Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-14
Want Public Service Company
to Build Conduits Before
Paving Is Laid.
OFFICIALS TO CONFER
WITH CORPORATION
City Engineer Says City Is Ten
Years Behind in Wire
Situation.


continue the ripping up of good street
pavements for the purpose Of laying
conduits in which to bury wires, has
decided 10 hold a conference with the
Public Service Electric Company, In
order to adopt a comprehensive plan
whereby conduits will be built before
the streets are paved. This decision
was reached at the board meeting yes
terday, when permission was granted
the company 70 bury their wires. Chief
Engineer Sherrerd spoke on the sub
ject. and said that the company was
ten years behind the city in the matter
Of putting their wires underground.
The city, he said, paved its streets. and
then. d few years later. the company
asked permission to open them.
Binder the present plan the company
buried 900 feet of wire where it chose,
and the board orders as MAN, more
feet to be buried where it decides, pro-
viding that tine boards choice of
streets is contiguous to conduits built.
Way Condemn Meadows.
A resolution was adopted by the
board giving city Counsel Nusent the
power to begin Condemnation proceed
lngs IN the event of Mr.. Sherrerd's fail
are T. come to an agreement with the
owners Of meadow LAND which the city
nay decide to plrchase for the use OF
dock facilities. This 10 a formal resp
luton. M. SherTerd at the present
time is the cify's agent in the matter.
\ special meeting of the finance COM
mittec of the Common Council will be
called for next tuesday at the request
Of the Board of Works, for the purpose
Of deciding on the appropriation for the
bathhouse in tha Third ward. The ap-
preparation was asked for prior 10 the
last meeting of the committee, but it Is
believed that because there is a differ
ence of opinion among the member OF
the board with regard to the selection
Of Il site. the matter was held up.
Mrs. Alexander and Philip Apter, Of
the BathhOuso association, appeared
before the board and asked what had
been done in the matter. COMMISSIONS
OconnelI explained the present situa-
don with regard to the holding up of
the appropriation.
1t is believed hat as soon as the
board agrees on a site the matter will
De settled. An OPTION on one site eX-
pres May j..
Asks for Telephone Line.
George ". W. Porter, representing
the Delaware telegraph Company,
known also as the New Jersey Tele-
phone Herald Company, asked permits
sion to construct a trunk line from the
offices of the company, at Beaver and
Clinton streets. to Miller street, where
a aarylo1+3I,, ,ri11 10 paoHa rri+h @ho
Hudson and Midd1esex Telephone and
Telegraph Company. Mr.. Porter desig-
mated the route and asked the board to
approve of it. He also explained that
according to the state law they have a
right to construct trunk lines. The mat
ter was given over TO the city counsel
for an opinion.
Mr.. Sherrerd explained the import
ance of the grant by saying that the
city is anxious to- get rid of overhead
wires ana that the building of conduits
is also important. because of the neces-
sity OF tearing up the pavements.
Commissioner Denman and Engineer
@Sanzenbael e., of the water depart
ment. We're given full power to get rid
of watering troughs and establish
stand-pipes with faucets in their stead.
This will cost from SO to $12 in each
case. Clarence G. Wolfe. of the Team
Owners Association, said that the
troughs breed disease. This was his
second appearance before the board.
10 Widen Lyons Avenue.
Lyons avenue will be widened despite
the protest of St. Peters Orphan Asy- /
lun. The opening of Brown street was
opposed by Adrian d. Joyce, geserdl
manager of the Observation-Disclosures Com.
pany, and also by the counsel Of the
company. Frederick Lehlbach. The men
said that the opening of the street
would interfere with tine erection of an
oil mill and be of great disadvantage
to the company The commissioners
laid the matter over and inspected the
street late in the afternoon and lis
tened 70 an offer made by Mr.. Joyce
to meet part of the cost of opening
Lockwood street in case the city va
Gates Brown street. No decision was
reached.
The application Of Glen Ridge to pur-
chase water from Newark could not be
granted. Mr.. Nugent reported that this
could not be done. as it would violate
the city's contract with the East Jersey
Company.