Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-11
FIRE COMMISSION
IS GIVEN NOTICE
BeIIeviIie Officials Are Re-
quested to Turn Over
Money and Books.

The Belleville Town Council last
night passed "A resolution ~instructing
Town Clerk Edward Mathes to com
municate with each member of the
Board of Fire Commissioners and IN
struct them to turn over moneys
books and other documents pertain
Ing to the operation of the local hre
department to Councilman Emil e.
Mertz, chairman of the fire commit
tee, at his home, 1852 Washington
avenue. that town, before the goth
day of September.
Under the old township form of
government the Board of Fire Com
missioners controlled the department,
and since the municipality took up
the town form of government the
council has contended h a 1t
should have charge of fire matters in
, the town. The commissioners do not
fee! the same way and have repeat
eddy refused to abdicate. The Council
through its attorney, John DeGraw,
ooh action last night to bring the
matter to an issue.
The members of the board are
Nicholas comesky, John Flanagan,
Andrew @. Bagnall, Lawrence j.
Westlake, George X. Walters. They
will be served with %subpoenas to this
effect, which can be served legally to
any member of their family over IA.
If the board refuses to agree to
the mandates of the council, Town
Attorney John DeGraw will imme-
to do so.
All taxpayers paying their taxes
for this year before November 20 Will
be allowed a discount of 2 per cent.
Councilmen Frank Carragher and
Byron attempted to have Joseph
Manning appointed inspector of side
walk improvements, but failed.
Clerk Edward Mathes was instruct
ed to communicate with District
Clerk j. j. Turner to ascertain
whether the schoor authorities have
my intention of inaugurating a night
school in the town this year. Coun-
cilmen Byron and Mccormack are
working hard to bring this matter
about.
The following contracts were
awarded for sidewalk improvements:
North and south side of Alva street,
from Belmont avenue to Bloomfield
avenue, blue stone, A. S~teffaneli,
$451.65; east and west side of New
street, from John street to Joralemon
street, blue stone, M. Parish. IS, $780, 81;
east side of Hornblower avenue, from
Academy to John street, blue stone,
j. e. Riley Stone Company, $957.40;
east and west side of Dewitt We
nue., from Holmes street to Jorale-
mon street, blue stone, M. Parish,
81, 952. 40; Union avenue and Joralemon
street to Nutley line, M. Parisi, blue
stone, 3.46S. 95; east and west side
of Union venue, Holmes and Jorale-
mon street, ]. e. Riley Stone Com
pany, blue stone, $1,90S; north and
south side of Little street, from
Main street to Washington venue.
J. E. Riley. SO, 465. 20; east and west
side of Hornblower avenue, Academy
street to Division street. blue stone,
$4,7 47.5 80, Nj. Parish; Floyd street, from
Little street to Overlook avenu
blue stone, $3.50. so. j. E. Riley; north
side of Franklin street, from Bloom
field to city line, cement, 81, 250, A.
Steffanili; east and west side Belmont
avenue, from Franklin street to Cross
street, cement, $1,252, ]. A. Conklln;
east side of Beech street, from Little
street to overlook avenue, blue stone,
j. e. Riley, S547.60; north and south
side of Bloomfield avenue, from
Belmont venue to Heekel street, F.
w. Gibbs. 1929; south side of Acad-
envy street, from Washington ave-
u to Hornblower avenue. cement,
$59S. 40, j. A. Conklin; east and west
side Watching avenue, from the
Erie railroad line to Cross street,
blue stone, $1,274.75. A. S~teffanili;
west side Eleanora street. northly
from Graylock venue blue stone,
j. r. Riley Stone Company, 1921.