Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-11-14
DISCUSS MOVE
ON Commission
FOR CARTERET
Many Doubt Attempt Will be
Made by the 0usted
Democrats
Is BEING TALKED UP
Say Hermann May Wait Until
Next Fall to Try to Win
Control

CARTERET, Nov. 14--Since the
sweeping local Republican victory
in this borough last Tuesday there
has been considerable talk OF q
commission government movement
here. The movement according to
rumors will - be fostere3 by the
Democratic party, which wGs wiped
out of CT tntrol as far as local at
fairs are concerned. The rrnaor is
said to have started shortly after
the election returns were known,
when it was remarked that the
Republicans would only be in con-
troll of tho borough for g. period of
about six months. This was taken
by some to mean that the defeated
party woul5 get behind 3 commits
sion government movement.
q Although the borough seems to
be hot bed of rumors concerning
commission government. nothing of
A substantial nature in connection
with sucn a move could be found
by the Evening News today Neither
Democrats nor Republicans knew
of any definite steps which lad been
taken up to the present tirae. and
although the reports had it that a
meeting N the interest o. commits
sion government was held lastWeek
this was generally denied.
The opinion in the borough at the
present time, among the Democrats.
d seems to be that the best thing to
Mo is to let the Republicans remain
I'm control until the next election
when an effort will be made to re-
gain control of the council. The
outlook for the future in Carteret
Is that no matter whether move
ment for commission government
takes place Or not, the political ac-
.ivities in the borough will be the
greatest in it's history. every effort
being made by the Democrats to re-
gain control and the Republicans
for the first time in sixteen years.
trying to hold the borough under
heir leadership.
: Council at Session
The frs. clash of the two politi-
cal bodies was sounded last night
when the borough council held ITS
first meeting since the recent elec-
tjon. in which the Republicans won
their victory to rule the future or
the administration of the borough.
The semj-annual meeting was at
tended by Councilmep Childs Law
sor and Brown, Democrats. and
Messrs. Andrews and Harmed. Re-
rublicans. The strains of the stress
and furry of election days was
nIainlv visible when the chiefs
rathered atop the fire house last
night, with Mayor Hermann, de-
feated mayor, presiding.
When an ordinance for the I'M
provenIedl Of Mary street was pro.
posed, the two factions split. IL
was declared that last night TOT
the first time the two parties nave
disagreed upon any improvements
man that came before the attention
~ the borough council. The two
ARepublican councilmen refnsed tc
vote in favor of such an ordinance:
The ordinance was passed without
their votes and the matter conclud-
sd with Mayor Hermann's remark
a. the Republican members. ~
n1alxes n, difference what ycu think
about It."
Favored improvement
q small delegation frcIn Mary
..raet favored the improvement ano
Ieavine The meeting room. praised
NJ Uerrlann for his action. The
sa;nanc. calls for the construc'
.,on of sidewalks on Mary stree
from Washington to Dur streets
en- both SIDES. the expense OF which
will be the assessment of the prop
serty of that district.
A motorcycle squad VIII De ere
ated by the police commiftee' II wa
agreed upon last nlgnf. Mayo
Herman.} said that the borough Il
badlv In need of a motorcycle trafti'
SQUAD. 'rwo men from the presen
police force will be selected
Effective at once. the borough OF
ficials haze been advised 10 chang.
the name OF Roosevelt to Carteret
on badges stationery, etc.
A$15,6 600 loan has been author
. tied for ore month at six per cen
at the report of the treasurer tina
4 he is in need of that amount
Councilman Slugg. Republican
was absent at the session.