The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-05-18
.0RANGE COUNCIL
FAvORs MUNICIPAL
| LIGHTING PLANT
Decides to Finish Work Already
Begun and Is in Accord
With General Plan.
MEETING MARKED BY
SEVERAL LIVELY Tits
Question as to Whether Matter
Should Be in Committees
Hands Not Settled.

Several lively tits over the consum-
NATION Of the Orange municipal light
jig plant marked the meeting Of the
Orange Common Council last night,
but the Council. with only two mem
bers dissenting, went on record as fa-
voring the construction of the munich
al plant and committed itself to finish
Ting the work already started. The
Council was handicapped by the. abb
sence Of City Counsel William A. Lord
and failed to settle a warm controversy
as to whether the lighting plan should
be left with the committee on streets,
street lighting, etc, or go to a special
.cofnnittee of six members as the coun-
<cilmen felt the city attorney should
IDIOT them along.
The first clash Of the evening fol-
lowed tho submitting Of formal reports
by election boards Of the vote at the
special election On May A. when the
Jublio favored the building Of the
plant. At the suggestion Of Council
NAH Bergman the reports were read
In brief. but Mr.. Timpson asked that
the names OF election officers be read
With the reports. When the reading
had progressed to the Third ward, Mr..
Bfrkholz suggested that the reading
stop and hat Council accept the lists.
He was ruled out Of order, but he APP
pealed from Mr.. Calhoun's ruling, and
on the appeal his was the only vote
not to sustain Mr.. Calhoun's ruling.
The second furry was over the
plan Of committee supervision. Chair
a Birkholz, leader OF the
street lighting committee, and
n of the opponents of the city
plant scheme. offered a resolution which
did not provide for committing the
Council to construction Of the light
plant, but merely instructed City Engi-
neer Fred T. Crane to investigate GER
tain improved street lamps and report
back to the Council.
Councilman Cheetham, who has been
at the head OF the movement favoring
the light plant, at nj offered a sub
stitute committing the Council to the
city plant and directing the president.
William A. Calhoun. another lighting
plant enthusiast, to appoint a special
committee OF six, Calhoun to be one. to
take the preparatory arrangements
Of the street committees hands.
Councilman Bergman insisted the
c0OStAtoLO W9S aVot Va "
a view the president refused to share.
Councilman Timpson. another street
committee member. declared the sub
stitute an affront to HIS committee.
Chairman .BlrlxhoIz Joined him.
Timpson volunteered the statement
that while he fought the city plant
scheme, he was willing to bow to the
will Of the people. and pledged himself
TO carry the scheme through with the
greatest possible speed. The resolu-
ton was discussed with some fervor,
ard finally it was agreed the Council
should separate. the two provisions,
commitment of Council to the light
pant and the substitution of a spe-
siai committee No further action was
taken. s
The Council again favored purchas-
.ng the Jacob Rausch farm, in Liv-
.ngsten. as a poor farm, although
Mayor Seymour previously vetoed the
purchase. The owner reduced his
price. and asked $1,000 for the thirty
one acres. a reduction of $3.50.