Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-10-19
Chairman Hayes Says Free
holders Have Refused TO
Give Him Information
DENIAL BY FREEH0LDERS
Saw Clerk of Board Wrote to
Hayes, But Latter Says tie
Did Not Receive II

NEw BRUNSWICK, oct. 10
pafnsaI on the part of the kepupii-
can BOARD of Freeholders To give 'iie
s,sai+or employed by the Democratic
e,'atv committee access to the re-
o,.as ond hooks of the county poaro
IS likely result IN court LIS t,,at
Asorted to by the Democrats 30 "a
mir work might be accolnplis,e4 -
EIdmund A. Hayes. CHAIRMAN ~.
ADemocratic county coniiiiit.ee; 90, 49,
Hiring data for the tall callipale =
zo a. the county records charses e .iiae
freeholders have falleu 20 s s.,,
b the desired information WIZ
GOOD grace and letter TO the pos,
written by him on OCTOBER
monstrating against TINS tref''ii0ii'
was practically ignored.
The freeholders at thelr fnee.ins
denied that the letter from HAYES
had not been answered and IN sup
rort of this claim produced copies
- show that Clerk Thomas j. Muivl-
Hill had written the Democrats
county chairman on Tueday OF TINS
week offering to render every pos
sible aid in obtaining the desired
information relative to expenditures
rnade bv the Republican board.
Haves Yesterday denied that he had
ever received this letter at his once
or at the headquarters of the Demo-
cratic county committee.
second letter to the board from
Chairman Hayes was delivered yes
terdav by John e. Kreuger, OF TINS
city. the auditor searching the rec
ords of the Republican ooard lor
the Democrats. He seeks not oniy
information regarding road expendl-
lures, but facts relative 10 tns
amounts paid in janitors salaries ana
plumbing repairs as well.
In addition to costs Hayes en-
deavored to check up on the asser-
ton that stone paid for by the coun-
ty was never delivered though con-
tractors of the county were pald
for the material under an arrange
ment with the freeholders. The dis
position of the county car assigned
to the sherfffs office which was
wrecked while performing other
than county work, was also a matter
of the last query, but remains un-
answered according to Hayes.
Following is a copy OF the letter
which the freeholders say was writ
ten Chairman Hayes on October 10
and winch ftdySS uShlSo iSSSt Aio
"Mr. e. A Hayes, chairman Demo-
cratic County Committee:
"Your communication CT the Ilth
inst, addressed to the Board OF
I1Sgeeholders has been duly received,
~ the board advises me to answer
'GS follows: .,
= eve are in thorough accord with
your desire to afford the fullest pub
licity to not only road expenditures,
but to every expenditure of the tax
payer's money. We have endeaV-
ored to this by publishing our
reports in the Perth Am
boy Evening News and in New
Brunswick Home News.
''The matter of state aid, when
YOU speak might be applied in the
assistance received from the state
in the reconstruction of permanent
roads or might be applied to the
motor vehicle moneys which are al
Iotted proportionately to the county
in the repair and maintenance of
existing roads.
'Tf you will kindly tell us exactly
1ust what information you desire, we
will be glad to accord you every
FACILITY, for not only a thorough ex-
j animation but also the fullest public
itv for your contemplated report.
.,Assuring you of the boards de-
sire to assist you in every way pos
sible, / beg to remain,
"Signed by
"THOMAS J. MULVIHILL.
'sDated October 16."
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