Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-02-24
PROBE STARTED
BY DEMOCRATS
Executive Session in Wood
bridge When Lawyers Are
Engaged for Action
TO GO TO COMMITTEE
Will Ask Many Questions at
Next Meet of Township
Body
TO GO TO COMMITTEE

ytOOIRRIDGE--F Feb. 24.-Eph-
rain Cutter and David T. Wiientz
wsre engaged las. night at an execu-
tive session Of the Woodbridge DEM
ocratic Club to appear before the
township committee on next Wednes-
day night at which time hearing IS
scheduled on the 1922 budget ana
tax ordinance. with the instructions
to take whatever steps necessary or
deemed advisable for the investiga-
tion Of the township affairs. The pur-
pose of the meeting last night was
10 discuss tie budget as pubnsned
and ~ general conditions OF the
government of the township during
The pas: few years.
The members % the club who at
tended ne meeting were strong III
their demands that something be
done T. teiicve conditions ana 10
have several items in the budget for
1859 explained before it is passed.
Frum Il e action taken last night 1t
wai.Id seem as if Woodbridge town.
sh u is upcn the brink Of having It's
entire affair, airec before the courts
in { genera, investigation.
The. above statement is borne out
by the fact that Attorney Wilentz
when seen today declared that 1t Is
likely that an application will be
made TO tho courts for commission
TO Investigate the expenditures of the
accounts of the township during the
past few years.
Among the items questioned at the
meeting of the club last night were
the various miscellaneous accounts
tackled onto the various items. These
miscellaneous items and general ap-
preparations are so large. 1t was held
that the purpose of the budget was
defeated 1t was pointed out that
there is no use specifying certain
amounts and then add on to as mis-
cellaneous another big account
one of these items to which the club
objected and claimed should be ex-
planned was the item for genera
township purposes. This item in the
budget is subdivided as follows:
Salaries, exclusive of other depart
ments. $5,700 printing. advertising
and supplies, $4,000: miscellaneous
$4,000 The fact that $1,000 listed
AZ miscellaueous is almost one-half
4 the entire appropriation, 1t was the
opinion of the members of the club
that this amount should be explain
ed more fully than set down as mis-
cellaneous.
Another question which came up
and caused considerable discussion
was that concerning the expenditure
of S54 370.12 on road repair. last
year, when the appropriation was
$4,000. TIE point the committee
broughs out in this case was. VINO
might ba responsible for expendlng
more morey than appropriated az
shown in the printed tax ordinance
This will probably be one of the
questions asked when the budge'
cones up fer it's next hearing.
Members of the club pointed te
the fact that awards were made foi
. contracts when the amounts were
owe, $500 without the asking OF BIDS
for III. work 7 was also held thai
- money mad been spent without
regard to law.
In relation to the fact that con-
tracts had been awarded for more
than $500 when the work had mol
been Put up for bids, was in the
matter oe installing heating
sys4em in the poo rouse. This sys-
ten, had cost in the neighborhood ol
$4,000 and no bids had been asked
At the last budget hearing it was
poirted out. some of the bills thai
have come in in connection with this
work have been spill. UP SO as to be
within the law.