Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-04

which, in addition to many officials
there were present representatives o.
the Board of Trade and of the citizens
This conference Endorsed the PROPOSE
ton TO acquire the whole meadow tract
with a few dissenting voices, but die
not take UP the matter of h plans fol
the development of a limited area OF
meadow land. No further conference
was called by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners. AS / felt that
the plan which we had before us could
be studied out most thoroughly and
speedily to the end that the city might
make no mistake in the Inauguration OF
this work, | took up the subject again
in my annual message presented in
January last.
In this message, after referring to
some of the events which mad brought
about the situation and the failure IL
have a conference or conferences such
as 1 had suggested on the preliminary
plans, l said:
Urges Conferences.
Now, it seems to me, that it is still
important that a conference or confer
ences on the preliminary plans should
be held. for whether or not the city will
be enabled to accomplish the purchase
of the whole tract of meadows and its
development it still a question, though
one which l hope will shortly be an
swered in the affirmative. 1t would
seem that the city is bound to carry
out such a scheme of development as
car be comprised by the original APP
preparation of 81, 600, 900, authorized in
the act adopted by popular vote, and
1t is highly important that whether
we can go further or not this develop
ment shall be of the proper character
Still no action looking to such con-
ferences was taken by the Board or
Street and Water Commissioners.
After waiting what seemed to be Il
reasonable period I addressed a mes
sage to the board bearing date of June
8, 1910. In this message 1 gave a brief
review of the situation as it was to
date, and added:
There has as yet, however. been
no conference on the preliminary plans,
although I renewed my recommended
ton to this effect in my last annual
message in as strong terms as I could
command, all things being considered.
1 now repeat this recommendation and
recall TO YOUR ulIl1u Tic lGNCOoilg u
starting this mammoth undertaking in
the best way. ! would point out to
you that we gain nothing by delay in
consideration. l would be the last per-
son in the world to urge haste in the
beginning of operations before feeling
assured that the plan of procedure
was the best, simply that it might be
said that a start had been made. On
the other hand, when l had become
convinced that the right way had been
found I would not be deferred from
proceeding by merely caprious criti-
cisms.
'Such protests are always heard
when any matter of magnitude Is
preached. /, for one, am thoroughly
convinced that the people at large of
Newark are in favor of retaining the
meadows, and that they want the work
inaugurated as soon as there is as
surance that it will be done to the
greatest advantage of the whole city
Believing in the project as thoroughly
as anyone can, I am anxious for the
settlement of the preliminary details
as early as may be, in order that bene-
fits which will certainly accrue may
not be unduly delayed"
The Board of Street and Water