Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-21
MEADOW PROPERTY
IS BOUGHT BY CITY
Works Board Plans for Further
Development of Wa
terfrOnt.
HAUSSLING'S VETO ON
PAVING is OVERRIDDEN
Oakland Terrace Work to Go
Through-To Open
Streets.

At the meeting of the Board of
Works yesterday afternoon 1t was
voted to appropriate $54,09S to pay
for 1873 acres of land in the meadows
bought from the Security Land and
improvement Company to further the
scheme of development of the water
front. The board also purchased a
small tract from Louis Schlesinger for
$482. The land purchased includes
all riparian rights. The money will be
appropriated from the dock and ship
canal account.
Robinson S. Ward, of Elias Ward
& Son, appeared before the board and
complained that the sewers near their
plant on Frelinghuysen avenue were
in such shape that they could not be
used. He stated that no work had
been done on the sewers for over two
months and that the men that had
previously done work there were seen
loafing in nearby saloons.
superintendent Broadwell, of the
sewer department, was called and he
explained that the men had been laid
off and therefore the sewer had not
been cleaned. During Mr.. Wards
talk before the board he claimed the
sewer had been badly cleaned and
since the board had laid off the fore
man, Mr.. Heating. he thought that
had something to do with the men not
performing their duties.
superintendent Broadwell denied
that the men had loafed on the job.
but acknowledged that the sewer had
not been cleaned. The board asked
that Mr. Ward put his complaint in
written form and an investigation
into the existing condition will be
made.
Recommends Street Opening.
recommended the opening of Foster
street and exhibited plans showing
that it was possible to get under
the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks.
He said 1t was not his idea
to have the board take up this ex-
pensive work at this time, but asked
that 1t have a notice of intention
published so that it would protect
the city from having expensive fac
tories erected on the street site ex-
tension and necessitate their having
to buy the places at some future date
when they We're ready to go ahead
with the work. The board instructed
the secretary to have a notice of in
tention published.
Commissioner DIR. Charles f. Krae-
mer made motion that Hunter and
Queen streets be opened up towards
the bay, and that by so doing 1t
would tend to develop the meadow
lands and enhance values. The
board passed the resolution to open
up these two streets. They will be
$50 feet wide, but only rs feet will
be taken off the city property, the
other rs feet being taken from pri-
waite property fronting on the new
streets.
A communication was read from
James A: Rowe, auditor of accounts,
in which he called attention to the
bill of the contractors who repaired
the roof of the pumping station in
the meadows as being above the
| union scale. and also asked why
the board had not asked for bids on
the work, as it was in excess of $780,
Mr.. Shipman was called on for an
explanation, and he explained that it
was impossible to get contractors to
bid on such work. as they were unable
to tell how much work was to be
done He further explained that he
was authorized by Commissioner
Arthur r. Denman to have the work
done. The bill was in the neighbor-
hood of $500.
Commissioner Denman explained
that he had not told Mr.. Shipman to
have the work done without receiv-
ing bids on the work, but from per-
sonal experience he was certain that
no contractors would bid on the work.
After some further discussion the
beard allowed the bill but first or
dered that It be sent back to the con-
tractors for correcting. as 1t did not
propose paying over the union scale.
Defends Winter Pressure system.
Referring to a story recently pub
lished in a local Sunday paper in
regard to the high and low pressure
system of water used in the city,
Commissioner DR.. Charles #. Kraemer
instructed the secretary to read the
report of the National Board of
Underwriters, and stoutly defended
the system used here and refuted the
story published.
Chief Engineer Morris r. Sherred
said that everything that the under
writer's had advised had been done,
and that the low pressure was re-
duced only about 25 per cent. by the
high pressure having an outlet on the
same system. He declared that New
ark had a dual system and when the
new thirty-six- Inch line will have
been laid the city will have addi-
tional high pressure. besides getting
the benefit of the low pressure. At
the present time they can use the
high or low pressure or both at the
same time.
The board authorized the chief
engineer to take necessary steps to-
ward the opening of the extension of
Sixteenth avenue to the South Orange
line, on recommendation of Commits
4.