Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-06
FIFTH WARD Wants
: new BATHHOUSE
President of Council Donnelly
Presents Plea for IRON
bound Section.

An appeal for a new bathhouse In
the Ironbound section of the city was
made by Alderman John II. Donnelly
Of the Fifth ward. president OF the
Common Council, at the meeting OF
the finance committee of that body
last night. The council has been
considering the proposition now for
more than two years, and 1t was now
tho proper time to take the matter
up, Alderman Donnelly declared.
Mr.. Donnelly had three let
fers of Endorsement on his bath
house proposition. They were strong
letters from tho John r. Monafan
Association, the Ironbound Improve
fI1ent Association and tho Eeighbor-
hood House. Mr.. Donneily received
a favorable hearing and the propo-
sstion was referred to City Counsel
James r. Nugent and City Auditor
James A. Rowe with q request for q
Yeport on Il 1T the next meeting IN
December.
City Counsel NuEcnt took the OPP
portunity to make q few remarks
about the prospects OF an improved
bond market that seemed to speak
veil for the financing of the propo.
sstson and It's ultimate success He
said that since the income tax ex-
arnpts bonds from taxation investors,
for that reason. probably would soon
10 ready to invest more freely IN fI1u-
nicipal bonds.
The committee authorized the ap-
propriation of s2,5s4,o 600 to nay the
county tax which is due. in ten In
stalments, nine of which are TO BIO OF
$3.50, 900 each and the last Of $2s4,0o0.
Playground Commissioners Lowry
and Owens and Director Mason APP
peared with request that the COM
mission BIO allowed to transfer from
the public baths account q balance In
excess of the needs Of that account to
defray the expenses of the play
grounds account. The latter fund Is
getting low and it was OF first
thought that an additional appropria-
ton Of $4,000 would be needed even
with the transfer of $1,000 from the
public baths account to meet tho e1-
penses. The commissioners discover
cd that there was a slightly larger
balance in tho baths account than
they at first thought and they did
not ask additional funds. Tho au-
fhority to make the transfer of funds
was granted.
Alderman w. Frank Hopping
pleaded for O new engine house for
tho Ninth Ward. He said there Is a
piece of city property at Iseliigh ave-
nue. and Bergen street which could be
used for the purpose and which he
hated to sec unused when the dis
trict needs q f1rehouge. City Counsel
Nugent said tho Ninth Ward had his
sy1npathies. but tho city Is really
not In need of any more fire houses
Just now.
This city has had a reduction OK
2E per cent. in It's fire insurance rate
he said. IL is rated AL
Ivy fire underwriters and is the only
caty in the State SO rated. The coun-
rif mas done we'll in the matters or
fire protection in tho last
two or three years and there must
ha 9. limit on expenditures, even for
so good q cause
.ss,salssssssshh and advanced ago have
proven too much for Charles Tur-
bett, an engineer in tho City Hall,
ana since he Is sick abed he deter
mined to ask the Common Council to
retire him on half pay. He is past
the age limit and his record is good
ind that with probably be done. Tho
finance committee last night voted
upon II and raised his pay
from 1000 to $500 q year, SO that
he will be retired on a half-pay
salary Of $3.50 q year.