Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-27
MANY KICKS AT
COUNCIL MEETING
East Orange First Ward Resi-
dents Object to Garbage
Plant Location.

A delegation of residents from the
First ward appeared before the East
Orange City Council last night and
protested against the placing of the
proposed joint garbage incineratine
plant in the old sand-pit in that sec
ton and also found objection to the
building of the municipal storage
plant and stables in Midland avenue.
the contract for the erection of which
was awarded at the meeting to the
Essex Construction Company at a
cost of $780, $50.
There was also criticism voiced by
John w. Coulston, a former school
commissioner, because the Board of
School Estimate had failed to appro-
pirate more than $4,000 for the erec-
ton of fire-escapes on Franklin
School, and he declared there was a
possibility of a loss of life and great
damage in case of a confiagration.
This brought from Councilman Pier
son, a member of the board, the state
ment that Horoscopes were found in
the city by the board that were dis
graceful to attach to any school,"
1.-The Board of Estimate was asked
by the Board of Education" declared
Mr.. Pierson, ito place extravagant
fire-escapes on the schools, and we
believed it unwise to do more than
provide proper safeguards. The
mount we granted the school board
was sufficient to supply ample safe
guards, and we kept out all frills.
There is a tendency on the part of
the board to ask for the most ex-
pensive additions and fittings"
After the protests had been heard
against placing the plant in the
ward from Mr.. Coulston, Howard
Marshall, Charles Stillwell, DR.. Will
lam P. Richards and others, it was
stated by Mr.. Pierson, chairman of
the committee looking up the subject,
that nc meeting of the committee has
been held and no session will be
called until October. He said the pro-
tests had been received in ample time
and the rights of the residents would
be conserved.
Mr.. Coulston handed in a petition
of protest signed by 200 residents. He
said the garbage wagons would have
to traverse fine thoroughfares to
reach the proposed plant, and be-
lieved no smoke-stack would prove
high enough to carry off the odors
from the building. The plant should
be erected on the meadows, said Mr..
Coulston, and he recalled the position
of Mayor Seymour, of Orange, against
the proposition.
Mr.. Marshall said he believed the
section concerned was almost unani-
NOUS in opposition to the scheme.
He reviewed the troubles of the
when it was proposed to insti-
tute any municipal improvement, but
declared East Orange had everything
lose and nothing to gain in this
project, but 1t would be the opposite
for Glen Ridge. which was to be
In the plan. He also chided
the Council for not having called a
meeting, on a site for the
stables after Councilman
Pierson said he favored a special cleo
ton on the garbage plant.
Mr.. Stillwell and others insisted
that the First ward should not be the
ground for the rest of the
city and for Glen Ridge. He spoke of
the experiences had when the old
sewage-disposal works, now aban-
doned, was built in the section and
that the practise of giving the First
ward the dirty end of the stick"
cease.