Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-12-13
AUDIT FIGHT
At So. AMBOY
Mayor Elect Chase Serves
Notice on Common Coun-
Gil in Contract Award

SOUTH AMBoY, Dec. 1S.-At a
regular meeting of the Common
Council last night. Mayor-elect
5 Daniel C.. Chase announced to the
council that he had heard OF a let
TER from the Il. L. Carroll. auditors
stating that they would audit n
socks OF the city for the year for a
sum amounting to $3.50, as COM
pared to the figures given by Brav-
t9rfnan & Smith of Perth Amboy.
the latter having been awarded h
audit at the last regular meeting Oh
the council. He warned the coun-
al that since that bill would come
up for payment during his term or
office, he would veto any attempt TO
pay it. He said he thought 1t very
poor policy to hand out a contract
10 anyone when it could be done
equally as good by a reputable nrHl
for much less an amount.
Mr.. Delaney said he questioned
the wisdom of the mayor-elect, al
though he did not doubt that n
mayor-elect was sincere in III mat,
ter. He added that in professional
: servtce it sometimes paid to spend
4 little more, so as to be sure OIL
having the thing done right.
The councilman stated that q
office of councilman was q VERY
fhankless one, adding that as cnair-
man of the nance commlttes aoF
the past year, he had yet TO unueF
atand audits and tria. balances
saThe audits we have received thus
s.r have been nothing but a Jumoie
~ figures to me- he said. AT n I
noint. Richard f. Carroll, or the H.
q carroll & Co., auditors, took Q
Aeentions to the remarks OF
man Delaney. He demanded an
apology, stating that Mr.. nan
had used his nam5 when reIerrLns
to audits received. Mr. .Caro0 Was
Of the opinion that Mr.: Delaney az
lacked his business ability. Mr.. De-
sisnsv stated that If he had men
TONED his name in connection Win
his remarks, he would apologize.
ssHow do You know" asked MT.
I carroll. that Braverman & smith
will not .gyp' you as another auoLt5
.,ny combany did," Mr.. Carroll SAID
s~amething about it costing the city
$4,000 to be 'gyped" at mat tme.
Mr.. Delaney stated h a n rea-
son the contract was given 10 oraV+
erman & Smith was because tnat
firm had agreed to not eccept a
penny for their WORK, un!ess ~
council received a certihcate from
rommissioner Darby of the bureau
~ Municipal Accounts, stating tnaL
the audit was satisfactory.
think. said Mr.. CARROLL that Brav+
erman e Smith are just andln OUT
q littlsabit OF wind" al
The matter of the completing OF
David street improvement, on mo,
fion of Councilman Disorow, WIZ
he taken up with the contractor 70
finish all but the dispute sec1on,
of David street, oetWeeh E4ne
avenue and Feltus street. u
~anicsvilIe Hose Company stated
shst thew had appointed Oliver Loc-
mari and investing in him power OF
attorney to act for that company,
and TO receive the yearly allotment
none due each fireman In tnas
nsrticuIar company. On motion o.
Councilman Lovely the action OF the
company was confirmed.
Al letter from the Progressive ERE
calling attention TO tne
.s,nunciI body that their fire truck
VOC in need of tires and stating that
Is the advent of the council not act
Immediately it would necessl-
tbe taking out of service tne
ire truck. The letter on motlon q
councilman Lovely was received anu
( aferred to the committee on nre.
a letter from the Monmouth
Company stating that tney
we're in receipt of a communication
ON the city clerk relative TO insu-
tuting a light IN upper WHnlot
and that the matter mad oesn
referred to the superintendent OF tne
department with
I'd look into the matter at once
A report of the attendance at ~
tiles in this city for h past yea
submitted by van
Gleaf, secretary Of the ProgressIVe
Fire Company. The report was COM
piete in detail, giving as q yearly
average 81 per cent, attendance on
the part of the members. The re.
nort was received on motion OF
Councilman Lovely and nleo.
A communication from the r. f.
Carroll and Company auditors, stat
ing that they would agree to audit
the city books for the sum Of $750;
The communication on motion OF
Councilman Delaney was received
and fled.
h Progressive Fire Company in
= letter to the u notineo tnet
hodv OF the following elections re-
Gently made: President, j.. Edwaro
Cooran: vice president, j. Frank
FULTON: secretary, L. Van Cleaf;
treasurer James Newmeyer; fore
man, Walter Inman: assistant fore
man, Robert Thorpe, and second as
sistant foreman. Charles Nau. John
Roberts was elected driver. The ac-
ton OF the fire company was con-
irmed on motion Of Councilman
n n.yaIxr