The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-10
WHY DID HE RESIGN?
S. 0. VILLAGE TREASURER
GAVE NO REASON.
Thomas G. Conway, Now on Vacation,
Causes a Observation-Disclosures
Against Saloon Transfer.

Some mystery surrounds the resignation
of Thomas G. Conway as treasurer OF
South Orange Village, which was presented
at a meeting, of the South Orange Village
Board of Trustees last night, but not ac-
Without a murmur the resignation was
laid on the table, and, consequently, ques-
tons were asked as to the cause for Mr..
Conway ~resigning. Tit trustees said they
did not know, unless 1t was illness. Mr..
Conway is at East Quogue, Long Island,
and has made no known statement.
Rumor had 1t this morning that he re-
signed because of trouble with some of
the trustees, the nature of which is said
to be Village Trustee Walter T. Wallace's
arguments to thes effect that the Village
Treasurer kept the business of the village
to suit the books. rather than the books to
suit the business. 1t is supposed that the
u~nfriendliness toward the treasurer over
the books and in regard to street improve
ment in Rldgewood road. which Mr.. Con-
way and Mr. Wallace, chairman of the
street committee, disagreed over, is the
cause.
Mr.. Conway, while probably ailing. has
not been laid up. and, therefore, the illness
as the cause for resignation did not find
public credence. Mr.. Conway has served
as Village Treasurer for seven years. and
is also in the real estate business IN Soutn
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that village. He once served as a village
Trustee.
A rumor had it today that he resigned
In order to succeed Joseph Arnold as WI,
lage Trustee. Mr.. Conway has been al
East Orange since last week and is eX-
pected home prior to next Mondays meet
ing OF the Village Trustees.
The Rev. George Mooney, pastor OF tnC
South Orange Methodist Church, and tbs
Rev. Robert Tasting Nichols, pastor q
Trinity Presbyterian Church, South
/ nronaa affepdad tho maptiDP for the MY.
pose OF supporting n protest against the
transfer of Antonio Grosso's saloon license
from the northwest TO the southwest cor
ner of valley aud First streets. The pro
test was signed by twenty property own,
! ers including William II. Van lderstine, II
y. Halsey, G. A. Halsey, c. A. O'Dell
James Keller, Peter Stewart and Charles
e. Cooley.
The arguments advanced in the petition
were that the saloon on the southwest cor
| ner would be within 200 feet Of a regularly
organized church. would encourage the
erection of another saloon building ant
would be detrimental to the property II
NJ. Baird, chairman of the license com
mittee, q the petition referred to hi
committee and called a special COMMITTEES
meeting for tomorrow night to hear kh'
objections.
the village on the appointment Of Thomai
A. Davis as village counsel. His salary
was liked at $500 a year.
The parkway project was said to o.
still In the hands of the park commits
sioners. according to Trustee Wallace, an
no decision has been reached as to whethe
or not it will be built along Grove roa'
or through the valley route.
The trustees decided not to fine Donot
Frisco. contractor, for delaying the Scot
land road work. Mr.. Wallace said tina
Contractor Ludwig Bait had made 1t DIT
fcult for Frisco to get material and tina
the board itself was responsible for SOM
of the delay.