Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-20
TOWNSHIP
ASKS To BECOME
PART OF NEWARK
Conferees, in Mayors Office,
Are Requested to Draw An
fexat.On Bill.

At the weekly legislative conference
held in the mayors office this noon
City Counsel Nugent was asked to
prepare a bill for the annexation OF
Union township to the city of Newark.
This follows a request of the residents
In that section of Union county who
wish to become, a part of Newark and
reap the benefits and advantages TO be
derived from citizenship in this city.
The petition Yves presented by Gottlieb
Schnabel. who said:
I'VE are SO close to Newark that We
consider ourselves a part of 1t. Most
of our people are employed in Newark,
and we think that 1t would be of ad-
vantage to the city as well as to US IL
our township were annexed"
Commissioner Charles f. Kraemer
said that the Board of Works had in
spected the territory n found that
the land was contiguous to Newark
would be of benefit to the city in
many ways. He declared that the and
was valuable, that 1t was near the
Elizabeth river and the railroad, and
that the drainage ana other such inn
provements could be easily accom-
plished@. The vote TO authorize Mr..
Nugent to prepare a bill for introduce
ton in the Legislature was unanimous
Maps were presented and all those
present agreed that the property would
add to the city's realty values.
Approve Bill to Raise Mayors Pay.
There wa very little discussion at
the meeting this noon when the Senate
and House bills were read. ASSEMBLY
bills Nos. 434 and ABS were approved.
The first is for the increase Of the
Mayors salary. Instead Of the maxi
mum being $1,000, as is o the case,
it will be $4,000, and the minimum
5000. The salary Is to be fixed by the
Common Council, and not changed
during the term of office. The bill was
unanimously approved.
Mayor Haussling was not instru-
mental in having the bill introduced,
and when the subject came up had
nothing to say. For that reason Com
missioner Mungle put the motion and
asked for a vote.
The companion bill to this, No. 43o,
increases the salaries of the city
counsel and his assistants. 1t fixes no
minimum or maximum amount, but
leaves the matter with the Common
Council.
The next salary bill that was ap-
proved affects the tax commissioners
and increases their salary from $2,50V
to $500. This is Senate bill No. lSs.
Commissioners Moses Reichman said
that the work of the commissioners
has increased In the last few years,
and he thought that their salaries
ought to increase in proportion.
Assemblyman McGowan's substitute
for the Geran bill was unanimously ap-
proved of. 1t Is Assembly bill No. abs.
That the feeling among the mel at the
conference was hostile to the Geran
measure was evidenced by the readi-
ness with which all present agreed to
approve the MCGOWAN substitute.
band Concert Bill.
Assembly bill No. 454, which pur-
poses to take the matter of arranging
the band concerts out of the hands Of
the city and give it to the county Of
icers was ~disapproved. The bill II
made a Law would require the city to
pay so per cent. Of the costs, as 1t does
now. without giving it the sole right
In the management of the concerts.
This would make 1t possible for con-
certs to be held In Montclair for which
tho city would have to pay
The Board OF Education opposed
House bill No. 46S, which puts truant
officers under the tenure of office act.
Senate bill No. 313, which provides for
the competitive bidding Of all election
stationery and bills such as ballots
and the like, was opposed.
A letter was read from senator Prince
in which he say that he voted against
the bill that reduces the OF
milk, and that he regrets that 1t
passed the Senate.