Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-16
'FAII TO STOP APPEAL
IN CABLE WORKS SIDING
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desire any steps to be taken in tbs
above matter. The only remedy ]
(the city attorney can see is to ap-
peal by certiorari to the suprenr
court. If that is your desire 1t VIII
be necessary hat a resolution be
passed authorizing me to proceed
accordingly"
IF it was necessary for the coun-
! Gil to pass a resolution authorizing
/ the city attorney to appeal the Dry
/ Docks siding case, why was it not
! necessary for the city to take SINH
lar action in the Cable works case?"
Alderman Clark asked.
The original appeal from the judg-
ment Of the supreme our on the
Cable Works siding matter, Alder
! man Clark said, reading from the
| official copies of the notice of ap-
! peal was signed hv Leo Goldberger,
attorney for and of counsel with
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS." and Thomas
Brown. "of counsel with appellant
defendant" on February IL. 1922.
The notice of argument. made on
April 2S. 1922. the alderman point
ed out, was signed by Leo Gold
berger. attorney Of defendant-ap-
pellant.' According to Mr.. Clark
this change vas made as a subter-
lu6ts II ldAiAt W oiAh Af
who represents John Seaman. being
dropped and that of Leo Goldberger
representing the city being allowed
- stand.
I'VE are up against one of the
worst things yer enIinating from
any lawyers" Alderman Clark said,
as we have got the necessary proof
tina. what they are doing nov they
are doing wrong. The city attorneys
powers would be limitless il he were
allowed to go ahead without any au-
thorization from the council. What
good is the judiciary committee ?
The defense of the city is all bunk,
pure and simple"
Alderman Albert G.. Waters in
opening his remarks. declared that
Mr.. Clark's action was more or less
of a personal matter. He reviewed
the court actions and opposed the
suggestion of the fifth ward alder
man that the city attorneys COM
m~unication be turned over to him.
Il am sure that the other six mem
bers of this borough are not will
ing that n man should be SUI
preme in handling this matter" AL
derman Waters said, and then
moved that the communication be
referred to the committee of the
whole. Tho vote was taken later
on this motion and carried.
II am not biased in this matter"
Alderman Clark declared, rising. II
did not vote for one track and
against another. l show
ed / was not with a corporation,
but with the people. We know what
kind of prosperity the Cable Works
would bring" He then said that
this industry is not an asset TO the
community and claimed they were
paying starving wages. why
should we allow our city attorney
to combine with a paid attorney to
conduct a court action against one
of our citizens? 2" asked Mr.. Clark.
II was tempted several times to
answer the editorial appearing re-
Gently in the Perth Amboy Evening
News" Alderman Waters said,
(which gave me, what might be call
ed, a rap, claiming I was i%nconsis-
tent in my stand because of my ia
voring the Cable Works siding and
opposing the tracks on Washington
street to the Dry Docks. / feel /
was qualified in my vote on the
Standard Underground Cable siding.
There has been a referendum on this
issue in three successive campaigns
and Mr.. Clark has made it the key
note of his campaign work against
me. If he is such a martyr why
did he not fight-in the Dry Docks
case as he is and has been fighting
the Gable Works? He should have,
If he wanted to be consistent"
"I voted against the Dry Docks
siding" Mr.. Waters continued, ITO
help the chemical works, / was SIM
ply trying to arrange a combined
plan whereby not only the dry docks
but the chemical works as well might
have railroad facilities. / bore the
brunt of all criticism and blame de-
spite the fact that on several occa-
sions l went to the chemical works
In order to have them send represen-
tatives to our meetings in order that
they might get together with Mr..
Runyon of the Dry Docks"
The second ward alderman ans
wered the charges of starvation
wages to which Mr.. Clark replied:
you can't tell me, I worked there
and know what it is"
Alderman Clark then read a
speech he made last December in
the council chamber declaring he
was not opposed to industries. ex-
panding but he was opposed to the
city giving them property for moth
ing. 1T is only a question of time
when the dry docks will be using
the entire foot of Washington
street." he said. "If / live as long
as Methusela, my stand will never
change"
eff 1 thought for a minute he was
sincere / would sit down but / know
he isn't" Alderman Waters stated.
HE says he is not aiming his re-
marks at me directly but at the
cable works. / know different. He
is deserving of the brown derby
when it comes to masquerading."
This concluded the discussion on
the subject. these two men being the
only ones to participate in the con-
troversy. When Alderman Clark in
troduced his resolution later in the