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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-17
BILLS FOR $4,000
HELD UP BY ACTION
OF s. 0. TRUSTEES
Hill and Schoenherr Want
Street Work O. KID by
Village Board.

Although they do not allege dishon-
esty on the part of Chairman John r,
McDonough, of the street committee of
the South Orange Village Board of
Trustees, Frank J. Hill and Oscar
S~choenherr, the other members of the
committee, have refused to sign bills
amounting to at least $4,000 for work
done on the streets of the village at the
direction of Mr.. McDonough. Mr..
Hill claims that one member of q COM
mitee has the right to contract for no
more than $50, and that the entire COM
mittee is only permitted to spend $3.50.
unless authorized to spend more by the
hoard. For this reason, he says, he will
not sign the bills before the committee
until he work lone has been concurred
in by the entire village board.
According to Mr.. Hill, McDonough
refused to call a meeting of the street
committee last month upon requests of
he and Mr.. Schoenherr, and the CHAIR
man nad a declaration to the effect
that he was not being run by those two
members, and IL he was to be ordered to
call a meeting the orders would be
taken only from Village President Ira
A. Kip, jr.
Politics in Game.
"Mr. McDonough," says Mr.. Hill,
was of the belief that we were playing
politics with him. At an informal meet
ing of the board last Monday night the
street chairman declared that was
looking for the credit for the work
which has been done. I asked him
nat credit there was for any one, as
7 was not auynro fhut fhA xaornhaxc ~
the Board of Trustees were looking for
credit"
Mr.. Hill said that he and Mr.. Schoen-
her. as members of the street commit
tee, should at least have some knowl-
edge of what was being done on the
streets, and would then probably have
concurred in the work which has been
done by Mr. McDonough.
Mr.. McDonough.' he said, had the
wrong impression. He was probably
misled by some politician"
stormy Meeting.
Following last Monday nights meet.
Ing. which was held In executive session
and Is said to have been a stormy one.
h trustees are said to have reached
the conclusion to sign the bills now be.
ing held up. II will sign the bills next
Monday night. providing the board 40.
cepts the work as dom on the Streets
Mr.. Hill said.
According to Mr.. Hill, Mr.. McDon.
ough was of the belief thai he was
angry because of the large amount of
work done OF Prospect street, where
the chairman resides. This was not
and is not the case. I am in favor Of
extending the good york done on Pros
pect street to the township line, and am
In favor of good roads as much as any
one" he said.
Il is understood that a bill amounting
to $4,000 was presented in June by Rich
ard H. Kerran & Bro, contractors, for
stone used in the repairing of Turrell
avenue, Warwick avenue. Roland ave.
nue. and Valley street, which has not
since been paid. Ludwig Bait is said to
have presented a bill for 81, 100 for labor
anu stone on Prospect street, and David
McCullough's bill for general work en-
the streets is said to be 1927.
1t is likely that these bills will be or
dered paid Monday night.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-17
FIRE Of UNKNOWN
ORIGIN CAUSES A
Loss OF $1,000
Stubborn Blaze in IryingtOn
Gives Firemen Hard
Battle.

A fire of unknown origin caused a
damage of about $4,000 in the rear of
the Irvington Manufacturing Com
pany's factory, on Colt street. Irving
ton. last night.
The night Waterman on reaching the
factory from his home. about 9 o'clock,
detected the odor of smoke, and on
investigation discovered the harden
ing room in the real of the building
was ablaze. The interior framework
was being consumed and the fire was
spreading to the adjoining engine
room and forging room. An alarm
was quickly sent in.
The fire In the meantime had gained
Roadway rapidly. A part of the roof
was destroyed. the main belt of the
big engine. other betting and pulleys
were burned, and the emery wheels,
polishing wheels n other machinery
were badly damaged. Three hose lines
were spread Immediately after the ar
rival of the fire department and after
a half hours active work the fire was
extinguished.
The building is a brick structure.
The first floor is about $50 feet in
length and Is occupied exclusively by
the Irvington Manufacturing Com
pany, which manufactures pliers, line
mems tools and novelties. The build
ing has a second story. which extends
a distance of about 100 feet. This Is
occupied by C. Ash & Sons Company.
manufacturers of dental novelties. Nc
damage was lone to this part of the
building.
The Irvington Manufacturing Com
- -~v A.a4. I.t@N-u .hN.aA frr,a1xy1
years ago. I'M although the oily waste
in Its factory Is likely to cause a fire
at my time, owing to the unusual pre-
caution taken this is the first fire that
has occurred in the factory. The COM
pany Is a corporation, the president
being Charles Stopper. of this city.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-17
MILLBURN.

improvements are being made at both
the Catholic and Episcopal cemeteries
at Millburn. At the former new rustic
stone pillars have been erected and an
ornamental iron gate swung. AT the
Episcopal a fence, consisting of con-
crete posts and galvanized iron rails,
is being erected. and the roadway is be-
ing moved and regarded to do away
with the sharp grade.
At Mt. Zion A. M. e. Church to-
morrow the pastor, the Rev. w. H.
Hicks, will take as his subject for the
morning service. Sowing and Reap
ing" and in the evening. Serving
God"
AT the Wyoming Presbyterian Church
tomorrow the pastor. the Rev. Lewis
B. Hills, will preach on Concerning
Parallels"
Reginald Hunter. of Philadelphia, an
old resident of this vicinity, was a
visitor last week to friends in Mill
burn.
Nicholas Schmidt. of Taylor street,
returned last night from his stay at
Thousand Islands.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-17
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

A pretty wedding occurred today at
the Knox Presbyterian Church, Kearny,
when Miss Agnes Kennedy. formerly of
Cornwall, N. Y, and now of Kearny,
and Archibald Fleming Osborne, of POI
Market street, Newark. were united In
marriage by the Rev. r. C. Dawson.
The maid Of honor was Jean Osborne.
sister of the bridegroom. and Bernard
Frey was best man. After a reception
at the home of the groom, the couple
eft for Cornwall on their honeymoon.
On their return they will reside in
Kearny.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-17
SOUTH ORANG

Fire-house Cornerstone Laid Today.
In the presence of Chief Engineer
Albert L. Conklin and representatives
of both companies the cornerstone Of
the new headquarters for the Maple
wood Hose and Hook and Ladder COM
panies, in the course of erection on
Maplewood venue, was laid today by
William Fl. Kemp. chairman of the
South Orange Township Committee.
Committeeman Kemp was presented
with the trowel with which he set the
stone in place by Foreman Charles w.
Brown, on behalf of the Hook and
Ladder Company. The building, which
will contain private quarters for both
of the M%aplewood fire companies. will
be of stucco and brick and will cost in
the neighborhood of $4,000. George E..
Krug is the architect n George w.
Brown the contractor.
Action on the resignation presented
by Trustee william Arthur Babson at
the August meeting will be taken by
the Board of Education at a meeting
Monday night. Mr.. Babson rendered
his resignation because of the fact that
the School Board and the Village
Board of Trustees, of which he Is also
a. member. meet on the same night in
the month. The document was laid
on the table by the school trustees las
month with the intention of persuad-
ing Mr.. ebson to remain a member.
Miss Harriet shufelt. of 11s South
Orange avenue. has returned from
Kingston, N, Y, where she spent her
vacation.
Miss Bessie Doengan, of Scotland
road. has returned from New Hamp-
shire.
David b. Fraser and son Albert, of
22S Raymond avenu W returned
from Europe.
Fire Chief Patrick McCahery, AS
sistant Chief William M. Ash and
Harry c.. Burns, who attended the
State convention of the Firemen's Re-
delegates from the village association,
have returned home.
Mrs. Elizabeth Andrews, of Hartford
road, has returned from Maine, where
she spent the summer.
Mrs. Philip Meeder, formerly of South
Orange, now of New York, will spend
the next ten days as guest of Miss
Emily Fenner. of 1856 Ridgewood road,
Members of Division No. s, Ancient
Order of Hibernians, are arranging for
q euchre and dance.
Mrs. Charles B. Matthews returned
today from Poland Springs, Me.
Miss Elizabeth e. Burnside, of l
vose avenue. will spend the next few
weeks visiting in New York.
Walter G.. Crooks and family, of
Montague place. a returned from
Quogue, L. I.
DR.. Elliott w. johnson. of "a King
nan road, returned today from Sag
Harbor. Me.
r. G. Hyde and family. of All centre
street. are home from Nantucket.
A gang of men employed by the
Lackawanna railroad were prevented
by Village Trustee Oscar Schoenherr to-
day from sprinkling oil as a lust layer
on the crosswalks of the South Orange
avenue crossing. The foreman of the
gang refused to obey Mr.. Soho nherr
and the village official communicated
with the railroad officials. who In turn
ordered the oil to be spread on the road
part of the crossing only.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-17
WOODROW WILSON TO
BE GUEST OF HONOR.

At a dinner in the Woman's Club
house, william and Prospect streets.
East Orange, October 4. Woodrow Will
son, president of Princeton University
and the Democratic candidate for gov
ernor. will be the guest of honor. to-
gether with many city and county
nominees.
East Orange is the nome of many
Princeton grads" and the candidate
is expected to make a great run in
the ordinarily Republican city.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-17
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EXCISE COM
MlssIoNERS OF THE CITY
OF NEWARK
The following is the list Of the no :. isIu
aences and places of business of anniicant. e.
ncenses contained in all APPLICATIONS or %petitions
to sell spirituous, vinous. male or lenses ens
liquors, and not heretofore published acccrd,na
to law, to wit: uihs
Name. Place of Business. Res,aano.
-. RETAIL-NEw APPLIcATIONs
WInam Schmftt, A Fourth St.. Same riao.
Louis Peterman. s6 Prince 49,. same piacs
FRANK Macznewsky' 4s Magazine ST., IN
John Il Smith. 472 Chester av. .e4s No siy
"orris stern6erg, 1924 Pacific st.. Same b l.
'ie ro : =. cavanagh, 1-s New Jersey Rail-
Michael Mealia. 100 Chapel st. ........s Same p p,a
fatrick J. Farrelly, 81 Bowery ST eanaa piaSe
Edwar5 ". pa market st.. Same plas,e
Hawasd Ihomas' z17-7s New Jersey IRaii-
Charles saitziinger 10 p.........Sain place
Bernard Tas1h 1os ,S, Z acinc ST.. Same place
Daniel Kelly i57 ogasn --...'Sam place
fieherd Roche. 1879 Frelinghuysen av' p'a's
Gottlob scbwetkart ooz c,, Same place
Dywer q Prawl. l3 Ferry st. Samne piace
EDWARD ]. Gilchrist. 100 South oranga s'aes
Adam W. euterI. 80 N,.. same place
lEnatz Saa1. l34 Spruce ST. sa,n piace
frank stinsman, 1850 Lafayette ST.. SCI NJ y piaes
Louis BALI, 70 Jabez st... lace
George kneller, 1853 Mulberry 81. az piace
CHAIN Boehner i66 Belmont nv a''r pace
Dennis Kelley. l65 Norfolk At Sa.ne place
Harry S. Sitter, 1873 Badger ay ..st place
William Karg goa MI Same place
George Dueri. tS9 sixtaanthp an aV'.-Same place
Henry NJ. Lundy ha Pn,nst .-..''.'saine place
Hugh McGovern' 327 RAM same place
Martin L George. 1aS Raraan '",..Sam place
Rfcx. s.u.c. Z: Same place
JAMES r. coNNELLY. President.
City Clerh
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-17

The priests whose names appear on
the baptismal register include several
who afterward rose to the episcopate.
Among these who have since died are
the Rt. Rev. Archbishop C%orrigan. OF
New York; the Rt. Rev. Bernard Nc
Quad, bishop of Rochester; the Rt.
Rev. Sebastian @. Messmer, arch
bishop of Milwaukee, and the Ri. Rev.
Wizard M Wigger. the late bishop OF
this diocese. h names of the Rt.
Rev. John ]. O'Connor, the present
bishop Of the Newark diocese; the Very
Rev. Dean Patrick ]. Cody, of st.
James's Church. and he Rev. George
Corrigan. of st. Joseph's Church, this
city. are also on the register.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-17

Since the erection Of the church at
Academy and Fourth streets consid-
cradle property has been acquired by
the Pensioners. The church property
now stretches the entire block on
Fourth street from Academy to Pros
pect streets and has a large frontage
on both of the l~atter-named streets.
Besides the church, the buildings on
the premises include a rectory, St
Mary's Convent and st. Mary's Paro-
chial School.
Besides the high mass at 1920
O'Clock tomorrow, there will be masses
celebrated at $50 and $50 o'clock.
Vespers and benediction will be held
at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-17
PRESENT N TODAY.

The two drinking fountains recently
erected on South Orange avenue, South
Orange, by the w. @. T. u. of that
place. will be formally presented to the
taugn IN
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Andrews, of AL
bany, N. Y. are visiting in Cedar
Grove.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
WITH BIBLE AS TEXTBOOK.

''Oh, with the help of the Bible. or
course. Everything is in that Judas was
a CRATER and his end was much the same
as that of certain modern pillars OF society
who are suddenly discovered to be frauds
Herod was practically a CRATER, too, ana
there are many more. Then | suppose
there viii be ~ certain amount OF reading
the papers and following the news OF the
week for the purpose of discovering its
moral trend. What this public man and
that has done and why. and was il right
for him 10 do so would he practical topics
for sunday school. Children read the news
papers in these days, anyway. and it might
be lust as we'll 10 teach them how to in-
terprat events from correct moral point
of view as to Try To prevent their reading
things which are headlineG 50 hugely
throughout the city that if they know how
TO read at all they must sec
DR. Evanss ant-graft campaign IS only
the newest feature OF new movement
which is spreading through the Sunday
schools OF the country. New courses OF
study are being prepared 10 teach Bible
history ethics and every phase of mans
relation TO himself, society and the state;
IN fact. to make Sunday school a sohoo!
of modern thought. teaching with modern
scientific methods.
One Of tho leaders OF the movement is
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
Says Late Is Ignored and
Peril Of Fires Greatly
Huemerfed.

If the habttually neat householder were
to make a tour of the East Side OF Ne"
York CITY and inspect the cellars OF lHe
dingy. forbidding looking tenements when
crowd one another there. he would be nor
rifIed probably to find in five out OF every
six an almost understandable mass OF rub
tish. the main ingredients of which are
waste PAPER. rags, dilapdated mattresses
boxes of cardboard or wood. slate and oar-
rel slaves. broken trunks and not a lew
baby carriages that have served time. all
of which form splendid material for fre
and only await casual spark
\ reporter for The Tribune asked Ed
ward F. Croker, Chief of the Fire De
partment, why the owners or occupants
of these cellars were not compelled 10
keep them clean. Chief Croker declared
point blank that the law was not being
enforced, and added that, despite the
vigilance of appointed inspectors httie
was done either by the Tenement House
Department or the Board of Health to
punish offenders in this respect.
There is evidently a strong conflict
of authority between the Tenement House
and Health departments. said Chief
Croker When we send complaints to
one of these departments the reply IS
always: This doesn't belong to us
What the Fire Department would Ike
to see is an effective cooperation between
these forces. for it is object on the
part of us all to save life in the tene-
ments. In most of the tenement base
ments there is an accumulation of rub
bish of every description. Lately | have
been sometimes to three or four fires in
d single night. all caused by rubbish In
Easements. There would be reduction
OF % per cent in the number uf fires
if proper tenement house regulations as
to easements were enforced.
III is natural for person going into
a basement to light match or a candle
Matches are carelessly tossed behind
boxes or bins where there is an accumula-
ton of paper, and in ten minutes the place
is ablaZe.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
Fire Chief Croker Complains
of Rubbish Cboked Cellars

and explosive materials which had not
vet been disposed of. OF this number
penalties were collected in only i25
cases. and only q prosecutions were recon-
mended.
The law on the subject Is found IN
Section 40 Title ILL., Chapter III. of the
Tenement House Act. 1t reads a follows;
NO tenement house. nor any part
thereof shall be used as a place Of stor-
age for any combustible article except
under such conditions as may be pre-
scribed by the Fire Department. under
authority of a written permit issued by
said department. No tenement hoJSc
nor any part thereof. shall be used a.
a place of storage for any article danger
Gus to life or health. nor for the storage
OF feed. hay. straw. excelsior or cottoh'
nor for the storage or handling Of rags
There are now in New YOrks five 6or-
oushs 1O3.SS7 tenements Among this
number are included all Housekeeping
apartment houses. and about rwO-thirds
Of the total stand in the poorer sections
of the city If the offhand opinions OF
authorities may be trusted. hve-siXths CT
the entire number of tenements maintain
dangerous Easements. or about S6.0e9
tenements in Greater New York Rigorous
inspection and a still more rigorous en-
forcement OF the law would result IN
city spring hOuseCIeaning that IS badly
needed in the course of which few
thousand dollars In penalties might oe
added to the clty's funds
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

six individuals an average. one can
the carelessness of an individual who per-
mits a basement to become a stoTehOUse
fer in1ammable matter. In some of the
big double tenements OF the more
crowded part OF the East Side many
as fifty families are known TO live.
cOnservatively. 200 10 ESQ persons The
likelihood of fire starting in the lower
halls or Easements Uttered with odds and
ends is proved by constantly recurring
cases. and the consequence is panic and
frequently loss of life. to say nothing OF
damage to the building and contents
According TO the fire chiefs latest re-
port. fully one-haIf Of the complaints
received concerning dangerous conditions
refer to tenement house accumulations.
In many of these" says his repoT;,
there dyers and cleaners using
naphtha: upholsterers. excelsior and other
fibres; printers. benzine; plumbers. gaSo-
lene; painters. dangerous liquids and
solids: drug stores. chemicals. and there
are also in many of these buildings deal
ers in matches. fireworks. gunpowder and
cartridges
The Jurisdiction OF the Fire Depart
ment extends only to the granting or
non granting of "a permit for the storage
of combustible articles in a tenement
house,
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
MANY EXPENSIVE MISTAKES.

"All basement halls and cellars should
have gas Jets. y man coming in late
us a rule. finds his way. about by lighting
a match or "a piece of paper. which he
frequently throws down before it Is
extinguished. thinking that the chances
are it will burn out harmlessly. Very
often he is mistaken. In 1908 there were
1,55l fires caused by lighted matches In
this city. and = biz percentage of these
were traced to the accumulation of in
flammable matter In easements.
Although the worst easements. as re-
CARDS &C umulation Of waste, are discoN-
cred on the Eas; Side and In those sec
tions populated exclusively by foreigners.
the condition of many Of the better class
apartments often violates the law in
many details. Shiftless janitors are fire.
quently responsible for the collection or
old belongings which gradually Till up the
available area Of easements. Much or
the debris is now and then found 10 be
the personal property of the janitor and
his family
When 1t is considered that there are.
on an average. twenty-fOur families in
every one of the old dumbbeil tenements
twenty-f feet wide. each family con-
taininB, on the East Side for instance,
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
RENTALS WOULD BE LOW.

Mr.. Chambless has had experts figure %
the cost of Roadtown and he says that fer
S23 06 a month man can rent five rooms
completely furnished. including a workshop
and hot and cold water. This rental will
cover the cost of heat, light, power, vacuum
cleaning, laundry, cooking and delivering
food and parcels. He expects it to cover,
also. transportation anywhere on the line
Of the Roadtown subway. Mr.. Chambless
believes that a RoadtoWn built outside of
New York City would solve the congestion
problems without the aid of any other
agency.
The idea Of scattering population by
building the population centre in a line
formation instead Of in a circular or star
shaped formation, as population centres
are now built has been suggested by others
besides Mr.. Chambless. Albert Owen, of
Baldwin. N Y, has for some years advo-
waited the construction of national high
ways stretching across the states with de-
tached houses along the length of these
highways He would lay all service wires
and pipes in a conduit and would build
series of parallel roads for transit faciii-
ties. While his plan differs in detail from
that OF Mr.. Chambless, the essential idea
of line extension as q means of insuring
distribution of population is the same in'
each.
Night inspection Of tenements in con-
gested sections TO see that the laws relat-
ing TO overcrowding ere observed and mu-
nicipal ownership of tenements are advo-
Gated by some social workers as curative
of present congested conditions
Benjamin {. Marsh, executive secretary
of the committee congestion of popu-
lation, who has studied the methods of pre-
venting congestion which have been sue
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
A BAD HABIT GROWING.

In the new report of the Fire Depart
ment, soon to make its appearance. 1t Is
stated that the total number of fires in
Greater New York during 1909 was I2.44l.
with a total damage of S7.iSi. .635. Prob
ably 5000 of these fires were caused by
disregard of the tenement house regula-
tions. If the calculations of Chief Croker
are correct The amount of money dam
age of the 1909 fires was less than the
amounts of either cf the two preceding
voars. but the actual number OF fires In
creased. showing that there was probably
a larger proportion OF fires in cheap
buildings or. in other words. that the
habit OF violating tenement house laws
has been growing
In last years report of the Fire De-
partment IL was said that there were
6.46S complaints of violations of the laws
regulating the storage or combustibles
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

the Offenders are able to pay for the space
required by law. then moderate hne Is
imposed Much the same system prevails
in Glasgow, where the rooms which are
subject to inspection are spoken OF as
ticketed rooms
One man. who did not wish to have his
name used, said when asked for his opinion
as to how undue congestion could be pre-
vented: GIVE the laboring people lower
transit rates. so that five cents Will take
them much further out into the country
than they can now go for that sum, ana you
will see that they will leave the congesteu
districts The cheaper transit schedule
would become a possibility If the water