Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-14
Mayor H|NCK IS
P|QUED BY VOTE
Two Councilmen Oppose His
Wishes in MontcIair Street
Opening.

Navor Ernest c. Hinck. OF Montclair,
two OF his lieutenants, Councilmen David
Henry and Russell Il. Bedford. ran con-
trary to his wishes, in voting against the
vpening Of Highland avenue. from wat
chung avenue TO Bellevue avenue, Upper
Afontclair, a distance of about a mile.
The petition for the opening of thls
street. which runs along the top Of the
mountain. has been before the council
for some time and has been strongly
objected to by the owners OF the properly
through which the proposed stIee.
tension would pass. When MI beoioi"'
chairman of the road committee, recon-
,neuded that the petition De oenieu'
Mayor Hinck requested that actioh Ok
the matter be deferred untll the heAe
,neetlnp OF the Council, in oruer 10 sNe
those In favor of the opening OF the street
chance TO be heard again, as the lines
of the street might be changed to meet
the views of the directors.
Mr. Redford and Mr.. Henry both de-
clared that the DIRECTORS were uha''ei-
ably opposed to the running OF a s.iee'
throurh their private grounds hno !"
s,sted that the petition be denieu. MI
uennv declared flat William H.. rover
a large property owner in the neignpor
hood Of one end of the proposed eA-
te,sion. and a company OF SPECTATORS
:, Tho other end, wanted the street to go
tbroupb and he could see no reason why
Tho council should permit it In the race
of the objections of the owners Oh Ine
49, TF4,.I- uoid MI H0WPf DAu
asked for a delay of two weeks ana ne
thought it should be granted.
Messrs. Bedford and Henry we're op-
stinate and the mayor called TOT an
ave" and mo" vote on the mouon'
which resulted In the petition being de-
nIed by a vote of Z to A. The mayor
was clearly surprised by the vote
Councilman Thomas p. McGlynn. chair
man of the fire committee, read the re-
nort of former. Chief Edward f. Croker,
of the New York fire department, on the
conditions Of the Montclair department
and the changes recommended. In MS
r.nort the former chief speaks highly OF
the urompt answer to an alarm, whicn
he had ordered sent In. Hose mpa
No. Q whose house is located severai
hundred yards away from the hre-pox'
the report says, reached the spot In ex-
sctly ~forty-fve seconds. The other COM
NAMES answered equally prompt. TAX
ing distance into consideration, but the
report says that there were not men
enough with any companies to do GOOD
work.
ON motion Of Mr.. McGlynn, the re-
mort was received and an appropriation
of 5000 was made to sent four fremen
to Elmira to receive instruction In run
ming motor fire trucks.
II. L. vallaire, Bernard O'Hara, Fred
erick Miller and Harry Lange were ap-
pointed paid lremen. and Chancemen
Timothy G. Fleming, James G. Cranley'
George p. Thompson and Alfred w.
Riket. OF the police department, were
advanced to p%atrolmen.
The council went on record as opposed
to the installation of n tuberculosis sani-
tarium within the limits of the town.
David Steinfeld. OF Newark, was APP
pointed official dog-catcber for the year
1shA
The matter of closing all places OF
business at 10 o'clock on Sunday morn
which was expected to be recon-
mended by the police committee, was not
bf ought before the council at all.