The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-10
MoNTCLAIR RESIDENTS ANGRY OVER THE
GARBAGE COLLECTION SITUATION THERE.
FINAL WARNING
TO MONTCLAIR GARBAGE
CONTRACTORS.
Council Gives Them Two Weeks Grace
to Make Good-Mrs. Booths Protest
Considered.

The Montclair Town Council, after an
executive session of over al hour last
night adopted the report OF the committee
on roads and sewers regarding the nom
fulhIlment of the contract for the collec-
ton OF garbage and ashes by William
Alworth & Son, contractors. Councilman
Arthur G. Wilson, chairman of the COM
mittee, submitted the report, which stated
tina on account OF the large number of
complaints received from householders re-
garding the neglect Of the collectors to call
for garbage and ashes. the committee held
meetings and heard evidence from which
1t was convinced that the work was being
shamefully neglected by the contractors.
The committee felt TINT 1t would not be
beneficial at this time to cancel the con
tract, IL 1t could be avoided, and recon-
mended that the clerk be Instructed to
write the contractors that they were ON
probation for the next two weeks, and that
IL during that time the work was not
properly performed that the Council would
cancel the contract. The report also called
for the appointment of a special inspector
for two weeks to report on the manner in
which the collections were made.
The complaints number from thirty to
forty o day. One complaint last week said
that no collection had been made at the
complninant's house since last election day.
Others put the time OF last collection as
far back as last April, and many named
Tune as the time the last collection was
made at their homes.
Complaints have also been received from
the residents of Upper Montclair as TO
the careless disposal of the garbage. The
dumping ground is on property lying a
short distance east of Grove street and
south of Bellevue avenue. The contract
calls for trenches to be dug daily and the
garbage dumped into them and covered up
with earth Immediately. The compliments
ailege that the garbage is dumped and al
bowed to remain on top of the ground for
days at a time, and that the stencil is
sometimes almost unbearable.
Henry Fl. Dawson, of this city, appeared
for Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth to object
to the assessors report of awards and
damages for the opening, widening, ex-
tending and laying out of Undercliff road,
from Union street to the West Orange line.
This road is at present a narrow lane, and
is required as an approach to the South
Park Reservation. The plan of
widening the street requires the condemns
ing of a stretch of land twenty-five feet
deep along the rear line of Mrs. Booths
property, which faces on South Mountain
avenue, and also that of others. Mrs.
Booth objected TO the street because she
purchased the property in order to be in
would be exposed. Another OBJ
lection was that she had planted shade
trees along the rear of her property, which
be removed, and for which the as
SCISSORS allowed her no damages.
She also protested that the benefits as
sessed on her property exceeded the dam
ages by nearly 500 50 that the town was
her property and making her pay 500
for the privilege of giving It. She claimed
as the street was being opened for
the beneht of the town, that the cost
should be borne by the town and the dam
ages paid to the property owners for the
land taken.
Hosea Webster and Mrs. A. Hirsch,
nelghbors of Mrs. Booth, who had filed
objections, said that they wished to with
them. After consideration they con-
Guided that the Improvement was a much
needed one, and should be carried out.
Mr.. Webster said that he believed that II
Mrs. Booth understood the matter rightly
that she would also withdraw her Obiec-
TONS. He suggested a plan by which Mrs.
Booths trees might be saved, and the
matter was referred to the street opening
committee.
A communication vas received from
John S. Gibson, clerk of the Passaic Val
ley District Sewerage and Drainage Com
mission. asking that a check for 81 $50, be-
paid by Orange. Glen Ridge, Bloomfield
and Montclair for preliminary work, be
forwarded TO the commission. The check
was ordered drawn and to be forwarded
with the checks of the other communities
A warrant was ordered drawn for $3i5
TO pay for an adding machine for the col
lectors Office. The machine had been on
trial for three months. and the latter OIL
cial reported the machine satisfactory.
Inc sum OF SlVO was voted Cnlef FRED
erick e.. Williams, of the fire department,
TO pay his expenses to the Fire Chiefs
Convention, to be held at Norfolk, Va,
neXt week. Chief Williams was also APP
propriated S175 for distribution among
the fire companies. to prepare for inspec-
ton, which will take place September "a
or "a, the day not being yet definitely set
tied.
A communication was received from
Mrs. Anna G. Duncan, widow of the late
former Mayor David d. Duncan, thanking
the Council for the beautiful floral offer
ing sent at the time of her husbands
death. She said she had placed it at the
head OF his last resting place, as it had
come from those with whom he had loved
to labor for many years.
Mayor Henry V. Crawford, who re-
turned yesterday from his summer home
at Bath, Ontario. Canada, presided az the
meeting.