Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-31
AUDIT REPORT
At So. ANBOY
Laid on T~abIe-EffeCtS Of
fer of Police Recorder
Common Council Meets

SOUTH AMBOY, Oct. 31:-Ar
ANALYSIS of the police blotter dis
closes the total fines assessed tc
the amount of $463.10 while accord
Ing to the audit of Braverman &
Smith, only $433.10 was regarded as
the sum collected. The difference, il
is claimed by juGge Forgotson rep
resents remissions which he claims
fell within his authority to make.
These fines it was stated were collec-
ted partly by Justice Forgotson. part
iy by the late Chief Mcdonnell and
partly by Sergeant Gieason
According to the report of the
auditors this money was supposed
70 have been tul ned eser to justice
Forgotson, although NJ receipts were
available for money turned over.
The auditors in their report char
acterize the method of handling the
city money as indicating great lax
lty.
Councilman Edwin [. Tice, who
has persistently brought this matter
to the front, and which resulted in
the audit of the books of the police
Justice, said last night, after pre-
senting a resolution to have the 1921
books of the police justice audited
hat he advised this course after be-
Ing convinced that there was a dis
crepancy in the police court books
for the year 1922. Councilman Tice
stated that after a complete check
of the police blotter and the day
book he had found several items not
listed by the auditors that had to be
Strengthened out to his satisfaction
before he moved that the report be
received and filed. In addition Mr..
Tice charged that from his investi-
COTTON he had cleaned the fact that
the police Justice had turned over
for the entire year of 1921 only suf-
icient moneys to cover licenses. ut
Is har dly conceivable that there were
no fines for that year." added Mr..
Tice.
The report of the police justice
audit, was on motion of Mr.. Tice,
laid on the table until the 1921 audit
was completed.
The matter of an assessment map
for the city was brought to the at
tention of the council last night by
Councilman Delaney, who after a
large number of tax cancellations
were read off, denounced those Who
opposed the purchasing OF the map
as foolish. I'VE have tonight, through
carelessness or otherwise written off
enough taxes to pay for the assess
ment map" said Mr.. Delaney. The
councilman took particular pains
to show the councilmen present Just
to what extent the city and the tax
payers suffered by the slip-shod
method of assessing. 1.-The city," said
Mr.. Delaney, "has paid the county
and state their share on these incor-
rect assessments, and this means that
the city loses just twice the amount
because of the antiquated way we
are allowing Il city to be assess
ed"
Councilman Disbrow arose to de-
fend himself ON the matter. 81 want
this to be my parting shot" said
Mr.. Disbrow. Il have not altered
my opinion on the assessment map,
and do not expect to. This is my
last year on the council, and / say
the taxes written off the books to-
night could not have been remedied
even with an assessment map"
w are paying the assessors $3.50
a year. We gave them a raise to
make the work worth while. There
is a variance in the opinions of the
valuations of the city by these men,
and | say that the assessor should be
lacked up. The taxpayers are paying
the assessors plenty, and they should
be looked after. Its not the assess
ment map that is need half as much
as a watch on the assessors con-
cluded the councilman.
A blanket resolution submitted by
Councilman Tice covered the correc-
tons on the number wrongly assess
ed.
Mr.. Delaney, chairman of finances
announced that $4,000 had been the
amount designated to be levied on
property owners on David street for
recent sidewalks and curbs.
A bill from John Welsh, to the
amount of eight dollars, for doctor
services, necessary after he had fall
len into a open sewer on Borden
town avenue, was received, after
City Solicitor Francis p. Coan stat
ed that the city was in no way liable
for the damage.
City Engineer A.. T. McMichaels
was instructed to prepare a topo-
graphical map of George street, be-
tween Stevens and Pine
A resolution authorizing the issu-
of temporary improvement
notes to the amount of $4,000 for the
street sidewalk and curb was
adopted at the meeting last night.
A petition from the property own
on George street between Stevens
avenue and Pine avenue, disapprov-
ing the idea of laying sidewalks and
curbs at this time, was laid on the
table on motion of Councilman Dis
brow.
A communication was received
from r. A. Straub, who asked the
council to establish a grade line in
the alley adjoining his Main street
property where he recently erected
a number of garages. 1t was stated
by Councilman Delaney hat Mr..
Straub wanted to protect his garages
from drainage by erecting a cement
curb in the alley behind his prop
erty. On motion of Councilman Con-