Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-05

sprinkling cars in watering the streets
in I%rvington. 1t was said by the en-
gineer that while the water was sup
posed to be paid for Ii could not be
said definitely whether all that was
used was being accounted for, and an
investigation of this point will be made.
The board voted to take up the Up
ton on the Rutherford estate in the
Canistear section of the city's water
shed district and agreed to appropriate
$12, 500 to buy in the $40 c T of prop
erty involved in the deal. The acreage
is a little uncertain, but it will figure
out at the rate of about $50 an acre,
and Engineer Sherrerd said that The
deal was an important n as 1t would
serve to establish a price for any fu-
ture purchases of the Rutherford es-
tate in that section.
1t was explained that the tract in
volved in this sale is very valuable
in the fulfllment of the city's plan
to complete the chain of property con-
trolled in that section of the water
shed district. The Rutherford tract IS
one of the largest single purchases yet
made, and is an important link In the
chain in the Canistear section.
1t was also decided to buy the Frank
r.. cara property, COuoAStAh6 -
acres, for $4,000. This a Is In YER
non township and is regarded as q
bargain.
Nathan Meyer, appearing for a large
property-owner on Clinton venue as
sured the board that If his client could
obtain permission to move a house from
Clinton avenue to a neighboring plot
he would erect an eight-story apart
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that would be the first really fire.
proof house of the kind In the city,
and would undoubtedly be the finest
type of building of the character in the
city. While the board did not promise
to grant the desired permission, the
members promised to investigate the
ing.
Suggestion From MT. Meyer.
The board also listened to q number
of suggestions from Mr.. Meyer relative
to changing some of h crosswalks at
High street, Nelson place and BRENT
nall place, and after looking owe h
sketches submitted decided to make the
desired changes.
Permission was granted the Pruden-
tldI 4ubuTdnC5 NoIlRAAy " 10y nOW
pavements In front of their property or
Bank street, as well as on Bank street
from Broad to Halsey street. In Bank
street the pavement will be Of the btu
1ithie type, while in Academy street as
phalt will DO laid.
A resolution was introduced by Com
missioner Eggers amending the bylaws
of The board creating the Office of
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to apply t. the office now held by James
Hallock, whose official designation in
the past has been assistant to the
chief engineer" According to the rules
of the board the resolution was laid
over for q week.
New plans were received from the
Public Service Corporation for the pro-
posed changes at the South Orange ave-
nue. car barns, showing new arrange
ment of switching facilities. and 1t was
decided to refer the plans to the street
committee for a report next week. This
question has given the board much
trouble. ana an effort is being made to
have the company adopt plans that viii
to some extent improve the conditions
that exist at present so far as switches
on the crosswalks are concerned.
f..s New Sign Posts.
The New Jersey Automobile and
Motor Club informed tho board that It
had erected three s~ign-posts on Clinton
avenue, and the general superintendent
of works was instructed to sec IL the
posts conficted with the ordinance
relative to sidewalk o~bstructions.
The Barber Asphalt Company drew
the attention of the board to the fact
that the requirements Of some recent
specifications for bids on street paving
contained a clause relative to binding
that had been discarded by the board
some tirnc ago. and that if the clause
was allowed to remain 1t would shut
their company out of the bidding.
Chief Engineer Sherrerd explained
that the clause In question had been
allowed to become a part of the speci-
fcations through an oversight, and he
suggested that new bids be advertised
for. The point mostly affected by the
clause in question relates to the ten
year maintenance guarantee.