Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-01-20
CITY HEADS 0. K.
CELEBRATION BILL
Approve Legislation on New-
ark's Two Hundred and
Fiftieth Anniversary.
INDORSE MEASURE TO
WIDEN MAYORS POWER
Have Heated Discussion on 81
Fee Charged by Water
Department.

A conference of the legislative COM
mittee. comprising the commissioners
and heads OF the various city depart
ments and City Counsel James R. NJ
gent, met in the mayors office today.
In the absence of Mayor Haussling,
who was attending funeral, Alder
man John II. Donnelly, president Of
the Common Council, presided.
Various bills for the benefit of the
several city departments which will
| be introduced at the present Legisla-
ture were brought up and approved.
| Bills for the 250th anniversary cele-
hration of the city of Newark which
was recommended in the mayors an
nual message. and a bill giving the
citys chief executive the power to re-
move any official appointed by him.
We're approved, as--was a bill intro
duoed by the City Plan Commission,
asking that that body be consulted in
all measures pertaining to the opening
| of streets, improvement of parks, etc,
which come under the supervision Of
the Board of Works.
Proposal Arouses Discussion.
City Comptroller Tyler Parmly
aroused considerable discussion and
opposition when he asked that a bill
be drawn up abolishing the fee of 81
which is paid to the water department
on all official searches made for that
department. Mr.. Parmly contended
that the money acquired in this way
only served to enrich the water de-
partment and did not find its way
into the city treasury.
Board of Works Commissioner
Charles F. Kraemer was on his feet
in a minute in opposition to Mr.
Parnly and declared that the search
was an old and important institu-
ton ana that the matter should be
left as it is. The money raised i'll
this way, the commissioner stated,
was not spent for the water depart
ment, but at least the greater part
DR.. Kraemer called on Board Of
Works Commissioner Arthur r. Den
man TO explain the matter.
Fee Used as system Repair.
Mr.. Denman said that It was a
simple fee charged for making good
the faulty system that has come
down for years. 1t required the serv-
it was for the benefit of the city he
did not see any reason why it should
be abolished. MIR. Denman also took
exception to the remarks of MIR.
Parmly that the money raised from
this fee was spent by the water de-
partment and did not eventually find
its way into the city treasury.
City Clerk James f. Connolly also
spoke in favor of the 81 fee. main
taining that IL made little difference
whether 1t went through the comp
troler's office or the water depart
rnent as long as 1t eventually found
its way to the city treasury.
willing TO Amend Motion.
Mr.. Parmly in defense of his
motion said that the present arrange
ment was at least not comprehensive
He would be willing to amend his
motion so as to empower the city
counsel to make the bill more COM
prehensive. This was approved by
the committee, Board of Works Com
missioner Vharles P. Gillen second
ing the motion.
President Algernon T. Sweeney. oil
the Playground Commission, said he
had been asked to bring before thu
committee a proposition to annex
Silver Lake to the city of Newark
The residents Were heartily in favol
of 1t, Mr.. Sweeney declared, and th'
town counsels of Bloomfield ant
Bellevllle had asked him to request {
conference with the local officials re
garding the matter.
Alderman Donnelly assured Mr.
sweeney that the local officials would
be glad to talk the matter over at {
conference next Monday.