Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-20
PUBLIC SERVICE
GETS ROASTING
IN EAST NEWARK
Council Wakes Warm
Over Trolley Mat
terS. q

The failure of the Public Service Cor
poration to make arrangements where
by its Kearny cars could be operated
OH Central avenue, East Newark, was
the cause of a long argument at q
meeting of the East Newark Common
Council last night. Every one of the
five members of the Council present
had something to say about the mat
ter.
Councilman George H. White brought
up the question when ne inquired why
1t was tina the trolley officials had
not cleaned the snow from between the
tracks In Central avenue, and why the
discontinued running a a
over the avenue every t~wenty-four
hours. Mayor Cornelius A. McGlen-
non informed Mr.. White that he had
recently looked up the franchise. and
discovered that the trolley company
was not compelled to operate its cars
except when 1t saw fit.
Councilman Owen Gillen stated that
many people were moving from East
Newark because of the lack of trolley
facilities. Mr.. Gillen commended that
the borough should not have to suffer
depopulation, and suggested that q
letter be sent the Public Service re-
questing thai the Central avenue-Clay
street route, which was discontinued
two years ago, be again used.
Some of the council members were
of the opinion that the failure of the
cars to be operated on the old route
was due to a hitch. between the Essex
and Hudson county ~freeholders and the
Public Service Corporation because of
the failure of the freeholders and the
trolley people to decide upon a price
for the use of the new spa at Clay
street.
Councilman Daniel Delaney informed
his colleagues that the city of Newark
was now preventing the use of the old
route, as it does not want 1t used un-
til Clay street has been widened.
Delaney asked Mayor McGlennon when
the Public Service Corporation fran
chise expired, and he was informed
that it Is a perpetual one.
Antonio Saporito, the scavenger n
street cleaner, was put on the grill be-
cause of his failure to properly clean
the snow from c~rosswalks in the Dor
ough. Councilmen Gillen and White
disagreed on the matter, the former
contending that Saporito had o n his
duty, while the latter held to the OPP
posite.
After a long wrangle 1t was finally
decided to notify Saporito that unless
he cleans the walks in forty-eight
hours the borough will have 1t done
and charged up against his contract.
Upon the advice of Davis & Hastings,
lawyers, the Council decided to allow
no rebate on assessments paid by Mrs.
Mary Walsh in 1907. Mrs. Walsh, In
a letter, declared that she was over
assessed. The counselors stated in their
opinion that she should have disputed
the tax at the time her bill, was received
by her.
As told in last nights EVENING
STAR the police of the borough will be
furnished with a p similar to the ones
worn by the Harrison and Kearny po-
lice officers. The Council last night
voted to procure the headgear.
Attorneys Davis and Hastings re-
ported that they would make ready the
papers necessary In the suit of the East
Jersey Water Company against the
borough, which case will come UP in
Trenton January 30. William A. Carey
was reappointed a member of the IL
brary commission.
A letter of thanks was received from
Mrs. Susan Hanna for the sympathy
expressed by the Council in the death
or her late husband. Councilmen Neville
n Mcdonald were absent.