The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-08
DEMAND MORE CARS
BLOOMFIELD OFFICIALS HIT
THE PUBLIC SERVICE.
Trolleys Run on Too Long a Roadway
in Rush Hours and People Are
TANNED in Like Cattle.

At last nights meeting of the Bloomfield
Town Council the clerk was Instructed
upon motion of Councilman unangst, TO
write to the Public Service Corporation
and demand that the conditions which are
alleged to exist on the Bloomfield avenue
trolley line be remedied al once. Mr.. IN
nngst declared that between the hours Oh
5 and Z D. IN. there was a wait of over a
half hour between cars. leaving the -Four
Corners this city.
s.The cars are SO crowded with pas
sengers." he said, "thst 1t is Impossible
to get standing room, let alone a seat, ana
the people are packed in like cattle
'erhere Is much danger of a serious acci-
dent owing to the crowded condition OF the
platforms he continued. THE PUBIC
Service said 1t was toe poor to give the
town $3.50 toward the depression OF Glen
wood avenue and the elimination OF the
dangerous Lackawanna grade crossing, but
1t might be prevailed upon TO put on a rev
extra cars during rush hours
On motion of Councilman Farrand the
Council recommended to the Board OF
Freeholders that the Bertillon system be
established In the county jail.
As soon as the several municipalities
make the same recommendation, it is said
that the Board of Freeholders will install
the system. The only expense to Bloom
field, Mr.. Farrand said, would be the
building of a cabinet to keep the pic
lures in.
Councilman Chabot brought up the mat
ter of opening, laying out and grazing OF
Brookside place. About a year ago the
property-owners presented a petition to
the Council asking that the work pc Done.
The ordinance requires that 500 snail &C
company such a petition. This require,
ment was omitted by the petitioners ana
nothing was done in h matter. MI.
Sticke, who was one of the petitioners, ap-
-z.-o TAfanA fhA NoFInRfI lnqf night win
the necessary deposit, but the petition
could not be found. 1t will be necessary
for a new petition to be procured and pre-
scented at the next meeting of the Council.
Mr.. Farrand requested the Council 10
install a telephone in the home of Police
Sergeant John r. Baylis. The request, be
said, was made at the instance of Super
,intendent of Schools George Norris, who
said 1t sometimes was necessary to reach
the sergeant quickly to look after %trnants:
The Board of Education agreed to pay half
the expense yearly. The request was
granted.
Building Inspector George M. Cadmus
submitted his report for October, which
showed that permits were granted for four
teen new houses, to cost $50, 4bO, and that
S33 was collected in fees.
w. FL. v. Reimer. of East Orange, ap-
reared before the Council on behalf Of
East Orange, which desired the privilege
Of connecting three or four hoIses in Pros
rect street with Bloomfield sewers. The
houses have just been completed, but can
not be occupied until sewer connections arr
obtained. Mayor Sntphen told MI Reimcr
that II wonld be necessary to submit a
plan to the Council showing what was de-
sired and that 1t would also be necessary
TO obtain tho consent of Montclair aid
Glen Ridge Councils This Mr.. Reimer
said he would try to do
Michael Duggan, Of Cedar street, Bloom
field. soIne time ago complained to the
Council Of the bad condition of the water
n Cedar street; because Of q dead end; As
ell last night TO remedy the matter. Cotn-
s. Aman Murray said that the only remedy
was to continue the main through Cedar
street to Berkeley avenue This cannot be
done until the beginning of next year, he
explained, as the law allows the town to
spend only $1,000 n year In the extension
Of water mains. and that amount had al
8ady been expended this year. Superin-
tendent William Rawson suggested that
me pipes be flushed through the faucets in
loo far from tho dead end to flush It salts
factorily. Mr.. Duggan said that one Of
his tenants moved out of his house because
ec the bad condition of the water.
On motion of Mr.. Murray II was ordered
THAT the Cedar street extension be the first
made after the first of the wear.
Regarding the lighting of East Passaic
avenue, which is partly in Bloomfield and
partly in Nutley, Mr.. Chabot said that
he had been over the street with a mem
Der of the Nutley Town Council and found
that fifteen lights were necessary. Nutley
would place nine of these, and he asked
the Council to empower him to order the
other six lights at the expense Of Bloom
field. which was granted.
The nance committee was authorized
to have bonds printed for an issue of
1853, 900 for school purposes, as soon as
Town Attorney Halfpenny made out the
form to be used.
Mr.. Murray said that in order to i'm
prove the collection of garbage and ashes
the town had been divided into districts,
and q system of collection for each dis
trict established. Cards were being print
ed and would be issued to householders
informing them of the time Of collection
in their districts.
An application for the transfer Of an
excise license in the name of John Kobf
to Martin Kobf was granted.
Chief OF Police Lewis M. Collins re-
ported seventeen arrests and $120 collected
in fines for October. Martin ]. Callahan
received a contract to build a sewer In
Elm street, from Beach street to Belle
VILE avenue.
An ordinance was adopted prohibiting the
obstruction of the streets or sidewalks
and providing a penalty for violation.
Frederick Roberts, who was elected a
member of Phoenix Hose Company, and
Charles r. Garrett and Adam Young, who
were elected members of Montgomery Hose
Company, were confirmed by the Council.
The Council also confirmed the officers
elected by Active and Excelsior hose COM
panies.
Active efforts wi. be made by the au-
thorities 70 put a stop to the numerous
burglaries which have occurred In the
place section. The Council will put on
more regular policemen in the near future.