Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-02
ACTION
TO OPEN STREETS
IN B~ELLEV|LLE
Township Committee Repeats
Ordinance to Improve Pros
pect and High Streets.

The Belleville Township Committee
May in the matter of deciding to im-
prove Prospect street and High street
in that township. The streets were "
be opened and laid out from Holmes
street to Van Houten place. On the
suggestion of Committeeman Frank A.
Cadiz an ordinance repeating the
previous measure on the matter was
passed on its first reading.
The action of the committee was
taken after Assemblymap Harold A.
Miller, of Belleville, presented signed
petitions from property-owners on the
two streets. Mr.. Miller asked that the
committee drop all former action. He
said, further, that the taxpayers on
the thoroughfares were willing TO pay
the cost of advertising the matter OF
repeal.
Committeeman Frank A. Cadiz re-
ported that the trolley car service In
the township had been much improved
lately. Mr.. Cadiz has been appointed
chairman of a special committee to
investigate trolley conditions in the
township. He also said that an ad-
ditonal car had been put on for the late
| hours at night.
When Chairman Dennison called for
bids for the furnishing of broken
stones for the repairing of roads Clerk
Mathes reported that only one bid had
100 ,1oo;,yol ar,I that WAS from
Wright & Lindsey. MIR. Dennlson
stated that he thought that the com
| mittee should not open the only bid
received, and it was agreed to eadVer
tise, the new bids to be opened April D.
Water Collector Frederick Ritter
said that there was over $4,000 out
standing for water rents, A five days
notice will be issued and sent TO the
delinquents.
The contract for the work oflimprov-
ing Howard place, from washington
ayenue to Dow street, was awarded 10
the Maher & McNocholas Company
their figures being S519.10. Two otnei
bids for the work were received from
Philip and Peter Jannerone n the
Belleville Stone Company. Jannerones
| figure was 1929, and the Belleviile con-
GERMS was 1858.
The John c. Rankin Publishing Com
pany, of New York, was awarded the
| contract for printing 1000 copies of the
township report for the year l9O9, 1oi
| S11S, other bids were received as fol-
lows: Joseph P. Stearn, $l65; John .
Price. 1927. so, and the Helm Press, Sl5o
The book will consist of about forty
eight pages.
AS a result of several complaints
having been received about houses III
the Silver Lake section not being prop
erly numbered, it was decided to nave
the ordinance committee take up the
matter. Former Township Counse
Andrew l.. Boylan said that there were
two Smith streets in the town, and TINS
caused confusion. Mr. Boylan appeared
on behalf of property-owners on Chest-
nut street, and asked that improve
ments be made in the thoroughfare
He said the place had been officially
recognized as a t~horoughfare oVei
twenty a ago, and that the street
now is in an impossible condition. The
street committee will investigate.
A. petition was read from residents Of
the Silver Lake section for the laying
of sidewalks on Heckel street, from
Bloomfield avenue to Lawrence street
1t was set forth that Heckel street was
the centre of Silver Lake, and that TIM
improvement was much needed. 1t wa:
referred. to the street committee.
In order to find out the exact location
of all water mains in the township II
was decided to have a map drawn
which will be 9x9. This will be dom by
William Martin for $50.
Harry FARRELL made application fol
the position of do%g-catcher. The mat
ter was left to the ordinance committee
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