The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-10
PUTS EXCISE MATTER
OVER TO NEW COUNCIL.
Present Montclair Body Not Anxious to
Raise License Fee and Shorten
Closing Hours.

The petition presented at the last meet
ing Of the Montclair Town Coun-
Gil, signed by the Rev. DIR. Amory
ii. Bradford n the Rev. Harry
Emerson Fosdick, which asked that
the excise license be raised to 81 900 a year
(the present price is 5000, and that all
saloons and barrooms close on all week
nights, except Saturday. at 10 o'clock, and
on Saturday nights at Z o'clock, and which
was referred to the excise committee of
the Council for consideration, was report
ed last night by Councilman George s.
Brown, chairman of the committee. He
said that the member of the present COM
mittee did not desire to make any recon-
mendation in the matter, as a number of
the members of the committee would re-
tire from the Council January / next. ANY
further action in the matter will now re-
quire a new petition.
An ordinance appropriating $109, $50 for the
purchase of new school sites and the
erection of a new school building on Cedar
avenue, passed November II last by the
Council, which money was to be raised
by an issue Of school bonds of the denom-
nation of $1,000 each and bearing interest
at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, which
bonds we're to run thirty years, was
amended SO that the bonds will run only
three years n to bear interest at the
rate OF D per cent. per annufn.
TIL town treasurer, Silas Stewart, found
1t impossible to market the 4 per cent.
bonds at par. 1t is hoped by the Council
that when the bonds mature at the end
OF three years they can be refunded
at 4 per cent.
The members of the police force and
fire department petitioned the Council, re-
questing that they be paid twice a month
instead OF once a month. as at present.
The petition was referred to the finance
committee for report.
A bill that brought forth some discuss
sion was one of $40 for election officers
dinners on Election Day. Mr.. Brown,
chairman of the finance committee, re-
fused to sign the bill without explanation.
Mayor Crawford said that Montclair had
always paid for the election officers din
ners, and he thought 1t was a good plan.
The bill was ordered paid.
Inc Council took the preliminary steps
TOWARD the opening of q new and impor-
tant street. The new thoroughfare will
be known as eymou street, q will be
cut through the Seymour and Van Ripper
properties. 1t will start on the southerly
side of Bloomfeld avenue, nearly opposite
the present postoff1ce, and run southerly
to Roosevelt place. When the new Town
Hall project was under consideration last
spring the plot selected for the Town
Hall site by the Council was situated In
Bloomfield avenue, and would nave been
on the corner Of this proposed new street.
Many now think that it was a mistake
not to purchase the site, as it is central
and was offered at a reasonable price to
the town, even II the erection of a build
ing should be delayed for some years. The
towns option on the plot has now ex-
pired
Warrants were ordered drawn for $3.50
each for the Mayor and each councilman,
as compensation for their services for the
year 1907. Warrants were also drawn for
$12 each for ifty-six volunteer flremen,
who answered 60 per cent, at least, of ali
alarms during the past year.
Councilmen Scott. Brown, White and
Wilson retire January l, and their places
will be taken by Councilmen-eIect George
e. Harris, Henry E. Wrensch, jr., Charles
H. Hartshorne and DR.. Henry J. Lehr-
mann.