Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-06-13
CHRISTIE and GARDNER
QUIT WOODBRIDGE
COMMITTEE POSTS
Both Feel That They Were
Repudiated at Commission
Government Election
TAKE EFFECT JUNE rs
Committee to Wait on Them
to Get Them to Recon-
slider Action
WOODBRIDGE, June 1S.-As an

n WOODBRIDGE, June 13.-As an
0aftermath of the commission gov
ernment election here last week,
when this movement was over
whelmingly defeated, Committee
man-at-large f.. w. Christie and
Committeeman William II. Gardner,
Of the third ward, resigned last night
at the regular meeting of the town
ship committee. Although the ten
dering Of the designations was some
what of a surprise in some circles
1t had been known since the election
that these two men, who were sup
porters of the movement felt they
had been repudiated. that the people
did not desire their services, and for
this reason had planned their resig-
nations after very careful consid-
Grafton.
The meeting. was about half over
before Committeeman Gardnar
arose from his chair and handed
Clerk Andrew Keyes Com mmitteeman
Christie's resignation, saying as he
did so that Mr.. Christie did not wish
to continue in Office as certain
things had come up whereby he had
decided to tender his resignation TO
the committee. Mr.. Gardner stated
that Mr.. Christie's health was one
OF the reasons and another was that
conditions had arisen whereby he
felt he could not function properly
in conducting the affairs of the
township. These conditions con-
cerned the appointing of the various
committees during which he had
been ignored and the fact that he
has been left out of various confer
cnces which have been held by the
committeeman. These conditions
had been keenly felt by Mr.. Chris
tie. said Mr.. Gardner. Mr.. Christie
was not present at the meeting.
Mr. Gardner then offered his
>pwn resignation, saying that he
Thought the party and ward would
be better served If he resigned, as
he felt he had also been repudiated
in recent election and that his
party wants someone else as a rep
resentative in his ward. Continuing
he declared that the makeup of
the committees in the township were
bad and illustrated this point by
stating that Leon McElroy, a Demo-
crat. is on but two committees, while
DIR. j. p. Salter is a member of nine
committees and has so much work
he cannot do it all. He declared
that he is not a reformer, but be-
1ieved legislation should be passed
to remedy this practice. He also
said that he did not believe in loose
talk about graft. Mr.. Gardner left
the meeting Immediately after hand
ing in his resignation, but first wish
ed the committee much success for
the future. Although Mr.. Christie
will not attend any future meetings.
Mr.. Gardener will be present at the
next session.
Committeeman McElroy, who is
acting committeeman-at-large prais-
ed Mr.. Gardner's work for the ward
and township following which a mo-
fion was made to lay the resignation
on the table and appoint a mmit-
tee to wait on both Mr.. Christie and
Mr.. Gardner and have them recon-
sider their action. The committee
named for this purpose consists of
Committeeman George Luffbury, AL
bert Larson and Attorney j. H.
Tnayer Martin.
The resignation of Mr.. Christie
follows:
"As recent events have shown that
. any further usefulness to the town.
5ship on my part has ceased, I here
with tender your honorable body,
my resignation as committeeman-at-
large, to take effect June 26, 1922"
MIR, Gardner's resignation reads:
due to various incidents which
have occurred during my term as
committeeman from the third ward
as well as recent events. 1 have
deemed it advisable on behalf of all
concerned to submit herewith my
resignation to take effect June 26,
1922.
This will allow sufficient time
feel for the committee to appoint
my successor and also to permit me
to bring to a conclusion any unfin-
ished business in connection with
committee work