Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-27
IMPORTANT ISSUES IN
SOUTH AMBOY ELECTION
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With regard to the $4,000 loss
sustained in 1921 the Democrats
point to tht fact that the Republi-
cans controlled the city council in
that year and had nothing to do
with it. They now say h { they
are running the water department at
3 much lower figure thaa it tVer was
run before.
The greet question, pertairing to
the historic tax rate of $6.O6 per
hundred which has been The topic
for great discussion durins the pres
ent campaign, is a toucny Oie, for It
seem; that both parties IT their ell
fort to keep the tax rate as low
possible, held off the inevitable unit
this year, when Commissioner Darby
OF Trenton in charge of the &C
counts of the state, demarded ina
tte debt OF South Amboy be wiped
clean. the result being that to ac-
complish this feat it was necessary
re place the blunt of the city
debt on the taxpayers this year.
South Amboy our years ago. IKE
q number of other munlciI al1tles'
was tagging along with an indebt-
edness of no small amot.t4t. 1t was
decided at that time by Commas
sioner of Accounts Darby that every
citv should wipe off that overhang-
inc debt. where nc attempt was be-
ing made to decrease it The mu-
inequalities protested hat it the DEBT
had to be eliminated in one year the
people would be put to a
The whole thing was reconsldereu'
resulting u a more len'ent ran Ior
the erasing of the great dents. Inc
commissioner gave each munlcl
palnty four years to dissolve cent.
Each year one-fourth of the amount
was to be added to the budget' ana
AT the end of the fourth year the
whole indebtedness would nave peeh
wiped off.
Other municipalities took advan-
tage of the plan substituted. But
not South Amboy. Instead OF adding
to the budget yearly one-quarter
OF the Indebtedness, the various
councils, Democrats and RepuDH-
can. let the matter slide until TINS
year when the matter mad 10 De
taken in whole part. The climax
of the affair was the much talked
If s6.06 present tax rate. Many hg-
ure that Mr.. Chase beirg a Demo
Graf and having been elected TO
the state senate by the mocra
will naturally claim a good NUMBER
OF the Democratic vote. TEen cou-
nled with his endorsement by the
Republican club, the same people
igure the election of Mr.. chase a
certainty. ~
has the advantage of being endorsed
nv the Democratic Club. 1t is nat
liral to expect that he will get the
majority of the Democrat votes and
taking into consideration the posi-
bilitv of him pulling some OF the
Republican votes. The fact thai
south Amboy is Democratic and
that Mr.. stanton will annex some OF
the Republican votes brings the
matter to rather close quarters, sc
that neither candidate is assured oil
election until the last vote is count
ed.
Sc much time is being utilized or
the mayoralty contest h a little Is
being done in the line of watching
the contests between the various
council offices to be filled seems tc
be the opinion of those interested
in the entire political movement
Many figure that all efforts are
placed by both parties in the mayor
contest, while the others sort of fee
their own way.
AIderman-at-large Race
For alderman-at-large two bust
ness men oppose each other, Rich
ard u. Rue, Democrat, of the firm
of r. U. Rue & Company. clay and
sand merchants of this city. mem
Der Of the Board Of Education ant
an ex-ceuncilman. Edwin L. Tice
Republican, an accountant. and fol
the past four and a half years man