The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-12
100000 FOR TOWN
HALL IN KEARNY
IS APPROPRIATED
Councilman Greenfield Opposes
Measure on Ground that
1t Provides Too Much.
WARD REDISTRICTlNG
ALSO STARTS ARGUMENT
Proposition Approved by Vote
of Five to Three-Salary
Schedule Adopted.

Claiming that 500. 900 was too much
money to appropriate for the construc-
tiol OF q new town hall, the estimated
cost of which is about $4,000, Council
man William Greenfield. jr., at a meet
ing of the Kearny Common Council last
night voted against the ordinance APP
propriating the first-named amount.
The ordinance was passed. however, Gu
first and second reading. Mr.. Green
field vote alone being recorded
against it.
ordinance. Mayor Brock explained
that not all the money would be used
probably, but hat it was being appro-
priated so that 1t would not he neces-
sary to appropriate more hereafter.
There was another eruption in the
Council when the resolution offered by
Mayor Brock, calling for the division
Of each ward into three districts was
read. Councilman wilkie contended
that the First Ward was not getting a
fair deal in the redistricting. In the
second division, he said, 450 voters
would be transferred, n in the first
district only twenty would be turned
over to the new district.
Didn't See Necessity.
Councilman Holland, of the Fourth
Ward, though agreeing that his ward
had been equally divided, stated that
he did not think there was neces-
sity for more than two districts.
= don't see why the Second Ward
should be divided into Three districts"
spoke up Councilman Greenfield, sex
cept to benefit politicians ana allow
more county committeeman to be elect
ed. The only ones I have heard speak
in favor of three districts are politi-
clans, who will gain something he
concluded. Mayor Brooks opinion was
that the politicians were trying to pre-
vent the trf.divfsion.
The vote on the resolution was as fol-
lows: Counci1men McAteer, Caithness,
Terry, Anderson and Mayor Brock. In
favor. Councilmen wilkie, Greenfield
and Holland. against. The resolution
was thus carried. :
The Council decided to reject all Of
the bids recently received for the work
Of collecting garbage. A license TO con-
duct a moving picture show at john
son and Grant avenues was granted to
johnson & Treat. The State Railroad
Commission acknowledged receipt of a
letter from the Council regarding the
fAilure OF the Erie Railroad Company
to lerfsthen the hours of gatemen at the
grade-crossings in the town. The com
mission promised to do all possible 10
help the Council in the matter. A. II.
Nicholas was appointed a special po-
licernan without pay.
A petition requesting that Davis ave.
nue from Midland avenue to Harrison
line, be paved with macadam, was re-
ceived from the property-owners Of
the thoroushfare. The Council decided
to advertise for objections.
salary Schedule.
The Council adopted the following
salary schedule of municipal officers:
Mayor, $500; Counoilmen, $500 each;
toxn clerk, $1,000; town treasurer,
$1,000; town collector, $1.650; town at
tornAy, 1900; ~Janitor. s720; building in
spector, $500; custodian of school
money, $400; assessors, $500 each; chief
Of police, 81, 200; sergeant, $1,050; de-
tective, $1,026; desk sergeant, $3.50; pa-
troln1en, first year, $50; second year,
5000: third year and after, $3.50; re-
corder. $500; chief OF fire department.
s100; assistant chiefs, 500; superintend-
ent Of IRE alarm, $500; members Of
fire department, $l2; water purveyor,
s1.120; street commissioner, SLIGO; over
seer of the poor, $500.
The salary of the Mayor was jumped
$500. but the increase in this respect does
not take effect until January 1, 1910
Very nearly every one Of the above
named had their salary increased. The
police were given the increase they
asked for.