Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-19
After January | They Will
Never More Be Closed, Says
Commissioner Sweeney.
HE FAVORS RECREATION
GROUNDS AT ALL SCHOOLS S
Newark viii Be Second to
None in This Respect,
He Says.

Playground Commissioner Algernon
I, Sweeney told the members of the
Hebrew Citizens Association at Mont
gomery Hall last night that the city
Fairgrounds would be reopened on
January l, never to be closed again.
unless the public schools should also
be shut
Commissioner Sweeney had been.in-
vtted to tell the members of the asso-
ciation something about the present
playground situation, and he outlined
the future plans of the Playground
Commission in way that would tend
to show that Newark will be as well
supplied with recreation centres as
any other city Of the country, if the
commission finds 1t possible to carry
out it's intentions.
He said the commission would here
after work hand in hand with the
Board of Education. the Essex County
Park Commission, the Board of Works
and the Shade Tree Commission; that
1t was the intention of the board to
found Fairgrounds at every school in
the city, and he urged the association
to hold mass-meeting at which the
playground needs of the "Hill' Sec
ton might be made known.
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OF the commission. he said, by the
playground congress, which will be
held in this city in January. DR..
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os postan nrassaant ~ ' az d., iass'
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T,,dea c,,aara,. s ;n.ro5,,ooa ~,
r.o,,,s Rarsar oy,d y, ,a,.t he saia' -
..I,o ,,o,, s,,,rosa had ~. 49, ~
finding the niavgro,nds closeaa On
the contrary objected &c much as
Won do. Rut the money had all been
spent and. more than that. there is a
very serious question OF the proper
supervision of the grounds which has
to be investigated and determined.
On January the Fairgrounds will be
open and will venture the prophecy
that never again In the life of any
man present VIII the playgrounds OF
the city OF newark De Closed unless
the puphc scnools are closed with
'nen'
no" .hat nave peeh appointeo
Ioniihissioiier am WY s.au ..'ls.z..,.a. la
I, 80" ~ s''s
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a ,ssa,,s'1st ~. ~, s,sd +
,',s;tas tha rIs,se,,.,,,,ds =, ,,,.nv ~
~ c,t,as ~ this .o,,,+r,
srn the summer of 1aos nersuaded
uavor Doreuus to come to little
roon, an tha TTriversaIist Church with
ma other .nron,;pe,,t mon and there
With the aid of stereopticon views,
ahou,ed them what was being done
Wnlaygrounds in Chicago. Boston
and New YORK Tbe result of that
n,eetipg was that al the next session
~ the Common Council a resolution
yvas INTRODUCED nrovjdins for the an
nointment of a COMMITTEES of citizens
IN study the nIa.vground situation
and make a renort
s ~.,
.T"tar. Mavor Doro,ous bad tho
ttsa,,,.,,t
49, ,sey 1.- - ~ ..,,,,,s,s'
s,nn ,,,t,aaatad tha annoin {r,ant -,
So 49, N ~, i,.,,,ar 80 Assist
-. e',.sa.;,,t ta,,7or,t - cahoois CO.
@ns - ltra,,ar Tohn Cotton nana
~ mr. Robertson. then president of
the Board of Trade. and of the then
nresident of the Common Council.
Rut Unfortunately the Mayor had
other men who he thought were bet
.ar yoIitjoal ADVISERS 7 then had no
tha,,sh+ Of votes and bava not now
~. 70 ~ tpa f,,t,,re have anv
.S..,4 - ,,otas +bor ~ mai mo.
n, oos ~ ~ ,la,,ero,,,a
iuene : VIZ sS''Ss :
coillliisetoHei'
me piaysfoutrus arc ~" eoous
10 oe neausu up' oeNese, ~ .-Ae "As
tnsy "ouiu HaVe peen = l'ose iien
nave niea'iol'eu -iau peen se'ee'eu.
70 you KNOW WAT peioei.eso =,
children IN the city nave pay srouilu
opportunities wnen 'he centres are
all open Just pc, oen' We pio H.
pose that all the ehlloren Oh lne Guy
snail nave playground oppoi ~euii'eies, ~
the same ras they nave up here' anu
that 1t snail De oone Win veis M
tie additionai cost 70 the ci,S' w
shall 90 u py coopefalioh WIZ e4s.s W..
other department OF Tue cry
can IN any way ala IN proVluins tee-
reation TOT cnlioreh'
sixty-six Public schools Here.