The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-07
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vvTITH immigration augmentng the population of the town faster than it
w was YER dreamed possible. Newark grew unvieIdy md found diff
cmty in swinging itself in The matter of municipal government This condition
grew so aggravated that it became necessary in 1888 to divide the town into
four wards. This division "a IS simple is spending a weeks wages in ont
noace Nh four wards centred in thu Four Corners at Market and Broad
and were known as he North, the South, the East and the West wards
Thus 10 matter how stormy the night might be at sea a citizen could stop and
figure it out If he ws vest of Broad stree and south Of Market ne was in the
West ward M so IN. 1t was a great boon this ware business. Between 1880
and 1885, he population of Newark doubled ITSELF which ws a notable per-
Torrance for n time or cline. The situation demanded heroic treatment and
it got it.. Prosperity and population considered the town was simply running
away with itself!
In 1885 the Legislature passed a Law by which Newark became city. n
the provso that hi proposition was to be submitted to popular vote
before it became effective The returns showed that the town had voted to
become a city by h pleasing and oneshded score Of as5 to sa5 Before going
deep into the nfeo of this young and growing city it is well to remembr that two
years before this time George Doughery started the manufacture of morocco
leather in Newark n that h Quimby Carriage Company, thu SECOND Oldest
in h United States ws founded here.
In commenting IN this epoch-making period, when Newark put aside village
nd township ways and became a city, an editorial IN this newspaper, then the
Advertiser concludes: LAS VIZ have commenced SC let is continue in the spirit
of kindness, Cancellation and Observation-Disclosures; to act with a singles y to the
common interest of the whole"
1t was high time for this transformation scene. Newark had been a village
and township for ITO years. The very factt that it had a asst become pertorce
and almost without volhon OF its own a regular city. with amayor and a board
of aldermen and everything just as other cities, such IS Boston int New York
and Philadelphia had, proved in itself to be a wonderful spr to progress.
There is a general feeling that civic pride is N of hose things of which there
cn never be too much. But. if here ever a a time in n chyi in which it
might be said that hi visible supply on hand constituted almost enough, that
tim was this particular tme n he city the new city IF Newark. Luckily
that same civic prde is still robust, strong M actve and apparently ready
to assist in new miracles of municipal growth about to be performed The first
Of the city IF Newark "a William Halsey, and the office sought the
man and refused to take n for Al answer In that regard, rs Mayor Haseys
administration showed. he office showed a great deal of wisdom. There is
enough magic n distinction IN h term FIRST to max it worth while to
record here b. wards h names of thu members of the hrstB oardo Of Aldermen.
They were: Northw ward, Abraham W. Kinney. William Lee, Isaac Meeker, John
H. Stevens South ward, Isaac Baldwin, Thomas B Person, Aaron Camp. H L.
Parkhurst; East ward, William Garthwaite, Joel w. Condit. James Beardsey,
James Miller; West ward, Enoch Bones, William Rankin, Abner P Howell and
James Keene.
One noteworthy event of thish first year If city life was h establishment of
our free schools. one in each of h four wards This was the forerunner, out
not he beginning of the public school system in Newark. The schools were
for thu children of those who could lot afford the private schools n
the independent citizens of that day did not want anything given them that
othersw eel epaying fore even though they could o afford it, The public school
system vas to DO way with all such feelings in that C n previous ant
present conditions of any sort were not considered.