Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-19

made a matter Of discussion shortly by
the Broad and Market street mer-
chants, after which 1t is hoped to COM
mence active work to raise a sufficient
fund for the purpose.
"Newnrkers have q right 10 be proud
of Newark, to talk about Newark, to
hold Newark up to the world, because
In all thnt tends to make a city worth
while we can invite inspection and
comparison. We have made II worth
while for those who have come acre
to live when we paid twelve millions
for Il supply Of pure water, millions
to deliver 1t to our homes, millions for
public park areas, millions for public
schools. millions for public buildings,
millions for track elevations and sew
eral millions yearly for sewers and
pavements.
Bigger Thar Cleveland Ia Area.
THE increase In population placed
Newark ahead Of Washington and
New Orleans ana entities It 70 rank
fourteenth in Importance according to
population, but if the municipal boun-
Diary lines Of the city were extended
TO include an area IN square miles
equal to that covered by Buffalo or
Detroit this city would precede not
only the cities named, but also C1eve-
land, Cincinnati or Milwaukee, and IL
would also be safe 20 assert that in
the annual totals showing the value OF
manufactures, In the aggregate OF tax
able valuations, n in volume of bank
deposits, Newark would III prece-
dence and take rank as the eighth or
ninth largest city In the United States.
''Why should the question Of CONSOLE
dalton OF the several municipalities into
one central system be longer deferred7
The problems Of today are such that a,
merging of interests would not only be
OF benefit 20 all, but are becoming inn
peTattve."
The committee recommends the
abandonment Of the Norris canal and
the use OF the roadbed for trolley puF-
poses; It calls FOR q municipal art COM
mission with an initial appropriation
therefor; suggests Market Square as
the new postofice site; comes out
strongly for the subway project, n
expresses confidence in the betteIment
of county government under the re-
duced board Of freeholders.
PaS.aic Dredging Goes ON Ap~ee.
Other reports showed that the WORT
Of dredging the Passaic has proceeded
dpdC0 ana II lS llOQGA " AAA10bS OOA
grese TO quickly pass q permit for the
removal of a bar formation north of
Point-No-Po
The committee on manufactures has
engaged counsel TO draft an employers
liability act for submission to the
Legislature. A legal committee is an
nounced as one Of the new features OF
the board. The committee on Gre
hazard affairs submitted two plans
for the establishment Of ll~fe-saving
corps. but only one was discussed,
and It was indorsed SO far &c it
recommended better training Il drill
ing of the members Of the fire depart
ment, more up-to-late equipment and
better methods IN fire fighting. Plan a
as submitted by the committee pro-
vides for the establishment Of five
corps, four OF twenty men each,
equipped with motor apparatus, and
one with forty men and two cars. No
additional men you'd be needed, no
real estate would a to be acquired.
and the only expense would be for the
automobiles and apparatus, amounting
to about $4,000.
The second plan contemplate doing
away with the present horse-drawn ap-
paratus In the houses OF Engine Com
panies /, 2, 8, 4, 8 and 6 n replacing
the same with four pieces of motor ap-
paratus in each house, with some ten
men to each OF these houses, or sixty
additional men. Not figuring the sal
aries of the additional men, the pur-
chase Of the apparatus, the alterations
to the engine houses n their equip
ment. was estimated would cost about
$780, 900.
Except for the partial Endorsement
the matter was left for future dis
cussion.
As for the Board of Trade itself, it
had Liza members at the beginning OF
the year despite seventy-two dropped
for non-payment OF dues. Ninety-four
new members were taken In,