The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-16
new FIRE TRUCK
ORANGE WILL BUY ONE
WITH CHEMICALS.
It viii Cost $4,000 and Council was
Divided on Purchasing It-Discus-
sions Over other Matters.

Opposition to the purchase of a hook
and ladder truck with chemical tanks
attached was voiced by several menu
bers of the Orange Common Council
last night, but by a vote of Z to 8 the
new apparatus, which will b Installed
at headquarters in Garfield street,
Orange, was ordered purchased.
Chairman Daniel Bury, of the IRE
committee. presented the majority re-
port of his committee favoring the
purchase of an American-La France
truck, to cost $4,000, the equipment to
include chemicals. Councilman Cole-
man E.. Nissan, of the committee,
handed in a minority report favoring
a truck to cost $4,000, which the same
company offered, without the chemi-
calls. He said that In the near future
a combination chemical wagon would
be needed and $500 would go a long
way oward getting the additional
wagon. which could be secured for
$4,000.
Councilman Philip F. Timpson sup
ported Mr.. Kissam and chief w. II.
Matthews was sent for by the Council.
with chemicals and said that if he had
such equipment On his hook and ladder
truck Sunday a Doddtown Ere would
have been easily controlled.
The present chemical engines does
not respond to all alarms, while the
hook and ladder company does.
fire. qh Committee Tas al mea an ecR whe OF { fhe resent seen.
grave ladders and the American-La
France uprights We're discussed. coun-
material. which, he declared. was be-
ing purchased by the New York de-
partment, while Chairman Bury favored
the others. The Democrats all voted
with Mr.. Nissan to buy the cheaper
vehicle, but seven Republicans ut
voted them. 1t was stated by Mr.. Bury
tina the present chemical engine was
in nnnr condition.. frennentlX needing
repairs.
Authority was also given to purchase
$500. This animal will replace a bay
horse that is no longer useful to the
department There was some discus
man urged that it was unnecessary.
There was another discussion over
granting the Colt Bros. the right to con-
Orange, with the lakewood avenue sewer.
Chairman Adolph Hoffman. of the sewer
committee, offered a resolution giving the
firm the right to the sewer connection for
| three years, at a cost of SIS for each house.
Mr.. Nissan. of the committee. said he
understood the cost was to be s5 for each
backed up Mr.. Nissan. with the exception
of Mr.. Davis, who was excused from vot-
Ing, rs the firm We're clients of his, in vot-
Ing mo" on the resolution to give the per-
mission for the connections.
Edward r. Reynolds asked to have the
face value of taxes on a section of prop
lCILH lie dllI | hiiOM WIS D1t 1AOIA
1895 to 1903, accepted with no interest or
costs charged. and the amount was ac-
cepted, Messrs. Davis. Nissan and limp
son voting no. 1t was explained the owner
did not know that part of the land he
owned at the South Orange line was In
Orange until he gSot a bill IN 1924. He
Davis said he did not think the city
! should lose by his lack of knowledge.
l City Counsel Lord WIS directed to start
condemnation proceedings for a right of
way for the water pipe line through the
9ncorporated5 He will ask that a writ
of error secured in the proceedings Se dis
missed.
Chairman Romine, OF the police commit
tee. explained that as Chief of Police
Washer was i'll and would be confined to
named Sergeant John Drabell acting
chief. AT the suggestion of Councilman
Cheetham the Council decided to stand by
the chairman in his action.
Joseph D. Holmes sent a long letter Ia
which he suggested that. the dictates OF
of the unsuccessful effort to have police
and fire commissions named. There was
no clear mandate on the appointments,
he wrote. as but a fifth of the men who
voted for mayor had voted on the COM
missions. He thought it better to stick
do the peoples busines rather than util-
izeL the easier plan of leaving the work
with commissions. He figured that the
old plan of ~electing aldermen an ideal one;
their business and work vas done in full
sight of the people. and as a comparison
mission, an appointive body. which went
to the Legislature for money In its last
effort for more funds instead of going
before the people for the sum wanted.