Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-26
CONSIDERS NEW
CONTRACT WITH
PHONE COMPANY
East Orange Council Discusses
Terms of Agreement as
Proposed for City.

Determined to carry out the pro-
visions of the public utilities act,
which has been invoked by the New
York Telephone Company as a reason
for insisting upon a new arrangement
whereby East Oranges allotments or
telephone service nay be furnished Of
hcials at reduced rates, the City Coun-
Gil of that place last night designated
Councilmen Saxelby, Greer n Burr
Il special committee to take up the re-
quest of the telephone concern for a
new contract. In addition to consid-
ering a plan for the continuance Of
such service as city officials are en-
titled to the special committee will
take under consideration the addi-
tional compensation The city is to re-
eeive as a result of the discontinue
ance OF some service telephones.
The telephone people have asked the
city to collect for the company the
goney due for certain service to Of
f.eials and Mayor William Cardwell
has given assurance nat the city
ssiil not be utilized as a collection
agency. TIC the legal questions COM
rittee was referred the designation of
official telephones and the public
buildings THESE are W DC icNAhNa h'
The two committees will work in uni
son.
On motion of Councilman Burr, OF
the Hyde Park section. the Council
tabled a recommendation from Mayor
cardwell that an appeal be authorized
from the court decision which directs
Mayor Cardwell to sign a warrant for
Engineer George S%winburn's pay for
the Hyde lark drain maps.
Joseph Drexel Holmes. of Orange
sent a letter to the Council urging that
an effort be made to have the Pubic
Utilities Commission direct the re-
movaI of grade-crossings along the
Lackawanna railroad. Mr.. Holmes,
who is a resident of Orange, has also
petitioned the Council of his home
CITY to seek the adjustment of the
~deathtraps and claims lives are daily
endangered by the running of through
trains which are no benefit to the
community, as these do not stop in the
Oranges, and endanger the lives of the
people.
Another complaint was one from Ell
lott w. Dunn, who voiced vigorous OBJ
j~ections to the sprinkling with oil of
the city streets. His letter was re-
ferred to the street committee for con-
s~ideration.
The widening of Main street was
abandoned last night after a resolution
authorizing the ordinance providing for
the widening of the street had been
passed. The resolution was %reconsid-
cred by the council following
many protests by prominent citizens
present. Among those who objected
were David Bingham, president of the
Peoples Bank; Vernon L.. Davey, SUI
pe~rintendent of the East Orange
schools; DR.. F. B. Lane, Arthur
Mitchell and others.
Charges against Joseph Schiller, one
of the Fairgrounds Commission, for
using Objectionable language on one of
the public Fairgrounds. We're not heard
last night. being postponed until to-
morrow night.
Daniel Trembly was named custodian
of the Elmwood Park at a salary of
$50 per month. Councilman Grover
called attention to the practise of stop
ping some Central avenue trolley cars
at the Fourteenth street line and the
Conductors then refuse passengers
transfers to go on the mex through car
TO the end of the road at Harrison
street. The matter will be investigated.