Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-03-06
ANOTHER LONG
FIGHT ON BILLS
FOR ALDERMEN
following Long and Heated
Arguments Board Finally
Does Some Business
CLARK VS.. WILENTZ
Bills Finally Paid, But New
Fights Are Expected to
Develop

A further fight on the payment of
certain bills featured the meeting of
the Board of Aldermen last night. A
number of the bills Alderman John
j. Clark as chairman of the judiciary
com mittee would not sign, were
passed by vote of four to three.
There was some discussion after
City Attorney David Wilentz had
been given the floor and explained
the various bills to which the judi
ciary committee chairman objected.
The city attorney in closing his re-
marks said that he would be paid for
his work or resign. In his talk At
torney Wilentz said that he had been
told that the plan of naming James
Mullen as collector of revenue was
the handing of lemon" to Alder
man Thomas Patten so that the lat
ter would vote for Wilentz for city
attorney.
Following the reading of the
comptroller's report and motion
was made that warrants be drawn
for the various amounts, Alderman
Clark made known his objections to
a bill for SAP payable to Otto Peter
son for six days work with the tax
collector, $40 to Attorney Wilentz for
widow pension cases, $40 to Attorney
Wilentz in the Crescent theatre case,
$25 to Attorney Wilentz in the Pa
trolman James Egan case, $3.50 to
Attorney Wilentz in the Hornsby-
Mullen fight, and $40 to James Null
len.
The Fifth ward alderman pointed
cut that he did not believe the coun-
ell authorized the work for which
these various bills We're made. AL
derman Albert Waters then spoke
Of the one man obstruction to the
progress of the board in the past and
said it was the duty of the board
to pass these bills for payment and
that it was legal to do so. The
Second ward alderman then turned
over to City Clerk Philip Costello
Two other bills, $3.50 to o. j. Nor
genson, former comptroller, for as
sistance to Comptroller Edward ]
Dalton the first part of the year, and
s125 to Former City Clerk Arthur
Graham for assistance to the pres
ant city clerk.
The Morgenson and Costello bills
will be taken up at a later meeting
In the vote on the original bills. AL
dermen John Sotield, Clark and Ben
iamin Riedy voted mo" on the Will
sntz, Mullen and Peterson bills, and
the other four aldermen voted for
he payment of all.
City Electrician Jay b. FRANKIE
rad a communication before the
BOARD in regard to the construction
IT a new bell tower gong, at State
and Smith streets; f1reproof building
For the fire alarm headquarters, and
removal of the present equipment
which would cost in all, $11,700. The
.ity electrician said this would make
he local fire alarm system second
% none in state. The report was
he result of an investigation or
tered by Mayor William C. Wilson
and made by Building Inspector
William J. Murtagh at the present
cell tower in the old city yard. The
2ew building would be on the ole
,ity stable site.
Members of the board were urged
TO attend a meeting here tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at which
a chief engineer of the Central raj
road will discuss the possibility o
Including Fayette street in the rail
road elimination plans. A repor
from Henry loft, sealer of weight
and measures, regarding the 0rice
charged for coal here. was spreat
on the minutes. 1t was shown tina
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