Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-06-20
Clark Resigns As Chairman
Of Fire Committee, Repairs
To Apparatus Is Issue

unexpected and served for a mo-
ment to stun the other members of
the board. After a minute or 30 OF
silence during which time the alder
men looked in turn at the fifth ward
representative and then at each
other. Alderman Albert G. Waters,
who had been forcing the issue on
the Mcclellan truck with alderman
Clark, spoke.
The second ward alderman ex-
planned that there had been moth
ing personal in his statements. but
he did criticise sending the pump OF
the fire truck away for repairs when
no estimate of what the cost would
be had been obtained.
Alderman Clark repeated time and
again that the Rumsey Pump Com
pany, of Seneca Falls, N. Y. the
makers of the pump would not give
him a figure as TO the cost and con-
sequently he could place any figure
on the work.
The resolution which brought
forth all the dispute and arguments
was introduced by Alderman Clark
and authorized the fire committee
TO have certain repairs. recommend-
ed by the city mechanic and chief
engineer of the fire department.
made to the Mcclellan apparatus. In
this resolution no specified amount
was named to cover the cost of the
repairs. This figure was omitted.
Mr.. Clark explained. owing to the
inability 10 secure an estimate OF
the cost.
Alderman Waters was opposed -
this resolution going thrsAlEh-
d -. - = - nrH1
ahead with the repairs but we
should know how much the work
will cost before we authorize the
committee TO spend the money" He
called for the city attorneys opin-
ion as TO the legality of such meas
ure in which no sum was named
TO limit the expenditures for the
particular work. Attorney Leo Gold
berger said that If the work was
under $500 he thought ii might be
legal to go ahead with the wo3S-
Alderman Clark then pointed oc-
that this was the hitch as there
was no way of determining what the
cost would be. as the city MECHANIC
could not tell him.
During the discussion of this reso-
luton, Alderman Waters brought up
the question of the legality of the
l feSO4ulOn IdSsSQ pl the DOdt4 a.
its last meeting authorizing the fire
committee to send away the McClel-
Ian pump for repairs. In that reso-
| luton the expenditures were moi
| limited by any amount, he said. bul
should have been.
The Mcclellan fire engine, from
the report of the three men who in
spected it, Chief Harry w. Tooker
city mechanic James Seery an,
Patrick ]. Kilmurray, foreman OF
the company, is in a bad condition
and needs repairs of almost evers
description. The city mechanic res
commended that the following re-
pairs be made in addition to hay-
[ ing the pump repaired: new clutch
/ installed, resetting of rear springs
/ installation of new style carburetor
rewriting of car, new brakes put OF
and the machine repainted.
Alderman Benjamin A. Ried,
/ suggested that the cost of having al
OF this work done would alrnos
make il advisable TO purchase new
apparatus. Alderman Clark ex-
/ planned that the insurance compan n,
would be asked 10 pay the cost o.
/ repainting the truck, IL having beer
| damaged at the United Lead Worki
/ fire. The actual work would be dor
Z in the municipal garage, he said
| labor thus costing nothing. Ths
price of the parts would represent
/ CONTINUED on page p