Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-13
SHAVING PARK TO
Be FOUGHT HARD
Shade Tree Commissioners
Serve That Notice on
Board of Works.

Until the members of the Board
of Shade Tree Commissioners have
been shown that the Board of Works
Commissioners hold a title right to
a portion of Military Park, as it at
present is. the former commission Will
contest any opening of the park prop
city or placing of any hydrants upon
that part of the property.
At meeting of the Shade Tree
Commission held yesterday afternoon
resolution was passed ordering a
communication sent TO the Board Of
Works which strongly condemns tho
placing of hydrant within the line
of the coping of the park and also
the tearing up of a portion of the
lawn to make necessary connections
Patrick II. Ryan, president of the
Board of Works, stated the park at
present encroached about seventeen
and one-half feet on Broad street and
that when the requirement. of Broad
street was commenced this encroaeh-
ment would be done away with by
the lines of the park being changed.
George Sanzenbacher, superintendent
and engineer of tho Board of Works,
stated the hydrant and connections in
dispute were on the property claimed
by the Board of Works.
When George B. Ashley, president
of the Shade Tree Commission, was
asked about the matter he declared
that Chief Engineer Morris r. Sher-
rerd had shown the Shade Tree Com
mission maps which he, Mr.. Sher-
rerd, declared proved the right of the
Board of Works to control a portion
of the property now occupied by the
park, but that when questioned as to
title rights he has as yet failed to
produce them.
A plea for the placing of the labor
ers employed by the Shade Tree Com
mission on weekly wage where their
income would be larger and more reg
ular, was made by Commissioner
John j. Mooney yesterday when the
question of classifying the various
workmen was preached by President
George B. Ashley. After a discussion
it was decided to put the foreman and
five assistant foremen on weekly
basis, but to continue paying the la
borers by the hour.
Both Commissioners Ashley and
Frank L. Driver were of the opinion
that the responsibility incurred by
the foremen entitled them to larger
salary as well as guarantee of
steady employment. The commits
sioners also contended that many of
the laborers were engaged temper
arily for certain seasons of the year
and that this, with the fact that they
could not work in stormy weather,
made it impractical to pay by any
other than the hour rate.
1t was decided to increase the
salary of Charles Smith, one of the
assistant foremens to SIG, making an
advance of 81 a week. The request
of the workmen that they be allowed
to work nine instead of eight hours
a day and have Saturday half holi-
day was held up pending decision
from the city law department as to
the legality of the men working more
than the legal eight-hour day.
When the excuse for the absence of
Hugo A. Kollmer, clerk of the COM
mission, was read stating that he had
been subpoenaed to testify at the
trial of George Mausert on charges
alleging the maintaining of a disor-
derby house at the Hotel Broad, 1t
created some discussion.
The fact that Kollmer had been en-
ployed at the hotel nights and holi-