Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-25
GOVERNOR SILzER MAY
NAME COUNTY MAN
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The attitude of former Governor
b. G. Stokes, Republican state chair
man, toward the Silzer plan of a
new commission, is creating some
interest here. Mr.. Stokes thinks the
highway commissioner should work
without pay. His theory is that
many men of commanding ability
would be willing to serve on a board
of this kind as a patriotic duty.
However, those who are familiar
with the duties of these positions on
the road board know that they re-
quire more time than men of large
affairs, as Mr.. Stokes has in mind,
would be willing to give. A high
way commission must attend fire.
quent meetings. of his board, he must
take certain counties as his juris-
diction and be responsible for de-
tails of work there, receive COM
plants from people in that territory,
inspect the roads in his counties and
look after details in q general way.
The original Edge commission was
~non-salaried and it met but once a
month.
1t is also understood that Mr..
Stokes does not entirely approve the
precipitate haste with which the Re-
publican senators last Monday night
proceeded to fall in line with the Sill
ger program for a reorganization #
the road commission. Governor Sill
ger is now cognizant of this situation
he let the newspapermen know yes
terday at their daily interview.
Speculation on the road question
includes the probable selection for
state highway engineer under the
new regime. This post pays $4,000
a year and under the last admins
tration was held by Thomas J.
Wasser, of Hudson county, who is
temporarily filling the post pending
the reorganization of the depart
ment.
Certain prominent Republicans
are urging the governor to retain
Wasser under the new regime. They
claim that he has been very efficient
in the conduct of the departments
affairs. 1t is understood that Mr..
Wasser may have his old job back as
county engineer of Hudson county
and that when he relinquished that
in July 1920 to take up his present
position, he was only temporarily re-
lieved. Frank j. Ratigan has been
filling the post of county engineer
for Hudson since Mr.. Wasser has
been in Trenton,
In view of the strong message of
GON6rIlOE SiIZcE u Tic lSSioldluIC
this week scoring the expensiveness
of warrenite on Jersey roads, some
of the political gossips are wonder
ing whether Mr.. Wasser will be re-
tanned under the new commission in
view of his known Ieanings toward
this patent paving surface especially
when he first became highway engi-
neer. 1t was recalled that his first
recommendation was for this type of
pavement on the road between Rah-
way and Elizabeth the day after the
commission, just ousted, took office
in July of 1920.
The executive Offices here have de-
MED the story appearing in q New
York newspaper that the governor
has asked Engineer Wasser to fur
nish him with all the INSIDE" in
formation pertaining to the work of
the old highway board. Denial was
also made of the rumor that Mr.:
Silzer had asked to see the payroll
of the department.
The term of Edward E. Read, Re-
publican, assistant state highway en-
gineer, is out next April. He was
named by the Edge commission and
receives $4,000 a year.