Passaic City record., 1891-07-25
City Fathers in Session.

nayor Browns First veto.--Electrfc I
Railway Switches and Track. Xxx
Mayor Howe makes a Donatfon.--
More Lights and Sewers.
Two of the Councilmen were alb
sent from the meeting Monday |
night, but quite a number of citi-
zens were present. In explaina-
ton of his vetoing of an ordinance
to narrow Spring street Mayor
Brown submitted the following:
GENTLEMEN:-Ih herewith return an ordi-
nance fixing the width of Sping street at
so feet believing that no street opening
should be recognized by the city, calling
for less than to feet in width. While so
feet may at thistime meet all the demands
on majority of our streets, yet it IS the
duty Of the Government of to-day to look
out for the needs of the city in the future.
Our present growth and condition point
to a large city. Which may be thorough
fares or business streets with street rail
road lines 1t is impossible to tell. The
extra cost of ten foot of vacant land is
nothing compared with the cost of de-
lays and blocks that come when there
are hundreds of teams in a narrow and
busy thoroughfare. 1t is recognized that
10 or 20 feet added to Passaic street
where there is street car line, would
now be welcomed.
Respectfully submitted,
w. r. BROWN,
Mayor.
Gen. Spencer said that while the
Mayor was right and while he dis
liked to disagree with him, he
would have to do SO in this instance.
F. W. Williamson was heard in re-
ply to the Mayors objections, and
when the roll was called six out of
the ten voted to sustain the Mayors
veiw, and the other four were
against him. An offer from Ex-
Mayor Howe to donate a gore at
the corner of Garden steet and
Bloomfield avenue to the city, in
order to give the corner an easier
turn was accepted.
The Electric Railroad Co. asked
PERMISSION to put down two more
switches, one in Passaic street,
Dundee, near Reid & Barry's store
house and the other in Main ave-
nue., opposite the depot. They
were referred to the Street Com
mittee. A motion was passed re-
quiring the company to elevate its
tracks to grade and fill in around
with broken stone so that wagon
could cross and recross anywhere
within the city limits without dan
ger of injury. The additional
switches are wanted to accommo-
date more cars in order that better
time can be made.
P. T. Plunket, the contractor who
is building the Dundee sewer sys-
tenn, asked for an additi onal allow
ance. The matter was referred to
the Sewer Committee. r. N. Bill
ings got 1874 on account of work
on the Passaic Bridge sewer system.
His contract includes a surface
water sewer on Aycrigg avenue to
run under the Erie, and convey the
drainage to the river
Mayor Brown nominated Bern
ard G. Volger of Passaic Bridge as
a member of the Board of Health
and he was confirmed. He is a
chemist and owns property in Orch
ard street.
Councilman Scott introduced an
ordinance to repeal the ordinance
allowing the Tax Collector fee of
$40 per lot or other parcel of pro-
perty sold for past taxes due. 1t
was ordered published In Pater-
son the Collector is allowed a lump
sum of S. and in Newark the fee
is only ST..
Mr. Clark got a motion through
for a catch basin at corner of pros
pect and Erie streets in front of P.
C. w. & A. A. Club House, not to
catch water, for there is no sewer,
but to intercept the flow of sand
Gen. Spencer offered a motion
the fire department com
Ln1llee TO inquire INTO the WlSuOln
Of allowing one or more of the
local fire companies to take part in
the New Jersey fireman's tourna-
ment at Atlantic City on Sept. 20
and 80 and October and 2. 1t
was adopted.
Mr.. Haggerty offered two mo-
ions, each for three arc electric |
lights in Dundee. He wanted |
.hree in Second and three in Third |
street. Mr.. Costello wanted one
1t the corner of Third and South
streets Mr.. Scott asked for one
1T corner of Bloomfield and Paul
son avenues.
A note for $1,000 was ordered |
1rawn for discount, showing that
here is no longer any surplus in the