Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-19
$3.50 PER WEEK
THEIR PAY LIMIT
Street Sweepers Complain and
Ask for an Increase in
Wages.

Claiming that the most poorly paid
men In Newark are the street
sweepers and the laborers in the en-
ploy of the city sewer department,
Henry Hilfers. secretary of the Es-
sex Trades Council. appeared before
the Board of Works yesterday and
challenged n member of the board
to disprove his statement.
ut is a shame to pay men only Sc
or 81 a week in the face of the pres
emit high cost Of living" said the sec
rotary. THE street sweepers can
not exist on the money paid them.
1t is time that you act in their case,
at least"
Has Increase Plan.
Commissioner Arthur Denman
said that a plan was under way
whereby the board might increase
the pay of laborers in all depart
ments. He commended that it would
not be fair TO raise the wages in one
department without advancing those
In other departments.
Commissioner William Mungle told
Secretary Hilfers that the sweepers
had appeared before the finance ON
mittee with a request for a raise and
that they were told a general ad-
vance was contemplated as soon as
the board could provide for 1t.
Figures were submitted by repre-
sentatives of the Local Street
Cleaners Union showing that sweep
ers have received as little as eighty
cents a week, and that no man ever
has more than $3.50 in his envelope
for six days work.
Bathhouse Contract Awarded.
The board invited representatives
of the Master Plumbers Association
to confer with 1t over recommended
tons made by them that plumbers,
with shops at places other than in
their dwellings,, only receive licenses
and that all plumbers be required to
display the city license in their win
dows.
The paving Of Hawthorne avenue.
with space left for trolley tracks, was
authorized at the suggestion OF
Harry B. O'Connell. president of the
board.
The contract to build the Third
Ward bathhouse at Montgomery and
Charlton streets was awarded to Will
liam G. Sharwell for s97, 1874. Work
will be started this month.
Object to Front street Plans.
Plans were shown for the proposed
Strengthening Of Front street. If the
lines as originally drawn were fol-
lowed Deputy Chief Engineer James
C. Hallock said the Ballantine Brew
cry people claimed their plant would
be put out of commission. as a build
ing vital to their brewing system,
would be wiped out and without re-
arranging the entire plant brewing
could not continue. The brewers
wanted the lines placed nearer the
east and to save the building referred
to they were ready to sacrifice their
bottling place. 1t was decided to
change the street to meet the APP
prevail of the concern. The cost of
this Improvement is estimated at
SIPS, 900. 1t will allow a double track
trolley line on Mulberry street.
The Montclair Fresh Air and Con-
VdleSCeQL f1OUl6, tn6 source OF con-
tamination of the Cedar Grove reser-
voir, was ordered purchased for
SIS, 900.
Let Paving Contracts.
Inspector Joseph Crawford was in
structed to secure figures on the troll
ley traffic on the Bergen street and
Bloomfield avenue lines for use in the
deciding upon the Public Services
request for a "Y' at First and Or
ange streets.
These contracts were awarded. For
paving Runyon street from Elizabeth
avenue to Seymour with brick, to
Newark Paving Company on a bid
of S23, 1874; from Seymour avenue to
Osborne terrace, with granite, to Nc
Mahon Construction Company, $1,000;
Wainwright street from Hawthorne
avenue to Lyons avenue, with gran
lite. the Mcmahon Company, for $780,
513; Coeyman street from Mt. Pros
pect avenue to Clifton avenue, Van
Keuren & Co, $1.635.25. Grading. curb
ing and tagging: Second n
from Third street to Roseville avenue,
to Alexander ]. Milmo, on a bid of
$6.14S.25, and Willoughby street from
Lyons avenue to st. James place, to
Charles A. Carricimo. S3,471.60.