Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-15
SHIP PMAN'S AIDES
GATHER BIG LOAD
OF INSTRUCTIONS
Descend on West, Howard, Sons
erset and BrOome Streets and
Leave Them Clean"

Prince street is clean; that is, free
of obstruction. and the. police who are
on duty there today are greatly sur
prised. Yesterday the work was done
and very little remains for Superin-
tendent Shipmans men to collect on
their junk gathering expedition which
will reach there today.
Two dray loads oI coal-boxes, over
hanging signs, milk cans. barrels ano
other flotsam was taken up this mo. n :
ing on West, Somerset, Howard and
Broome streets by party of inspectors
and brawny wreckers under Insp.c ors
G. Hanle. Thomas Corfield, j. Donegar
and ID. Bernhardt.
A coal-box constructed by a man who
intended it to last for ages, and who
was evidently master workman. was
the first object to be gathered in. II
was attached to the premises OF. John
A. Meyer. at "a West street, and In
ripping it loose the Venetian blind and
some of the building came with 1t. Mr.
Meyer said that his landlord said that
it was a part of the building and could
not be taken.
At SO Howard street the inspectors
were. received with a smile as they
loaded on : sauerkraut barrel and wert
Used by the store-keeper to take the
NIX cans They did. =,
At the corner of Howard street and
Springfield avenue a shoe shine stand
which was not working left the pave
inent in a hurry and went onto the
growing pyramid of debris. The ownel
was apparently absent but a negro
with a soulful and touching expression
on his face, was later following the
party like pall-bearer behind a hearse
and may have been guilty.
The strategic spirit of Hanniba
possessed q countryman of the late
distinguished general and he dashed
ahead of the caravan with its escort
of police and sought safety for his
push-cart in public lane. He knew
more than the genial mounted police
man. who, after smiling at the nlmble
cart pusher, told him to keep on NOV
ing. The cart was adjudged an OBJ
struction in the lane and went to crown
the pile with its wheels reaching vi
towards the trolley wires
Regardless OF the old advice to neve,
remove the horse shoe from the door
a sign In the form Of the good-lucf
emblem was taken from in front of Il
Rasnicks horseshoeing and wagor
making place at 1S0 Howard street. The
pole upon which 1t bung was chopped
down and joined the Junk pile.
A sign from over the store of liquoi
store at the corner of Howard ant
Baldwin streets was taken down, tht
pole from which 1t hung was chopped
away and the INSPECTORS borrowed the
ladder to do the work from I. Lernlan
who owned the sign.
"It's worse here than in Russia
shouted woman from the safety oI
her home, as a few blows from crow.
bar and an axe demolished light
etand built of scantling and the kind
ling wood was loaded on the drays
while at the Wellworth hat factory. IS
Somerset street. the nronrietor criti-
cised the lob as his six foot coal box
was removed. He said that he could
not hire a man to do the work since the
notice was served on him evcent at ar
exorhitant rate and he thanked the in.
srectors. hut said that It was not "as
clean a job as he desired