Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-04
ATTACKS COUNCIL
CONTROL OF POLICE
Efforts of Committee to Direct
Department Are Defeated.
Women Assail Poorhouse.

An attempt by the police committee
of the Bloomfield Town Council to
secure the adoption of an amendment
to the present police ordinance Civ
ing increased power to that COM
fmittee, was blocked by Councilmen
Frederick Sadler and Frank N.
Unangst during a spirited meeting
Of that body held last night. The
amendment proposed to be adopted
provides that the police committee
shall have full control over the en-
tire police force, this proviso being
followed by the phrase subject how
ever. to the ultimate control by reso-
flution of the Town Council"
The amendment also requires that
no member of the police department
shall leave town without permission
of some member of the committee.
These two sections were objected to
by the above named councilmen and
lively argument followed. Council
man Sadler contended that permis-
sion to leave town while off duty
should be secured by policemen from
the chief, the latter only being re-
CURED to obtain the consent of the
police committee for his absence.
Mayor Hauser, who is chairman of
the latter committee, stated that he
had no personal motives in endeav-
oring to procure the passage of the
amendment, but that the police com
nit fo frxyf 10 mi ui
something which he has been en-
deavoring to have done for the past
year. in order to improve the police
department; also that If this amend
ment is passed as it stands, the po-
lice committee and chief would work
In unison under RULES and regu-
lations to be prepared
In reply to the mayor, Councilman
Sadler said that the chief coulG
= scarcely be expected to see that the
town ordinances are enforced il his
hands were tied as they would BIZ
should this amendment be adopted
Councilman Unangst stated that il
his opinion the chief would be ham
pered as he had been in the past
when members of the governing
body of the town appeared in the
police court in behalf of offenders
against town ordinances.
Mayor Hauser requested the coun-
ciImen to speak plainly and not re-
sort to innuendoes.
Councilman George Hummel
smoothed matters over temporarily
by moving that action on the amend
ment be deferred until the meeting OF
March H.
Miss Josephine d. Davis and Mrs
Elmer G. Roubaud, with delegation
from the Town Improvement Associa-
ton, appeared before the council with
complaints against the scavenger serv-
Ice and conditions at the town poor
house. Mrs. Roubaud alleged that the
scavengers are careless about keeping
their wagons covered, with the result
that papers and ashes fly about the
streets. She asked the council to re-
pure wooden covers in place of the
canvas strips now in use. The re-
nuest was referred to the scavengel
committee.
The council passed the appropria-
ton ordinance, the budget totalins
S129,924 The sum of 100000 fol
schools will be added later in the
year A bond issue amounting to
$4,000 to take up promissory notes
issued for contingent purposes. was
authorized. Bids for the bonds VIII
be received March II.
During tn month of February per-
mits were granted for the erection
of four new buildings and four al
terations to cost $55,675.5O. The fees
collected amounted to $50. Police
Chief Collins reported that IN Febru-
ary there were twelve arrests made
by the police and SIS collecte IN
fines