The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-01
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CAPSULE NO. 49,
1ENsus 4mns for 1890 ave Newark a population of 1s151s. That same
X ear say he fwt electric car installed on hi stree car ines hee. When
it is considered that the population Of the city has practically doubled in the
nineteen years in which electric cars have been running through the streets the
possibilities which lie in the city in the matter of future growth nay b seen
at a glance or even less time And conditions exist today which hold for the
city greater promise of growt n development which border on the mracu-
lous hal was ever HI case before The completion of some o the Hudson
river tunnels, which invite he surplus population and the manufacturers Of the
metropolis Newarkward; the deepening Of the channel of the pas@c to accom-
modate sea-golng vessels Of the largest tonnage, the active preparations I'd
making this city a world port all mean that folks Hherer really haven. seen any
growing yet, IN that n he mex few years all records are to be smashed to
smithereens.
Reverting to the period with which We are concerned just 10Y the new
Public Library building, gin Washington street near Broad, vas opened in 1891.
A city gains muc more in the addition of such a building thar a place to which
its citizens nay come n al and borrow books All beautiful buildings of
public or semi public character foster n noursha and sustain civic pride and
there is nc better asset in the world fol a city hn civic pride on the part of
its citizens. 1t is dimcut for them to get too muc of it Armed with enough
of it they can perform miracles toward building a city to greatness; n such
buildings az the Prudential the Mutual Benefit Life. the Court House n the
City Hall are from tn i'm they are projected, during all the time they are
building n for he length of their lifetime, the finest little boosts to civic
pride that ever occurred. Enough such beautiful buildings with its beautiful
parks will furnish material aid of wonderful potency to Newarks future
growth.
In the beginning Of the ndnetiesc certain important changes we're made in
the manner Of governing the city. These changes were a matter of form but.
they have stood the teto of time In 1891 the Board of Street and Water Com
mssioners was created by an act of the Legislature Five of the mstp romi-
nent AM representative citizens of Newark were appointed to this first board,
since HI powers delegated to it by the Legislature wereg great and far-reachns.
1t was a beginning in Newark of what government by commission there
exists today nd that same question is a much mootedo nj in other parts
of h country To this Board OF Street and Water Commissioners vas
given the power "o lay out, open, grade, ane. vacate OIL change the lines
of streets . to pave repave, repair, improve or clean streets !.
make any street highway or w constructions; to control n resuANssos
use ant occupation Of the streets the public water supply N oS
water rent an charges and control HI public parks and places public docks"
etc, which taken all together means this new commission was handed quit
a large slice of the government of III city That 1t demonstrated the idea vas
a good N is proved by the existence of the board today.
In 1892 the city a redvided into nine wards. Up to that time there had
been fifteen wards with two aldermen from each ware composing the Com
mon Council Under h new arrangement M alderman was to be elected
from each ward, reducing the Common Council from thirty to line members.
1t wasntt hi IN m felt that there were too man. aldermen of course, that
the change was made. Any other reason but that, and there were many Of
them.