The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-22
OBJECTIONS FAIL
S. O. TRUSTEES DECIDE TO
LAY CEMENT CURBS.
Property-owners Who Protest Ignored
by the Board, Which Acted on
Advice of Counsel.

Making no comment upon the objections
fled by five property owners of South Or
apge avenue, South Orange, against laying
cement sidewalks and curbs on that thor
ou,hfare, from Scotland road to Ridge
wood road, in the business section of South
Orange. to replace the flags and stone
curbs. the South Orange Village Board
of Trustees last night awarded a contract
to the Commonwealth Roofing Company to
lay cement curbs ON the avenue.
Thu objecting property-owners, Edward
A. Wallace. William b. Newman, William
J. Chandler, the Marcus Ball estate and
Edgar M. Taylor, in a petition presented,
declared that the board had not passed the
curb ordinance nor ordered the work prose-
cuted in a legal manner because bids had
not been asked for nor a contract awarded
for the cement curb laying. The petition
protested against the taking up of the
present flag sidewalks and blueStCne curbs
and substituting cement sidewalks and
curbS. The roperty-oWners threatened
suit.
In the face of this objection the trustees
did not advertise for bids, but awarded the
contract TO the roofing company, which is
also laying the sidewalks under a con-
tract awarded the first of the year to lay
all cement walks to be laid in South Orr
ange during the year.
The DIRECTORS complained that maps for
Village Clerks office when they asked for
them, and last night Walter T. Wallace,
chairman of the street committee, said
that, through a misunderstanding the maps
We're left in the engineers Office by a
subordinate of Mr.. Halsey, who had since
been dismissed. The engineer was under
the impression that his assistant had given
the maps to Mr.. Wallace.
Inc action OF awarding the contract for
the cemen curbs publically was taken
last night on the advice of Village Counsel
Thomas A. Davis, who also informed Mr..
Wallace hat all bids should hereafter be
read at the public meetings.
The request made by Samuel B. Tillou,
for the Tillou estate, to extend the eight
foot cement walk fifteen feet east along
his land on South Orange avenue, in place
of the required ten feet, was laid over
ordinance. Mr.. Wallace at first favored
giving Mr., Tillou the privilege SO that he
could build a driveway into his property
foot and twelve foot walks, thus making
a much neater job, but Village President
Albert G. Wall said that such action would
drawn up to allow the eight foot extern
sion.
William Van Derkieft, of 40 Stanley road,
sidewalk recently laid over the driveway
in front of his mothers place, because, he
said, 1t was unusual and unsightly. Mr.:
Wallace thought it not unusual, but had
the question of taking it up referred to
the street committee.
When a petition was received from for
mer Trustee Charles S. Dodd and others
asking for a sidewalk on Grove road from
Montrose avenue to South Orange ave-
nue., Mr.. Wallace announced that the pc
t%itioners did not know that that thorough,
fare was a proposed parkway. He said
q meeting of those interested in the park
way. together with the Board of Trus-
tees, would be held next Monday night
in the Village Hall to further discuss the
parkway question, which has been under
consideration for almost two years. Mr..
Wallace said the Park Commission had not
acted favorably on the valley parkway
suggestion, and the Grove road plans could
now be taken up.
Marcus Sayre complained of the grade
in front of his property, in Vose avenue,
where a new grade is being made and
sidewalks relaid. He said that the VIII
lage had made three different, grades since
he has resided there, and asked that the
work be done properly this time.
The joint trunk sewer system was re-
ported to be in excellent condition by
Chairman William T. Baird. of the sewer
committee, who said that the village had
one of the best assets in the system, which
was one that would do for many years to
come. Superintendent James E. Allen re-
ported the village sewer to be in good con-
dition, 1,0A curb connectings having been
made to date.
The contract for laying water pipes In
Third street was awarded to Ludwig Bait.
Cnarles j. OBrien was granted a renewal
OF q saloon license, and Peter ]. Herman
made application for a hotel license in
place of a saloon license which he had
heretofore taken out.
Randolph Rodman, chairman Of the
1lnance committee, reported that the Audit
Company of New York had completed it's
work and had found the village books cor
rect with a few trifiing clerical errors.
Inc audit was ordered made after Thomas
u. Conway resigned as village treasurer
at an expense OF 1900.
The board sent its approval of the
adoption of the inger-print identification
system at the county >penitentiary to the
police chiefs OF the county.
The lamp report showed that ninety
during the month and 1875 were defective.
The police marshal's report showed six
teen arrests and thirty-six fines collected
in the month. L.. ". Blanchet asked that
an additional lamp be placed on Rynda
road and II was referred to the lamp COM
mittee with power.