Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-06
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To the Editor of the Evening Star:
There has been much talk lately
about the new law which makes the
trolley charge the school
children three cents, instead of FIVE,
for their fare, when they are on the
way to and from school.
I am connected with the company,
and | would like to say a word about
the matter, il you will kindly permit
me the space. There are more chill
dren going to work h there are go
ing to High School, because, of course.
this talk only applies to the children
going to High School, as the other
children seldom go far enough from
home to necessitate carfare.
How about these thousands of chill
dren who so to work? Has anyone
said a word about them being allowed
to ride free or for three cents? II
they nave I nave not heard of 1t yet.
II a parent can afford to send the child
to High School that parent a also
afford to pay full fare. Surely the chill
dren Of a school age who go to work
ought to be allowed to ride at a re-
duced rate, II anybody is. 1t Is neither
fair nor just to allow the one to ride at
q reduced rate and never mention the
other at all.
The parent does not send the child to
the factory willingly, out because he
cannot help himself, because he cannot
afford to sell the child to school; and
II any plea is made at all 1t ought to
be made for these poor unfortunates
who are cut off at such an early age
from all possibility of an education or
play. JUSTICE.
Market Streets Cry, How Longs"
To the Editor OF the Evening Star:
The question of how Market street
Is to be paved Is so old and SO tire
some that to write about IT seems
boring and useless. But because I arr,
q. property-owner on Market street, and
because I pay taxes and helped elect
the officials that have the paving oues-
ton in hand, I think I have the right
to say that I consider 1t a disgrace to
the city and the officials of the Board
Of Works to permit the street to re-
main in the condition In which 1t now
is. Market street ought to be paved.
The question OF what it should be
Those who a for the pavement ought
to be the ones to select the kind OF
pavement. Why does the Board Of
Works hesitate7
1t took less time to elect a United
States senator than 1t does to settle
the paving question. The war In Mex
leo was not begun when the paving
question was started. Now the poll
tics of Mexico has changed, the war
Is practically over: King George, who
was not a king when the paving ques.
ton first came up, Is to be coronated,
and still Market street is unpaved.
Why? H. X. NJ.
ChiIdren's share In City Beautiful.
To this Editor Of the Evening Star:
7 One of the reasons why Newark
progresses as it does Is because the city
fathers instill the spirit in their chill
, dren While at school. II the present
: school children are taught something
) absolutely new in time 1t will become
as common as the matters which at
tract no attention nowadays. That is
why I am sure we ate going to have
a still more beautiful city in years to
: come.
The work of those in charge of tbs
Shade Tree Commission is particularly
good when the amount OF foresight
they show is made a part OF their or
ganization, the children in schoo
being taught about trees and plants
how TO care for them, keep the insects
away and how to plant them.
1t is a very conservative estimate tc
. place the number of trees planted by
school children recently at 10000. SaS
that half of these survive, and look al
the Improvement in shade tree facili-
: ties. Newark has solved the problem
Of what is to become of the future
Newark by putting It up" to th'
school children. If there is a reform q
change contemplated which is not good