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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-31
OWNERS
READY To FIGHT
STREET vACAT|NG
Bloomfield Concerns Institute
Proceedings in Connection
With R. R. improvements.

In connection with the action of the
Mechanic street for improvements on
the Lackawanna railroad two writs of
certiorari issued by Chief Justice Will
lam s. Gummere were served last
night on Town Attorney Charles F.
Kocher. The writs are returnable to-
morrow. They were issued on the ap-
plication of the Hedden Iron Con-
%struction Company, which asked that
the vacation of the street be set aside,
and the American Malleables Com
pany, which seeks the resembling Of
the supplemental proceedings provid-
ing for the elimination Of switches
The latter concern has also filed a
bill in Chancery to restrain the town
from eliminating the switches, and the
Hedden Company has commenced pro-
c~eedings in the Circuit Court to re-
cover more than the 2 800 allowed as
damages by the board of assessors IN
laying out the proposed new street,
which is to take the place of Mechanic
street. The Council will hear objec-
tions on Monday night regarding the
opening of the street. According to
report a majority of the 100 property
owners interested will file objections.
It is declared that many of them are
prepared to bring su..: to prevent the
opening of the proposed street, unless
the town at large will pay the damages.
A committee has been appointed by
those 10 petitioned for the street tc
visit Trenton and II possible have a bill
passed providing for the purchase of
the whole property of the Malleables
Company and the Hedden Company,
by the Essex County Park Commission
for park purposes. It Is said the pro-
posed bill will be introduced lex week.
The main objection to the action OF
the council came when 1t was pro-
posed to open a new street parallel
with Mechanic street. Property own
ers neal the proposed street were as
sessed for the improvements and OBJ
jected. claiming that the town as a
whole should bear the cost
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-31
MRS. CAROLINE L. SMITH.

Mrs. Caroline L. SIlith, 50 years old,
Of Montclair. mother of the late
Charles Sprague smith, who died about
a year ago. died last night from a COM
plication of diseases after a long ill-
ness. She had lived in Montclair for
many years. and is survived by one
son, who lives at Ashland Hall. Mont-.
clair. and one daughter, Mrs. Charles.
3. Cole. of Upper Montclair, The
body will be taken to Andover, Mass.
where funeral services win be held
and where inrerment Will be made.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-31
TO AUCTION SERVANT GIRLS
IN CAPITAL OF OREGON.

SALEM. Ore, March S1.-Two Wis
consin servant girls who are coming
to Salem during the present colonist
rush will be nuctioned off to the high
est bidders, SO many applications hav-
ing been made for them to Manager A.
F.. Hofer, of the Salem Board of Trade.
When Manager Hofer announced
that they were coming, housewives
here began to flood him with applica-
lions, and forty families are now OH
the waiting list. IL the girls consent
they will be disposed of on the block,
and the premiums paid will be turned
over to them.