The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-02-10
NEWARK WOMEN
ARE OPPOSED TO
WOOD PAVEMENT
City Beautifers Say that Pro-
posed Street Covering Is
Undesirable.
is ALSO ATTACKED
FROM HEALTH VIEW
Mrs. Henry N. Savre Says that
Humane Society Is Strong
ly Opposed.

Newark women who have been ac-
tive in societies established for the our
pose of assisting in every work for the
peautifying the city-for instance, the
laying of better and more durable
pavements in the main business
streets, the better cleaning of streets
and forcing people to clean snow and
ice from their sidewalks in winter, as
required by ordinance, are stoutiy op-
posed to the scheme to lay wood block
pavements in Market street from the
Court House to the Pennsylvania rail-
road, So are the members of the HUI
name Society. an influential BODY or
men and women, and the auxiliary to
that society, composed of energetic
women. An officer of the Civic Club
said today that a large majority . of
the members, she was confident, are
opposed to the wood block pavement
scheme.
There are members of the Board of
Works and also some other city Of
ficers who affect to believe that or
ganized women do nothing but talk of
what they will do. But they forget the
work accomplished by the Woman's s
Municipal Improvement Association, of
which Mrs. Francis Pell was the presi-
dent, and that had great influence with
the Board of Trade, former boards of
works and the police department, all
of which respected the members of the
association and gave their practical as
sistance in keeping the streets clean,
making property clean snow
and ice from their sidewalks, or be
fined if they neglected to do the work.
At present there are many sidewalks
along deserted factories and vacant
lots that are never cleaned of snow or
ice and many people. men and women,
have had severe falls on these ice
coated sidewalks, made slippery by
children sliding on them without in
reference.
Mrs. Sayre's Views.
Mrs Henry n. Sayre, president of the
Humane Societys Auxiliary, was seen
last evening at the Free Public Library
after the annual meeting of the auxil-
iary adjourned.
is that scheme of plastering Broad
and Market streets. our mail traffic
streets being revived again." she re-
marked, when asked for her opinion of
wood blocks for pavements. I'VE
thought the vigorous opposition of our
Mayor, Mr.. Haussling, with the strong
editorials in The Morning Star and
THE EVENING STAR had killed
the scheme. But it appears to have
been only scotched, for men posted in
politics and municipal affairs have said
the wood pavement scheme is a politi-
cal one, in their opinion, and such
schemes ars hard to overcome when
they are supported by powerful poll
ticians, and"
"Oh, a man in New York city, who
owns many fine horses, told me that he
would not let his men drive any of his
horses" another woman VOLUNTEERED, ION
wood block pavements laid in that city,
when the pavement was slip
perry during a rain or when coated with
thin ice He said he had seen horses
fall on the wood pavement and break a
limb so they had to be shot.
He also said the wood block
syndicate is, he knew, backed by
powerful politicians. and he said
every owner or friend of horse,
every TAXPAYER In Newark. ought TO
fight any attempt of the wood block
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