New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-29
NEWARK.
INTENDING AND IMPROVING THE troll
LEY-CAR SERVICE.
49,, ,,,c,,r ,~ercYr DrsTRoyERs OF SHADE TREES
NO AMERICAN WOEKMEN ANON" lih
1E1KEEs-PERSONAL ITEMS

No AMERICAN woEKMEN AMONG THE
sTR1KEEs-PERsoNAL ITEMS
Nearly all the street-car lines in Newark arc now
,,,,od With the trolley and except two small
, branch lines the Muberry-st. and BerSen-st hheS'
the car horse has disappeared. The Traction 'orh
many has been short Of closed cars, ana 10 ac-
corlmodate the traffic has been using Ne open
cars which. ii has been rumored. Woai" Dc III"
throughout october although there is general com
plaint against them New closed cars are being re-
caived as soon as finished. About onehaf OF the
electric cars are now equipped with patent Tenders
and IL is expected that all cars VIII be thus pro-
vidcd in about a week. The receipts OF the lrac-
ton Company have steadily increased The Inc
recently built to connect Newark and Jersey CITY
which was regarded a doubtful experiment. mas
proved a success. and is now one of the most
profitable branches of the system 1t Is in contem-
plation TO this line for the transportation or
express packages and light freight from the Hud-
son 10 all points in East Jersey Connection by
trolley with Passaic. Paterson and other points
north is now interrupted only by delay in con-
structing link through Franklin Township from
Bellevie to the Passaic County line. When this
is completed. passenger can go By trolley from the
ferry in Jersey City to Paterson with two changes
of cars.
Iti the intention of tie officials the Agricultural
Experiment Station a; ew-Brunswick to visit New
ark and inspect It's shade trees. with view 70
ravages OF the elm beetle and borer. which have
destroyed many fine old elms in the parks and
streets Successive arrangements Of the parks and
streets have entirely neglected precautions against
these destructive parasites although sufficient warn
ings given five six years ago in the reports
Of the Agricultural EXperimon; Station. ana when
the trees began TO die and decay the only remedy
they could think of TO chop them down. some
thirty fine trees in Military and Washington parks
have been sacrificed since last spring greatly 70
the regret of old citizens. Mayor Lehtucher, In
Difference to this sentiment. has directed that NJ
more trees should be cut down unless their conii-
ton was found 10 be dangerous
In consequence o. the decision ny the supreme
Court sustaining the law by the late LeCisatu re
for a commission to reform the ward lines in New
ark and election for Freehoders viii be he'd In
November ana reform board Will be created.
The commission appointed by the Mayor was non
partisan and singulary fair In adjusting the
lines. There fifteen wards. and the most
careful ciphering cannot make out a partisan ad-
vantage either way. BY new law. also the town
ship represen, in the Board Of Freeholdors IS
restored. bat a new basis. Formerly they ha1
two freeholcrs each while the city wards had one
each. Livingstone Township. with about 100 popu-
laton had twice the representation in the County
Board that the Thirteenth Ward OF Newark. with
It's % 900 population. had. The new Law gives one
freeholder 10 each ward and ore to each township.
except East Orange. which has two The city OF
plan Of representation gives such general satisfac-
ton that il viii hardly be changed even by Demo
cratic legislation. The election for Aldermen b.
the ward arrangement Will he held mex; April.
The present Council consists Of eighteen Aldermen.
In the sprins thirty Aldermen will be elected
II ia curious fact that al the striking in Newark
recently has been by allen labor. and b. people
representing na;onaiies of Eastern Europe. and
mostly the Jewish faith. Few OF them have been
I'm this country long enough 20 vote. All the gar
ment makers are Polish Russian Jews. wh) are
herdel together In the western part II TIE CITY.
and near.y al the matters are Russians or p -.
They number more than one thousand. There has
been no strike O: American. Irish or German hat
tiers. who work In separate SHOPS. on higher grades
Of goods. and fairly good wages. They have
given aid and sympathy 10 the strikers, Who ar"
all non-union men, from considerations Of ref-ln;cr
est. arguing that the nOn-union haitcrs cannot be
dragged down peg without dragging them down.
too.
Society people Of Newark have generally returned
from the outing In Europe or at tho resorts
home. and the indoor entertainments VIII shortly
be resumed. 4 number % families having country
or seaside villas are stn lingering in them. but
everybody Will b. home in October Several mar
riages are announced, mostly for October The
series Of balls the Country cub a; Hutton Park.
will soon be resumed The Bachelors cotllons Will
BE- he'd in Essex Hall ana the saturday Night cub
will occupy Oro,Oa Hall, usual The Essex Troop
has won such celebrity as an organization that is
winter ball has become great feature Of the social
season. This year 1t vii be on larger scd'e tnan
dresses TO show and longing for the social sea
son to open
A proposition was made Immediately after the
death Of George a. Ha!sey last spring 70 erect a
monument TO him in one Of the small parks, ana it
met such favor that 1t VIII probably be carried out
There are at present only thre mGnunSnts to Hew
one 10 ex-Secretary OF state Fre'nghuysen IN The
same park. and one 10 Seth Boyden. the celebrated
the soldier the second the statesman and the third
mechanical genius Mr.. Iialsey the personinca-
est type Of the American citizen lie was Leading
manufacturer sending his goods as far as the Antp-
odes to market. and he more or less interested
in financial institutions ana In nearly all local public
enerprsss Spch was nj, 1teres, as ezen IN
various ways 10000 IN the course OF his NE to cam
Pa m cas- ne !S tn the coas II S cS
versation. a year ago The project, Of monumen;
Board OF Trade, Of which he was an honored MEM
Der. in the near future. l.e
teRdeni % the p"bS Schools for hTe@ yeaT has
ESeD aspSea BY Elmer shm3 Of b sogn n6r
OF Education on Tuesday Mr. sherman was for
S0so6 n tbc Kedg Teachcr hecncy in Nev
York. He returned to South Orange two months
ago.
NOTES ABOUT NEWARK PEOPLE.
John f. Dryden. president OF the Prudential Life
Insurance Company. and his wife staying AT
the Hotel Waldorf having returned from their
ner vacation In the Adirondacks.
Stephen H. Plum and his family have returned
from Blue Mountain Lake. In the Adirondacks.
Mr. and Mrs George w lIubbell may live in
NewYork during the coming winter.
a reception for Mrs Theodore Runyon, wife Of
the Ambassador TO Germany. and her daughter
given Wednesday night at No. 40 Park
Place. by Mrs. A. X Il. Martin Mrs Runyon and
her daughter will soon sail for Europe TO Join the
General in Berlin
Ex-senator William Stainsby with his daughter
Lillian and grandchild Gretta Fork. arrived home
this week from a trip 70 the Yellowstone Park.
Elias S. Ward, president OF the South orange
Electric Railroad Company. and his wife returned
this week from trip of three months In Europe
Lay Judge Gottfried Kruger and his wife
on "A trip 10 Utah. and VII return cary in October
Among Newark lads who have entered Princeton
Co.ege are Albion jackson, son Of Wacott Jack
q he Enefern DlVclnn ~ he