Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-16

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the code under which this board
conducts it's business. / also UNDER
stand the definition of the word in-
CRATE and as such in justice to my
self I brand Silk when he. would
convey by insinuatfon that my only
means of support is the position of
alderman which / have the honor to
hold" Mr.. Clark said.
He continued: SILK knows full
we'll that I do not have to feed at the
public crib Gas he puts it, for a .Hv-
ing. . In his annual report as presi-
dent Of the Board Of Health he
brands his fellow physicians as law
breakers which, to say the least, Is
very inethical. But perhaps his sense
of duty to the public warrants his
doing that. rs
How about his sand on the price
of milk? AS president of the Boar
Of Health has he no moral duty to
perform? Does he not know that
the purchase price Of milk in Perth
Amboy at retail is seventeen cents
while as good a grade OF milk IS SOLO
in Railway for welve cents! we are
told that there is a milk monopoly In
Perth Amboy. If such a monopoly
exists the Board of Health Is not do
ing it's duty for all it has to do is to
withdraw the license from the mon
opolists and allow other dealers to
come in with their milk. He says
that milk prices are not a problem
for the Board of Health. / disagree
with him. The price of milk is q
| problem that every public official
| should be interested in, who feels he
| has q moral duty to perform"
Alderman Clark again attacked
| the Schick test and branded as a
! falsehood the assertion of DIR. SILK
that the Schick test will prevent
| diphtheria. HE is trying to fool the
| mothers about town along this line"
| the ALDERMAN said. ,,
The receipt of a communication
| from Harry S. Medinets, the speclai
counsel engaged by the city to ngnt
| the Dry Docks crossing case In tne
| higher courts, and a bill for services
and costs amounting to more than
| S $4,000 acted as the slight pun OF
| wind necessary to fan into a roaring
| fire that luminosity between the az
| dermen which had been smouioerins
! all through the session. 49,.
The suggestion was MADE tnat tIle
communication be separated IRON
the bills, but this was opJecteo .
by the majority OF aldermen. Aiter
a long discussion the communlca-
ton and bills were referred 10 the
committee Of the whole and city
attorney. Aldermen Sofield. Clark
and Riedy voting against this as
position.
When it appeared as though the
meeting was about over Alderman
1 Waters then took the floor and an
nounced that there was the grand
est little game in that thing (the
q l. zo1ora4A {IA Mn6fn ME hill
and communication tonight" aud
charged Aldermen Sofleld, Riedy
and Clark with trying to put
across some kind of a deal" AL
derman Sofieetd stoutly denied any
deal and said he would not have
voted for the payment Of the bills
Ito Medines let alone try to have
| them paid. Aldermen Riedy and
Clark denied any deal"
One word led to another between
Aldermen Waters and Soield, the
latter making a retort in which he
| referred to the second ward alder
man as a 'louse." Alderman Waters
| started from his chair and took q
step toward the first ward alderman
J but then sat down. A motion was
made to adjourn by one of the mem
bers in order to stop all the %unpleas-
ant personalities and the motion was
| passed to meet again Friday night.
No sooner had the meeting adj
journed' than Alderman Waters rush
ed towards Alderman Sofleld with
the intention of forcing him to re.
tract his words. City Engineer
Booz stepped between the two mer
and prevented any blows beine
struck. Alderman Sofleld admitted
he had been wrong in using the word
louise" the two finally shook hands
and the rest of the aldermen and the
audience of twenty-five or more, left
the council chamber.