Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-19
ORDINANCE NOT
/ TAKEN N Up B B
/ THE ALDERMEN
Calvin Points Out that Matter
Should Be Left with
the Mayor
PETITIONS ARE PRESENTED
| KiWanis Club on Hand to
Fight-Firemen Lead in
the Opposition

The anticipated opposition to the /|
ordinance which would prohibit
travelling carnivals from appearing
in Perth Amboy materialized at the
meeting of the Board of Aldermen
when a delegation of about $50 hre-
men and carnival sympathizers pre-
sented a petition containing LTD
signatures asking that carnivals be
permitted to visit the city.
Alderma -at-Large Calvin ex-
planned to the large delegations
which filed the council chamber and
halls. that the ordinance submitted
by the Kiwanis Club which would
prohibit carnivals from appearing
here. has never been officially acted
upon by the board and the aldermeM
after due consideration had decxQ@
to hold this matter in apeyance.
The reason for taking no aeti9A
on this proposed Ordinance. : fES
chairman said. was that the board
did not desire to enact 1egis1atfon
which would take this power from
the mayor. The mayor. has full
powers to permit or prohibit the ap-
pearance of carnivals here. Chair
man Calvin said. and the members
of the Board of Aldermen do moi !.
believe they should take this power
from him by any ordinance. Fol
lowing this statement he announced
the board would take recess for the
purpose of hearing arguments for or
against the proposed ordinance.
1t was evident from the attitude
taken by the aldermen that the
movement supported by the Kiwanis,
Rotary, Lions and Woman's Clubs
was doomed to defeat. The firemen's
delegation claimed 1t was case OF
the organized minority trying tc
dictate to the unorganized MAJOR
ity," protested against the ordinance
as "class legislation" and held thai
the clubs had selfish motives in in
Producing the measure which the,
declared was discriminating. This
move to rid the city of carnivals was
stamped as an attempt at an "un-
just reform"
Derben w. Bartholomew. presi:
dent of the Kiwanis Club, which had
delegation of about fifteen MEM
bers present, was the first speaker
on the subject. He denied that the
ordinance was class legislation or
that there was any selfish motive
involved. He argued that carnivals
are a moral detriment to any COM
munity and the monetary gain Is not
sufficient to offset the harm done to
the people. He stated that children
are victimized, grown-ups do not.
have a chance at the gambling
wheels and that very small per-
centage goes into the Golfers of the
organization under whose auspices
the carnival is being given. He said
there are other ways in which the
! firemen can raise money, although 1t
will mean harder work on their part.
Patrick Kilmurray, representing
! the Veterans of Foreign Wars and
| the Army and Navy Union, said his
| organization had received a "40-60'
| split at their last carnival and de-
] clared that instead OF backing their
organizations the local civic clubs
were bucking them. He submitted
as proof of this statement a letter
| from the I<iwanis Club returning
| tickets for a clambake recently held
| by service mems organization.
Harold Hayden, a Kiwanian, de-
| clared the carnival to be ''piker
proposition" in which one does not
| have a sporting chance for his
money. He charged that dishonest
methods are used to fleece the pub
| lie at these affairs.
John w. Olsen, who was at the
meeting for another purpose, took
occasion to attack the three local
civic clubs in general and the XII
wants Club in particular. He said
he spoke for the children OF the city
and believed that a carnival gave
them the amusement they desired.
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