Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-05-01
The Council
J And Sidewalks
Mayor Cramer Returns Ordinance
Unsigned.

His Honor the Mayor, William B.
Cramer, has taken the first step to-
ward keeping the sidewalks and
eurbs out of the City of Beverly.
The ordinance providing for this inn
provement, having passed the first,
second and third and final readings
before the Mayor and Common Coun-
ell, was in the act of becoming
law when Mayor Cramer threw
wrench in the machinery by return
ing the ordinance to City Clerk Wire,
unsigned.
There has been quite some talk for
the last few days about an injunction
which was to be placed against the
city as soon as this much needed i'm
provement was started but this is
the first real action that has been
taken.
Those who are doing the most
crying are the ones who have the
least amount of paving to do and
are the same ones who were to APP
pear before Council at the public
hearing which was held on Thurs
day night last, and who did not ap-
pear.
Think of the vast improvement
this will mean to the City of Beverly.
Over two years ago the City Council
was sworn in. No one who lived in
Beverly those days can possibly for
get them.
The election of Republican May
or--his declaration for Council form
of governmental adoption thereof by
the city; and the election of indepen-
dent councilman; no city ever went
through so complete a political trans
formation so swiftly.
Beverly was born anew
It was bold experiment. The
spirit Of rs lived again in Beverly's
revolution of '23. The dead weight
of many years of unproductive debt
and expensive economy had to be
moved The tree had to be pruned
Cor new growth.
The councilmen were new at the
business of municipal government,
but what they lacked in training
they made up in zeal. Though mex
perienced in governmental routine,
they were men Of business experience
and ability. They knew how to set
goal and work toward it. They
reorganized the administrative ma
chinery on straight business foot
ing.
In a short time Council has done
more to make Beverly prosperous
and modern than their predecessors
did in ten times as many years.
Much too human to be perfect, they
have made a. record Of clean business
like service.
They have made mistakes often
they have made mighty poor politics.
But they have held to their program.
They have gotten things done which
q great many people said would be
Impossible. Now they are advocating
the paving and curbing for the entire
city. And few narrow minded cit
liens who are afraid to come out in
to the open and express their griev-
ances are "razzing" Council behind
their backs.
Of course, the proposed ordinance
might not be perfect Some things
should be added and some things
should be changed. For this pur-
pose a public hearing was held and
only one man was brave enough to
face Council in opposition. Then it
was that the Common Council and
City Solicitor played mighty poor
politics. To perfectly civil questions,
asked by ex-Mayor Edward Herring,
Council either could not answer or
they did not want to.
This hearing was public and Coun-
eli should have been prepared to an
swer any questions asked.
If Beverly don't get improvements,
if it don't keep moving ahead, we
might as well go back to the days
of our ancestors.