Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-17
BROAD STREET
MAY ABANDON
FLAMING LIGHTS
Leschziner Gives $500 to Fund,
Talks More, Then In
creases Subscription.

Although the meeting of the South
Broad Street Merchants Improvement
Association was called for the osten-
sible purpose of discussing the renewal
or the abandonment of the arc light
contracts in South Broad street, Sieg-
fried Leschziner last night took occa-
sion to announce his. candidacy for
mayor, to say hat the press was the
worst enemy the city has, and finally
to subscribe $500 as his share of the
cost of maintenance of the lights that
have made the street the great white
way OF Newark.
No final decision was reached by the
business men, but it was arranged that
a meeting be held in June and in the
meantime every merchant be asked to
defray part of the cost of the lighting
system.
Calls Himself Next Mayor.
When Mr.. L~eschziner arose to speak
he declared himself the next mayor. of
the city, and also said that the news
papers of Newark were the worst
enemy that the people had. The bust
ness men listened for some moments
and then, becoming uneasy, declared
the speaker out of order, asking him
to stick to the. subject of the evening.
He became angry and explained that
he had. come with the intention of sub
scribing to the cost of maintenance, he
being a. large pr~operty-holder on South
Broad street. He was allowed to take
the floor again, and after subscribing
$500 drifted back to his own subject.
He interrupted the proceedings sew
eral times and finally raised his sub
scription to $500.
At the beginning of the meeting,
when Mr.. L~eschziner took the floor, he
prefaced his remarks by pointing to
the reporters and saying: az want you
FELLOWSHIP listen to me and remember
what | say, l am not here to knock
the press, because l am their bes.
friend, but l simply want to tell the
members of the association that the
press is their worst enemy"
Following this Mr.. Leschziner an
nounced his intention of being the next
mayor of Newark.
Merchants Unwilling TO Pay.
Frank Walsh reported to the meet
ing that he had found that the major
:ty of the South Broad street mer-
chants were o willing to support the
present lighting system.
They don't hesitate TO enjoy the
benefits without paying for them" he
said, and the only way out of this is
to return to the old arc light system
furnished by the city
The. matter was discussed at length,
Carl L. jacobson, Patrick r. Murphy,
Waters B, Day and Mr.. Leschziner
taking part in the discussion. Mr..
Leschziner wanted a committee APP
pointed to ask the city authorities to
pay something for the new lighting sys-
tenn.
THE City Hall is located on South
Broad street he said, "and it would
be mo more than. fair that, the city
should pay it's share for the lighting"
1t. was Their decided to lay the matter
over until the meeting in June and to
make an effort in the meantime to have
every merchant pay some of the cost
of the present lighting system.
Mr.. Leschziner and Mr.. Murphy had
some words after the meeting and the
last thing The Star scribe heard as he
was leaving the room was:
Il make men or I break men and I
want you to understand that" The
words came from the lips of Mr.. Lesch-
liner.