Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-18
PROTEST MADE
ON PROSECUTOR
Speaker Says City Has No
Need for 0ne-Aldermen
Considers Stricker'S Plan

The aldermanic committee of the
whole last night took under advise
ment the communication of Prose
eutor Joseph E.. Stricken suggesting
that a city prosecutor be named to
dispose of the numerous cases OIL
mincr Importance which are now
referred to the grand jury for ac-
ton.
The communication which was
published in full in yesterdays
! Evening News, pointed out that in
second class cities such as Perth
Amboy the governing body has the
power to appoint a city prosecutor
who could dispose of cases of petty
larceny, simple assault, malicious
mischief, etc, thus relieving the
grand jury of this extra work. At
present many of these cases are con-
sidered so trivial, the prosecutor
states that justice is not done me
salary of the city prosecutor, the
communication states, could be
more than paid from the fines col
lected.
No discussion was held on this
| subject, but it was referred to h
committee of the whole. William M.
Hallahan, who was In the audience,
asked permission to address the
board on the subject of the appoint
ment of a city prosecutor and ne
vigorously opposed such a move.
Mr. Hallahan argued that the APP
pointing of a city prosecutor would
mean added expense 70 the taxpay-
ers and declared that the prosecutor
and assistant prosecutor should be
able to find sufficient time to devote
to all cases which came before the
grand jury for consideration. In
Closing the address he hoped h
city would see fit to allow matters
to continue as al present and let the
prosecutor and assistant prosecutor
take care of all the cases sent from
this city to the grand jury.
A request from the Jersey Central
Traction Company that it be permit
ted to let the company's tracks stu
ated on paved streets In Perth Am
boy remain for the time being was
referred to the committee of the
whole. The committee of the whole
also took under adyisement a letter
from a Newark law firm asking
damages as the result of an accident
at the foot of Fayette street in which
an automobile truck went off the
foot of the strEet into the water.
Charges against Patrolmen Archi-
bald Mason and Joseph Gaydos were
referred to the board by the mayor
and referred to the committee of the
whole and the city attorney. An or
Ginance was passed on first reading
establishing an electrical bureau
here and making the city electrician
chief of this bureau. An ordinance
authorizing the issuance of $4,000
school bonds was passed on second
and third readings as was an ordi-
nance for the issuance of $1,000
temporary improvement bonds to
pay the additional cost of curbing
and grading Wayne street from
lands of the Lehigh Valley railroad
west to Catherine street. The con
tract for this work was awarded by
resolution to Graham & McKeon for
$6,341.55.
The police committee was author
lied by resolution to purchase six
electric suspension signals for street
ends at a cost not exceeding $3.50.
A delegation from the Kennedale
Improvement Association was before
the board with the request that lights
be placed on Krochmally avenue. A
request for lights on this street was
made some time ago but Alderman
Mcclure explained that the neces-
sary equipment was not available at
that time to do the work. He prom
ised that lights would be installed
on Krochmally avenuE in the near
future.