Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-05-03
FAIRGROUNDS ARE
DISCUSSED BY THE
BOARD OF TRADE
Arlington Body May Offer Prizes
to Pupils for Keeping
Grounds in Condition.

That Fairgrounds are made for school
children and not children for play
grounds, was the principle maintained
last night by Professor Merton G.
Leonard at a meeting Of the Arlington
Board OF Trade, when the question was
raised as 10 what extent the recreation
grounds about public schools should be
adorned with flowers, shrubs, hedges.
etc. 1t had been suggested that the
board should in some measure emulate
the example of Springfield and Bridge
water, Mass, In Offering prizes to
pupils for keeping school grounds in
good condition and cultivating the best
gardens. 1t was argued that such a
movement would be quite in keeping
with the action Of the board last year
In offering prizes to school pupils on
how best to make Kearny attractive.
Professor Leonard believes that the
proposition had considerable merit, but
owing to the fact that spring was
we'll advanced 1t would not be feasible
to carry out such q project now. but 1t
could be kept in mind for next year.
Mr.. Leonard said that while he could
appreciate nice-looking lawns and
shrubbery about the schools, the fact
must not be lost sight of that the
space about the buildings is primarily
playground, and the health Of the
pupils, promoted by wholesome exer-
else in recess, was OF vastly more I'M
portance than trim, grassy swards or
parterres of flowers and ornamental
bushes.
"I'd rather see ground worn bare
by boys heels than the most beautiful
lawn that they are forbidden to tread
on" said he.
The board expressed much satisfac-
tion with the action of the kearny
Town Council in passing resolution
last week to limit noise and danger in
Fourth OF July celebrations, and IN
showing a disposition to appropriate
500 for a fireworks display on 1nde-
pendence Day.
To the committee on transportation
was referred the complaint that the
public suffered much Inconvenience by
tn closing OF the Arlington postoflice
at o'clock at night, and that mail was
not forwarded directly and expe-
ditiously enough. Treasurer John 5.
McAdam was authorized to send
check for SIS to the Kearny Public LII
brary Commission with which to buy
books bearing on town improvements
and topics kindred to board of trade
work. the books to be approved by
President Win C. ingalls,. OF the
Arlington Board Of Trade.
The Kearny Board of Health will be
asked to pay particular and early at
tention to the stables of the town so as
to lessen the fly nuisance, and the
committee on town government will see
what rights merchants and others have
to obstruct sidewalks with billboards
and street signs. J. Albert Stowe made
a protest against the proposed sewer
ing of Belgrove drive from Pavonia
avenue to within one hundred feet of
Midland avenue as being unnecessary.
1t was reported that the ordinance
with which 1t Is hoped to ,enalize the
Erie Railroad Company for causing a
soft. coal smoke nuisance in Arlington
was in the care OF the Kearny Towr
Council and Town Counsel Edward
Kenny with memoranda as to what has
been done elsewhere in the way OF
suppressing such nuisances. The resig-
nations of Frank c. Platt, Charles
OConor Irwin and Town Collector
Frederick L. Pierce were read and ac-
cepted.