The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-29
Nutley Town Annual Is Several Months
overdue-They Want Statements
for Use in Campaign.

President Frank, of the Ridgelawn
Cemetery Company. appeared before
the Nutley Town Council last night in
reference to extending the Nutley
water mains to the company's property.
but owing to the absence OF Town En-
gineer Frank T. Sheperd, no action
was taken.
According to the estimated distances
It will be necessary to lay about $50
feet of water pipes from the present
mains to reach the cemetery property.
Clarence B. life presented a petit
tion to have the grade established and
sidewalks laid on Colonial terrace, be-
tween Hawthorne and Vreeland ave-
nues. The Council set the date for a
hearing on September il.
Wright Suttcliffe. of st. Mary's place.
in a communication, complained that
the Public Service Corporations em-
ployees, in making improvements on
Centre street, had broken a curb water
box, and he asked the Council to have
the company replace II. The matter
was referred to Councilman Frank P.
Barr. of the water committee, for in
vestigation.
Councilman Halsey moved that Town
thorised to AVE 1000 copies Of the
town report of 1906 printed. The mo-
Ltion prevailed.
Councilman Frank P. Barr reported
1890 80 w.
ner of passaic avenue and Chestnut
street was out of order. Town Plumber
Thomas Hayes, who was present, stated
THAT the had given away.
The matter was referred to the water
committee.
Councilman John Howe, chairman of
the street lighting committee, said that
some action should be taken to install
the new street lights for which an APP
preparation had been made.
The following protest from President
William II. Parry. of the Second Ward
TO the Town Council Of the Town of Nut
On behalf of several citizens Of the Sec
ond Ward, I desire to register q protest
against the delay of the Council in print
Ing the annual town report.
Section AZ of the general act on towns.
lows; THAT the Council shall. on the first
printed a full statement Of all receipts and
expenditures of every description for the
year preceding, with all such further in
InomrdMeassionn d az may b be necessary Tor a fuil
the town. and that 1t shall be the duty of
The town clerk to distribute such printed
statements among the people of the town
or to furnish a copy of such statement to
every citizen applying for the same"
section was created when the cleo
tons were held in the spring. Chapter 18
of the laws OF 1905 provides that the fiscal
year OF all towns shall begin on the first
day of January and terminate on the
thirty-hrSt day OF December, and 1t is
the duty of the governing body Of q town
to make aud file the hscal reports on the
thirty-irst day of December of each
year.
1t is. therefore. clearly the duty Of the
Town Council TO furnish the citizens with
an annual printed statement. The tax
payers are entitled to that printed report
In a reasonably short time after the close
of the fiscal year. Nearly eight months
have elapsed since the 1905 report was
due, and there are rs yet no reports in
the hands of the town clerk for distri-
button.
There are a number of citizens who are
DESTROYS of examining the town report
prior to the primaries, and election. That
Is a privilege that they are certainly en-
titled to. The letter of the law and the
best interests of the town demand at all
times q complete and speedy publication
Of the owns receipts and expenditures. /
feel that 7 am expressing the sentiments
OF many Of the citizens of Nutley when
I express the hope that the 1905 report
will soon be forthcoming, and that future
reports will be ready for distribution much
earlier In the year. Yours truly.
(Signed) WILLIAM Fl. PARRY.
The communication was placed on file
without comment. as action on the subject
In question had been taken earlier in the
session.