Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-24
DISPOSAL PLANT
PLANS VOTED FOR
Works Board Directs Chief En-
gineer to Get Busy at
Once.
SITE TO PUT 3O0-TON
MACHINE ON is PUZZLE
Mungle Says Pumping Station Is
Ideal Place. Others Insist
on City Dock.

Because Of the difference of opinion
between Commissioner Mungle on the
one side and Chief Engineer Morris E.
Sherrerd and the remaining commits
sloners on the other. action on the pre-
posed garbage disposal plant was again
held up at the meeting of the Board
Of Public Works last night until the
entire board can visit the sites sug-
gested. After a lengthy discussion 1t
was voted to have the engineer imme-
diately draw plans for the construction
of a 300-ton plant, leaving the selection
Of location to be made later. Commits
sioner Mungle insists the plant should
be adjacent to the pumping station,
while Engineer Sherrerd and the other
MEMBERS of the board are equally in
sistent that it should be on the city
dock.
Frederick Runyon, electrical engineer,
was present aud Dudley Farrand. of the
Public Service Corporation lighting de-
partment, appeared. COMMISSIONS Nun
gle stated that Mr.. Farrand declared two
weeks ago, when Mr.. Runyon was not
present, that the plant could not be OPP
Grated at the cost given by Mr.. Runyon
and that Farrand tried to make the board
believe that the plant would be a fall
ure.
ut Is not always what you say" said
the commissioner, but the manner In
which you say It,"
Mr.. Farrand stated that he was going
by records and reiterated that it would
cost the city more to operate its own
plant than by contracting.
That's for the board to decide" was
Commissioner Mungle's comment.
If the plans of the Board of Works
and Police Board 20 through all dead
end streets and possibly all dangerous
corners will have danger lamps at night.
At a conference of the boards yesterday
idea, but the question as to which board
should maintain the lamps seemed puz-
zling. and 1t was left for n later date
to decide. Red lamps were finally de-
cided upon as being the best color for
use.
John r. Lee was chairman Of a delega-
tion of street inspectors who were sus-
pended In accordance with the Civil
Service law pending the settlement of
the laborers' strike.
George Holmes, representing the la
borers of the Water Department, asked
for an increase in wages Of from 20 cents
IN hour to 80 cents an hour, for time
and a half for overtime and double line
for Sundays. Mr.. Holmes gave the fol-
lowing reasons for the request: 1. In
creased cost Of living. .. Bad weather
and shifting from one job to another,
meaning the loss of from eighty to one-
hundred days annually. 3. Action of
board In increasing salaries of others in
their department.
Commissioner Denman asked Mr..
Holmes IL he could tell of any increase
In salaries this year, and Mr.. Holmes de-
clared that he knew of none. The com
m%issioners decided to consider the re-
quest.
A petition was received for the repay
ing of High street. The signers request
that the pavement be asphaltic on a con-
crete foundation according to Topeka
Sterling specifications. Among the sign
ers was Richard C. Jenkinson, who re-
Gently led the professionals against btu
lithic. The petition was headed by
former Judge Gottfried Kruger. The
Rt. e Abbott Ernest, o. s. B., head
of the Benedictine Order, signed for st.
Mary's property and st. Benedict's Col
lege, and William O. Kuebler signed for
the New Jersey College of Pharmacy.
Many other prominent residents were
among the signers.
Alderman Albert H.. B~iertuempfel
asked that the board investigate the
question of having the Hamburg place
trolley cars run both ways on week days
as well as Sundays. John l.. O'Toole, of
the Public Service, was asked to look
into the matter by President Harry r.
%O'Connell, and he promised to d so.
Mr.. O'Toole explained that the west
bound track was not ready for service
seven days a week, as the track relay
ing was interfered with by the strike.
BY a resolution passed by the board
City Counsel James II. Nugent was d.
rected to prepare a formal application
TO the New Jersey Riparian Commits
sion for a grant to the Mayor and Com
mon Council of the City Of Newark of
the riparian rights In front Of the prop
erty on Newark Bay. The intention is
to induce other property owners to get
the same rights.