The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-06

CARS BLOCK WALK
IN FRONT OF BLOOMFIELD
P0ST0FFlCE.
Motormen win Be Arrested II they
Persist in the Practise, Town
Council Threatens.

COMPLAINT was made by a numbe OF
citizens 20, the Bloomfield Town Council
last night of the action of motormen on
the orange aud Passaic Valley trolley line
in stopping their cars on the crosswalk at
the switch In front of the Bloomfield
Postoffice in Broad street. The matter was
| referred to the police committee. which
viii sec that the practise is stopped. Coun-
! Gilman Herbert c. Farrand, who presided
In the absence of Mayor sutphen. the
latter being i'll, said that If it was neces-
sary the police would arrest any motor
man who violated the town ordinance,
which prohibits the obstruction of cross
walks.
August Rosinger appeared before the
| Council on behalf of the Northwestern
| Building and Loan Association, of New
| ark, which recently acquired under fore
| closure the property of Homer b. Speer,
in Liberty street. Mr.. Rosinger said that
he understood that the personal tax on
Mr.. speer's belongings had been included
with the realty, aud, of course, his client
could not be expected to pay that. The
personal tax against Mr.. Speer. he said,
amounted to nearly $1,000. The matter
investigation. If Mr.. Rosinger wishes to
he can examine the tax books.
A delegation from the Silver Lake I'm
provement Association presented a petit
3Rih tiioN tAtV FoN%A 1NAaAH ~ -
tended to that locality.
People who have been living there"
said of the speakers, ARE moving
away because they are unable to obtain
water"
Acting Mayor Farrand said that under
the law the town was unable to cxpend
only Il certain sum- each year for any inn
proyement, and therefore the authorities
had been hampered in a number of in
stances on that account. He had no doubt
that water was badly needed in Silver
Lake as well as in other parts Of the
town. The petition was placed on file.
Citizens from Clinton street wanted to
know what the Council intended to do
toward adraining that thoroughfare. Mr..
Murray said that the matter was now in
the hands of Engineer Baechlin and SUI
! perintendent Rawson. Councilman
Unangst stated that one of the property
owners Lad filed in the gutter in front
of his place, causing an obstruction that
might lead to the flooding of the adj
joining property In case of a heavy storm.
The town engineer and Superintendent
Rawson will look into the matter, and II
the obstruction is as bad as reported IL
will be removed.
To Martin j. Callahan was awarded the
| contract for constructing a stone sidewalk
on the west side of Oakland avenue.
A report from Building Inspector Cad
mus showed that permits for three new
buildings had been issued during Novem-
Der and one alteration made at a total
valuation of 1920.
AillG Vi L pjiIt VIII L Ito
during November thirteen arrests had
been made by the police, and the sum OF
$35 had been collected in fines. Louis
Platz and James H. Hopping were APP
| pointed TO do fire duty in Montgomery
Hose Company No. A.
The request made by. the city OF. East
Orange. through Engineer Reimer4 for
permission to connect three house, in
Prospect street, that city, with the town
sewer. was granted subject to the APP
proval of the other municipalities inteY-
ested. Town Engineer Baechlin and Mr..
Reimer will determine the cost to East
Orange for the connections.
Councilman Unangst asked that a light
be placed in Lake street. east of CrowT.
street. He said that the locality was very
dark at night, and that women and chil~
dren had been attacked there recently,
and that . light might prevent a repeti-
ton OF those occurrences. The matter
was referred to the lighting committee
with power.
The Council adjourned to meet next
Thursday night, when railroad matters
will be discussed. and in the meantime
Mayor Sutphen and the councilmen will
have a conference on the proposed inn
provements along the line of the Lackc-
wanna. Z