The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-07

them as an investment. The plan was
presented to the Common Council. That
body. although differing with bina politi.
caIy, consented, and to the Legislature o.
the State. who passed the necessary legis.
iation. When the Offices at the City Hail
were thrown open for the sale OF the bonds
but forty days were left in which to sell
them or the city &c to protest.
IN fifteen days over 1,000 people had
drawn our their deposits from the savings
\ banks and purchased the 4 per cent. city
bonds. The officials of the banks and in
| situations of Newark became alarmed at
this, and bought the unsold bonds. This
resulted in a 4 per cent. interest rate for
! trollership he foated Newark bonds at S4
per cent. and a handsome premium.
TO Connolly more than any living man
is due the praise for the removal of the
u~nsightly and murderous trolley poles from
the centre Of our streets. Our present
Mayor, then Sheriff drew a Grand Jury
of which ] was u nembe and Connolly
foreman. Judge Depue charged us in the
strongest language to take mp the matter.
Foreman. Connolly personally drew up and
submitted to the Grand Jury an agree
ment which the trolley people were forced
to execute. They agreed TO remove the
poles within a given time-I think one
year.
AT tbe head on our jury : brennan Con-
nelly marched into court for discharge. the
agreement in one hand. indictments against
the trolley peOpia in the other. He said to
Judge Depue: The Grand Jury proposes u
act upon your judgment in tie matter Of
removal OF poles. I present an agreement
dnly executed by which the poles will he
removed in a definite time, also indictments
of the trolley officials. The Grand Jury =
OF opinfon that the acceptance of the agree
ment would be the best settlement OF tie
matter. as while we may indict, the COM
pany can keep the poles In position for
years. Should you agree 10 advise the &C
ceptance of the agreement, / am directed
TO destroy the indictments, otherwise to
destroy tho agreement and present the in
diof nH orRta > 3 Tf5duNn Ilan4fn 0CraAA IN adyiS "a
the acceptance OF the agreement, and
thanked the jury. particularly the foreman,
who. he understood, worked out this agree
ment and forced its acceptance, although
not exactly Irand inquest work. The poles
disappeared ID one year.
mfr. President, when the City Clerk
was appointed the salary and fees of the
office amounted TO nearly $1,000 a year, but
not believing in the fee system, he made
u c~ontraot with the Common Council. TO
accept a salag, OF 5000 In lieu of the fees
other allowances have increased over q
third in which are included the extra labor
connected With the voting machines, the
new primary election, and thirty new cleo
ton, precincts that have heen added. For
less labor and responsibility than is i'm
posed by the primary act, the County
received from the county $40 for each
place In the county. That allowance
was considered reasonable, hence the CITY
Clerk is entitled TO $1,+ 100 a year for his
primary election work and responsibility.
fees and allowances from these addi-
were not contemplated in the con-
tract aud belong to him., and should he de-
mand them they would make his income
about 10000.
l.The clerk of Jersey City. whose office
Ia not nearly as important as that Of
Newark. as he is not registrar and not
entitled to the vital statistic fees, THAI
amount TO about 5000 a year. receives q
galary Of S6,0Ui and fees, which in all
amounts 10 upwards of $1,000 q year. while
thai of the clerk Of Newark has been
1890 and fees for the past thirty
five wears. during which period the city
has more h doubled its population.
Possessed Of the knowledge that night
and day his services and advice are re-
and are lcheerfully given, and OF
The debt of gratitude the city owes him,
firmly believe that l express the wish
the people Of Newark, irrespective OF
when ] move the adoption of the
resolution. You will also understand thai
adoption of this resolution does not
lake from the treasury one dollar OF the
money, as h amount It rep
rescnts IL about ne-ha only OF the fees
and allowances that he is entitled to, as
ordinance under which he receives his
present salary relates only to fees re-
ceived from all sources at the time OF its