Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-21
new POSTOFFICE A
Topic AT DINNER
Other Municipal Improvements
Also Discussed at Market
Street Mems Banquet.

Many municipal Improvements were
discussed at the fourth annual dinner
of the Market Street Business Mems
Improvement Association last night
1t was proposed to amalgamate vari-
Gus improvement associations into one
body to be known as the Progressive
Business Men of Newark. The din
ner also marked the unofficial opening
of Swaim's new oyster and chop house
at 16S Market street.
J. Henry Bachelor. president of the
Ironbound Trust Company. advanced
many reasons why he believed the
new postoffice should be located on
Market street, opposite the Pennsyl-
vania railroad station. Such an i'm
provement would greatly add to the
ratables in this section, which is now
dead one, he averred, so that it
would compare favorably with other
property near the centre of the city.
The speaker also explained how the
mail could be received from the
Pennsylvania railroad through pneu-
matte shutes, which would take the
Ing the mail bags.
The traffic congestion at the Four
Corners would be relieved by placing
the postoffice on that site, declared
Mr.. Bachelor. He also pointed to the
fact that there are $4,000 persons in
the Down Neck section of the city to
be served, and the proposed site
might well be used in some manner
beneficial to the city.
A. Y. Hamburg, president of the
Board of Trade, responded to the
toast, What Relation Is the Board of
Trade to the Board of Works." He
said the relation between the two
boards should be very close, as he
found that much progress could be
made by impressing the works board
with its responsibility in carrying out
the wishes of the community. In re-
lation to the extension of Branford
place to Springfield avenue, Mr.. Ham
burg related how it was proposed to
run the street down below the Penn
sylvania railroad, and declared he
until the whole scheme was carried
through in its entirety.
The speaker also declared the only
reason heard for opening the street
was that it would take traffic from
Market street and when he asked
the members if they were in favor of
it a number answered that they were
not
Joseph Sugarman, president of the
q sSoeiation nrnDosed that all i'm
provement associations be united into
one organization to work for civic
betterment. He declared this body
should enter politics, if necessary, to
elect the proper men to carry out
their ideas Frederick T. Ward, of
the North Broad Street Business
Mems Improvement Association, also
declared in favor of this movement.
He delivered an address on The
Worth of Business Mems Improve
ment Association" and told of the
business mems demand for wood
block paving for Broad street.
Another speaker in favor of the
wood block paving was Theodore S.
Fettinger, advertising manager for
Hahne & Co., who declared the Board
of Trade devoted itself more to in
dustrial affairs than to the needs Of
the business men of the city. The
postmaster, Sylvester II. NJ. Agens
concluded by inviting the 100 men
present to go before the Board OF
Works in a body and express theiI
views on the opening of Branford
place.