Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-07
KRAEMER SCORES
STREET PAVING Job
Declares Concrete Work on
Rirks Place Disgraceful.
Rescind Contracts.

The condition of the concrete on
Birks place, which is being paved by
the STANDARD Bitulithic Company,
caused a rather warm discussion be
tween Commissioners Charles +.
lSraemer and Charles Z. Gillen at the
meeting of the Board of Works yes
aerday afternoon. In the course OF
The argument DR.. kraemer declared
that what he called the disgracefui
condition of the work was due to
laNlty somewhere.
Mr.. Gillen was on his feet IN a
minute and replied that he was Sla1
the commissioner had at last been
able to see for himself that such
things could exist.
Il have repeatedly called attention
10 Just such matters before, said
Mr.. Gillen. In fact, | have been
lighting against this very thing slhco
1 have been in the board, but have
been told by you that We should not
question the judgment of our engi-
neering department, but should ae-
cent their recommendations as gospel
truth ] am glad that you see tor
yourself that there may be room Tor
Critics
10 this DR.. Kraemer responded that
he differed with Mr.. Gillen. The en-
lire responsibility was up TO him 30
chairman of the street committee, DR..
Kraemer declared. In the course OF
the argument 1t developed that the
inspector who had been In charge of
he work on Birks place, casper
Albrecht. had boen suspended on
Wednesday last,
II am glad of that" said DIR. Krae-
fner. ''and I hope he will remain sus-
PENDED.
The contracts for the paving of
Laurel place and Howell place from
West End avenue to Vermont avenue,
which were awarded to the Standard
Btu. thie Company last week, were
II scinoed and awarded to the Con-
flnental Public Works Company in
stead when it was ascertalned that
the Standard Company had not COM
piled with the spec. tications In placing
samples on file. There was very lit
the difference between the bids Of the
TWO companies
The board authorized City Counsel
James +. Nugent and Chief Engineer
Morris r. Sherrerd to offer the Feig-
enspan Brewery Company 1856 for
land owned by that corporation in the
canal zone to which the Feigenspan
Company also hold all riparian rights.
On motion of DR.. Kraemer, Fred
erick ]. Schlefer was appointed from
a list of eligibles submitted to the
board by the Civil Service Commits
sion to the position OF motor vehicle
clerk to the water department, Tho
position pays $1,000 year. DIR.
kraemer explained that he wished to
have rescinded recommendation he
N de sometime ago appointing
Colonel James r. Mullikin to do some /
extih work for the water department !
because of the latters inability to ac- /,
cept the position. The board voted /
10 rescind the commissioners pre- !
vious me ton.
A petition was received by the
board signed by several property |
owners asking for the paving of
Broad street with granite block from
Among the signers of the petition
were Lathrop Anderson and Joshua
Brserley. The board also received an
application from Henry II. Grossman
Tor the paving of Hedden terrace be- !
wecn Runyon street and Hawthorne /
D azssanss Rev, Michael A. Meehler, of !
ST. P-terfs Roman Catholic Church,
appeared before the board to protest
against the slowness of the work of
Lyons avenue. The cut
ling up of the street interfered con-
siderably with the school and orphan
asylum conducted by St. Peters
parish. The board decided to in
spe T.. the street Wednesday.
Trolley Inspector Joseph Crawford
aeclared that he had suggested to
chm l.. O'Toole, publicity manager of
the Public Service Railway Company,
y new scheme for the relief of trolley
on the South Orange ave-
nue. line in the Ironbound section of |
the city. Mr.. Crawford's suggestion
was that a new line to be designated !
as the Vailsburg line to run from
Dover street in that section of the |
city to the Pennsylvania Railroad be |
established and allow the regular
So tn Orange ears to run below the |
railroad at shorter intervals. This |
would improve the cond tons in both !
sections Mr. Crawford said. Mr.. |
D''rcole said he would take the matter |
up with officials of the company.