Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-02-15
AID URGED.
FOR TRUNK SEWER
Board of Trade Thinks Legis-
lature Should Help Pas
sale Improvement.

State aid for the Passaic river inn
provement through the Passaic valley
trunk sewer was one OF the most i'm
portant subjects discussed at the Board
Of Trade meeting last night. Other
matters discussed were canal abandon
ment, two-cent passenger rates n Il
substitute for the new fire marshal
bill now being considered by the Leg
~islature.
On urging State aid for the Passaic
valley sewerage system the board was
unanimously agreed. FL. Stacy Smith.
chairman of the Legislative committee.
told how the Legislature has drawn
upon the State for various improve
ments where the cost is greater than
the allowed $10o,o 900 debt limit. He
stated that other counties had been
thus benefited, n cited the Della
ware river drive improvement, costing
s3,z25,0o0. the State bearing 45 per
cent. Attention was directed also to
he Ocean boulevard Improvement.
ut would seem,'' said Mr.. Smith,
that, If these items are justified, the
State should contribute to this Passaic
river Improvement. The publication of
the river viii make it an artery of COM
merce and will bring into the market
the sale of riparian rights owned by
the State in a growing commercial ter
ritory."
Resolution IL Passed.
h board passed a resolution provad-
ing for the Legislature ito make a
fair and just apportionment of the
cost between the municipalities affected
and the State
The resolution will be submitted to
the senators n assemblymen of Hud-
son, Bergen, Passaic and Essex coun-
ties.
In the abandonment of the Morris
canal, a measure providing for the ap-
praisai of the canal values and the
giving to the municipalities the right
to purchase was considered the only
satisfactory disposition.
Lack of public interest on so inn
portant a matter to the city was sug-
gested by George r. Reeve and Presi-
dent Curtis r. Burnett.
"T suppose some of the citizens of
NSWa&h LII oAicidl5 Will Wttkt UP
TO the Importance Of this matter after
the whole Issue has heen settled" said
Mr.. Reeve.
Mr.. Burnett urged that ii the eiti-
zens were to profit by the canal aban-
donment measure it would be neces-
sary for them to be we'll represented
Trenton and demand personally the
passage Of the amendment recon-
mended as best for the city.
Railroad Rates Discussed.
Abram Rothschild offered a Tesolu-
ton recommending a two-oent pas
$ niger rate and urged a general
against what ne termed dis
elimination agai ~ Newark; In the
of increased rates. The reso1u-
lions of -Ir. Rothschild emit through
unanimously calling for a repeal of the
old railroad-rr-e law, which fixes the
passenger rates at three cents a mile.
Tho board passed its Endorsement of
The Industrial exposition to be held here
In May, and protested against the
of the Common Council In modi-
fyin; the build code so thai the fire
restrictions should be reduced.
Considerable interest was aroused in
the d:scussion Of the approval of SEN
ate bill No. 81. restrict 6 the hours of
the employment OF women to ten hours
a day. The approval of + bill was
passed. with few dissenting voices.