Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-04-20
ALDERMEN ENGAGE
SPECIAL COUNSEL IN
Fight ON SIDINGS
Harry Medinets to Assist Cit
Attorney Goldberger in
City Fight
ALDERMEN TAKE ACTION
Writ to Review Proceedings
in Supreme Court is Next \
Move in Case

From the action taken last nie1s;
by the Board of Aldermen in re
laion to the order of the Pubic
Utility Commission in granting fsi
the Lehigh Valley Railroad permis-
sion to lay four tracks across tine
foot. of Washington street. ii is like
ly that the next move on the part
of the city will be to get out NTH
of cretiorari in the supreme conf
TO review the entire proceedings
That the Board of Aldermen intends
TO take same action is evidaRs fs01kr<
| the fact that Attorney Harry s. 81
dlnets was employed 10 assist lily
Attorney Goldberger In the maffeF.
City Attorney Leo Goldberger IN
his communication TO the Aldermers
which was read at the meeting, in
formed the aldermen OF the action
o. the utility commission and poiaf-
ed out TO them the next steps to 1T
taken Mr.. Goldberger's communica-
ton in part follows:
KINDLY advise me whether you
desire any steps TO be taken in the
above matter. The only remedy !
can see is to appeal by certiorari -
the supreme court.
IF that is your desire II win 80
necessary that a resolution be pas<-
ed authorizing me 10 proceed accord
ingly.
Il wish to say. however. in this
connection that l am not sanguIas
that the supreme court viii upset
the order of the Utility Board
Following reading OF eommnnfea
ton from the city attorney. Alden
man Waters asked Mr.. Goldbergss
who would be responsible in eass
anyone was killed on the erossina
and was informed that the railfoa4
company would be responsible. Al
derman Waters alse asked Mr.. Gol4-
berger in case it is decided to obtafr
a writ of certiorari if he would wei
come legal assistance. Mr.. Colt
berger replied that he had been CITY
attorney for the past five years. ba
would not object to the naming 4.
an assistant providing the assisfaais
knew as much law as he did.
This gave Alderman Clark an op-
portunity TO remark that il was hare
to know If one lawyer knew as much
as the city attorney.
Alderman Waters declared that al
a recent hearing before the Public
Utility Commission MIR. Goldbergef
remarked that he represented few
of the aldermen, which Statement
did not meet Mr. Waters approval
Mr.. Waters maintained thai the peo-
pie must be represented and that tlss
city should get writ in order to ses
whether it has the right TO contre
the streets.
Alderman BENJAMIN A. fsiedy 6p-
posed the appointing of special eouH-
sci to assist the city attorney. Al
derman John E. Sofield. however,
said that he was not opposed to the
appointing of special counsel. but
did not want a repetition Of the
grade crossing matter when spe
cial engineer was employed.
Alderman-at-Large Richard J
Calvin declared that it was not an
effort to give anyone a job. but tr
more fully protect the taxpayers ard
the general interests of the city.
A resolution was then passed ap-
pointing Harry s. Medinets as sps-
cial counsel 10 assist Mr.. Goldberger
All aldermen voted yes with the ex-
ception OF Alderman Riedy.
The opinion of the Public Utility
Commission in the matter follows
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