Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-03-21
Booz's $4,000 Bill Meets
Opposition; Clark Says
He'sAgainstAnyMoreBil|!

Under the heading of remarks AL.
derman Sofield said he did not OBJ
iect to paying Mr.. BooZ for his ser
vices, but he thought the bills werI
far in excess of what they should
be. Mr.. Booz was appointed on Feb3
ruary 8, he said, and on March
four bills for $3.50 were presented
by him which were approved by thu
board. The bill last night for $3,20q
the first ward alderman said, bOost4
the total expense up to 5000. Nd
report has been made by Mr.. BoOz/
Mr.. Sofield said. of how these fund.-
have been expended by him in littl@
over one month. I'VE should stoIX
and think before paying them," hS
said.
Alderman Clark, taking the floor
said he was going to vote for thi%
bill. but believed the board should
stop making any further paymentsy
I'VE are paying the city enginee
$4,000 year and his services should
be used" Mr.. Clark said. Il viii
vote for this bill, but not for a1s3|
more"
II don't think you should vote fo4
this bill of $3,200." said Mr.. Sol
field.
you're not on the same political
side that am replied the fiftl|
ward alderman.
what are the benefits to be del
rived by the city from the new plana
as drawn up by Mr.. Booz?" Alder
man Clark asked the chairman. 4
Alderman Mcclure, taking TN
floor said: "Mr Booz was engage
by this council to do the work ah1
naturally we must pay himS In re
ply to this Alderman Sofield declares
that "the bills are ten ting
as much as the job is wor2
and for one am not willing to r.
$4,000 for one months work.
| Where is the limit of this tH&
Where is it all going to end ~
Alderman Clark. "Where haA
been $1,000 worth Of work don
In reply to this -queatlcn M. al
vim told of the skeleton iron fran
structure which would serve a.
bridge over Smith street under tn
| railroad plans and of the eight-fof
elevation of the bridge at this poir'
Under the plans worked out by M,
Booz, Mr.. Calvin said, the bridG
would be brought down four fe4
and made ornamental. Other bridge
would be similarly reduced in eleva
| tion, he said. and he did not thin]
that the aldermen would experienc
much trouble in proving to the ma
| jority of the residents that IN
money had not been wasted.
I'VE cannot go too deeply into thi
matter and this body is responsible
for the result" Mr.. Calvin said.
Alderman Riedy told OF the con
ference the aldermen held with tn
railroad officials last year at Jerse
City and in the city engineers OF
flee.
Alderman-at-Large Calvin. VIII
up until this point had remained si
lent, rose and declared: hop
that all of these remarks are not In
tended for grand stand play. III
then told of the vital impOrtane
that the grade crossing eliminatfQ
plan will have on the future OF tn
city. The aldermen, he said, mu1
protect the city and in order to q
expert advice must be had. Mr.. Boo
he said, in addition to devOting hi
own time to the work had engage
the most expert advice obtainabl
and had employed assistants to he'll
him with his work Of checking "
the railroads plans and making Z
new set of plans showing the city
desires.
Alderman Waters took the foo
and said:
with no reflection on our cit.
engineer it is true in life that ~
persons are subject to checking.
is for this purpose that specla
engineer was named by this board
The plans were before the city en-
gineer for several months and th'
last recommendation of his, as I re-
member it, was that the plans q
submitted by the railroads were 81
K. l believe in taking precautions
however, and therefore favored TIN
engaging OF Mr.. Booz to act Will
expert advice in checking up "a
various grades, etc. l favor IN
spending of $4,000 now as it lna'
mean an asset of 100000 10 tn
city later on"
For the $4,000 which has beej
paid out you have received no repor
: of what has been DONE" Alderma'
Sofeld maintained.
II would be willing to pay $4,000
IL you get results" Alderman Ciarl
; asserted, "but the point is You ar
not getting results now"
=, .'I fail to see that we are not get
ting any results" replied Aidermai
Mcguire. {.
"The day we looked over the rail
roads plans in our city Suryeyors
Office" Alderman Clark said, wi
reduced the grades by merely dra W
: ing n pencil through the map ans
i this is practically all that has bee'
done"
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