The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-11-10
CONCESSIONS BY
HARRISON TO
PENN. R. R. BALK
Town Council Postpones Grants Y
Until Later Meeting-Pat-
ent Pavement Criticised.

When Mayor Joseph p. Riordan, OF
Harrison, at a meeting of the Town
Council last night asked why a report
was not forthcoming from the street
committee regarding certain Pennsyl-s =,
vania railroad improvements n scon-4e;
cessions, he struck a responsive chord, X
as nearly every member had something :
to say. x
Councilman Witt, who fs chairman
Of the street committee. explained chat
the reason the report was withheld was z
because the council wanted to have!
the railroad people reconsider q res
cent order in which 1t was decided that
the "Modoc'' train should n slonger stop
at Harrison. Mr.. Witt said hat sev-
eral employees of the meadow shops
a asked that he request the Council
to AXE up the matter with the conn.,,
pany and try to have Harrison again.
made a stopping place. 3
Councilman John DAILY, Who after
hard work, got the railroad company 1
to grant certain concessions in return
for the privilege of adding two lnoret.
sets of tracks to the present main :
line, was not. at all pleased with
Wits report. He said no time should
be lost in the matter. the Council had
gone over the ground and considered
everything In connection with the aues- :
ton and should now take action.
Councilman Dolphin was of the same
opinion. y
Councilman O'Connor. Rice and Cliff !"
ton could not see why the Council was
In such a hurry; they thought the town
could get more than the railroad off,.
fered, and after : a long argument the
matter was referred to a committee, =
of the whole and a report will be made !
at a special meeting to be held Tues y
day night, November 23. .
The concessions that the
agreed to make in return for the
privilege asked We're to lay a sewer in
Fifth street, from the railroad to Mid :
elesex street, and also to pave that
portion of the thofoughfare. 1t also
agreed to lay a sewer in Fourth street.
fro m the STATION to Middlesex street. g
Councilman Thomas O'Connor last
hight offered a resolution in which the
clerk was directed to communicate
with the Pennsylvania railroad and
ask that the "Modoc'' train be stopped :
at Harrison for The benefit OF the
townspeople who work in the meadow
shops. The "Modoc" runs from the
shops to WaverIy. the resolution was
unanimously passed. q
The paving of New street, which has
been before the Council for a year, I
came up again last night, when MI. !.
OConnor offered an ordinance provid- ?
ing for the covering of the thorough
fare with Hassam paving. DR.. Dolphin
objected to Hassam being used. No ?
one knew anything about 1t, and the
town could not afford to experiment,
he said. Mr.. Rice stated he had re-,
ceived a letter, the writer of which 9
pointed out that the Hassam pavement
was a failure in Massachusetts,, where
1t has been tried out. After niuchle
wrangling the ordnance was passed.
on first and second reading, DR.. Dolls
phin alone voting no. Mr.. Rice said &
he would not vote for 1t on. final read-a1
ing. S,
Resolutions providing for the rams
ferring of funds from one department 81
to another caused Mayor Riordan to-
explain that the Council was not usingla
any of the money in question, but.
that departments that were financially u
behind were being replenished. II
A resolution was adopted wherein
the police We're directed to purchase
caps similar to the ones used in New
ark and New York. 10