Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-19
18TH WARD GIVES
MAYOR HAUSSL|NG
GREAT RECEPTION
City Executive Flags Board of
Works for Childish Action
on BathflOnses.

Mayor Haussling and all the leading
city and county candidates were given
a r~ousing reception in the Thirteenth
ward last night. A parade of the Mo-
mass-meeting that was held in kunz-
mann's Hall, Sixteenth avenue and
Eighteenth street. An enthusiastic au-
dience packed the hall. Alderman
Reynolds presided n cheering that
lasted for several minutes greeted
Mayor Haussling. The mayor said in
part:
| believe 1t was during the first year
| spent In office a number of ladies' called
upon me and presented the necessity for
new lighthouses, particularly in the crowd
ed sections OF the city, and they related
the faults of the old lighthouses. l tried
to help them to get an appropriation
that year for the building of lighthouses,
but the Common Council could not spare
the money necessary and SO for a couple
OF years there was little done except TO
give the Board of Works money with
which 1t could do painting and cleaning
and erect showers. l mentioned the sub
ject in special and annual messages, but
this Vas about all that was done,
Delay in improvements.
Well, the agitation grew stronger, and
a lot of the officials who at first were
not disposed to recognize It's Importance
became converted, and we finally con-
Guided, In a sort of tentative way, that
we would get a bond issue so that we
could build some lighthouses that would
be a credit to the city. After we made
up our minds to this. the suggestion came
from some quarter that It would be a good
idea to turn all the b~athhouses over to
the Board OF Playground Commissioners
and give that board a bond issue that
would be large enough to build such new
lighthouses as would be necessary and at
the same time let them purchase land
enough for playgrouqds surrounding the
and sensible idea, for we knew that the
children were the largest users of the
baths.
In the course of events the bill came up
in the legislative conference. The pro-
ject was SO well understood that we
thought there would be no opposition
and sok1e of the gentlemen, who attended
that conference were eonsidera bly, sur
prised when a request vas lade on be-
half of the Board of Works that the bills
be referred to 1t. Nevertheless, the lat
fer's request was readily granted, as a
common courtesy due any department
asking for 1t. About two weeks after
wards the Board of Works came in with
an adverse report on these subjects, at
all events on the bill that transferred the
lighthouses to the Fairgrounds Commits
sion. I was very much disappointed at
such action. because had thought every
body was willing and anxious for the
proposition to go through. so at the next
meeting Of the legislative conference l.
spoke. explaining as well as / could how
the proposition had come about n why
we wanted it adopted. We took a vote
on the proposition and everybody present
except the representatives of the Board
of Works was recorded In favor of the
bills.
Board of Works Tactics.
At. that tho Board of Works got mad
and failed to attend any more sessions Of
the legislative conference. 1t refused TO
play with us any more. Such a performance
would have been simply childish and
ridiculous, II it had not been that the
Board of Works had the power, as well as
the INCLINATION. to iDfiict damage upon the
city which 1t should serve. These bills
were reported out of committee at Trenton,
but. through the efforts OF the Republican
hoard of Works. the Republican House of
Assembly ordered them back TO the COM
mittee. and the only one that finally got
through was the one authorizing, the issue
of bonds for the purpose of building new
lighthouses. The bill to transfer the bath
houses to the Fairgrounds Commission died
majority, to issue bonds for the new bath
houses. The Republican Council so dis
trusts the Republican Board OF Works
that it has thus far refused to order the
bonds issued, l call this a shameful con
dillon OF affairs. l sayfthat,. whatever else
might be left to political trickery and IN
trigue. such questions as these, affecting
as they do the poor people and the boys
and girls of the city, should be exempt.
I say to you that we have not heard the
last of this bathhouse question and that
ID YOU should honor me with reelection to
the office of Mayor l will do all in my
power. and this time with much better
chance of success, to have the lighthouses
placed In the hands of a board that Will
know how and will make 1t its business
to look after them properly; and; more
over, to have such a board placed IN the
possession of funds sufficient to erect bath
houses which will be a credit to the city
of Newark and not a disgrace. as those
which we now have are.
paviexv NJ Tarff.
Walter l. Mccoy, candidate for Con-
gress, limited his remarks to a review
and explanation Of the so-called pro-
tective tariff, showing its ~fallacies and
pointing out its Objectionable features.
Judge Simon Hahn spoke in favor of
spring elections and urged those pres
ent to aid the Mayor n the work of
the city by electing a minority member
of the Board of Works.
Patrick H.. Ryan, candidate for the
Board of Works, made a very favorable
impression n was given one of tho
most cordial receptions hat have been
accorded him anywhere in this city.
He referred TO the meadow reclamma-
ton plans. the Market stree paving.
the 5 per cent. ordinance and the public
bathhouse situation. His arguments
were well directed and made a big hit
with his hearers.
in the committee to which it had been
Now. the Board OF Works, which is
solldly Republican, has called upon the
| Common Council, which has a Republican
out some Of the failures of the Repub-