Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-04
WILL ENLARGE
8. CITY HOSPITAL
Council Authorizes Purchase of
S26,45O Worth of Lots ADJ
joining Institution.

The Common Council last night passed.
resolutions authorizing the purchase for
S26, 400 of several parcels % land adjacent
TO the City Hospital with Il view Of en-
larging and improving the institution. The
proposed new nurse home will lie erected
on u part of the land to be acquired.
All Of the land to be purchased is
situated on tank and Camden streets
and Paramount avenue. Those who ac-
ceptel the offer Of the city, with the
mounts they will receive, are as fol-
lows
George and Frank Ruther, $1,000 for a
plot 25x100 feet on Camden street; Ludo-
VIVA RutheT, 80, 22o0 for 225xiGo feet on
Camden street: Mary II. Carboy, 5000
for 25x1OO feet on Fairmount avenue;
William Il. Clark, $4,250 for b0x100 feet
on Paramount avenue; Caroline and
Gustave Stock, Sc, 500 for 25x10O feet Oh
street, and George and Ida krafis,
So, 200 for 25x100 feet on Bank street.
CONDEMNATION proceedings will be In
stituted to obtain possession of two other
properties needed for the Improvements.
One of these, 2Sx100 feet, is located on
Bank street and is owned by Anna a.
Huelsenbach, and the other at Bank
street and Paramount avenue, 21xW feet,
owned by Augusta aud William +. Meis-
setback.
Resolutions were adopted authorizing
the issue of bonds totaling S25O.GO, of
which 100000 is intended for the ex-
of the ~Pequannock watersheds,
GOO for the purchase OF land for pub
lie docks and shipping facilities on New
ark Bay, and $4,000 to extend the low
water system In this city, All
of these bonds, which may be sold at
public or private sale in the discretion
of the comptroller. will be for terms of
forty years at 1 per cent. interest.
Provision was made for ~defraying the
cost of constructing and equipplng the
new Home for the Aged and lnflrm
the city proposes to erect on IVY
Hill, South Orange, In a resolution which
vas adopted authorizing the issue OF
loan bonds for SSo,WO.
The appointment of Deputy Chief Paul
7. Moore as chief engineer of the Newark
Ire department to succeed the late Chief
Joseph L.. Sloan was unanimously CON
irmed Before the meeting of the coun-
the Democratic majority members held
conference in the Mayors office when
h subject of the appointment was dis
.ussed.
At no time was there any thought, how
.ver, of Withholding approval of the ac-
ion of the Board Of Fire Commissioners
n promoting Chief Moore. This became
when in response to the motion
# Alderman Mark F. Phillips, Of the
FIRST Ward. that Chief Moore be con-
a unanimous vote of those present
favor of the motion was recorded.
An ordinance defining the duties of tn
Inspector of combustibles and fire riske
regulating the sale and storage o.
gasoline was PASSED on third reading.
Another ordinance which was passed
IN third reading was that fixing the time
or payment of salaries to certain Oft
,ers in the employ of the city on the first
sixteenth of each month.
The resignation of Adolph Zeitler, wi'o
at the last meeting of the council was
appointed private secretary to City Treas
nruer Elmer A. Day. was received anr
accepted. Former Freeholder John J..
Brady was appointed to succeed him at
| salary of 81, 500 per year.