Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-02-05
COMMITTEE TO
PUSH BRIDGE
IS LARGE BODY
Named by Alderman at Large
Calvin and Is Made Up
of 20 Members
MANY OTHER MATTERS
Clark Again Objects to Pay
ment of Bi|Is-Fail to Pass
Measures Over Veto
MANY OTHER MATTERS

Appointment of a committee by
Alderman n-at-Large Richard j. Gal.
vim IN further the construction or
the perth Amboy- y-Tottenville bridge
across the Staten Island Sound; op-.
iections by Alderman John j. Clark
10 three bills offered for payment;
the passing of several matters over
Mavor Wilson's veto and bids for
car load of poles for the light de-
partment were the principal items
coming before the Board or Alder
men last night under the heading OF
general business. Alderman Ropert
A. MCGUIRE was the only absent
member.
BEFORE the appointment by Alder
man-at-Large Calvin of the COM
mittee to urge the construction or
the bridge the resolution authorlz-
ING the appointing of the committee
xvtfs received from Mayor wilson
with his approval. In communl-
cation attached to the resolution the
mayor said in part: Il DO teei liia1
7 should have been taken INTO con-
sideration, considering the work tnae
have done in the past IN
connection with this matter at my
own expense" Those appointed TO
serve on this committee by Mr..
Calvin follows:
Senator Morgan F. Larson, AS
.a,,,hlvman Thomas l.. Hanson,
Frank u. Antisell, Albert G.. Waters,
Charles Dorsey, Joseph Massopust'
T r. Madsen John Seaman, ST.
Thomas Brown, Louis Y. Sosln,
Michael Trygar, Charles Dorain,
stanley Rostkowski, Steven Pribula'
peter Barber, August, e. Ranges
Harry Wolff, Sol r. Kelsey. Matthew
T. Smith, James A. Murray.
The committee was approved by
the unanimous vote of the alder
men.
Alderman Clark raised objections
to three bills that were includeo IN
the list offered for payment. These
were: First, bill of Irving franKei
for work done as deputy collector.
Mr.. Clark declared that Frankel hau
been employed regardless OF the iace
that the mayor had vetoed the reso-
luton and that in view of this the
aldermen were acting lliegaiy IL
they passed the bill.
The second item objected to by the
fifth ward alderman was a. Dill OF
S35 each for badges for the tax as
SCISSORS. For the past fifty-one years
assessors had no badges and he saw
no reason why they should nave
them now at the expense of the tax
payers. what are we coming TO IL
we allow every Tom, Dick and Harry
to purchase everything they want
and then pay the bill" Mr.. Clark de-
manded.
The third item was that for print
ing order books for the fire depart
ment by the Perth Amboy Record.
Mr.. Clark declared it was shameful
for the city to take this work away
from Mrs. O'Hara, a widow VINO IS
striving to bring UP her family by
running a printing business ana
needs the work. :
The vote on the bills resulted In
Alderman Sof1eld voting for all but
the Frankel bill and the bill for the
badges. Later in the evening he in
formed the clerk that he desired to
vote for FrankeIs bill as he had
been misinformed concerning 1t. AL
derman Clark passed while the 9TH
ers voted for the passage of the
bills as presented.
The resolution discontinuing the
hiring of an automobile for the use
of the city electrician and fire chief
was not passed ove- the mayor
veto.
The resolution employing Rudolph
Kish as constable was not passed
over the mayors veto.
Alderman-at-L Calvin and AL
derman Mcclure were made mem
bers of the Board of School Esti-
mate.
Under an ordinance passed on first
reading hereafter all drivers of au-
tomobile buses will have to obtain
drivers card at the fee of ST..
The mayor and chief of police rec
ommened the employment of dog
catcher. The matter was referred
TO the judiciary committee.
A communication from Alfred
Coley, of Mechanic street, seeking
the position of city painter, was
turned over to the Board of Educa-
ton. Coley alleged in his letter
that the contractor employed on the
grammar school had made the sum
of $4,000.
A petition from the residents of
Division street for pavement was re-
ferred to the committee on streets
and sewers.
Bids for car load of poles for the
light department were received from
the following: M. l.. Bruce Com
pany. Maugle Pole and Tie Company
g. NJ. Peterson & Company and
Liddle & PeiffeE