The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-03
IT'S ON ITS WAY
PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR
IRVINGTON.
Ordinance Providing for Three salarisd
Men and Forty-fve or More Call
Men Passed on First Reading.

with the amended ordinance for a
semi-paid fire department now before
the Irvington Council on second read
ing, the prospects of an early improve
ment In the fire protection of Irving
ton seems to be brighter than they
have ever been.
Last night the long-discussed and
much-revised ordinance, introduced
about eight months ago by Councilman
Warren I; Frey, as the result of the
agitation for a new department at hat
time, went through on first reading
without a dissenting vote. AS the or
dinance was read minor changes were
mad In the wording, but the last de-
centre n forty-ive or more callmen
to man all of the present apparatus,
apparently received the sanction of
Councilman Webb appeared to be
dubious Of the ordinance.
1T don't provide for the apparatus
which is so badly needed" he said.
Councilman Frey apparently thought
that more opposition was in store for
his pet scheme and in tones that
he explained hat the ordinance must
first be passed. w~hereupon it is UP to
the fire and water committee to sug-
gest such improvements as may be
needed and for the Council to author
ize the purchase of the apparatus. Mr.,
Webb voted with the others. Beyond
this, there was little comment on the
The ordinance is a complete docu-
ment. prescribing at length for ap-
parently every emergency. There will
be a chief, a driver and an assistant
driver in the centre and the duties Of
all are clearly defined, as are those OF
the callmen.
Ordinances to grade Fourteenth ave-
nue., Fifteenth avenue and Oak avenue
passed on the inal readings, as were
also ordinances TO flag the above
streets and ordinances to grade Rose
| hill nlnnA Marina - ~ -1A-@
place, Colt street and Prospect avenue
Were passed on first reading, as were
also ordinances to flag all of the above
streets except Prospect avenue.
The board adopted grade mans for or.
ange avenue and for Twenty-first street
from Springfield avenue to Nelson place
and passed ordinances on first reading fol
the opening of Montrose terrace and Nor.
wood avenue, A petition for the cement
tagging of Lyon avenue. from Union t.
Springfield avenue, was favorably received
and a hearing was set for the next meet.
ing. while "a petition for the opening Of
Park place was received and referred tC
the assessment commissioners for assess
ment. A notice of intention to grade Nor,
wood avenue and Twenty-hrst street. from
Springfield to Avon avenues, were ordered
advertised and q grade map was ordered
| for the latter.
Many of the above improvements were
made according to the unanimous consen
act of 1906. and since that act went int
effect, doing away with the necessity Of
advancing so that would be necessary tt
open by petition. the board has been liter
ally flooded with demands for variou!
street improvements, aud last night Mayor
Glorieux put an end to the practise by an
nouncing that he will give his vote to nc
more unanimous consent improvements un'
less n public necessity is being tied up by
a few property-owners, as has been thu
case before the unanimous consent act WA
passed. If there is not interest enough II
an Improvement for those Infected to e
through the regular form of depositing 81
with the petition. the Improvement. h'
said. must wait. His view was apparently
concurred In by the other members OF TIL
board.
Irvington Is to have bicycle policemen
for last night Councilman Boerger wat
authorized to purchase two wheels for thu
department of which he is the chairman
d. O. Meeker was awarded a contract L
provide stone for the Irvington roads