The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-01
MAYOR VETOES IT
SUSSEX AVENUE RE-
PAVING PROTEST..
Nullifes Works Board Plan After Dele
cation Had Petitioned !,
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Mayor Haussling today vetoed the
Board of Works contract calling for
the repaving of Sussex avenue, against
which he heard such earnest pleas
made by prominent residents of that
~thoroughfare yesterday morning and to
the finance committee of Common
Council last night.
The Mayor communicated with the Board
Of Works on the question by sending the
following letter:
To the honorable. the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, Newark, N. J.
Dear Sirs; ] return herewith without
my approval a resolution adopted by your
honorable body providing that a contract
for the repaving OF Sussex avenue from
High street to Warren Street be awarded
at S6S. 4S6. This contemplated work has
aroused a great deal of opposition among
the private property holders along the
street, and / am inclined to share their
opinion that a satisfactory repair of the
present telford pavement conld be made
Mt a much lower cost than the sum indi-
the Comnlon Council will set aside the
sum of $4,000 for the repair OF this high
way, which amount, I am advised. will be
adequate for the purpose. Yours very
truly, JACOB HAUSSLING.
Mayor.
Residents of Sussex avenue appeared be-
fore the nance COMMITTEES of the Common
Council last night and continued their
fight to have the avenue repaired instead
Of repaved.
The reasons given the finance committee
were as cogent as those given Mayor
Haussling at the hearing yesterday. and
the members decided to appropriate $4,000
for the repairing work, saving the city
$50. 900. its share of the assessment for
the proposed 500, 900 repaving. The action
OF the committee pleased thu protestants.
They left feeling that they had been VIC
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repaving they will not have the necessary
city appropriation by the action Of the
finance committee. It serves as a check
upon the Board of Works.
If the directors persuaded Mayor Haus-
sling yesterday that the street should
be repaired instead of repaved and he
refuses to sign the Board OF Works con-
tract for the work. the latter body Will
be entirely helpless in the matter.
The hearing last night was practically
the same as that before the Mayor yes
terday. The same reasons were advanced,
namely. hat so per cent. wanted the street
repaired as a requirement. assessment
might cause the e~onfiscation of much Of
the property on the t~horoughfare.
City Counsel james r.. Nugent advised
the committee that Il was powerless to
remit a paving assessment against St,
Michaers Hospital. The secretary was
ordered to inform the hospital authorities
Of this decision.
An application from the Newark Rescue
Home asking for the remission Of the
1907 tax was introduced by the city eoun-
sci. The contention was that the instifu-
tlon was a charitable organization. The
aldermen did not agree. nasmuch as an
investigation by the Board of Trade failed
to place the organization in the category
Of charitable Institutions because no idea
could be had of its financial standing.
1t was discovered. too, that the property
is in the name of George F.. Simmons.
who conducts the home.
The committee would not listen to the
appeal of Alderman Henry ~SChreitmuenef
that $780, coo be appropriated for the erection
OF a fire engine house at Hunterd0n ana
Bigelow streets. No member questioned
the need OF such a building. but the Demo-
Gratis were unanimously of the opinion that
there should be no approximation for such
Purposes at this time.