The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-20
TYPHOID FEVER CASES IN EAST ORANGE
ARE BLAMED ON SUMNER RESORTS.
IT'S NOT SO BAD
OLD HIGH SCHOOL WILL Do
FOR AWHILE.
bloomfield Board of Trade Committed
Reports F~avorably on Building, but
New Site Will Be Looked Up.

Bloomfeld,s old High School, when
many citizens have considered a disgrace
to the town, is not as Anticipated as II Is
reported to be. according to Hugh d. King,
chairman of the building and grounds
committee of the Bloomfield Board OF
Trade. He reported to that body last nlspf
that in company with members of the
Bloomfield Board of Education the COM
mittee had visited the High School bulld-
ing and had found 1t very different from
what had been reported. The committee
expected to find a dilapidated building IN
course of decay, ancient and out OF date.
Instead 1t found the building In good con-
dition and up to date IN every particular.
It contained the same system Of heat and
ventilation as is now being put In new
school buildings. The building is ADEQUATE
for the present purposes. but in a few
years its capacity will be fully taxed. The
other school buildings are rapidly hnlng
up and large additions will have to be
made ct an early date. The committee,
however. recommended that the matter or
procuring a site for a new Ffigh Schooi
building, large enough to have ample play
grounds. and suitable for a building to
cost about 800, 900 be taken up by the Board
of Trade. The report was received with
thanks.
Inc SuDUIDdH lOuito COlliAAiltCCg
Taurus f. Sutton, reported that since the
last meeting of the board an ordinance
providing for the collection of garbage ana
ashes by a public scavenger had been
adopted by the Town Council, which went
into effect August 1.
Peter j. Quinn said that he had heard
many complaints about the neglect OF the
contractor to collect the garbage and
ashes from private dwellings. The matter
should be looked into by the board and
an effort made to have the matter rem
edied. Henry C. Beck was surprised to
learn that Bloomfield had a puplic scav-
tenger. Such IN individual had never yet
struck Clarendon place. where he resided.
Indeed, all the people in that locality had
a private scavenger, but if | have got to
pay increased taxes" said Mr.. Beck, II
am going to see about it,"
w. Douglass Moore advocated amending
the ordinance to provide for the removal
of the garbage and ashes from the rear
Of the houses, instead of ten feet from the
sidewalk as at present. 1t was unsightiy
for a lot of packages to be standing in
front of dwellings awaiting collection, he
said.
LET us have q decent collection even if
the cost is much greater" said Mr.. Moore.
In the absence of Treasurer Harry L..
Osborne. Theodore H.. Ward reported prog
ress for the Fourth of July committee.
A vote of thanks was rendered the COM
mittee for the good work 1t had done. and
also to the owners Of the Williamson ave-
nue. grounds for their use on July 4.
Matthew. McCroddan brought up the
smoke nuisance question. He said the
Town Council had passed a smoke ordi-
nance. (which went Into effect August /,
but 1t has been absolutely without effect
"Fhe NUISANCE" continued Mr.. McCrod-
dan. has not been abated, and no effort
seems to be made to have the ordinance
lived I'M to-"
Mr.. McCroddan offered a resolution that
the executive committee draw up resolu-
tons of coincidence in the anne of the
board on the death of Thomas MCGOWAN,
a former president of the board, and pre-
sent the same to his widow. The resolu-
On motion Of Howard B. Davis the presi-
dent was authorized to appoint a nominat-
ing committee consisting of three mem
bers, to present a list of names for officers
of the board at the next meeting in De-
cember. to be voted for at the March
meeting. President BIggart said he would
announce the names of the committee
through the press.
The railroad committee was requested to
meet the officers Of the Public Service
Corporation and urge the extension of the
to the Passaic county line.
The building and grounds committee was
instructed to urge the Town CouncV to
purchase the plot of ground at the corner
of Broad and Liberty streets. upon which
the old Library Hall formerly stood, for
a Town Hall site. The property, 1t is said,
can now be purchased at a reasonable
price.
The matter Of the noise of engines toot-
ing while shifting cars at night on the
Erie and Lackawanna railroads., and the
placing of flagmen at the crossings of the
Erie was referred to the railroad COM
mittee on motion of Mr.. Mann.
The matter Of the Public Service pay
ing a portion Of the cost of eliminating
the grade crossing at Glenwood avenue
was also referred TO the railroad commit
tee.
The following new members were elected
A.. q. Demarest. Abram Wilson, Frank NJ.
Hinkle and H. B. Church.