Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-01
LIGHTING PLANT DENIAL
MADE BY F. WILLIAM H|LkER
CONTINUED from page II

Grafton has had occasion to note
that nearing the end of each fiscal
year there has always been trans
ferred from the lamNs and light ac-
count to other accounts amounts
ranging from $4,000 to So 600. this
being unexrended balances from
that specific account. 1t hardly
seems fair and makes operating
costs appear higher on paLer, al
though the actual moneys were
spent in other departments. This
has a tendency to discredit the
plant.
This plant has not been in opera
ton for over five years and during
that time 1t has given excellent SER
vice. During the war we were
practically the only city having the
advantage of light, owing to the
fact that 1t was an oil operated
plant. 1t was built for 320S,000
and competent engineers claim that
it could not be duplicated at this
time for ~$350,000. 1t has two pow
erful oil units =, n of which is al
ways in reserve, thirty-nine miles of
pole and wire line construction,
about n mile of underground
conduit system, a large ana up-to-
date power house, modern switch
board, a quarter of a mile oil line
from which oil is run by gravity
from tank cars on tracks to our
oil storage plant. We light entire
city including three white ways. The
price wep reduce light for COM
pare favorably with any munich
will pay $4,000 this year fer a less
nppohnr ~ 1fOhfc xhon nv Ioun 90
present.
80 taking everything into con
sideration Mr.. Sheehy's statements
as to the plant losing $4,000 per
year are absolutely without fact.
In closing / have but one sugges-
ton to make: If the city fathers
do not see their way clear to go
into the commercial lighting why
not try to lease u conduit sys-
TEN to the corporations having In
slightly poles on Smith and State
streets. This would bring in large
e that would more than off,
set the interest and carrying
charges on that particular serial
bond issue. 1t would also tend to
make our business streets more
attractive"
Mayor Wilson also answered Mr.
Sheehy when he stated that the
Democratic candidate said that hi
did net fulfill his promises. To thi'
Mr.. Wilson told the members Of
the club that he surely wasn't ex'
pected to keep promises which hi
didn't make" Another attack
made by Mr.. Sheehy was also re
turned when Mr.. Wilson explained
that it was always a mayors place
to add new policemen to the force
and that last year when 200 me1
tried for the positions, only tel
were selected. with no doubt the
other 100 thought they were just al
good men as those selected" tht
mayor said.
He then told the members Of the
club that without any criticism h
could safely say that all of Mr.
Sheehy's remarks were untrue, an6
that in all, the Democratic candi'
dates attack. no truth has beer
told. 9at
Antonio Munoz. candidate for al.
derman in the third ward, then re-
turned the attack made upon him
saying that when he said a bust.
ness administration, he meant that
he would follow the lines of the Re-
puDllCdH party WnlCil leu " d DuSl-
ness administration. Then telling
them that he had lived in the city
for thirty-four years, three years OF
which was spent in the milk bust
ness, and twenty-four years in the
trucking and hauling business, he
declared that every year that he had
worked his business was a success
and that in all his years of labor he
stated that anyone giving him 100
pennies always received a dollar in
return. eaq ri 49,
Charles sForman, candidate fol-
surrogate, Harold Hoffman, Thomas
Hanson and Wilton A~pplegate. can
didates for the general assembly, and
Louis Belloff and Clarence Haigbt,
candidates for freebooter. spoke on
national and state issues and asked
for support IN election day. Re
freshments were served by the Ia
dies of the club.
Refreshments were served during
the evening by the woman's auxil'
iary of the club. The combination
political-social meeting proved such
a success it was decided to hold an
other one Saturday night. 1t has
been decided to make this organiza
ton permanent and a committee has
been appointed to secure permanent
headquarters.
Another meeting of the juvenile
third ward G.. o. P. club will be held
tonight. This group is being organ
ICED by Henry Nussbaum and thelr
meetings are well attended.