Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-15
IRA BUDD, WORKS
BOARD MEMBER,
LONG Ill, DIES
Commissioner Made a Brave
Struggle Against Malady
Of Long Standing.
STARTED IN BUSINESS
WHEN TEN YEARS OLD
Eleven Years Later He Branched
Out for Himself With
Success.

Ira Budd, 46 years old, of e34 South
Sixth street. member Of the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners,
died today, after lingering illness, Of
complication of diseases.
Mr.. Budd WAS brought up in the old
Second ward and at the age of ten
years started his business career by
entering the employ Of J. M. Bonnell. a
manufacturer OF sadd1ery and hard
ware. A little later he went with But
ler & Ward. and when fourteen years
old accepted a position with the Ma
tional Bell Telephone Company. At the
end OF three years he went with the
Pennsylvania railroad as locomotive
fireman, where he remained until 1881,
at which time he Joined forces with
Howarth Brothers, plumbers.
It was at this time that Mr.. Budd
began to take an interest in the fire de-
partment and became member of the
salvage corps. When he was 81 years
old he went into partnership with his
brother Joseph, and together they con-
Quoted the plumbing business of J.
Budd & Brother for four years. Mr..
Budd then joined the fire department
and for seven months was driver of
Engine Company No, II.
In August, 1889. he started the plumb
ing business at 287 South Orange ave-
nue. that he conducted at the time of
his death, and which has been very
successful The block in which the
business was located was owned by
Mr. Budd. and is one of the most sub
stantfal business blocks in that section
of the city In 1884 he married Miss
Dora r. Kirk They had three chill
dren. only one of whom. Ira, Jr., born
in 1898, survives.
Made F'athex His Pattorn.
Mr.. Budd followed In his fathers
footsteps as close student of munic-
ipal affairs, and has been closely iden-
titled with local matters, both in his
own ward and in the city at large for
several years. In 1909 he was elected
to the Board of Works on the Repub-
lical ticket by the largest vote given
any. candidate for the board that year.
Unfortunately Mr. Budd's illness,
which began to manifest itself shortly
after he was elected prevented his talk
ing as active part in the work of
the board as he would have wished,
but his Judgment WAS sought by the
other members. and. he kept In touch.
as much as he could, with the work OF
the board until few days before his
death
He was thirty second degree
Mason, member of b. F. o. E. Lodge
81 member of the Master Plumbers
Association. the U. S. Grant Repub-
lican Club and several other organize-
tions in all Of which he was an active
spirit. Mr. Budds death leaves the
Board of Works in a peculiar position.
AS the office is an elective one, his sue
csssor cannot be appointed, and, with
the election of Patrick Ryan, Demo-
crat, at the last election, the board
lacks the voting power to pass any
measure over the Mayors veto, as it
requires four votes to do this. and the
Republican vote now stands three on
Joint ballot
When the Board OF Works met this
afternoon the members were informed
of the death of their associate, and
ii was agreed to transact only such
business as could not be put over until
another time. Accordingly the Penn
sylvania railroad hearing WAS post
poned until next week, ana after trans-
acting routine business the board ad
jcurned out OF respect to Mr. Budd.