Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-09
reasonablenesa Of such Zee.

! reasonableness of such fee.
We are making very little pro-
eress against economy and eth-
cheney if we give the officials ap-
pointed theilr discretion as to the
acts they shall perform and as to
the degree OF services they shaJl
render to the city to say nothlns
of the amount of fee that may be
demanded for any services rendered.
Surely to sign these ordinances
appointing certain officers and fixing
their term without SiVing tho lght
70 the scope OF duty their salary
or fees for services done is clearly
without foundation in reason. such
procedure is contrary to good busi-
ness judgmentd an surely the coun-
Gil would not have the public be-
ueye that they will administer the
affairs of the city in any other nan
ner than by clear and well dehned
business methods.
| should think that the Office hold
ers themselves would insist upon
knowing the term of their contract,
If YOU may call it such, with the
common council. Any office holder
who has the interest of the city at
heart and who are likewise interest,"
ed in faithful performance of their
duties would be justice TO himself
certainly insist upon knowing the
nature Of the office to which he VIII
be appointed and the amount OF SER
vices which will be eXacted from
him in the performance thereof ana
his salary or fees for services rem
dered. We owe it to the appointees
to give them clear and distinct
idea as to what the council intends
to demand from them for the term
OF their Office.
think that it serves to the best
interests Of the city Of South Am
boy that the above conditions De
followed strictly realizing that II we
would but center our activities up
on curtailing needless expenses
now and give our sole thought to
correct our defects in government
that we have heretofore been ad-
dicted TO our administra ton Will
disclose in the future that we nave
accomplished much to alleviate the
financial burden that has brought
dire distress upon the taxpayer OF
our city.
/ would not have you believe that
nv purpose in returning the attach
ed ordinances without my signature
is to thwart the we'll defined inten-
ton of the common council to clear
up the matter of appointments so
that they may proceed to other busl-
ness more important to the city OF
South Amboy but / feel it is In
cumbent upon the council to see
that the Office holders of the city Of
South Amboy are brought to thor
ough understanding of their duties
SO that all who function for the
city may do so with a well defined
purpose and clear cut idea as to
their place in the mechanism OF
good government. What we nave
always lacked in the past is our con-
stant neglect to supervise the Of
fees created under our government.
If we can hope for any success N
the future we must lay our foun-
dation now, set down each part OF
the machine in it's proper place III
order that each coordinate part
nay work in harmony and thus pro
duce system which is the -ore-
runner of progress. In doing 80, we
are laying the foundation for good
II it pleases you to submit to me
these individual ordinances getting
forth the duties and the emolu-
ments of each appoiutee in detail.
shall be happy to give them my
consideration.
Respectfully submitted,
DANIEL C. CHASE. Mayor.
Dated March 9Th. 1923.