Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-11-06

fathered the following sidewalk
curb and gutter improvements in the
first ward: New Street, Second
Street, william Street, Granville
Street, Grove Street, Main Street,
Railway Avenue.
The Republican organization also
try to credit DR.. Salter with the pro-
posed improvement of Perth Amboy
Avenue with a curb to curb pave
ment from Albert Street to Freeman
Street. I defy them also to cay that
it was not a matter that 1 brought
up before Committee as 4 whole.
There are several other improve
ments proposed by me, which L am
surprised the Republicans have no..
accredited to my Republican col
league from the First Ward and they
are: The Perth Amboy Avenue side
walks; sidewalks on Fulton Street;
the attempt to liven up the Town
Hall situation a little so that Wood
bridge could have a decent meeting
hall; the opening of James Street
from School Street to Pearl Street;
the movement for the identifying of
the ~so-called swamp" and the MAX
ing of a park; the erection of re-
tanning walls on both sides or
Hurds Brook from School Street to
Pearl Street; Grove Street Sewer.
Those attending a recent meeting
of the Township Committee may
also remember the fight conducted
by me to have the Albert Street
and Coley Street pavements laid be-
fore Winter. These contracts were
awarded to a Republican contractor
sometime ago, and some little time
before the Pearl Street paving JOB
was awarded, yet to this date nly
one side of Albert Street has Deen
curbed; Coley Street remains I'M
touched and the Pearl Street JOB
expected to be completed within the
next week. The last mentioned Jop
is not being done by a Republican.
For the sake of appearances and
probably with a view towards secur-
ing a few votes from the southern
section of the town proper, the he
publican contractor on Albert Street
Yesterday Sunday dispatched a
steam grader to the job and COM
menced work. 1t remains to be
seen whether the grader is still work
ing after Tuesday. They may think
they are getting away with some
thing, but it recalls to mind the oid
| saying of Lincoln, You a 1901
some of the people some OF the time'
and all the people some OF the Tune,
but you can't fool all OF the peopie
all of the time"
There are several other matters
hat could be touched on if time
would permit.
Another matter which should, give an
insight into the manner in which the
woodbridge Republicans have not acted
fairly and squarely with 1t constituents
--Ia o;g hnfnra avery
CITIZEN casts his ballot for Committeeman
at-Large, is the fact that last eiectioh a
Democrat was elected by the people 70
year. our Mayor, for reasons of his own,
rendered his resignation, which was accep-
ted. 1t took the Republican maJoriis
apnoint a successor. which every fair,
minded and impartial citizen presunneu
would be a man OF the same p1t tbe
faith as the former incumbent; AZ me
i time l took it for granted the Republican
majority of four would act on the square
and appoint a Democrat 70 ~ q Demo-
cratic member of the Committee, 1 op-
posed the appointment of a Republican.
My choice to NIL this onice at tnat bs srme
cratic candidate for Mayor. but odds were
! against me and the result was the APP
pointment Of the present in nf fhs Com.
mittee when 1t formed January LIST, 1879
was five Republicans and two DEMOCRATS
Now 1t 10 SIX hepupicahs anu oH
crat.
The Republican party in Woodbridge has
been in absolute control for six years past
and with the possible exception OF Inc
upbuilding of the Fords section, l cont
see that any of the other Republican
members have proven themselves very
progressive.
this time. will be looked upon in some
quarters as a matter of politics put every
membe of the present township commit
tee, If they want to be honest about il;
have been the moving spirit for all the
improvements that they now credit to Or.
Salter. 1t is but a defense OF my own
record as a member of the Township Com
mittee and a defense to the progressive
principles of the Democratic party.
1 deplore the inexcusable methods re-
sorted to by the Woodbridge Republicans
to elect their candidates this year and
urge the election of true progressives-
Major John C. William for Mayor, a posi-
tion he should now rightfully hold and
Bernard j. Connolly as Committeeman
from the First Ward.
(Paid for by Leon E. McEiroy).