Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-08
S4,lO1,OOO BOND
ISSUE VOTED FOR
Council Decides Upon Raising
Funds for Various Public
Improvements.
NINE NEW DISTRICTS FOR
POLLING ADDED TO NEWARK
Democratic Members Favor
MiIIion-DeIlar Plan for
Widening Branford Place.

The Common Council last night
voted to issue bonds amounting to
81 101 600. for various public improve
ments and acted on two important
ordinances. The first ordinance
added nine new districts to the city s
poIling places. The other measure
regulates the operation of the taxi
cab business.
caucus of the Democratic ma
ioritv was held previous to the meet
ing. at which it was decided to put
through the bond issues and the re-
aistrieting ordinance. At the pro-
posal to issue bonds worth S,oVo'oVo
for the opening of Branford place
from BROAD street to the Court House
nlaza there were objections by the
Republican members. The latter con-
tended that the street opening wonid
net relieve congestion at Market ana
Broad streets and that public near
Ing should be held When the Voee
was taken the bond issue was Favored
h~ partv vote of p to ?, two OF the
eieven Republicans being absent
The postponement of the BOND issue
for the Branford place extension was
urged by Minority Leader HOPPING
A motion to postpone the oanu Issue
for two months was seconded by
Alderman Pfeifer, who declared ad-
ditional fire and police protection
were more desirable than the street
extension. on which referendum
vote should be taken.
Melton TO Postpone Is Lost
Majority Leader O'Brien announced
that the plan offered a good chance
for Improvement in the centre OF the
city, which had been advocated Tor
Ave wears. Alderman Harrington de-
clared he understood that the plan
had been approved by the City Plan
Commission. The motion to postpone
was lost by partisan vote of p to 3,
The bonds issued were as follows:
Temporary loan issue of $2,30o,O0 for
payments TO the Passaic Valley Sew
ePage Commission: a temporary loan
Of 81, 900 900 to open Branford place;
thirty-year bonds with interest at Az
per cent. for 100000 to complete
buildings at the City Hospital; $780,
worth of twenty-year bonds with in
terest at IA per cent. for the extern
sion of high pressure; 100000 worth
of the same kind of bonds for the ex-
tension of water mains. and $51, 1000
worth of temporary loan bonds to
open Delaney street from Wheeler
Point road TO Newark Bay.
nThe redistricting ordinance, as drawn
City Counsel James r. Nugent,
which was passed under suspension
Of the rules after three readings.
adds nine election districts to. the
oitys polling places, increasing the
number of districts from III to 1856.
1t WAS made necessary from the fact
that in some districts there were
more than 400 voters, which is pro-
hibited under the Geran law. The
last election showed there we're
twelve districts having more than
that number of voters.
Two districts are added to the
Eighth Ward, making a total of thir-
teen; two to the Ninth, making a
total of fifteen; two to the Eleventh,
making a total of eleven; one to the
Thirteenth. making a total of four
teen, and two to the Sixteenth. max
ing total of fifteen.
The ordinance amends those APP
proved last August, which redistriet-
ed the entire city, and all that was
necessary in drafting 1t was to shift
some of the boundary lines, 1t not
being necessary to redistrict the en-
tire wards affected.
"Does Not Involve Cash or Liberty"
Alderman Welsh said he thought
the ordinance ought to be advertised
before being adopted, but City Coun-
sci Nugent pointed out that this was
not necessary. as it did not involve
either the expenditure of money or
personal liberty.
The taxicab ordinance, which was
given a second reading and will come
up for third reading and final pas
sage at the next meeting, was a very
complete measure, covering points in
the business which are untouched by