Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-11
|MPROvERS WANT
WOODS CONVERTED
INTO PUBLIC PARK
Irvington Association Will Make
Other Suggestions for Towns
Improvement to Council.

Imperfect and |infrequent flushing of
the town h%ydrants, a conditions of
Prospect avenue, the necessity for a
better local postal service and the con-
version of the Bruen woods into a pub
lie park We're the principal matters
which engaged the attention of the
members Of the West End Improve
ment Association at the Red Mill Inn,
in 1rvington, last night.
William Heerwagen, a former volun-
teer fireman, of the town, called the
attention of the association to the re-
cent fire on the property of former
Freebooter John Medcraft in Elmwood
avenue. The hydrants in that neigh
borhood had been so neglected, he
maintained, that stones and refuse were
forced through the hose to the great
disadvantage of the firemen. He advo-
Gated a more frequent flushing Of the
MIGRANTS.
On motion Of Albert J.. Lacombe the
fire and water committee vas instruct
ed to confer with the Town Council
with the object of having the Clinton
Water Company flush all local hydrants
in accordance with the provisions in its
contract with the town. The street
and railway committee was instructed
to request the Town Councils street
committee t. improve the conditions of
the road in Prospect avenue.
Section 8 of the proposed ordinance
bearing on disorderly conduct, which
passed on it's first reading at the recent
meeting of the Town Council, came up
for animated discussion. This section
would prevent the distribution of cir
culars and other literature in the
streets. Albert J.. Lacombe and Rein
hold Kniep declared it was a dangerous
section, which could be used as a wea-
pom for the suppression Of important
information or matters of interest and
benefit to the community.
Tax Collector Albert e. Webb and
Alfred Il. Sorgenfree spoke in favor of
the section, maintaining that it's object
was not to prevent the proper distribu-
ton of printed matter, but to guasd
against the indiscriminate scattering of
all kinds of circulars and other adver-
Using matter. A motion prevailed that
| the association is opposed to this sec
ton of the proposed ordinance in its
present form and favors an amendment
permitting the proper public distribu-
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| Henry r. Whartenberg and Frank
LEM were appointed a committee of
three to inform the Town Council Of the
sense OF the association.
The conversion of the Bruen woods
extending westward from Sanford
avenue into a public park was advo-
Gated by Mr.. Lacombe. Mr.. Webb be-
lieved it would be better to devote the
money required for this purpose to the
enlargement of the present public park
on motion the association went on
record in favor of the purchase Of the
woods for park purposes, and a COM
mittee of three, consisting of Mr.. La
combe. Kilian Jubert and Frank LEM,
was appointed to cooperate with other
civic associations in the surrounding
section and to put the matter before the
Essex County Park Commission
Messrs. Webb, S~orgenfree and Heer-
wagon were appointed a committee of
three to cooperate with committees
from the other local civic associations
in procuring better local mail service
facilities.