Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-06
TIE VOTE RESULTS
ON LICENSE RAISE
Crowd Cheers as Anti-SaIOOn
Resolution Is
Tabled.
STORMY SESSION HELD
BY BELLEVILLE COUNCIL
Request Made to Change Park
Site, Despite Strong
Protests.

People in Belleville are still talk
ing about the stormy session of the
Town Council, probably the bitterest
ever held by a municipal body in that
town
Three of the Republican members,
luton fathered by an Independent
Democrat. requesting the Essex
County Park Commission to change
the site selected for Belleville's park.
On another resolution to raise the
saloon license fee from 1850 to $500
year tie vote resulted, and Mayor c.
Lyman Denison, a Republican, re-
fused to cast the deciding ballot.
The council chambers were crowded
last night, as it was known the ques-
ton of increasing the license fee
would be brought up. 1t was not
known, however, that any action on
the park site would be taken. Both
resolutions were introduced by DR.. e.
o. Cyphers and were received with
jeers by the crowd present.
When the resolution attempting to
change the park site was introduced
township 1OilllllllANNiiioi az
Supervisor of Roads Thomas H.
Breen arose from the audience and
amid cheers from the crowd asked
permission to speak. He limited that
Councilman Cyphers' only objection to
the site selected apparently was that
he wanted the park nearer his own
home. Is declared that the site Sc
lected by the commission was the
most natural site in Essex county,
and that if put to vote three-quar-
ters of the people of the town would
sanction his statement.
In support of Mr.. Breen's state
ments. Freebooter John Fl. Waters
took the floor and, intimating that
the council was attempting to undo
in one night what 1t had taken the
committee of the Board of Trade, of
which he was a member. three years
to accomplish. said that he and the
others who had been working on the
matter had all their efforts for moth
ing. Mr. Waters and Mr.. Breen re-
ceived applause from the crowd.
The resolution was passed, however,
with Councilmen Cyphers, Cadiz,
Mertz and Mayor Denison voting ia
NOTdplA IN IL niliiN
Carragher, Bechtoldt and Daniels OPP
posed it,
Hardly had the heat of this debate
subsidized when Councilman Cyphers
introduced his resolution to increase
the saloon license. There was silence
In the council chambers while the
aye and nay vote was being taken.
It stood three to three.
There were cheers when Council
man Carragher arose to voice his OPP
position. Declaring that Belleville
was a poor mans town he said that
only the poor men would be affected
by the increase. His remarks were
greeted with cheers.
The sound of the mayors gavel was
lost in the din that arose when in
finishing his remarks Mr.. Carragher
pointing at DIR. o. E. Cyphers, said:
81 would much rather prefer to see
a man go into a saloon than go to
doctor, get prescription and enter
a drug store, Councilmen Daniels
and Bechtoldt upheld Mr.. Carragher.
The vote standing three to three
Mayor Denison refused to decide the
question and the resolution was
tabled.
Two ordinances were passed on
first reading, one creating the office
Of assistant to Collector George w.
Staniar at salary of $1,000 year,
and the other creating the office of
town auditor. at a salary of $500
year. Harry j. Machette was selected
as superintendent of the water de-
partment over Robert w. Crisp by
vote of four to three. Apparently
Councilmen Eyphers, Mertz. Cadi2
and Denison favored Machette, while
Councilmen Daniels, Bechtoldt and
Carragher voted for Crisp.
Councilman Emil c. Mertz, chair
man of the finance committee, re-
ported that on account of informa-
ton sought from the Public Service
Corporation not being obtainable I'M
til later the audit of the townships
books for the last eighteen years
would not be completed until the next
meeting.
An attempt to obtain free mail de-
livery for the residents of the Silver
Lake section was made when Coun-
Gilman Carragher fathered reso-
luton that the clerk communicate
with Postmaster General Hitchcock
and request advice as to the course
10 be pursued in obtaining the same.
Building Inspector George w. Whar
ton reported that during the month
ten permits, at a valuation of $11,350,
were issued.