Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-12
COUNCIL PASSES
b TAX ORDINANCE
Acts Favorably on Budget of
$5,45z,000 Recommended by
Finance Committee.
CREATION OF PURCHASING
DEPARTMENT AGAIN URGED
Mayors Veto of Contractors
Bill for AImshouse Work
= Is Sustained.


The 1913 tax ordinance, amounting
TO $5.452. 900, as recommended by the
finance committee, was passed by the
Common Council at it's meeting last
night. The Council also voted unani-
mously to sustain the Mayors veto
J of the contractors bill of $1,367 for
plumbing connections at the new
almshouse. In turning down the bill
7 the Mayor expressed his doubts as to
i the legality of the manner In which
Z the bill was presented and added that
! the price charged could not be termed
reasona BILE.
A resolution for a bond issue of
+ $57S,S2283 for Newark's share In the
+ next rate of payment due on the Pas
sale Valley trunk sewer was referred
: TO the finance committee. The rate
due on the work totals $4,000
Alderman Welsh again reminded
the council of the ACCESSIBILITY of Gre
ating a general purchasing depart
ment, as he had not heard that any
thing was DONE He was informed by
Alderman O'Brien, fthe chairman of
the finance committee, that the latter
Z had the matter under advisement.
Alderman Welsh supplemented his
request with the explanation that, for
Instance, in Philadelphia, 1t was
shown that that city had saved $780,.
900 in the purchase of its supplies
which cost about $2,500,000.
The appointment Of George A. Roehm
as assistant license inspector in place
of William Roebling was confirmed
by the council The appointment
dates from July and carries with 1t
q salary of $1,000. Thomas A. Curran
was appointed counter clerk in the
Office of the city treasurer The
council accepted the resignation of
George II. Bosch as assistant sealer
of weights and measures, and also of
Miss Catherine Gaffney, of the city
clerks office.
Council Gets Invitation.
An invitation to the council to send
delegates to the municipal conven-
ton to be held on August Z, s and 8
at Winnipeg, Canada, was referred
to the finance committee.
Alderman Pfeifer, who for many
council meetings has asked that the
American flag be displayed in the
council chamber, acting on request of
the G. A. r. men, has finally won out.
and last night a big American flag
draped the rear of the dais. The al
derman did not fail to express his
thanks to the building committee, the
city treasurer, Elmer Day, and the
custodian.
The alderman also, in the name of
his constituents Of the Tenth Ward.
registered a complaint against the
smoke nuisance caused by the gas
works. The matter was referred to
the smoke inspector, who, Alderman
O'Brien stated, had already taken
steps in the matter
Amends Fire Limits Ordinance.
The ordinance extending the city
fire limits was placed back to first
reading because of an amendment
{ which had been accepted, The ordi-
nance was to have been submitted
for third and final reading last night.
= In it's amended form the ordnance
: was again passed, and. under sus-
pension of rules, ordered to third
reading at the next meeting.
The petition Of the Union Building
Company to have a block and a half
. south of Woodland Cemetery ex-
empted from the extension was
granted on the accommodation of the
committee on construction and alter
! alton of buildings. The building
company. through its president, Louis
Schlesinger, pointed out that the
/. cemetery would prevent the spread
, ing of fire in that section of the city.
Mayor Haussling was authorized
4 to appoint sworn measurers in order
that the local leather industry might
! not be hampered pending legislation
to comply with the Massachusetts
laws, when the Council passed in all
three readings an ordinance to this
effect. 1t was first believed that it
would be necessary to call a special
session of the Legislature and have
the office of measurers created, but
the Massachusetts, authorities an
nounced they would be satisfied with
. certified measurements by officials
appointed by the Mayor.