Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-02
CITY TO DISPOSE
Of PROPERTY NOT
ACTUALLY IN USE
Councils Finance Committee De-
cides Land Acquired by Tax
Sale Is White Elephant.

The finance committee Of the Com
mon Council at its meeting last night
decided to make arrangements TO dis
pose Of all city property which is not
held for any specific purpose and to
ascertain how much property the city
has on hand that has been bought at
lax sales4 City Counsel Nugent
brought the first matter 10 the atten-
ten of the committee and said that IN
terest was being paid on the bonds Of
the property held without giving the
city any returns or benefits. He also
-sdgeested that the tax assessors be
requested TO furnish a list Of these
properties and that arrangements be
made to dispose OF them. This was
concurred in by Alderman Congleton
and Aldermen Archibald. Congleton end
Souel were appointed by Chairman
Reynolds to arrange for the sale.
Alderman Congleton brought up the.
matter with reference to property ac-
quired at tax sales and stated thai lie.
would like to know how many of these
properties the city owned and also
wished to know il the titles to those
that have not been redeemed have
been perfected by the Martin act de-
partment and were ready to he sold
again.
Alderman Congleton thought that
there ought to be a lot Of these prop
critics the titles Of which should have
been perfected and which should have
been sold. The clerk Of the committee.
Richard A.. Finn. was instructed to
have the necessary information ready
at the next meeting.
Committee Hears Gutzon Borglum.
Members Of the Shade Tree Commits
sion and Gutzon Borglum, the artist
who is now completing the SIS, 600
monument of Abraham Lincoln which
has been donated to the city by the
late Amos IL. Van Horn. appeared be-
fore the committee and urged the eX-
penditure of $4,000 for the artistic de-
Velopment OF h triangular plot In
front Of the Court House, where the
~ onument is to be located. Their ar
gument vas that the monument would
be one of the greatest works of its
kind and that the location would have
to- be fitting. The matter was re-
ferred to City Counsel Nugent and
Auditor Rowe, and 1t is understood that
the none will be appropriated.
Alderman John NJ. Judge, of the six
teenth Ward, and a committee of the
Clinton Hill Improvement Association,
urged the appropriation Of money for
a truck house and if possible for a po-
lice station for the Clinton Hill section,
but they were informed that their re-
quest could not be considered until the
tax budget is made up as there is no
money available at the present time.
Alderman Judge told the committee
that the only truck house for the Gin
ton Hill section was in Belmont avenue
and that at a recent fire he had noticed
the men of the truck walking up the
hill above Bergen street to make pull
ing easier for the horses. Thomas Lin
nett, the spokesman of the committee.
made similar remarks.
City Sealer Appropriation.
An appropriation of $3.50 was given
to Alderman Fitzsimmons, chairman
of the weights and measure commit
tee, to defray the expenses of the city
sealer who will attend conventions at
Albany and Washington during this
month.
Chairman Reynolds appointed the
following subcommittee: Smoke and
abatement, Aldermen Archibald,
O'Brien and Baum; Humane Society,
Aldermen Semel, Elliott and congleton,
and gas and gas meters, Aldermen FL
loft. Archibald and Congleton.