Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-19
COUNCILMAN AND
FREEHOLDER CLASH
Town Hall Inspector Also Takes
Hand in Row at Town
Council Session.

An argument over the manner in
which Washington avenue, a county
road, is being paved enlivened the
proceedings of the Belleville Town
Council last night. 1t got so warm
that the meeting was hastily ad-
journed. Even then the debate con-
tinued, lasting altogether about TWEEN
ty minutes. Councilman Frank J..
carragher, Democrat, and John H.
Hudson, inspector on the construction
of the Town Hall, Republican, were
lined up together IN the argument
against Freebooter John Fl. Waters,
a Democrat.
Things had been going along in a
desultory fashion until Councilman
Carragher called attention to the way
the paving is being done. The con-
crete, he said. was not composed OF
the full ingredients required by the
specifications. He called upon Mr..
Hudson to verify his statements. The
latter upheld the councilman.
Freebooter Waters entered the
meeting as Mr.. Hudson was giving
testimony and was Immediately APP
pealed to by the Council. Mr.. Waters
said he did not believe conditions
were as represented He said the
proper place to bring the matter w
was before the Board of Freeholders
The councilmen thought this proceed.
ure would require too much time, an6
should be done Immediately.
l
| CarraEher's Ire Aroused.
Mr.. Waters's statement angered
Councilman Carragher, who contend
ed that he could prove his assertion
as he had inspected the specifications
and witnessed the work. This led to 9
cross-fire of personalities regarding
the respective knowledge of each con
corning the ingredients of concrete
mixing. No attention was paid to thu
mayors gavel at this point, ant
Councilman Emil C. Mertz and Franz
A. Cadiz moved an adjournment o.
the meeting.
A three-cornered verbal clash theI
| ensued between the freeholder, coun
Gilman and inspector, which LASTED
about twenty minutes
The clash, apparently, was enjoyed
by the spectators, until friends OF thu
contestants interviewed and settled
| the argument. No action was taher
on Mr.. Carragher's charge.
! Award Sewer Contract.
The meeting was called for the pur'
| pose of awarding the contract for in
stalling the proposed sanitary sewer
system in the Greylock section anC
| also to allow the representatives o.
different auto fire apparatus concerns
| to explain the merits of their respec'
| tive machines.
Six formal and three informal bid
were received on the sewer system
| the contract being awarded to Thu
| lowest bidder, Philip and Peter Jon
nerone, at the contract price of sS7,
| 99990
When the contract was awarde'
| Councilman Emil c. Mertz suggested
that in order to SATISFY the peopl
that the system as proposed was sat
isfactory and efficient in every respec
another engineer be engaged to In
vestigate the proposed system. II
explained his procedure by Stain
that rumors had reached his ears t
the effect that the proposed eight
inch pipes would be too small. and h
thought the written opinion of a com
petent engineer should be secured t.
satisfy the people at large.
The council thought favorably o
the suggestion, and 1t was decided I,
engage the services of James S
Brown, consulting engineer for TIL
Passaic Valley Sewage Commission
with Instructions to render an opinion
next Wednesday night, November 26
| II waa, daCidad tn defer action oil
the purchase of an auto fire appara
tus until next Wednesday night
Three representatives of as man,
| nom no MAG addressed the council