Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-01-02
DEMOCRAT FREEH0LDER
MAY GET COURT ORDER
TO SECURE HIS SEAT
Road Work CurtaiIment is
Needed, he Says Due to
Much Bridge Work

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. 2:-The
Board OF F'reeholders organized for
1924 at noon today in isie main
court room of the county courthouse,
only six members participating in
the vote on the various matters be-
fore the board.
Klemmer Kalteissen. Democrat,
who secured the certificate of elec-
Ition as the seventh member of the
kRepuhlican board but whose vote is
ybeing recounted at the request OF
yformer FreehoTder j. Fred Orpen,
occupied a seat at the table with
the board but he was completely
ignored. The name of Kaltelssen
was never called during the various
roll calls on the business before the
board and 1t is now generally ex-
pdcted that he will seek q court
arder forcing the other members ef
the board TO accept him as the
Seventh member.
william s. Dey Walter Quaken-
bush ana Kalteissen, all of whom re-
ceived their certificates of election
from the county election board fol-
loving Novembef's election, offered
their certificates for acceptance. The
board accepted those of Dey and
Quakenbush but refused Kalteissen's s.
The board also refused to accept a
certified copy Of the oath of office
which Kalteissen took last Monday
before Judge Kirkpatrick.
The first order of business was the
selection of a director, William ).
Dey again being the unanimous
choice. He was sworn in by Justice
OF the Peace Charles w. Suydam.
20 a nlpSSa Re
was read to the board in which he
advocated a curtailment of expendi-
lures in road work owing to the fact
that 100000 must be spent on
bridges in the county this year.
About $4,000 Of this amount VIII
We spent for new bridge over
Woodbridge creek between Perth
abov and Sewaren. The message
ID Of the economy practiced by the
ard during the past year and OF
downward trend OF taxatlonl. n
eards to considerable reduction
taxes and favored the use of con-
etc In building county roads.
After the election certificates had
en- examined by County Solicitor
tederick r. Richardson, Freeholder
elIoff moved that those of Dey and
1akenbush be accepted and that
~ be seated. This motion was
ssed. Al letter of protest against
seating of Kalteissen was receiv-
from .Orpen who declared that
Y(1a successful candidate will not be
known until the recount is finished,
probably the early part of next
month. Orpen said he believed the
recount wouldFshow his election over
s Ka1teissen by twenty or twenty five
votes as the count thus far was IN
his favor. Belloff also opposed the
acceptance Of Kalteissen's certifi-
cate.
Addressing the board, Kalteissen
eaid the court order for the recount
directed that the votes of four of the
candidates be recounted and ne
could not see how the board could
recognize two OF these men prior to
the end OF the recount without re-
cognizing him as well. He also de-
clared that his name appears on the
certificates of Dey and Quakenbush
as the third man elected and that by
accepting these certificates they are
accepting him as well. The Dem
ocratic candidate maintained that
until the recount showed him de-
'ftated. IL such should be the case,
he is entitled to the seventh seat on
the board.
Director Day spoke plainly to Kali
fefssen saying: you must realize
that you wifi give the board a lot
Of trouble If seated. In politics the
majority rules" The majority was
opposed to Kalteissen and as re-
suit he was not accepted but ignored
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