The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-31
FOES TO HUNTERS
IRvlNGTON lMPROvERS ARE
AFRAID OF SHOT.
Will Ask Town Council to Prohibit
Hunting-Lehigh Rumors Re-
peated Again.

mo hunting allowed in this town."
Signs will soon be in evidence in irving.
ton If the wishes of some of the members
of the West END Improvement Associa-
tlon OF the place are carried. out by the
Town Council. The consensus of opinion
expressed at a meeting held in Jubert's
Hall, that town, last night, favored the
prohibition of hunting within the town
limits. Some thought that the outskirts
In some places are still safe enough for
hunters. but the majority voted to have a
committee of three go before the Council
passed prohibiting the sport. If there IL
none that covers the point in question at
present, and the organization will meet
Tuesday. November IL, to receive the COM
mittee's report. On the committee are ALI
bert j. Lacombe, Harry c. Herbert and
KHAN Jubert.
Bringing up the matter, Mr.. Lacombe
stated that already the effects Of careless
shooting are being felt. He told of having
experienced a hail of. shot at his own
struck against the house and some scat
tered about the yard. Fortunately no one
was injured. Other similar incidents were
as closely built as Is Irvington, affords
no space sufficiently large to permit safe
hunting. He further declared thai there
Is no game In Irvington, anyhow, and
that the chief offenders are city folks.
Councilman Albert E. Webb and Will
lam Heerwagen thought that there were
s~ections where hunting might properly be
allowed. George Pfeuffer was in favor Of
restrictions.
The much-talked- about but seemingly
distant. passenger service on the Irvington
branch of the Lehigh Valley came up for
consideration again and the members voted
to ask the assistance of the State Federal
ton of Improvement Societies to assist the
town in procuring the service, A Tip to
The effect that the railroad people are only
awaiting n demonstration of interest on the
part of the Irvingtonians, was given by
Mr.. Laconibe and he in turn gave 1t to the
nGdnnInfIAr - 1AA-~ 9 It,
extending its freight tracks at grade ia a
more central terminus than at present be-
fere inaugurating passenger service was
preached by Mr.. Lacombe. The town
should act cautiously, he said. Rumors
that a station will be built near Lincoln
place and another that the tracks will be
extended toward the Vallsburg section
were repeated.
The method of regulating automobiles
was again brought up. This time a reso-
tuition sent out by the federation, as drafted
by The Vailsburg Improvers, was the sub
Ject of much debate The members fin ALLY
agreed that a tax Of not less than s15 4
should be levied on all automobiles,
the amount to be increased as the horse
power of the vehicles increases. The idea
Ia to leave the motor cycle tax as 1t Is.
Outsiders desiring only to tour across the
State can, II the idea OF most of the i'm
provers are carried out, procure short time
licenses at lower charges. The money thus
collected IS to be spent on the various
county and all macadam roads of the State
FOR repairs and to alleviate the dust null
cance.
Councilman Webb, representing his col
leagues, assured the members that the
deep cutters on Elmwood avenue, at San
ford street will be bridged, and that 50 far
as the Council knows no steps have been
taken by the trolley company to curtail
the Broad line service this winter. The
abe complimented the trolley COM
pany on the quality of the car service
now rendered the town.
While no attempt has been made 20
change I~rvington's school board, the asso-
citation went on record as opposing small
appointive boards.
The local scavenger was again criticised
for his alleged failure to carry out a regu-
lar schedule In the hill section.