The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-09
BLOOMFIELD WILL
OFFER BROOKDALE
FIRE PROTECTION
Town Council Favors Installing
Alarm Boxes in Outlying Dis;
triet-0ther Matters.

, After many years of delay the Brook
dale section of Bloomfield is to receive
something in the way of protection frens
loss BY fire.
\ AtAtsst nights meeting OF the Town
Counlll the matter was brought up by
Councilman Uaangst. chairman of the
fire committee, who declared it was nee
essary that some action be taken al
once toward preventing the farmers
from possible financial loss or perhaps
loss Of life.
Mr.. Unangst said that a blaze in the
home of James II. Harkey last Tues
day had practically destroyed the struc-
ture, owing to the fact thai there was
no way to sound an alarm properly,
word having been stelephoned to the
police station, thus causing a mlxup
which resulted in a loss of several thou
sand dollars, when if an alarm box had
been located nearby the damage would
havc amounted to only a few hundred
dollars.
He advocated the %stringing of two
miles of wire as we'll as the placing OF
two alarm boxes, one at Broad street
and Watching avenue and the second
at Broad street and Bellevue avenue.
Councilman Murray said that he
agreed with the advocate of the extern
sion of the fire alarm system in Brook
dale. providing the appropriation fol
fire purposes was used. Councilman
Unangst answered that he believed il
could be done.
Lewis Dodd appeared before the
Council in regard to the objections OF
the John NJ. Dodd estate to the open
ing of Fifteenth and Eighteenth streets
through the Dodd property. He stated
that he thought the matter could be
adjusted to, the satisfaction Of all con-
cerned, and further action was laid
I over until the mex regular meeting.
Town Attorney Kocher reported that
all petitions regarding the proposed
adjustment of grade crossings alone
the Eric railroad must be filed Will
the latter, and that if the company
hen failed to make answer or tool
steps to properly guard crossings thu
state Railroad Commission would take
the matter in hand.
The contract for laying a bluestone
sidewalks on the north side of Newark
avenue was awarded to the Atlantic
Construction and Contracting Com.
pany. at a cost of So, 49, %. To JOSEPH
LIE fuIIlO ~ ", Wdo dNaiNCo Wv SV'
tract for building the State stree
storm drain, at a cost of s755.
The license fee for shows was ixec
at from SIS to 500 per annum, anf
less than one year at from 81 to $40
per day. The Council will have dis
eviction in the amount of fee to b.
charged.
Councilman Chabot spoke Of the con
dition in which some of the streets
had been left By the Public Service Cor
poration after the latter had laid a ga
main. The Board of Freeholders hat
required a deposit of $3.50 to insure
that the town would restore to propel
condition BLOOMFIELD avenue where thu
town proposes to construct a sewer
! MI. Chabot thought the town should
also require a deposit. Town Attorne!
Kocher said thai it could not be dom
without special legislation. which
caused Councilman Chabot to renarl
that 1.-THE Board Of Freeholders hat
<more power over the town thar tn
latter had over the Public Service.