The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-20
A HUMBUG
RURAL DELIVERY so CLASS.
Ed IN UNION TOWNSHIP.
Postal Service Complained Of by Kings.
land and L%yndhurst Residents.
The Special Grievance.

The present postal service was arraiened
by the township committee of Union
Township, composing the Kingsland-Lynd-
hurst sections. at It's regular meeting last
night. as well as by several citizens who
declared the new rural delivery was a
humbug. Instead of improving the service
It made conditions worse, was said. The
grievance that was made most conspicu-
Gus was the fact that the carriers had
advised the people that the postal regula-
tons required the use of n box Of a certain
style and to be purchased of a certain con-
Germ.
THAT looks like a bunco game,'' re-
marked Alfred Slain. Chairman Edward
VI. Grimes stated that the rules, as he I'M
derstood them, permitted the carriers to
deliver mail only on the sidewalk district.
He rurlhar tated that he had consulted
Congressman William Hughes, who, being
ignorant Oh the present condition of af-
fairs, advised the chairman to have petit
lions prepared, circulated and signed and
forwarded to him. He promised to have
action taken meeting the wants of the
people of the township. The committee
authorized Town Counse Cook Conkling,
of Rutherford. TO prepare a half dozen
petitions at once.
In order not to shoulder the RESPONSE
bility of expanding township money for
the carrying out of many desired inn
provements demanded by the people the
committee decided to have them voted on
at the approaching election, as follows:
The installation of a Gamewell fire-alarm
system, at an expense of $500; the
matchmaking of Freeman street, a section
of Ridge road and Weart avenue, at an
expense of nearly $1,000, and the pur-
chase of the two fire houses, with proper
equipment. With these improvements the
budget the coming year will read nearly
50,0OO.
Township Surveyor William S. Logan
was criticized by Chairman Grimes for
the manner in which he was said to ave
neglected to look after the matchmaking
of Grant avenue, involving the own in a
law suit. The contractor claimed that he
followed the grade furnished him by the
surveyor, and now the bill is held up for
payment. Treasurer L. r. LeClear and the
chairman both stated that the town was
paying for surveyors services that it was
not receiving.
The committee decided to extend the new
water system over Page avenue from
Ridge road to Ninth street. upon the pc
tition of twenty property owners. The
work will be don't By the township, the
property owners agreeing to pay 10 per
cent. of the cost.
Arthur Clay. the plumber, objected to the
committees not requiring all plumbers to
obtain licenses and file the required bonds.
The committee passed a resolution de-
manding all plumbers in the township
to carry out the new ordinance within
forty-eight hours or be liable to u fine
of $25.
Chairman Grimes called attention to the
fact that the County Tax Board that sits
in H~ackensack this afternoon had request
ed the committee. assessor end counsel to
meet with them.
The Lackawanna Company was, censured
for not protecting the people from acct
dent at their depot. The complaint sets
forth that there are never any lights there
after the station closes and that the plat
form has no guard rail. h committee
decided to advise Coroner Collins. of Ruth
erford, of that fact at an inquest to be
held tomorrow night in his office on the
case of a child that was killed there re-
Gently.
The committee decided to meet Friday
night to make up the annual budget.