Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-30
VILLAGERS WANT
LARGE SLICE OF
/ TOWNSHIPS LAND
Bill TO Change South Orange
Lines Approved by Board
OF Trustees.

Alter SIS years OF separation from
south Orange township. South Orange
Niiiage now favors the aanexsti ton OF a
large section OF the former municipal
lily to it's territory. The Village Board
% trustees went on record last night
az faNoring the massage Of a bill now
III the Legislature. Which, if passed.
VIII add about 500 acres of the town
ships land to the area Of the village.
unti1 SIX years ago the village
ahd township were governed jointly.
II June, 1904. each became separate
municipalities. as the result of 2 refer
esfdum vote BY the citizens OF the VIII
lace.
ilie section Of the township which It
proposed to annex to the village Is
l'p'iAueu by the centre line OF Valley
street. from the present township line
~ nixon place, south to Parker ave-
nue. through the centre lire OF Parker
"seilie east TO. the Newark city line.
Ills would add parts of the Maple
ffou, Hilton and Heights sections OF
80 township II all of the Overlook
Section. There are at present about 100
families residing IN that territory.
me action taken last night is Il
sequel TO much agitation on the part
VI properiy-owners in the Overlook
section OF The township to have the
Nnlase take in that territory. Several
months - the property-owners asked
the Village Board to supply. them with
sewerage. claiming that the township
NAG insufficient space to provide sewer
iSe ~ thai section. The village trus-
fees at that time said they would sewer
vat section provided that it was an
~rrAcn 10 the village. The residents at
pice started 4 petition fayoring an
nfxation and had State Senator Harry
". Osborne, now a resilient OF the vii
tAse. introduce the annexation bill In
the Legislature. The bill is known as
Senate bill No. 81.
!sThe resolutions of approval were
adopted last night upon recoinraenda-
ton OF Village Trustee john r. Weeks.
chairman OF the Legislative committee.
AIR, Weeks declared that the bill is now
" the lands Of the committee IN rnu-
%Tieii1al corporations Of the Senate.
Trustee Charles II. Burke voted
ii. ainst the resolution. declaring that he
WIS not familiar with the proposed
l..ogc. lie said he was not entirely
olposed 70 The measure, however.
Trustee William Fl. TweddeIl spoke in
lHyor OF the annexation and declared
that the village ratablss would be in
egeased considerably by tie project.
President Ira A. Zip. jr.. also placed
himself on record as being in favor CT
The annexation.
At the request Of Mr.. Weeks the leg
isiative committee was instructed 20
use its efforts in opposing a bill which,
II PASSED, will empower railroads to
elevate their tracks and assess 35 per
cent. of the cost on the municipalities
through which the elevation is built.
aphe request of members Of the police
department to the effect that they
be supplied with summer uniforms and
helmets vas granted. and upon rec
ommendation OF Chairman Burke, OF
the police committee. he was empowered
10 expend $500 for the purchase of e.
motorcycle for the police department.
James f. Colgan, Of Academy street,
was appointed constable without COM
pensation from the village. He Will as
sumo duties in the county court house.
An ordinance providing for the chang
ing OF the lame of Turreil street to
Wavcrly place was passed on first read
Ing, and April Is was set as the date
for its passage. The Meadowbrook lane
extension ordinance was laid over until
the April meeting. and the ordinance
recently passed providing for the open
ing of Wyoming avenue from South
Orange avenue to the West Orange line
was recalled from tho Board OF As
easements.
Bonds amounting to $4,000 from
Michael A. Fitzsiinmons as village
clerk and collector of taxes, $1,000 from
Joseph Arnold as treasurer, and ] 800
from Andrew l.. Mcdonald as tax CLERK,
were accepted.