The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-02
SPECIAL COPS NAMED
MERIT AND CHARLES ARE
APPOINTED.
Bloomfield Town Council Increases Size
of Police Force and Engages
a Dog Catcher.

William F. Mertz and Arthur Charles
were last night appointed special po-
lcemen in Bloomfield by the Bloom
field Town Council. The two men, both
of whom reside in the Third Ward of
that town, received the vote of every
Councilman and will go on duty when
needed. The town has been in need of
extra police for some time, and there
have been no specials to call upon in
the event of unusual trouble Council
man Farrand recommended the appoint
ment of Mertz and Charles and was
supported by Councilman Unangst. 1t
is probable that Special Officer Albert
e. Drew will be made a member of the
regular force within a short time.
During the month of July Chief of
Police Collins reported that there had
been eighteen arrests and sos had been
collected in fines.
Councilman Murray said that special
work was necessary in the spraying of
trees to XIII the bugs and a person who
knows his business will be engaged to
do the work. Mayor Sutphen declared
that the trees throughout the town
were in bad condition and demanded
immediate attention.
Engineer Baechlin, who has been
kept busy ever since the first of the
year owing to the many Improvements
that have been made to the streets,
etc, in the town, will be allowed to
secure someone to assist him. Mayor
Sutphen and the Councilmen agree that
MI Baechlin has been oyerworked.
the. ordinance providing for the
licensing of dogs was amended to read
fifty cents for every male and 81 for
every female dog license. David stein
field, who has been successful in gath
ering in unlicensed CANNES in Mont
clair. will be secured to do like serv-
Ice In the town. He will first go from
dogs to take out a license should they
so desire.
A letter was received from Theodore
Mix asking the Council to permit him to
erect a franc structure in the rear Of his
present establishment in Glenwood avenue.
The work had been stopped by Building
Inspector George M. Cadmus because Mr..
Mix had failed to obtain a permit and TO
obey the provisions of the building or
dinance. The matter was referred 10 the
building committee. The latter was in
~str'icted to make an investigation and
render a written report.
Bids for the construction of stone side
walks In Walnut street, Park street. Park
avenue and Baldwin street were received
from Martin j. Callahan and Smith &
Maddox. They were referred to the side
walk committee. Bids for the construc-
tion of cobble cutters were received from
Pasquale Cestone and c. Miller Company.
They were referred to the road commit
tee. Bids for the construction Of n storm
sewer In Carteret street were received from
Rafaelo Angelina, Pasquale Cestone, John
Bone and Smith e. Maddox and were re-
ferred to the road committee.
A petition was received from property
owners in Clear1eld avenue for a sixteen
foot macadam road, and Town Clerk Will
lam J.. Johnson was instructed to adver-
tlse for bids for its construction A petit
tlon from residents of Hinrichs place for
matchmaking that ~thoroughfare took the
same course.
All wagons used for the collection of
garbage will have to be covered, as pro-
vided for In the ordinance adopted by the
Board of Health.
The Council will meet next Thursday
night, when the application of Oscar
Dortlng for a liquor license for his place
result is said to be In doubt.