Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-08-07
ATTACKS
W|LENTz BILL
Services, Costing City
$455, Were Not Necessary
in Passage of Bill

Wilentz for special services rela-
tive to the adoption of Chapter 157,
Laws of 1929" which was the meas
ure that provided funds whereby
the city could pay It's share of the
cost of grade crossing elimination
here, was attacked by Alderman
Clark last night at the aldermanic
meet1lg. The bill was for $455.
Alderman Clark said he failed to
| see where the fee of the city attor-
ney was authorized as the numerous
trips to Trenton and New York were
not necessary. The fifth ward alder
man declared that it was compul-
sorry Upon the legislature to pass
this legislation as the Public Utility
Board had ordered the work done.
All of the activity of the city attor-
ney was unnecessary, Alderman
Clark said, adding hat If MI. WIZ
entz desired to see either Senator
J Larson or A~ssemblyman Hanson
with reference to the passage of h
bill he could have seen them at
their offices in this city instead of
going to Trenton.
When a vote was taken On the bill
| Aldermen Clark and Sofield were the
only ones to vote mo-" All of the
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and the bill was ordered paid.
The Wilentz bill in detail follows:
Special services in re adoption of
Chapter 157, of the Laws of 1928 in
re trunk sewer.
Jan. 20-Trip to New York for
interview with Chairman of Finance
Committee a hours).
Jan. 20-Inspection of finance
laws a hours).
Jan. 22-Trip to Trenton, inter-
view with Commissioner Darby and
A~ssemblyman Hanson 6 hours).
Jan. 23-24-Inspection of finance
laws az hours).
Jan. 25-26-Preparation of assem-
bly, No. 335 Go hours).
Jan. 29-Trip to Trenton. Inter-
view with Senator Larson, Assem-
blymen Hanson, DeVoe and Hoff-
man, Commissioner Darby and At
torney General 6 hours).
Jan. 30-Proposed bill submitted
to bond attorneys for approval, pro-
curing approval, forwarded to SEN
ator Larson q hours).
Feb. "Trip to Trenton to urge
introduction of bill Chill introduced
Feb. 6 by A~ssemblyman Hanson a
hours).
Feb. 19-Trip to Trenton; confer
ence with Assemblyman Hanson and
Commissioner Darby as to commit
tee substitute for Assembly No. 335
e hours).
Feb. 20-Procuring approval of
bond attorneys of committee substi-
tute as proposed e hours).
March 13-Trip to Trenton a
hours).
March 15-Trip to Trenton a
hours).
March 19-Trip to Trenton: inter-
view with secretary to Governor Sill
ger urging approval OF bill now
Chapter 157 of the Laws of 1923 a
hours).
Total-seventy-one CID hours,
$500.
-Four trips to Trenton urging pass
age of bill, no charge.
Messenger to Westfeld with fl
nance data to finance committee, no
charge.
Fares and disbursements Go trips
to Trenton and one trip to New
York, sos; total, $455.
Two bids were received by the
aldermen for the heating of the
Garfield firehouse, the contract be-
ing awarded to Therkelson Broth
ers on their bid of $490. This con-
cern also has bids in at $452 and
$422 on different style boilers. James
r. Burns & Son bid $399 on one type
$499 on another and $549 on a third
type.
The old city scale was ordered
sold to the C. & S. Corporation for
$500, this being the highest bid. Will
liam S. Meyer, of Newark, bid $3.50.
A communication from the mayor
recommending that the city cleo
trician be authorized to attend the
annual convention of electricians
was received and referred to the
lamps and lights committee.
An invitation was received from
the Patrolmen's Benevolent Associa-
ton to attend their clambake on
August 16 and accepted.
The State Highway Commission. in
a letter to the board, informed the
city that that body would not grant
the so working day time extension
asked by the contractors on the new
Amboy avenue pavement. This was
referred to the street committee
1.-THE aldermen at a previous meet
ing favored the time extension or
condition that the highway board ap.
proved it.
A preliminary report was received
from the City Plan Commission or
the proposed sewage settling basir
at the foot of Second street. Thi:
was referred to the street commit
tee.
A resolution was adopted author
izing the fire committee to advertiz'
for bids on q six cylinder triple com,
bination pumping, chemical ant
hose engine, same to be received OF
August 20.
The police ordinance, scheduled t.
come up on second and third read
ings, was laid on the table in order
that the mayor and aldermen nigh
J further consider the ordinance priol
to it's next reading.
The Park Board was given $25t
for band concerts, this money beint
taken out of the appropriation ~fol
civic celebrations.
The contract for the Lehigh Parl
sewer system was awarded to Georg'
A. Mclaughlin. Bids for this worl
were received some time ago but tn
contract could not be awarded al
, the money was not available.
A resolution was adopted authoriz
/, ing the street committee to secure
, bids on the new trunk sewer system
, to be laid west of the Central Rail
road tracks as part of the grad
crossing elimination work, these bid
TO be received August 20.
The lamps and lights committet
! was authorized to spend SITS n
havinp a ventilatinR skylight In