Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-28
SPRINGFIELD AVE.
GETS |MPROVERS

The Springfield Avenue Improve
ment Association was formed last
night the object of the organization
being to promote the general welfare
of the avenue and to better condi-
lions for the business men and prop
erty-owners. The meeting was held
in K~rueger's Auditorium and a
well attended. ,ty&
Alfred Popik is largely responsible
for the birth of the association, as
he has kept the movement before the
business men almost constantly DUR
ing the past three months.
Z. c.. Bataille, president of the
American National Bank, was made
temporary chairman and Samuel
Roessler temporary secretary.
Curtis r. Burnett, president of the
Board of Trade, in a brief address, said
business mems associations were the
secret of success, and thai only by CO.
operation could advantage for par
ticular sections be gained. He out
lined some OF the improvements for
which he thought the association
WOulu SoOI oldIA " nhoi "
the blocks in that section, he said.
were too long and this could be over
come by cutting new streets.
You want as many people near
your place of business as possible
said Mr.. Burnett. you ought to
work for better buildings and for bet
ter homes. 1t might be a good thing
If Springfield avenue or South Or
ange avenue was widened. City Of
icials should meet business men
more than half way in the matter of
street lighting. 1 have wondered II
1t would be any great harm If he
public market were to be split up in
to different sections, instead of hav-
ing one large new n .
"If these things come you are going
to spruce up; you will have new
store fronts, more snowy fixtures and
better interior lighting. Patronize
each other. Do your banking up here.
Newark, to my mind, has a great
future before It. II Is to become one
OF the greatest seaports of the world. >
A letter from Mayor Haussling, ex-
pressing regret at not being able to
attend the meeting, but signifying his
sympathy with It's aims, was read.
The support of the Market Street
Business Mems. Association was
pledged to the new organization In
a letter from its president, William
A. Baker.
A committee on constitution and by
laws was appointed, consisting of
Mortimer Lowry, Anton F. Muller.
Harry Berger, julius Abeles and
Harry H. Greenbaum. The nominal
ing committee was composed of Al
fired Popik, Maurice Mueller and
Ignatz Hausman. The next meeting
will be called by the chairman when
these committees have completed
their work.
That the merchants in the Spring
field avenue section should advertise
! more In the newspapers was the Idea
advanced by Henry Aurnhammer,
who declared he owed his success TO
this method.
Anton f. Muller complained that
the upper section of Newark had been
ignored by city officials for. years,
save in the matter of the payment of
taxes. He said that for persons to
appeal for changes singly was almost
useless, but to do so in a body might
bring results.
In explaining his efforts at starting
the association Mr.. Popik referre1 10
the dirt and papers which he said
filed the streets and blew into the
stores of that district. He spoke also
of water standing in the streets in the
winter.