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New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
NOW TO RENT HOUSE IT SOLD
CITY to Pay for Year What ~
Got for Whole Property

The ci,v Of New York sold properly ~
Fast ssth street to the Chapin home
the Aged and Infrm for $500 less '''''.'
tbroe vears ago. and to-day II purposes ~
Ieasa tho same property from that ln'., l.,
.,,.to, for a wear at a rental price OF So'"''
,rho Fira DEPARTMENT needs the buildins Dc
- headouarters for the new Bureau OF flre
prevention. II adjoins Fire Headquarte .
and as the city cannot get any other pr
ertv I'm the vicinity for such reaso''"'
rental the Controller will recommend at t"e
meeting of the Sinking Fund CommisSio"
to-day that the lease be signed,
.,rt is a fine instance of the folly ot WHICH
The citv has been guilty in practically CIV
ing away property" said city oIici"'
,,as,erdav The city is now placed in a
nosition of paying rent for property that II
sold for 5000, while the appraised Naiue
now is 100000" 49,
The property. which is known as the
Cbsnin Home. although the home aoah-
doned the building and moved out TO a
cbeaner site. on Long Island, some time
ago is AT No. ISL East 6Sth street, win
a plot 15Ox2oO feet. extending back 10 o'.h
street. II is occupied by four story base
ment and cellar brick building meaSuil's
S5x45 feet.
The Chapin Home leased this buildlhs
from the city for many years al an a'ihua, ',I
rental Of 81 until. 1909, when a speciaI OIL
was passed through the Legislature pS
which the city was enabled TO sell the prop
erty to the Chapin Home for 500" ine
Mcclellan administration put the S"le
through in spite of considerable opposition
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
THINKS Sc FARE ASSURED
3. R. T. Said To Be Ready to
Make Concession.

Tho probability that the much discussed
5-cent fare on surface cars TO CoheS lei-
land will be conceded by the BrookIS Il
Renid Transit Company at the hearing
which will be held to-day before Coiiii'''S-
sIoner NIcCarron was made known yes
terdav afternoon when owen +. F1nnerty'
counsel for the Van Siclen Taxpayers AS
soc,ation. called at the offices Of the Pub
uc Service Commission. with several asso-
citation members and informed Chairman
William r. Wilcox Of the prospect of
settlement.
This proceeding was initiated by the
Van Siclen Association and various resi-
dents Of Coney Island, who wanted b.
cent fare from the island 10 the city dur
ing certain hours in the morning, ana
from the city to the island late IN lhe
afternoon. The matter has been agltated
periodically and extensions of time nave
been granted repeatedly TO the ralIroad
officials TO enable them to complete GER
tain studies of the situation. The arrange
ment as proposed would enable resident
of Coney Island TO buy round trip ticket
in the morning for 10 cents, good for a
trip to the city during certain hours early
in the morning and for a return late III
the afternoon, the ticket to be used on
surface lines of the system only.
Colonel T. S. Williams, president Of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, de-
clined yesterday afternoon TO make any
statement as TO the prospect Of there
being a concession. but he would not deny
that an important announcement would be
made at tO-days hearing.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
SHIPPING NEWS
Port Of New York Tuesday, January
90, 1912.
ARRIVED.

.,,,,,o- rrsfaIgar (Nor. Cienfuegos January
"a g. the American sugar Refining co, WIN
sugar. vessel TO Bernham BoyeHen. NrlNcu
at tne nsr Noordam Dutch. Rotterdam and
pouIorne January 49, to the Holland America
Line. vim passengers ., s.sa sad i1InSe
steamer Cherokee, Turks Island January ~ 70
the clyde IS CO. with paosssengers ana muse
Passed I'm Sandy Hook AT I:07 m. ,,.... =,
S,car1sr Augusta (SwedD. Tampco January H.
Gov perrin Amboy Passed In sandy HOOK al
% stoemer ,, Parma tBp. Demerara January l3
r,arbados l5 81 Lucia. Martinique and Domihica
iG. Guadcoupe; antigua ana ~ oNterbr,dre M,sr e
80 r''N yitb ni ~ passengers. mails and mdse AT
rived at the Bar at noon. ,,, ,,,,ar,
Stn,rcr Saramacca Dutch). Barbados January
pon,srara H. Paramarbo IL and Trinidad To-
10 the Royal Dxch West India Man, ,Se %.'p Rap
passengers. mamsand muS'' "'N'' ~
az s,oaIer ,o,,T r Erroi dBp Yokohama October ~
kobe 30. shimonoseh November = aSonS hSnES mo 3
D., ~, S'.s gid is AgIers 30 and Boston January l.
=, UIIior, II Tweddel! x c., with mdse At
rived AT the Par at II 100 pm M 81 December
steamer Siamese Prince tBrD santos iecT,,,usl I'M"
-, Rl" dc Janeiro %, Victoria Is Bahia Ja4%- 1n
ary ard Trinidad 10. TO PAU r Scr9ora gao N w.
VIZ S,cTcr Marie di Giorgio tNor) Port An.ph'9
,,n,,aTv II, to the Atlantic Fruit 60, WIZ q M n
passengers and fruit. Arrived AT u'' ''"' az
s,csner n., Aliemannia GER. GonaiveT January
7 Port au-Prince g. Aux Iayes iI Pot aU-
] N.NN NN ..wl
mlnuin mi &c and Inagua 10. to the Hamburg AnSrl-
i,l" Inc with II passengers, mails ana huSo'
Arrived ~ oc,nia Inc 1fSr1 Rermuda January 81 TO
Tho 1nrmuda Atlantic So Line win 81 81 pa 40
!. !l,r sd i'm ballast. Arrived AZ the bar al low
| m. =. -. ,rr, NarseIlles January
! : .nt,ias O and Palermo 10 to j W ElWeH 20;
.. egS cabin and $50 steerage passengers ana
! ,,Isc Arrived at the Bar al l'3o ~, ,,t,a
! c,carer California 'Brl. Glasgo" ana wv" ~, !,
! ,r' "a To Henderson Brothers. win ~
] = aata
Z rived AT the Bar at lO;p ~. ,.,o,t, Ianu-
/ steamer Ida Cuneo (Norl. Port Antonlu Ja' ..,I,
/ or,. ~ 10 the Cuneo Importing CO. WIN ""''
| r,rired M the Bar AZ II a ~. o tho
| steamer saratoga. Havana Januhr, ~ 60 90
! ~, work and CuLa Mail S. co. WIN " - 70 a,
| scneors, mails and mdse Arrived al the p"' ~
! steamer Ossataw Gufport January 10. o,are a.
/ .rcvos City IS Co. with mdse. Passed VI ]'"'
/ antine at i0:3s a m .- ,o,usrv t. 10
| Steamer san Jnclnto Galveston JahuaIS iso -
: ~ MoIIorv IS CO. with nassengcrs. anu "''
| t5,ssod in Quarantine ~ lO:3o m. - IN
| steamer bohemian tBrl. Lverpool Jantnt ~
| ,be white Star Line, with mdfe A''''' y"
J ,h. por at tO:f5 y m. 22d . . ,,uorv
| steamer Vita.a (Nor). Liverpool, ,, o. tbs
/ Oh with wood pulp, 10 order; Nesso -,
! D,r,id - Co Arrived nj the Bar AZ aaa,,uorv
| steamer Nennachar (Br). savannah Sa''- =. Al, 4
| IN 20 { II Winchester 4 90. IN bsus.st' ~
! la for japan. Left Quarantine AZ I'D ~ ~ +,
81 amer Mnnewaska tBr). LONDON Jah'a'' -
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24

and Southampton l3 TO the Atlantic Transport
Line with 80 cabin passengers and mdse' AT
rived at the Bar at S:i4 m. .. ,.,,,ar,,
steamer city OF savannah savannah 1ai'uaI %
90 10 the Oceen SIS Co. with passengers anu
mdse passed I'm Quarantine at 4;l2 a m
steamer Carib GEORGETOWN JaHua'y Ter nas
sengers and mdse Passed In Quarantine al ''fo
a , ,,,.-,. - 90
the Southern Pacific Co. with Nose iasSed III
steamer Jefferson. Newport News and Norfolk,
to the old Dominion IS ,,n 90, WIN y, 9ps pSSSe m anu
steamer Maracas Perth Amboy, To the Irihl-
dad shipping and Trading Co. with muse
passed i'm Quarantine at a m
steamer Prinz August wilhelm tGer), Colon
January I6. Kingston and Santiago ls 10
the Hamburg American Line, with passengers, ,, y
mails and mdse. South OF the Highlands at
Steamer city OF Everett, Boston. with one
barge to the standard 0n co, with mdse'
Passed in Sandy Hook AZ $50 m
steamer Noordam Dutch), Rotterdam and
Boulogne January 49, to the Holland AineaiU' Sln,
Line with il6 cabin ana 2SS 2So sseerss sar m.
steamer Cherokee. Azua January 10. SaIto @ 70
%ns0 - MacGs' anS nd isaHd io to-
cIvde ss co with passengers mails and mdse'
Arrived at the Bar at 7:20 . m. o,.,..
steamer Prinz August Wilhelm Oier)' Coloh'
passcd In SANDY Hook AT 1898 p m.
steamer CITY Of Everett Boston. Passed IN
Quarantine at 0:l5 p m o,o ,,,t,
Sandy Hook. J, Jan 23 p'oo p nv Li Ihu
west: moderate breeze; partly CLOUDY "s"'
SAILED.
c,.a,,ars Madison. Norfolk and Newport News:
Pawnee. Philadelphia; City OF dontsomery. I'll "a
vannah Antares (Nor), Norfolk MSnnan,,do I,,,id,
(Cuban, santiago; pInden's "a, nccidente. Gal
weston; Arapahoe. Charleston and Jacksonai,,e e
Bordeaux (Fr. Havre; Moltke tGerl, na,S"a -,s,'r
Texas port Arthur: NJ Gufrey. Port arthur !,
HIs%w Amsterdam Dutch, Rotterdam George
Washington Ger, Bremen.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
CHAUFFEUR HELD AS SLAYER
Boy Who Remembered Auto
Number to Receive Gold Medal.

Because he remembered the number on
the machine Of Simeon B. Eisendrath,
which the police state killed Patrick Fay,
jr. on West End avenue last Friday night,
Thomas Lorenz, one Of the Fay boys play
mates, will receive a gold medal from the
National Highways Protective Association.
Frederick Heyl, chauffeur Of the Eisen-
drath machine. was arraigned yesterday be-
fore Coroner Heilenstein and held In $4,000
bail for the inquest next Wednesday. At
the same time the bail Of Eisendrath, who
lives at No 230 West 9th street was re-
duced from $4,000 to $4,000.
Neither Of the men made any statement,
but Alfred Frankenthaler. attorney for Els
endrath, said the architect was greved over
the accident and panied because the news
papers had pictured him as hiding since the
accident Frankenthaler said Eisendrath
knew nothing of the accident; that he felt
a jar to the car, but thought boys in the
neighborhood were throwing stones under
the machine.
Heyl went to the Coroners office, accom-
panied by Lieutenant Detective Mccormick.
of the West 6Sth street station, who ar
rested Eisendrath the night, before. The
chauffeur's wife and daughter were with
him. Eisendrath's brother-in-law Charles
Z. Block, Of No. 52S Eighth street. Brook
yn, and his sisters. Mrs. Block and Mrs. Ida
Lyons. both of the Brooklyn address, gave
their house as security for his bail
The Highways Association medal will be
presented to the Lorenz boy later. Five
other such medals have been given TO per-
sons who remembered automobile numbers
needed in prosecutions. One boy, Arthur
Lewis. saw an automobile strike several per-
sons and dash away He chalked its mum.
Der on the sidewalk.
Detectives Mccormick and Lee Sharp
were commended by Commissioner Waldo
as the result of Heyls arrest Sharp. who
was a second grade detective. was pro-
NOTED 10 the first grade and Mccormick
received honorable mention.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
ROCK ISLAND BOND SALE.

Speyer e. co. are,offering for public sub
scription at 97is and interest the unsold
balance Of the 9OOo0o0o Chicago. Rock ISL
and & Pacific Railway Company twenty
year per cent gold debentures recently
purchased by them The larger part has
already been privately placed here and in
Europe The subscription books will open
at 10 a. m. on Monday. January %. and
will close at p. m. or earlier on the same
day. The debcntures are dated January II.
1912 and mature on January 10, 1882. The
entire issue. but not any part thereof IA TO
be redeemabe at the option OF the com
pany at any time al l05 and interest on
sixty days previous notice. Application
will be made 10 list the debentures on the
New York stock Exchange. and the total
authorized issue is limited TO 100000.
The debentures are n direct obligation OF
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail
way Company dhe old company, which
was formed I'm 1850. from which time 1t has
unintcrruptedly paid dividends on its cap,
ital stock and since 1899 at not less than
per cent "A year. Temporary receipts will
be issued pending the delivery Of the de-
fnitive debentures. Payment in full Is to
be made on February |.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
thorIzed issue is limited to 5000. 900.
J. P. MORGAN g. co. PAY BOND TAX

J. =. Morgan e. Co. have within the last
few days paid upon their bonds to the CON
troIler of the State OF New York the bond
tax imposed by the act of 1911, which took
effect last October The firm Is advising
its clients and other friends to pay the tax
now and thus place their bonds In the
category OF tax exempt securities for the
future
Tbev believe that within a comparatively
short time bonds upon which the tax has
thus been paid should command "A market
price approximately y per cent higher than
houds of the same issues upon Whicn II
has NOT been paid. Tax EXEMPT bonds VIII
he designated by the letters IT. r. on the
STOCK Exchange tape.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
PROGRESS OF HOME LIFE.

The Home Life Insurance Company, of
which George f. Ide is president. publishes
in to-day's advertising columns its fifty
second annual statement. which shows sub
stantial progress I'm this well known insti-
tuition The assets are row s26O0O.S77. The
surplus is increased by S6S.ss2, and Is now
s., ,s63, l94 over and above the sum OF S2i56,-
269 reserve liability for deferred dividends.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS.

Liverpool Jan 23-Ivernia d'r)' New iorA VIA
Queenstown. -, Nou, Work.
rio Janeiro Jan 22-Byron tIIrl, New noIh'
Naples Jan 22-Carona (Br. New io'N wa
Madeira and Algcrs. pAu,deI,,hia
and New York via Naples m, ~, \ orb
Auckland. Jan 22-Falls OF orc tBr)' Ne" 'o'A
and Norfolk via Durham. >,o,, vo-,, ,,a
santos Jan 19-Nassovia aier,, Ne" iO'N VI"
barbados and Rio de 1aneiro, No., vo.L
Bombay Jan 23-Drachenfels tebss toebb '>'" '''"
via Alglers Alden and Kurraehee'
SAILED.
Bahia. Ian 20--Indan Prince CBrl irom Ha''oS
and Rio dc Janeirol, New lorS No,y york
Havre. Jan -Rochambeau orr, NeW sr,no ro'S Gan
barbados, Jan lO-Wegllnde GGer'; L[o" 9a'-
tos and Rio de Janeiro, Ns~y yorS
Para Jan 2i-Aidsn tBr). New Ter, ,,ron
- Michaels Jan 2l-Oruoat t.,on ,c IA
southampton, Barbados oo'o" w. "'''
New York. , CRr, from CAL
Colombo. Jan 22-Boemfonteyn -
cutta), Boston and New VOTE
PASSED.
Gibraltar Ian 23-Germania pD' "" A -0'
Naples and Marseilleh-
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24

For Eastern New York. fair to-day: colder in
southern portion; fair Thursday. with moderate
northwest winds
For Eastern Pennsylvania. New jersey. Della
ware. Maryland Virginia and the District u
Columbia. fair and somewhat colder to-day; fair
ThurSday light TO moderate northwest winds.
For Western Pennsylvania. fair and colder to
day fair Thursday, with light TO moderate nOrth-
west winds
For Western New York. fair 10 day. except
snow nurries near the lakes: colder; fair Thurs
day. with moderate northwest winds.
For West Virginia. fair and colder to-day;
fair Thursday
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
WATER FOR STATEN ISLAND.

Staten Island may get water supply
from the New Jersey watershed. The Jcr-
soy CITY Board of Street and Water Com
mIssioners granted to the New York and
New Jersey Water Company yesterday the
privilege OF laying It's main along the west
hank of the Morris Canal to increase the
supply TO Bayonne. That city is separated
from Staten Island by the Kill van kull, a
many for wears has sought this franchise.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
FRIDAY
TRANsPACiFiC MAILS.

Destination and steamer. close IN y l. F'm'
Hawaii Japan. Corea, China fhll-
ippnSs ,''a I'd" rla,',,', ''' Jan 25 $50
Tahiti and l,1oss MsrGossa' N'a "a" Jan 2s. $50
Japan, corSs china wa Tacoma Jan 90 $50
Guam. PHILIPPINES ,1sS,nH1t Nf san FRAN" Jan 81 $50
Japan Gore" 1,sssla Chins; phipP"eS wa Feb 2. go
usWaN FIn Islands Samoan Isl
ands. New zealand' AuS''a.'a wa Feb 10. $50
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
ST. GEORGE SOCIETY ELECTION

The ST. George Society Of New York held
its annual meeting last night at the Wal
dorfAstoria Hotel and the following off,
GERS were elected: President. Henry w. j.
Bucknall; vice-presidents, Charles w. Bow
ring and r NJ. Stuart Wortley, and treas
urer l.. B. Stoddart Executive commit
tee. TO serve for one year, J. Joyce Brod-
eriCk, r. st. George Walker and r. Cum
life owen; to serve for two years, Dr.
Walter r. Lambert. Frederick Toppin and
F. II. Tabor; TO serve for three years g.
F. Shallcross, Charles Smithers and Norre
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
RECEIVER FOR MoNoRAIL LINE

Fred J. Phillips was appointed receiver
yesterday for the Monorail Construction
Company. which operates an electric road
from Barlow Station to City Island Bridge.
The appointment was made by Judge
Hough, of the United States District Court,
in an insolvency suit brought by Amory G..
Hodges and other creditors Of the company.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
IN ToMBs, NOT AT PLAZA
ssogl.fter Couldn't Get Away in Time
To Be Hostess

Two well dressed women created a scene
il Special Sessions yesterday. when they
Pleaded guilty % stealing from a well
lnoNn Fifth avenue department store.
They said they were daughters OF a prom
trent court Judge ont West. The younger
said she had named battlesnip. 1ncir
hysterical waillng didn't prevent the thre 4
justices from remanding them 10 the Tombs
until Friday for sentence. Scores OF tele-
phone calls camc in from friends Of tho
women begging clemency. II was said that
, re of the prisoners expected 10 be p
leased in time 10 preside as hostess ar ar
Z uCfnoon tea In the Hotel rlaLG.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
WIRELESS REPORTS.

The Philadelphia, reported as 12s miles east
of sandy Hook at s.15 a IN yesterday. is expected
10 dock Thursday forenoon.
The Kroonland reported as 30 miles east OF
sandy Hook al II a IN yesterday. is expected TO
dock this forenoon
The Noordam. reported passing Fire Island
az $40 D m yesterday. is expected TO dock early
this morning
The Ansonia reported as 100 miles east Of
Sandy Hook at 1910 NJ yesterda', IS eS-
pectcd TO dock at o o'clock this morning
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24

Highest temperature yesterday. 81 tat .
p. M: lowest. 30 cat a. m) average. 4l;
average for corresponding date last year. 30:
average for corresponding date last thirty
three years. 30.
Local forecast Fair and colder to-day:
Thursday. fair. with moderate northwest
winds.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
OfHclal observations taken at United States
,rna ihnr h.lroana o. g y, rcatnraa.. fnIInnu.

Local Official Record.-The following official
record from the Weather Bureau shows the
changes In temperature for the last twenty
four hours In comparison with the correspond
ing date last year
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
THE WEATHER REPORT.

OfiClal Record and Forecast t.-Washingt ton,
Jan 23.-The disturbance that was over the
Great Lakes Monday night has passed TO the
New England coast. and during the last twenty
four hours 1t caused SHOWS in the region OF the
Great Lakes, the interior of New York and
Northern New England Another disturbance Of
marked intensity is approaching the north Pa
clhc Coast. where it is causing rains and high
winds
Temperatures remain above the seasonal aver
age In all parts OF the country. except Northern
New England. the region Of tho Great Lakes
and the extreme upper Mississippi Valley.
There are no indications OF decided change
TO colder weather in any part OF the country
during the next rty-eight hours.
The indications are that the weather will re
main fair throughout the country during the
next forty-eisht hours. except that rains are
probable in the Pacific states. and rain or snow
in the northern Rocky Mountain region
Storm warnings are displayed on the north
Pacific Coast.
The winds along the New England and middle
Atlantic coasts Will be moderate west and north
west; along the south Atlantic and Gulf coasts,
variable: on Lake Michigan. west. becoming vari-
able.
ports will have moderate west winds and fair
weather 10 the Grand Banks.
Forecast for Special Localtles.--For North.
ern New England. fair to-day and Thursday
without much change in temperature: light tC
moderate northwest and west winds
For Southern New England. tar and colder to
day. fair THURSDAY. light to moderate northwes
winds
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
LAST OF GENERAL SLoCUM.
Steamer on Which More Than 1000
Lost Their Lives To Be Blown Up.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune.

10y IeIegIdpn 10 Inc 4IpuHe-I
Wilmington, Del, Jan 23.-Major Ray
mond United States engineer for this dis
tic, to-day arranged TO have blown up
the hull Of the barge Maryland, sunk in
the ocean off Corson's Inlet, ~ j., below
Atlantic City. The craft is all that is left
Of the steamer General Slocum.
The disastrous FIRE on the General
Sccum in the East River occurred en-
June IS. 1904. More than one thousand per-
sons lost their lives She has met with
several accidents since her hull was turned
into q coal barge
New-York tribune., 1912-01-24
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
HIGH WATEF

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
sunrise. 7:17; sunset. 500; moon SETS 1920,
mOon's age, ..
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-02
NEWARK BOY Wins
MODEL AERO WAR
Takes Prizes in Y. M. G.. A. Con-
tests Here and in
Brooklyn.

Great interest in the sport OF model
.aeroplanes was aroused yesterday by
q meet conducted in Military Park
under the auspices of the boys division
of the local Y. NJ. c. A. Sixteen boys
from Newark and vicinity competed in
the contest.
Percy w. Pierce, of Philadelphia,
holder Of Americas record for model
aeroplanes, gave two exhibition flights.
Pierce's record for fight, which has
never been beaten in his country, Is
1S4h feet, and his model has stayed in
the air for 70 seconds.
Francis Walton. of Garside street, an
1~1-year-old boy, was the winner OF yes
terday's contest. A monoplane Of his
own make remained in the air for II
seconds, and his best flight was 247
feet. John Miller, of Forest Hill, cap
tured the second prize, his machine
going 1913 feet and remaining in the
air 2-5 seconds. The first prize was
a medal and a membership ticket in
the boys division of the local Y. NJ.
c. A. Young came In third. his ma
chine going 1872 feet.
It was decided to organize a club
for all boys interested In the model
aeroplane sport, and an organization
meeting is to be hold Friday night.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-01-02
City Planning CommissionSho nld
Have More Power to Sc
cure Best Results.

ing the savings which. it Is believed,
may be effected thereby. In several
messages l called attention to the
duty imposed upon us. as officials, to
establish such a plant. The circum-
stances under which the act giving
this authority to the municipality was
approved by the voters, made IL plain
to my mind. that the people desired
his plant established as soon as it
might be. IL we should continue to
ignore this duty we would be in the
position of disobeying the solemn
mandate Of those who place us in po-
sitions of trust and responsibility. I
need not point out that this amounts
to official anarchy. Whatever views
we may have as individuals as to the
advisability of such an enterprise,
must be set aside and a heerful com
pliance made with the peoples will,
I'm several parts of his message
will be found reference to the necessity
for securing legislation for this, that or
the other subject at Trenton. In fact,
1t may be said that practically every
municipal enterprise of Importance, no
matter how satisfactory to this COM
munity or however emphatically ap
proved by its citizens, Is subject to the
contingency of the assent of a Legisla-
ture which Is in large part Indifferent
and sometimes appears actually hostile
to the wishes and needs of this great
city, the metropolis of the State. The
control by the Legislature of munich
palities. as I have pointed out before.
is the most fruitful cause of municipal
misgovernment. How long 1t will be
endured can only be conjectured, but
there are unmistakab1e evidences that
the demand for municipal home rule is
growing throughout New Jersey. and
we may feel confident that it cannot
be forever denied.
THE city of Newark within a short
time will have a population within it's
present limits of 400, 900. 1t is sur
rounded by populous cities and towns,
which ultimately must become merged
with 1t in n political entity. say
this, not as a threat to the n~eighboring
communities, but simply as a predic-
ton, for l feel that sooner or later
they will Ind it desirable to unite with
us politically as they are now united
with us socially and commercially.
When tbs shall have been accomp-
lislled our city, instead of being the
fourteenth will be. perhaps, among the
half dozen leading municipalities in
point of size in the country.
Let us. official and private citizens
alike, study our manifest destiny and
seek to realize what problems as well
as benefits 1t will bring. Let us put
some of our purely individual enter
prises and prejudices aside, and think
OF what we a do for the f1ture of
Let us lay the foundation
now, broad and deep, so that our city
VIII be known, not only for its size and
wealth, but for its beauty and the So
ella welfare of its people"