Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-08
G|[LEN PARRYS
KRAEMER THRUST
Reports His Department Has
Ample Funds and Is Re-
ducing Gradually.

From all appearances, the word
war being waged between Commits
sioner Gillen, chairman of the streets
and highways committee. and Com
missioner Kraemer, chairman of the
water committee, will continue for
some time to come. After the attack
of DR. Kraemer on Commissioner
Gillen's department as last meeting of
the Board of Works, in which he de-
clared the streets and highways
chairman was going to run over his
yearly appropriation and declared he
(Kraemer) would tage charge of the
department in conjunction with his;
own, Commissioner Gillen came back
at Dr. Kraemer at yesterdays meet
ing with vim.
He made report to the board as
to the financial condition of his de-
partment at the present time, and
declared that although he was at
present a little behind, he would
make up for the deficiency during
the winter months. when expenses
were lighter. Commissioner Gillen
declared he still had $4,000 a month
.
would not run over his appropriation.
He further declared he would not cut
the salaries of the laboring men
under him and would continue to
pay SO a week to the white wing
squad" but would cut down the
number of men II employed.
To Cut Expense Gradually.
commissioner Gillen showed where
the departent had already laid off
over fifty men and had decreased
their expenses $637.S7 last week alone.
He declared they would cut the ex
penses gradually, and not make any
radical changes at present.
How about the Eighth street
stablesY" Commissioner Gillen asked
or DR.. Kraemer and then he pro-
ceeoed TO read an old report of the
water committee chairman. which
showed. from all appearances. that
the stables were being run In an ex-
traVagant manner.
Ut. kraemer was on his feet in a
SECOND and made haste to explain
tnat ne was giving the matter con-
siderable consideration, but that his
time was so taken up with other
matters more important at present
that ne mad to have a man appointed
to make the investigation for him
FRANK j. Lyman was appointed as
vehicle clerk at salary of $1,O4O
per annnm. He will work at present
IN the City Garage. located back of
the City Hall, but will later go to the
stables and make an Investigation.
after which he will report his findings
to the board. There are but fifteen
horses and sixteen wagons and car
riages in the stables, which cost on
an average of $21. 000 year to main
tain for the salaries of employees
alone.
And Then Another Tilt.
Another tilt occurred between the
two commissioners, when Chief Engi-
neer Sherrerd brought up the SUBJ
ject of the houses at Macopin Village,
situated at the inlet of the water
sheds and owned by the city. The
engineer declared the buildings were
being erected at a cost of about 50, 900
each. but that thew were easily worth
$1,000. and the only cost to the city
was for the day labor and the cost
in roofing tho houses which were
moved from the land bought by the
city in connection with the enlarge
n1ent of the water sheds.
DR.. Kraemer took sides with the en-
gineer, hut Commissioner Gillen had
on his fighting toys and was just get
ting warmed up and wanted to know
whv there was no competition IN the
erecting of tho places. Both DR.
Kraemer and Engineer Sherrerd Av-
pla ined that 1t was more protita bio
to build the places by using the men