Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-05
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MARKET IS PLEA
Committee Reports That Re-
modelled Building on Present
Site Would Be Ideal.

mat the puDllC IldTheL CoiiiiiillSe
| objects to the proposition of the city
planning committe to move the city
market to another part of the city Il
| shown in a report submitted to the
| Common Council last night in which
the reconstruction of a new market
on the present site and the wider,inG
recommended.
The committe in its report declares
that the plans have been approved
by experts. and that the lremodeled
market will be equal in every essen
tial to the Cleveland market, which is
considered ideal.
announced that he had petitions con-
tanning the names of hundreds OF
citizens favoring the retention of the
market on its present site. Several
civic bodies have also approved the
plans.
Says 81 200 Was Paid for Privilege.
Discussing the question of exacting
bonuses for market stands, Charles
L. Whitfield referred to the profit the
city derives from that m 1t was
said that as high as 81, 200 had been
paid for a stand privilege. Alder
thought a bonus of $500 for one stand
was too high.
The new City Hospital garage,
laundry, boiler, powerhouse and
chimney is to cost 1929, 515 and con-
tracts were awarded TO the follow
Ing contractors, each being lowest in
the estimates submitted:
w. G.. Sharwell & Co., mason, car
penter and reinforced concrete.
SIT, 1854; Payne Brothers, iron and
steel, s19,s52; Jacob Steinberg. sheet
metal and roofing, $3.50; A. F. Hend-
rickson, painting, $1,175; Jeahnig &
Peoples, Inc, plumbing, 1920. and
heating, s95, 622; MCGOWAN & McCabe,
electric work, $14,676, and M. w.
kellogg Company, smoke stack.
$3,4T6.
The lowest bids for the sun parlor
extension at the hospital totaled
,s61, 1S7 and the contracts for the work
were awarded as follows; w. G.
Sharwell e. Co, mason, concrete and
carpenter work. s37,6S5, and cortile.
81. 800; Payne Brothers. iron and steel.
s14. 1896; Jacob Steinberg, sheet metal
and roofing. 81, 295; A. F. Hendricks
son, painting. 1887; Jaehn:g & Peo-
pies. Inc. plumbing. 1920: John Fl.
Cooney, heating. $1,000, and Paul II.
Jaehnig, electric work, $135.
The issuance of hospital bonds to
the amount of $150,000 at 4 per cent,
to run thirty years, was authorized.
Mayors Salary Raised to $4,000.
a resolution was passed raising the
salary of the Mayor from $1,000 to
10000, to take effect January l next,
was passed. If the new law fixing
the salary at $40, 900 was to be taken
advantage of the council "a COM
PEELED to act last night, as under its
provision the raise cannot be made
after election or during the term of
the Mayor to be benefited.
Tax Commissioner Howe, with maps
and figures. disproved the statement
that the Electric Park property, in
the Vailshurg section, was under-as-
sessed. Fie showed that it was as
sessed at the same value as surround
ing land and that facts refuted the
statements that the property was
mortgaged for $450, 600, while it was
assessed at $50. 900. He showed that
the mortgage referred to covered not
only the Vailsburg property, but i'm
mense holdings of the owners in other
parts of the city and in New Bruins
wick. Elizabeth and other parts of
the State.
Assessed at $500 a Lot.
He demonstrated further that
while II was true the land was
valued by the tax commissioners at
$50, 600, the buildings upon il were as
sessed for $31. 900 and personality al
1880, or a total assessment of sSs, 500
These figures give an assessment al
$500 a lot, considered a high valuation
for property in that section of the
city. The council thanked Mr.. How,
and his colleague, COMMISSIONS
Moses Reichman. for clearing up tn,
controversy.
The council granted the request o.
500 voters, who pet'tioned that tn
question of putting the employees %
the Board of Education under civil
service lie referred to the voters a
the November election. It was OK,
planned by the law department that
while the employees were now oper
ating under civil service. there wa
some question as to the regularity
and Ii was thought advisable t