The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-05
COUNCIL BARS
lNDEC CENT
POSTERS
Ordinance for Police
to Enforce $50 More
for Sewer Job.

The ordinance establishing police. CEN
sorship over bill posters and imposing
heavy penalties on those displaying
offensive posters or hand bills was
passed by Common Council last night
and signed by Acting President of the
Council Alderman Adolph Holzner and
Acting Mayor John F. Sinnott.
The ordinance was Offered by Alder
man Joseph A. Wright, Of the First
Ward, and makes permanent the Coun-
Gil committee appointed temporarily
some time ago with the sponsor of the
ordinance as its chairman.
The committee on weights and measures
presented Its ordinance practically abolish
ing the fee system OF the city sea1er. It
was passed to third reading and vAll be
advoutised. 1t could not be passed under
suspended rules on all readings last night
because it involved the expenditure of
money.
A second appropriation of 5000 was
made to the Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commission to defray the expense of the
preliminary work in preparing plans, speci-
fcations and estimates for the proposed
trunk sewer that is to take care of sewage
now polluting the Passaic, as provided for
in the publication law enacted this year.
A final transfer Of $685.. 900 to the sinking
fund In anticipation of taxes was made.
There was a big budget of bills, including
many of small denominations and some
larger ones. Action was takep increasing
the salaries of Centre Market sweepers
from $175 to 50 per day. A pay roll change
was the addition of the name of Mrs.
Ellen Egan, who has been cleaner in the
document room for many years. She has
been paid by resolution for days work.
Hereafter she will get a salary of $45 per
month.
Alderman Julius AZ Meyer secured the
discharge-Qf the committee on baseball
after giving his annual report. AS chair
man he made a financial statement showing
receipts of $1,1S0.50, and disbursements as
follows: Home for Crippled Children, $500;
Eighth Avenue Day Nursery, SITS; Mont
gomery Street Day Nursery, SITS; East
Day Nursery, $151.50; Jay Street
Day Nursery, SIS; outing committee for
Camp Newark's benefit. $215; printing and
other expenses, $685..
There was a little misunderstanding as
to whether Mr.. Meyers report on the two
games played expressed sorrow at the
prospect of Republican defeat at the polls
next month or not. He told Of the Demo-
cratic majority's defeat Aof the minority
and made some remarks about VIA it
~portended. William P. Martin, Republi-
can leader, took a hand and there was a
little argument that was getting into deep
water when Mr.. Meyer became serious and
spoke of the benefits that had resulted
for the. clty's children as a result of the
games played. He suggested that the
established was a good one and
should be enlarged upon.
Yes, Mr.. President, / move that the
chair appoint a Committee to get up a
game of marbles in the Council" Alder
man Patrick H.. Corish, Democrat, re-
The season is over, city and league.
Mr.. Corish criticised some of his official
brethren earlier in the session for not pay
as 10 move the RECOMMENDATION of mis- to
force the members of Council to vote on
them. The motion was not put, but the
sat up and took Notice there
after.