Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-01
WOOD PAvEMENTS
CAUSE WRANGLE
IN WORKS BOARD
Market Street PrOperty-Holder
Threatens Suit il Plan
Is Adopted.

The Market Street Business Mems
Association made a strenuous effort at
the Board of Works meeting yesterday
agree to a wood pavement for Market
street from Alling street to Persons
alley, but it appeared to all go for
naught. as none OF the commissioners
expressed themselves in favor of 1t.
Frederick G. Agens, jr, a lawyer,
who said that he represented his
father, who owns several pieces or
property in M-rket street. stated that
If the board de4jded to use wood ave
ment there was enough money ready to
prevent if being used by carrying the
case into the courts, as he aimee
that all of the letters recommending
the pavement were prepared and sent
out by the coropary that controls the
wood pavement.
Lee Ottolengui ano, David Wolf, VINO
spoke for the associ alton. denied that
they were urging the wood pavement
at the behest of the wood paving COM
pany, as they simply desired a noise
less pavement, and that II they could
not have wood asphalt would answer
but they were afraid The commissioners
would not agree to the asphalt anu
that the recommendations were those
received from the mayors of eEies
where the pavement is now IN use.
Commissioner Eggers Informed the
advocates of wood pavement hat as
soon as the pIoperty-oNyners had de-
cided upon what they wanted the poaro
was ready 10 co~ooerate. :
Commissioner O'Connell called the at
- - H--N..l 70 fhn diffarnnf
realty companies paving streets which
had been operced up by these compa-
MES.
II am opposed TO that way of doing
business said the commissioner, be
cause the work should be done by the
CITY or under the supervision of the
city SO that we may know that it is
done right. and not be compelled to do
it all over again in q, few years"
Tile commissioner moved thas the
board 60 on record thai all new pave
rlent laid by realty companies be under
the supervision OF the city.
orders subway Map.
On Commissioner Mungle's request
the engnneering de apartment was IN
structed to prepare a map OF the pro-
nosed subway to be used by the Penn
s~vlyania Railroad Company, and give
the spa copies od 1T. so that the
public may knosx where the subway is
to be located.
Commissioners MsIngle also moved that
companies having poles in the streets
be notified to paint them without any
further delay. Commits sioner Eggors
recommended that the Public Service
Corporation be requested to sprinkle
Bloomfield. Frelinglluysen and Eliza
beth avenues. where there is no hard
pavement.
The following awards were made by
the board for parcels of property in the
watershed. which will serve to protect
the city water supply; Charles Monks,
$4,000 for % acres in the townships of
Jefferson and RDckaway, Morris Coun-
~; William H.. willis. s1,5OO for so
acres in Jefferson Township; George H.
Eimble. $3.50 for 50 acres in West Mil
ford: Cornelius Post. $500 for so acres
in West Milford; Stella C. De Witt.
Sc, 500 in West Milford.
The following streets are to be paved:
South Sixteenth street, from Clinton
avenue to Avon avenue; UAurta street,
from Summer avenue to Sheffield
street; Ridgews d avenue. from Wat
son avenue PSI feet south; May street,
from Summer TO Lincoln yer
johnson avenue, from Hawthorne to
Watson avenue; Ashman street, from
sylvan avenu to Greenwood Lake Rail
road.
The paving of Bleecker street was
laid over.
\ Sewers Ordered.
Sewers are to be constructed in War
rem street, from Wilsey to Newark
street; South Fourteenth street, 300
feet north of Eighteenth avenue, to
Sixteenth avenue; Cortlandt street, 160
feet north of Ferry street, to Horatio
street; Plum Point lane, between
Hawkins street and Lentz avenue; De
fancy street, from jefferson to Pacific
street.
The board also Increased the salaries
of the employees of different depart
llents. as follows:
Thomas Hickey. reservoir inspector,
to $1,000; louis Meisenzahl, inspector,
to a1s.5 50 a week; John Connelley, mes