Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-12
BOARD Of WORKS
To INSPECT BOTH
BATH-HOUsE SITES
Expect to Agree at Next Meet
ing on Much Discussed
Question.

An inspection of the two bath-house
sites now being considered by the
Board Of Works, for a bath-house in
the Third ward will be made tomor-
row, and it is expected that at or be-
fore the next regular meeting the
board will make known its choice. The
matter was discussed at the regular
meeting of the board yesterday after
noon, and a vote taken on the site To-
Gated at Spruce and Charlton streets.
Commissioners Ryan and Kraemer
voted in favor of purchasing this site,
and Commissioners Mungle, Denman
and O'Connell voted against it. This
plot of ground can be bought for $685.
900, as against a smaller site on Charl-
ton and Montgomery streets, for $685.
900.
In voting against the cheaper site the
commissioners declared that they We're
not prepared to favor 1t before making
another inspection, and Commissioner
Denma.. averred that the wishes of he
bath house association. which favors
the Montgomery street location, should
be considered. Mr.. O'Connell was of
the same opinion. Commissioner Mum
gle believed that the matter should
again be gone over carefully before a
final decision was made.
II moved for the purchase of the
larger and cheaper Site" said Com
missioner Ryan, because I wished TO
bring the matter to a head, and be-
$1,000 7 4hi11y e Ia n unnd site. 10
not believe that 1t is too far from the
congested district" Commissioner
Kraemer agreed with his colleague.
The other commissioners said moth
ing against the site to infer that they
would veto against il at the next meet
ing.
The bath-house question in the Third
ward has been of long standing. IL was
at first intended to build 1t in Clayton
street, but the size of the plot and the
location was objected to by the bath
house association. Later there were
, two other sites mentioned. The II at
the corner Of Montgomery and Charl-
ton. favored by the three Republican
| commissioners and the association, n
the Prince street site, favored by the
Democratic minority and the aldermen
of the ward. 1t wal finally decided To
abandon the Prince street site and con-
slider the corner properties.
Trolley Tracks Discussed.
The board discussed the granting of
permission to the Public Service Cor
poration for the laying of tracks and
switches. The company has objected
to. the manner in which the ordinances
granting this permission have been
prepared. Two clauses, one a thirty
day removal clause and the other a
future ordinance clause, 5hich forces
the company to comply with all future
ordinances, were talked of at length.
The board declared itself in favor Of
the method now in use, especially SO
when the ordinances apply to switches
and t~urnbacks that could be used to
the detriment of the travelling public.
| This talk followed the conferences with
President Thomas y. McCarter the day
before.
Permission will be granted for the
relocating of tracks at Clay street.
The request for curves at Market n
Mulberry streets and Front and Bridge
streets was rejected. No action was
taken on the other applications, with
the exception OF a curve at the Bloom.
field avenue barns. which will be
granted with the usual provisions in
the ordinances. 1t Is understood that
the company will not accept the grant
under those conditions.
Word was received by the board that
the Mulberry service line would be run
through to the Belleville avenue car
barns beginning Monday. This line was
begun May 1 and ran from the city
line in Clinton avenue TO the Lacka-
wanna station. The commissioners and
citizens asked that it be continued 70
the city line going north.
The following paving contracts were
awarded; TO the Newark Paving Com