Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-05-22

for cooperation among the various
boards of the borough, Mayor
Thomas j. Mulvihill at the borough
! council meeting last night declared
that he has full confidence in the
present boards and the bills they
incur after a communication had
been received from the clerk of the
Board of Health which urged that
the council rightfully allow them to
supervise the payment of bills, in
stead of sending them to the bor-
ough council for approval. Mayor
Mulvihill. admitting lack of juris-
diction, said that the board of health
has regularly sent the bills to the
borough administration which be-
came a routine business, and upon
motion, the Board of Health was ad-
vised to proceed with the incurred
bills as urged. The lack of harmony
according to points brought out dur
ing the discussion. came about the
Withholding of payment of a gas
bill and according TO statements the
gas company is said to have cut off
their gas supply.
Board of Health Clerk Murphy in
his communication to the council
writes:
1.-THE Board of Health at their reg
ular meeting passed a resolution in
structing me to communicate with
your body relative to the procedure
in auditing bills incurred by the
Board of Health. The board feels
that it has been greatly embarrassed
and exceedingly hampered in its OPP
Grafton by the fact that the council
has assumed control YER its expen-
ditures because its bills are either
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of payment or are deferred upon the
theory that the bills themselves
should be investigated"
THE board is of the impression,
and their intention has been spread
upon the minutes of the last meet
ing in the form of a resolution, that
the council has nj jurisdiction over
the affairs of the Board of Health,
nor can the common council assume
to have the jurisdiction over the ex-
p~enditures of the Board of Health
by any known rule of law. The board
feels that it has been greatly en-
barrassed by the lack of confidence
which has been placed in its judg-
ment by the common council be-
cause it has been a time honored
custom for the common council TO
peacefully acquiesce in all acts taken
by the Board of Health and to rigidly
support the Board of Health in all
respects"
In conclusion of his communica-
ton to the council. the clerk of the
Board of Health writes 1.-THE board
is ever mindful that this may have
been a mistake which occurred with
out the knowledge and consent of
the council but the members feel
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have been corrected before it was
necessary for the board to communi-
cate with the council"
In connection with the Board of
Health communication, Councilman
Harmed said that while attending the
meeting of that board they urged
that 'if there was any prejudice or
spite, not to take it on them"
The application Of Vincent Sto-
kowski for a position on the police
force and signed by eighty-seven citi-
zens was referred to the police com
mittee.
The Universal Audit Company who
has held the borough books for more
than five months has again failed to
deliver them audited, as directed. On
motion of Councilman Phillips the
council agreed to order another au-
dit if the company fails to have the
audit as the next meeting.
The question of a bill incurred by
foZner Engineer Frederick F. ST.
mons for $3.50 for materials pur-
from Cooper & Essen has
been referred for further investiga-
ton.
Councilman Andres, chairman of
the street and road committee re-
ported that a portion of the road at
the approach of the ferry is liable
to cave in, pointing out that water
has been assembled at that point,
has been referred to the eng