Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-07
BOARD OF WORKS
SEEKS SITE FOR
GARBAGE PLANT
Votes to Abandon Location Near
Springfield Avenue-Other
Matters Passed On.

AT the earnest request of more than
1,500 residents and property owners in
| the Sixteenth ward, the Board of
/ Works yesterday decided to abandon
lection plant between South Tenth and
South Eleventh streets, near Spring
| field avenue, and look for another site
where the plant will be less objection
able.
A large delegation, including A. j.
Rossbach, who acted as spokesman for
the party; the Rev. O. e. Braune Of
| ST. Johns Church. Avon avenue and
South Tenth street, and a committee
from the Sixteenth Ward Republican
Club, was present and appealed to the
board to change the site for the plant,
explaining the objections to the South
Tenth street location.
After listening to the protests Com
missioner Eggers moved that the site
that had been purchased be abandoned
for the purpose for which it had been
secured and his motion was unani-
mously adopted
! The board will retain the South
Tenth street site, which was recently
purchased for $1,000, but will locate the
garbage plant at some other less thick
| ~ populated section.
Transfer of Funds.
The matter of transferring $500 from
the trustees account Of the water de-
partment to the dock department &C
count for the purpose of taking up the
option ON the Mum tract, on the
meadows, was the cause of a long dis
cussion of the legal phases of the case,
hin which Mr.. Boggs, representing the
! legal department, argued against the
transfer, and the board, with President
Denman and Commissioner Eggers
leading the argument favoring the
adoption of the plan.
The contention of the law department
was that the board could not legally
transfer the money from one depart
ment to another and that in this in
stance the purchase of the property in
question could not be considered in the
light of an investment for the benefit
of the trustee fund, as interpreted by
the law.
Real estate" said Mr.. Boggs. "is
not adequate security to guarantee the
repayment of the money borrowed and
I is not in the class of investments. such
as bonds, which the law refers to- L
would not suggest doing anything that
could be construed as being illegal,
even though it was likely to result in
ultimate good or rebound to the bene-
fit of the city.
Caution Is Urged.
Bodies such as this cannot be too
careful how they go into such matters,
and | would advise against any action
that might open the door for criticism"
| President Denman was loathe to
sacrifice what he considered the
boards rights in the matter Il think"
he said, that this board is empowered
to say what 1t will or will not do with
the funds at its disposal, and l believe
we are entirely within our rights in
making this transfer, especially as 1t
is to benefit the city and accomplish
good purpose.
This board is able. and, think, will
ing to stand back of anything 1t does,
and will be responsible for Its actions
at all times. The visit of Mr.; Howard
to the mayors office was, to my mind,
purely a political move-a hold-up, pure
and simple-and l question the motive
that was behind the attempt to thwart
the work of the mayors office and the
board.
"Hls honor. the mayor. has, believe,
acted in good faith in this matter, but
cannot say as much for the influences
that tried to handicap the city In its
meadow development plans"
Commissioner Eggers took the same
view as Mr.. Denman, and went so far
as to inquire If Comptroller Bachelor
could not be forced to issue the 100000
bonds recently voted by the Common
Council for meadow work.
Cant the comptroller be prosecuted
for non -feasance in offlce?" he inquired
of Mr.. Boggs.
Il don't think So replied the city's
attorney, but believe he could be man
damused and in that way obliged to
market the bonds"
At this point President Denman urged
the adoption of a resolution calling. for
the issuing of warrant on the auditor
for the transfer of the money in ques-
ton when word was received from
Chief Engineer Sherrerd that his secre-
tary, Joseph Wolber, had secured an ex-
tension of the Mum option until Octo-
Der IS.
The board then decided to lay the
matter over until the next meeting of
the board. with the hope that mean
while the comptroller will sell the bonds
recently decided upon.
1t was voted to request the Public
Service Corporation to remove the spur
at Tenth street and Eighteenth avenue
within thirty days. or the city will re-
move it, The board is determined to
have all such unnecessary and danger
Gus tracks torn up.
No Money for Dredging.
The board was informed by the engi-
neer that the contingent fund contained
no money for dredging purposes and the
plans of the board relative to the Pas
sale river improvement will have to be
modified for the present. The board
will do what it can with the $500 that
is available.
1t was decided to open Evergreen ave-
nue. in the vicinity of the Pennsylvania
railroad and also to pave thirteenth
avenue from South Tenth to South
Twelfth streets with asphalt.
The double track plans of the Public
Service Corporation for the Mulberry
street Improvement were passed on
third reading This work will be start
ed at once.
The selection of an architect for the