Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-24
BRANFORD PLACE
OPENING A BOON
So Say Realty Men Discussing
Board of Works Proposed
Improvement.

/ Real estate dealers said today that
property values in Bradford place are
due for decided jump, following the
Board of Works action yesterday in
ordering an extension of the thor
oughfare from Halsey street to High
street and Springfield avenue. BY in
creasing the length of Branford place
/ six blocks the Board of Works has
partly solved the problem of traffic
congestion at the -Four Corners" the
| dealers declare.
! The board yesterday passed a reso-
| luton calling upon the Common
Council to authorize a 100000 bond
issue to open the street. Prominent
business men have been consulted by
members of the Board OF Works, and
III their opinion the opening of the
street will bring great Improvement
/ in traffic conditions. Hundreds of
vehicles pass over Springfield ave-
rue every day, and the opening Of
Branford place will relieve much of
the traffic. Branford place is less
than 100 yards from Market street
Commissioner Kraemer is trying to
learn how his name was attached to
warrant authorizing the payment
of a bill for $16,S65 to L. L. j. Buck
ley &, Co. for the removal of garbage
1t was his impression, he said, that
the bill had been held up, inasmuch
as the work had been unsatisfactory
but it was discovered that the pay
ment was made on December 81. At
DR.. Kraemer's suggestion an investi-
cation was ordered. He believes he
received the bill with a batch of
others and signed it unknowingly.
Fifteen hundred feet of water front
will be given to Newark at $50 a foot
by a grant made by the State Board
of Riparian Commissioners yesterday,
Chief Engineer Morris r. Sherrerd
told the board. He told the State
commissioners yesterday of New
ark's plan to reclaim the meadow
lands and establish municipal docks
along the bay shore. The city will
need about 1000 feet for this project.
The purchase of about 25S acres in
the Newark bay front for the pro-
posed ship canal and dock project is
under consideration, City Counsel
James r. Nugent told the board. The
price Is s3,096.
John Connolly and Robert Hibbans
employees of the board, who were
suspended on January l, were rein
stated. The former now has charge
of the automobiles in the city garage,
and the latter will begin his duties as
a Waterman at the Peddie street
ditch.
DR.. Kraemer referred to the Lafay-
cite street freight wards as a. hiding
place for crooks and spoke OF the re-
cent murder of Policeman John J.
Gaffney there. in asking that a fence
be erected around the place. c. w.
Huntington, representing the Central
railroad. said the matter would be
taken up at once.
Alderman Reilly, of the Thirteenth
ward, complained that the Public
Service cars do not stop at dead end
streets that reach, but do not cross,
the tracks. John l.. O'Toole. of the
Public Service Corporation, said the
company would see that the condi-
ton was remedied, and Trolley IN
,spector Crawford was asked to work
to this end with officials of the COM
pany.
Two hundred and fifty men, of
waiting list of 315, will get permanent
Jobs as street sweepers at 80 week
tomorrow. Il
The proposed new terminal of the
Public Service Corporation will be
officially acted upon at g. special
meeting of the board next Wednes-
day.