Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-01
POLICE INCREASE
PROJECT TABLED
AFTER HEARING
Finance Committee of Common
Council Decides Against
Immediate Action.
PRESENT FORCE, PROPERLY
ORGANIZED, IS ADEQUATE.
Authority Given TO Issue Bonds
for Purchase of Meadow
Lands.

Inc Hndnce mmltt OF TIC Coln-
mon Council at its meeting last night
considered the request of the police
commissioners for an additional appro-
priation sufficient to provide for be-
tween fifty and sixty more men on the
force, which would enable the depart
ment to try out the fiye-platoon sys-
TEN advocated by the Patrolmen's
Benevolent Association.
The committee did not appear to re-
gard the matter favorably, but decided
to lay the question over for another
month
Alderman MCGOWAN was in favor OF
granting the request. and pointed out
wherein the proposed plan would
remedy some of the existing con-
ditions.
Alderman Congleton % issue with
him n doubted the wisdom of the
move.
Secretary Cox. who appeared for the
police commissioners, said that it
would not be necessary to put-the new
men on until December. thus making
the added expense for this year only
$4,000. Next year, provided fifty men
are added to the force, the amount in
volved would be $45, 900.
Request Came Late.
Alderman Congleton said: The
proper tim to have made this request
was when the tax budget was being
drawn up. l don't consider it right
that we should burden next years
finance committee with this added ex-
pense. Moreover, | think our present
force adequate for the needs OF the
city. There are other cities with more
territory than Newark hat have less
men han we have.
rs the idea merely to create more
police captains? 1t seems to me that
If our present force vas reorganized
and a lot of special details done away
with we would have enough men for
every possible requirement"
A delegation from the Patrolmen's
Benevolent Association was present
and explained what the proposed plan
involved. 1t is hardly probable, after
last nights discussion. that the neces-
sary appropriation will be granted this
year to carry u the new plan.
The committee was in a more liberal
mood when it considered the PROPOSE
ton TO issue bonds for 500, 900 for ad-
ditional property in the watershed sec
ton, and an equal amount for acquis-
.Gland in the meadows in the pro-
ship canal zone. Both requests
from the Board of Works.
Pderman Congleton again opposed
expenditure OF. more money Tor
|adow property, claiming that the
ation of the proposed canal was al
too indefinite.
Explains Canal Project.
Chief Engineer Sherrerd explained
that the question was not n Of loca'
ton but of direction. THE canal" he
said, will be in the 1900 acres that
we propose to acquire. That much is
definitely settled, and the only point
at issue is whether the canal will run
through the LAND ~diagonally or In a
straight line. The location is settled
upon, and the other details will not
effect this phase of the matter" The
committee then voted to Issue the
necessary bonds.
The watershed bonds We're voted
upon favorably and without any OPP
position.
Comptroller Bachelor said he still
had 81, $780, 900 temporary loan bonds OF
1908 that had not been disposed of,
and said he would iii to get rid OF
.hem before the new bonds are issued,
He explained further that 1t is al
most impossible to float bonds at 4 per
cent. under the present conditions in
the money market, and he intimated
that 1t might be necessary to offer
more than 4 per cent. in order to dis
pose of the bonds unless the present
tight money market loosens up.