Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-02
4 NEW OFFICERS
At WOODBRIDGE
Balint, Egan, 0IbriCk and Par
sons Are Named Following
Fight in Committee
TWO ARE FROM FORDS
Luffbury's Resolution Not
Countersigned-NeW Men
Passed Tests
TWO ARE FROM F0RDS

WOODBRIDGE, May 2:-The ap-
pointment of four men to the police
force OF the township caused con-
siderable rift among tho members of
the township committee at their
special meeting held Monday night
The split of the police committee
originated the long tilt and became
evident when George Luffburry
chairman of the police committee
introduced resolution calling for
the appointment of John Egan,
James Anzoyino, Andrew Simonsen
and Benjamin Parsons to the vacan-
cieS.
Committeeman Luffbury's resolu-
ton was not oountersigned by Com
mitteemen J. r. Salter and Albert
Larsen, the other members on the
Police committee. The resolution
said that it was decided that Egan,
AnZovlno, Simonsen and Parsons, be
selected on the basis of their high
mentaI and physical qualities as
shown by the tests conducted at the
Railway reformatory. MIR. Luffbury's
resolution further stated that the
police committee in consultation
with the chief of police after the ex-
change of reports submitted by the
reformatory has decided to recon-
menu tHeSe men dS DelIB HIteu ac-
oordfng to examination reports of
applicants examined.
The clash among the members
started at the conclusion of reading
by Clerk Keyes of the resolution.
Although Chairman Louis Neuberg
favored the appointments of the men
in the resolution hereto presented
and seconded by Committeeman Gill
as well as Mr.. Luffbury, four mem
bers of the committee, Messrs. Hoy
Larsen, Salter and McElroy, refused
to vote and approve the appoint
ments.
The fact that the resolution intro
duced by Committeeman Luffbury
was not in accordance with the views
of other members of the police COM
mittee, a~long and spirited debate
followed, and was supplanted by the
Introduction of another resolution
signed by Committeeman Larsen and
Salter, which embodied the state
ment that the police committee of
Woodbridge township having made
a careful study of the average of the
different applicants for the position
of patrolmen of the Woodbridge
township force and having deliberat-
ed on the part of fitness of each
man, asked for the appointment of
George Balint, John r. Egan, Ed
ward Olbrick and Benjamin Parsons.
The latter resolution was passed
with Luffbury, Neuberg and Gill
voting no, and Hoy, Larsen, Salter
and McElroy voting for its passage.
Chairman Neuberg and Messrs.
Gill and Luffbury voiced the opin-
ion that the average of the men rec
commended in the second resolution
was not as high as that introduced
in the Luffbarry recommendation
willie the opposing team of commit
teemen composing the majority felt
that their appointees held the high
est points in the report The APP
pointment of Olbrick which caused
also some dispute seemed to have
the support of outsiders In their
opinion Olbriek, life long resident
in the township, was desirable
man for the position and would
represent the first ward Parsons
comes from the third ward while
from ward two of the township,
Egan and Ballint were chosen.
Chairman Neuberg although graf
flied with the appointments and Civ
ing his approval of the men chosen,
expressed the belief that there was
general political tendency in the
matter. He felt that it should not
have been the case and that the po-
lice business should have taken it's
right course without political views
and interference.
While Ballint, Egan, OlbriclS and
Parsons have been sworn in yester-
day to their duties, indications poiIt
that the harmonious feeling which
existed for while in the township
committee circle since Mr.. Neuberg
has been chairman, has sort of
waned. For the first time a dis
agreement in the police committee
has existed