Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-17
119 NEW HOUSES IN
ONE PART OF CITY

builder. If this practise Is brought
to the attention of the department
again an amendment to the ordinance
will be sought, Mr.. O'Rourke said.
The proposed amendment will re-
quire that the owner shall make
affidavit. at the time the plans are
filed. that the party filing the plans
has been authorized by him to do so
and at the same time declaring his
intention to build.
The new fire limits which go into
effect January l are as follows: Be-
ginning at point on the Passaic
river on a line with Herbert place,
thence along Herbert place to Ar
lington avenue to the end; thence In
direct line with Arlington avenue
to Mt. Prospect avenue, to Second
avenue, to Branch Brook Park; along
the lines of Branch Brook Park to
the Lackawanna railroad: along the
southerly side of the railroad to the
city line; thence along the city line
to Central avenue: along the north
erly and westerly boundaries of Fair
mount Cemetery to South Orange
avenue; thence along South Orange
avenue to Twentieth street; thence
southerly along the city line to Avon
avenue, to South Tenth street, to
Woodland Cemetery, to Chadwick
avenue, to Avon avenue; thence
westerly to Seymour avenue to Bige-
low street, to the Pennsylvania rail-
road, to Murray street, to Avenue G,
to Dawson street. to South street. to
Van Buren, street. to Chestnut street,
to Wheeler Point road, to Backus
street, to the Waverly and Passaic
ht.o oh Af hn ltya., 10 Il
TO Magazine street, to Ferry street, to
Mott street, and thence to the Passaic
river back to the starting point.
F'ifty-six of the Berry firms houses
will be three-famlly, six-room fats.
The other five will be corner houses
and will be made for six families.
The three-family houses will cost APP
proximately $4,000 each and the six
family size will represent an expendi-
ture OF $4,000
Two streets are to be cut through
the tract. The one opposite Four
teenth street will be known as Foun-
tain place, in honor of the family,
which was one of the early holders
of the property. Fountain place will
extend north from South Orange ave-
nupe through the tract and turn d.
rectly east and run into Kensington
place and opposite the place where
Thirteenth Street would strike If 1t
were continued through to South Or
ange avenue.
The three family houses will be
constructed on Fountain and Kens-
ington places and on South Twelfth
street, adjoining the asylum tract on
the rear. The smaller houses will
be built on plots having a frontage
of twenty-eight feet. The other plots
will vary andNwill have double 'front.'
age.
No buildings have been planned for
the South Orange avenue side of the
tract as yet. as 1t Is expected to
have stores or large private dwell
ings erected on these lots, of which
there ar thirteen.
The plans for the development have
been approved by ~the board of street
and water commissioners and the City
Planning Commission. The streets
will be curbed and paved and the
sidewalks will be laid In concrete.
Engineers are now laying out the
lots and street lines, and 1t is expect
ed that the cutting of the streets ill
be completed so that the construction
of the houses may be started in the
early spring.
The city, it is said, has been con-
sidering the purchase of a site for a
municipal stadium and playground,
and this delayed the Berry company
for several months awaiting the de-
cision of the playground commission
ers.