The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-29
WATCHING BRANCH OF ERIE RAILROAD
MAY BE EXTENDED THROUGH SOUTH ORANGE.
KEEPS UP THE Fight
M0NTCLAIR COUNCIL WON'T
BOW TO BAXTER.
Refuses to Accept State School superin.
tendent's Decision in Central
School Controversy.

State Superintendent of Schools Baxter
having decided in favor of the Montclair
Board of Education and against the Mont-
clair Town Council in the MATTER of tha
appropriation of SIZE, 900 for a new Central
Grammar School, in Montclair. the amount
recommended by the Montclair Board OF
School Estimate, which appropriation the
Council has refused to grant until the
Board of Education files with the Council
plans and specifications, as well as esti.
mates showing that a twenty-room build.
ing can be erected for the amount of fhs
appropriation, the Council last night authors
lied Town Attorney Robert M. Boyd, ir.
to take whatever action he may think
necessary to obtain a final decision by the
courts. The Council will keen IN its fight
against the school board.
Joseph Orr. whose application to erect a
blacksmith shop at q Orange road was
refused by the Council, having commenced
suit against Building Inspector Jesse II.
Lockwood to compel him to issue a permit.
Mr.. Boyd was authorized to defend the
suit for Mr.. Lockwood.
A petition to transfer an excise license
held in the name of the late Hugh Leddy,
to conduct a hotel at the corner of Blooms
field avenue and Grove street, to his son.
Hugh f. Leddy, was granted.
An ordinance was introduced to establish
a general sewer system in the tract known
as the Harrison Park tract, and lands adj
jacent thereto, according to a plan made
by Frank Crane, civil engineer.
All OIuildllCC was ONluICu u IA bUL
and open a street to be known as Edge
mont road, along the westerly boundary of
the Harrison Park tract. at the expense
of the town, as per agreement with the
former owners of the park tract.
An ordinance was introduced to provide
an issue of bonds for the purchase of lands
and the erection of a school building there
on, in Cedar avenue, and the purchase and
erection of four one-room portable build
ings on the High School grounds for tenn
porary use.
An ordinance was introduced to prohibit
the lighting of bonfires In any public street,
alley, open lot or yard within the fire
limits of the town.
The building ordinance was amended to
provide that no smithy or blacksmith shop
Shall be erected within twenty feet of any
dwelling, church or pubic building, and
that before any building can be moved
along a public street, application must
be made to the building inspector and per-
mission granted by the Council.
Richard f. Ward, a driver In the fire
department., sent his resignation to the
Council, which was accepted, and Edward
Mabey, who was an extra driver, was
promoted to be a permanent driver. Dick
Ward leaves the fire department to go to
California, which place he starts for to-
morrow morning. The Council ordered a
warrant drawn for $50 for his October
pay, so that he might not be delayed until
the regular pay, day. Ward has been m
ployed by the fire department as a driver
for the last two years. He received a
letter of recommendation signed by Mayor
Henry w. Crawford, Fred e. Williams,
chief engineer; Thomas p. Alworth, chair
man of the fire board; William Il. Schoon-
maker, Walter MacNaughten, George s.
Brown, members of the fire board.