Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-21
ST. SPAN
HIGHWAY PLAN PUT
UP TO CONFEREES
Harrison Town Council Asks
Civic Bodies of Essex and
Hudson to Meet.

VI
Harrison, last night presented and OBJ
tanned the adoption at a meeting of the
Town Council of a resolution in which
the Board of Works of Newark, the
Kearny and East Newark Common
Councils, the Hudson and Essex Boards
Of Freeholders and the Newark and
West Hudson Boards of Trade are re-
quested to be present on Friday after
noon. January 7, at a hearing to be
given in New York before the United
States Navigation Commission on the
matter of having a foot-path provided
on the proposed bridge oe .ae Pcnnsyl-
vania railroad over the Passaic river at
Centre street. The resolution was as
follows:
Resolved, That the Mayor, Common
Council and corporation counsel of Har-
rison, be requested to be present at a
public heari lg on the application of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company to re-
construct the Centre street bridge over
the Passaic river. Hearing will be
given by the war department of the
United States in the army building, 80
Whitehall street. New York city, on
Friday, January 7. at II a. M; n be 1t
further
Resolved, That the clerk be in
structed to furnish a copy of this reso-
luton to the Newark Board of Trade.
West Hudson Board of Trade, Board of
Chosen Freeholders of Essex county,
Board of Chosen Freeholders of Hudson
eounty, Common Council of Kearny,
Common Council Of Borough of East
Newark and Mayor and Board of Works
of Newark.
And that the clerk be further in
structed 10 request the above respected
bodies to have a representation at said
hearing and lend their aid I'M support
n obtaining a footpath and driveway for
both foot passengers and vehicles on
proposed reconstructed bridge"
Councilman M. OF. Dolphin was OPP
posed to any notice being given to the
boards of trade. He contended that
they were not elective officers and
dabbled in the affairs of official bodies
only for personal reasons. Councilman
Joseph B. Henry, who yesterday at
tended a meeting of the committee on
river and navigation of the Newark
Beard of Trade on the Centre street
bridge matter, said that the members
of thai committee talked like a lot of
sc~hoolboys." He said they did not care
for Hudson or for Essex county. but
were k out for their personal in
~terests solely.
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad, in a COM
4 munication to the Council, explained
that in 1908 it had paid X on GER
tain properties III Harrison, both to the
town treasurer and to the State Board
of Taxation, and it asked that the
town refund the amount paid it, which
was 1864. SO. A resolution was adopted
providing for the return of the money.
The inability of Harrison's assessor to
learn what the State Board would as
sess in 1908. caused the double assess
ment.
The same company, in an affidavit,
declared hat 1t had been over-assessed
on a piece of property at it's new termi-
nal. The claimed that the
State BOARD of Taxation had assessed
a large portion of the property and
hat the town assessor had assessed
the same plot instead of only a part.
r. asked a reduction from 5000 to $50,
and the matter was referred to the as
sessment committee A bin of $50. pre-
scented NV the state Board of Assessors
for the town in 1907. was referred to the
same committee.
The HYATT Roller bearing Company,
| of Harrison. in a letter asked thai the
! water pressure at its plant be made
stronger. The company explained that
If had inst installed a 6re-sprinkler
system. and cannot use it on account
OF the poor pressure. 1t was also
pointed out that fire insurance COM
NAMES would not reduce the rates on
the same account. The Council decided
70 remove a dead end" on South Fifth
street. and thus increase the pressure
to the plant. which is on Middlesex
street
Every hill that was presented was
ordered paid. and the Council will have
a. clean slate at the beginning of the
new wear Although he voted to pay
tbe hills. DR.. Dolphin objected to the