which would net
more than any carnival ever neic.
Ex-Mayor Dorsey declared that
there had been an error IN the re-
port of what he said in connection
with the business ability Of fony
Munoz, Republican candidate for
third ward alderman, at a recen.
meeting. He said that he did not
use the word failure In connectisn
with his remarks, but did say: II
does not appear to me that ae'
(Munoz) was giving his own pusi-
ness a business administrator oI
that business up to accept position
of $1,S00 year"
As for the office of mayor, which
also paws $500 a year. Mr.. Dorsey
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