New-York tribune., 1895-08-10
IN THE ORANGES.
TOPICS OF MUNICIPAL INTEREST CAUSING
DISCUSSION.
WIDE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SEWER BIDS

WIDE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SEWER BIDS
LOCAL NOTES Personal AND SOCIAL.
As foreshadowcd in The Tribune the Orange Com
mon Council on Monday evening took backward
step In the matter OF the street-light.ng appropra
tion reducing the amount from $4,000 to $500 and
certified the latter amount to the Board OF AS
scssors This body met Tuesday evening. and
fixed the tax rate at 2S. 81 the long contest has
been ended In the mean time the action Of the
Board OF Assessors has ben heraied far and wide,
and an .nca;culable amJunt OF damage done to the
far name OF the city. II is matter for congratu
latlon that as these men have finished their
work on their books they will be eglslated out OF
onice and that Mayor Gill Will appoint five new
assessors. VINO will have the interest OF the city
more at heart than the mere temporary expolia-
ton OF the party.
The Water Department is about to change front
on the matter OF giving a supply the high level
on Berkeley-ave. and Its surrounding districts.
In place OF making connection with the mains
OF the Summit Water Company at South Orange
and buying the water from that company, the
committee has now determined TO advertise for bids
for a steam pump. and by laying a few hundred
feet OF pipe. have direct forcing supply in the
hgh-service part Of the city. II is expected that
a fire pressure OF sixty or seventy pounds can be
attained In the high section.
The confusion OF names and numbers IN the
bewdering As an example. in Orange there Is
Park-st Park-ave. Park Place Park Terrace.
North Park-st. and East Park-st. and now there
is "A petition in the Common Council asking for
South Park-st. Added to this. in all the streets
that run east and through the Oranges. there
are two sets OF numbers, running in opposite d.
rectlons one In East Orange and the other In
Orange. Acting under the impetus of the Board Of
Trade the Common Council has appointed COM
mlttee 10 act In cooperation with the committees
Of the Board OF Trade and of East Orange In de-
yIsng a new scheme Of street numbering and no.
mcnclature.
On Monday evening bids for the Improvement OF
the Police Headquarters in Orange were opened
and the contracts Will be awarded In few days
They call for the complete renovation of the head
quarters at an expense OF about A,ooc.
The opening Of the bids for the completion Of the
sewer system on Monday evening brought TO light
a most remarkable state OF things. There were five
bidders and the difference between the highest ana
lowest bidders was 100000. while nearly all
the bids were thoroughly unbalanced. When 1t Is
remembered that the building OF the sewers so far
has thoroughly developed the extraordinary diff
cuties that to be encountered. and the shfting
quicksand that has to be fought inch by inch the
figures named by some Of the bidders mes;
that are competent to Judge, that the prices named
by the lowest bidder are such that s the WORK t fan as
the bid Is accompanied by certified check for
Offered as security for the faithful performance OF
the work there is apparently no other course open
then watch the construction to see that the terms
OF the contract exactly carried out.
Another attempt is to he made by the receiver OF
the Orange Mountain Cable Company TO sell SELL the
property and on August 20 an aPpchton aaT W sa se
ma made the sesr of ali ii e held by the
Fidelity Title and Trust Company which agsfe re-
I9s 500 The property win undoubtedly be bought in
by the holders OF the large mortgages.
the borough to prevent East Orange from dumping
limits Gn is 6 s atrparE n% ghF9 SiSl
ney has decided that the aVsburs Board OF
sa'au the nuisance @ 10 one exists only reached
through The action Of the State Board OF Health.
An effort is being made by the Orange Common
Comncii 70 have the meter rates for water revised
in the interest of the smaller consumers. ana In
=, cents 70 fix one uniform rate OF % cents for
all water furnished for domestic purposes ,.1ls The
IT being asserted that the rental OF % year now
charged s excessive.
Mr. ss, a s Ogden S M Gs hs
s sieth anniversary Of their wedding The ceebra
OF Ola a few old friends and a family reunion.
number Of Orange PEOPLE s Ss ARE sum
Mr. And uaws 5s JGnn Zen ,Oa ssd Mas pHk M
ansYn and Mr. w. and d'sh"' Mrs r. NJ n HSmphiii M N '
The Rev. Charles A. Savage, OF the Orange Val
ley congregational Church, has gone with his
family To Lake George. and will make tour OF
the White Mountains before his return.
The Rev. DIT; j. A, Chambllss Of the First .Bap-
tist Church OF East Orange. has gone 10 New
River w Va. and from there will make visit
to friends In Chattanooga, Tenn
Miss Annie Oliver and Miss Minnie Jones, OF West
Orange. with the Misses Harrison. spending
August at Delhi. " Y. where they have taken a
cottage with some friends, and living on the CO.
operative plan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel A. Hcald. Of Llewellyn Park
West Orange are summering at Pigeon Cove. Mass
Mr.. and Mrs William NJ. Franklin and their
family. OF Prospect-si. East Orange. are at the
Franklin cottage, on the Cliffs Newport. for the
season.