Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-15
BILL PERMITS
CITY TO BUILD
{ new ALMSH0USE
Allows Sale OF Present Site, with
5000, 900 Bond Sale to Re-
locate Institution.
[From a staff Correspondent

TRENTON, March ia bill to per-
NIT the abandonment and sale of the
present Newark Almshouse property on
Elizabeth avenue and the issuance OF
not more than $500, 900 of bonds for a
new site and buildings, vas introduced
in the House last night by Assembly,
man Huegel.
The bill provides that the bonds shat
be for a term of not more than thirty
years and Dear interest at not more
than five per cent. The proceeds from
the sale of the property in Elizabeth
avenue are consigned to the sinking
fund Tor the bonds.
The legislative committee agreed
upon such a bill this afternoon said
Alderman Congleton last night. 1T Is
planned to have thez almshouse some
! where neal the city, not in Verona and
not in the abandoned South Orange
avenue asylum. The buildings will
| probably be on the Cottage plan pro-
vided. of course. the council gets legis-
lative authority and h majority APP
proves Of the tentative plans that have
been worked out. Thousands of dollars
will have to be expended to make the
present allnshouse lit for use for
another year"
Mr.. Huegel introduced two other
Newark bills, one permitting an in
crease in the salary of Wilson j. Vance,
secretary to Mayor Haussing to $4,000
per year. and the other City Counsel
Nugent's draft of the bill favored as
a substitute for Mr.. Wohffarth's House
ISL, a measure intended to provide for
the requirement. of Broad and other
streets. The Wohlfarth bill would per-
init the assessment of 35 to so per cent.
of the repaving cost on the city at
large. The present average for as
scsslnents on the city is from II to 20
per cent. The Wohlfarth bin was dis
approved by the council legislative
committee some time ago, but urged by
the Market Street Business Men'sNI I'M
~provement Association.
In the forty-two bills that made their
appearance in the House last night
there were several other Newark bills
besides those fatllered by Mr.. Huegel.
Mr.. Lee, of Essex, introduced q bill
asked for by the Newark Board OF
Education to permit the establishments
of a public school. for the education OF
blind and deaf and dumb children. The
board recently instituted an investiga-
ton of the question resulting in the
drafting of the bill introduced last
night by its counsel, Charles M. Myers.
The Newark dentists, who have ar
ranged to conduct a public clinic for
treatment Of indigents, are behind a bill
introduced last night by Mr.. Wohl-
| farth, of Essex. 1t would allow Newark
to appropriate money for the incorpora-
| ton and establishment of the clinic.
Mr.. Wohlfarth, as chairman of the
| city Common Council lance nmit
| tee, found that money asked for by the
dentists could not be appropriated
! under present laws.
Many New Bills.
Other House bills introduced in
Guided:
BY Mr.. Observation-Disclosures State
prison inspectors, with consent OF the
supervisor, to settle and determine all
contracts and the work there in rela-
ton 10 the labor of the prison.
BY Mr.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. h pure
food act relative to the inspection OF
meats and gives the state Board OF
Health general authority thereovcr.
BY MI. Tatem-Provides that in Dor
oughs any question submitted to the
voters of the borough until the exptra-
ton of five years after a defeat OF such