The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-06
HE GOT SYMPATHY
BUT NOT $2,4OO, WHICH THE
TOWN OWES HIM.
John H. Kent, a Montclair Contractor,
Suffers Because Treasurer Is on
vacation-Bonds for Schools.
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Sympathy"
That's what John H. Kent, a Mont
clair contractor, is singing today, for
all that he got last night at the Mont
clair Town Council meeting was sym
pathy.
Here's the story:
Mr.. Kent recently received the war
rant on the town for So, 400, 1t being
the final payment under a contract with
the town for the erection of the new
~hosehouse in Walnut street, Montclair,
and in which Hose Company No. 8 is
comfortably housed. The contract pro-
vided that the a payment should be
made to the contractor thirty lays
after the acceptance of the building by
the town. The building was accepted
on June rs last, and on July % Mr..
Kent received the warrant, but on GO
ing to Town Treasurer Silas Stuart's
office to get the warrant cashed, he
discovered that Mr.. Stuart nae left
town on his vacation, and would not
return until August IL. Mr.. Kent has
divers uses for the money, and he APP
pealed to the Town Council last night
to suggest some way in which he could
connect with the cash.
n members of the Council expressed
their regrets, and acting Mayor George
S. Brown assured Mr.. Kent of his pro-
found sympathy, but really did not
know of anyone authorized to sign
Treasurer Stuart's name in his alb
sence, and that Mr.. Kent would nave to
content himself in patience until next
Monday, when the crooked path would
be made straight.
So that's why Mr.. Kent is warbling
Sympathy TO-DAY.
time and passed providing for the issu-
ing of $50, 900 school bonds. to be used
as follows: 100000 for the erection of
nue., Upper Montclair, and 100000 for a
four-room addition to the Watching
School. The bonds are to run twenty
years and to be of the denomination of
$1,000 each, and to bear interest at the
rate of 4 per cent. per annum; paya-
BILE half yearly.
An appropriation of $1,750 was made
for the payment of medical inspection
of the school pupils for the year end
granted on the combined aapplica-
ton of the Board of Health and Board
of Education.
was authorized to represent the Coun-
ell in IN hearings or proceedings that
might. be held or arise on account of
the dispute between the Council and
the Board of Education over the re-
fusal of the Council to appropriate
$4,000 for the erection of a new CEN
Board of School Estimate, until the
Board of Education had submitted
plans. for the building to the Council.
PEELED to submit plans and has threat
ened legal proceedings.
A Communication from the Audit Com
pany of New York was read by the clerk,
stating that the company lac audited
the receipts and disbursements of school
money received and disbursed by Town
Stuart. and found his books
correct.
A communication was read from the
League of American Municipalities signed
the Council ma to send delegates to the next
convention, which will be held at Norfolk,
Va. September 10 and 20. Town Attorney
be in Norfolk about that time, and if
the Council had DO objection he would
represent Montclair free of charge. The
Council accepted Mr.. Boyd's offer, with
thanks.
George A. Watson, of 7 Montague place,
was appointed a constable to fill a va
cancy in the Second Ward until the mex.
Dominie Mason. of 76 Parrow street,
Orange, made application for a license to
exhibit moving pictures in a store in
Bloomfield avenue. The application was
denied.
Montclair. sent a communication to the
Council and enclosed a receipt for IS,
which he had received for a deposit for
a water meter from the Montclair Water
Company. The communication stated that
when he left Montclair he paid his water
bill up to the time he left. In looking
through some old papers he discovered the
receipt. But knowing the %company's style
of doing business, he continues. II don't
desire to have any communications with it.
If you can collect the amount of the de-
post you can add it to the poor account
of the town.
Clerk Trippett said he had presented the
receipt to the water company and was in
formed that Mr.. FaWcett owed the COM
pany s~ixty-three cents over and above
the amount of the deposit. The communi-
cation was ordered filed.
Jerome Sigler complained of the danger
of fire from the occupants of the frame
buildings in Bloomfield avenue. burning
rubbish in their back yards. The matter
was referred to the building committee.
George Frederick Robinson, general sec
rotary of the Montclair Y. M. C.. A.. who
Is chairman of the committee on sports
In connection with the athletic events to
be participated in by the members of the
labor unions Of Montclair. on Monday,
september 2. Labor Day." requested the
Use Of the Maple Avenue School grounds
for that day, which was granted.
Acting Mayor George S. Brown pre-
sided at the meeting and there was pres
ent besides Councilmen White, Grout,
Wilson. MacNaughten, Alworth and Scott.
Mayor Henry V. Crawford and Council
man Schoonmaker were the absentees.