Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-06
AVE.
! AWARD IS HELD Up
Works Board Won't Give Con-
. tract to 'B. M. L. Co. Wlth-
out Stability Proof.
:. P. BOWER, PRINCIPAL
MEMBER, is NOT PRESENT
New Ordinance Passed Con-
corning Traffic on Beaver,
Bank and Clinton SITS.

Further proof that the "B. M. L.
Company" low bidder on the Spring
acid avenue paving job. is competent
oycarry out its agreement is wanted
Nv the Board of Works. The award
afzthe contract was held up another
week BY the board yesterday after
aeon because of the failure of Q. P.
Bower, Of New York who is described
rs The nractical man In the company
20 be present.
MIR. Bower as the leading spirit
m the mystery" company was re-
saiested last week to be present al
The board meeting yesterday ready
10 answer any questions that the
commissioners might wish to ask TO
keeling to determine the fitness OF
the concern to carry out Its contract
Through an accident at one c. ms
F5obs in Philadelphia, it was explained
Sfhe was unable to be present.
q William ]. Murtaugh, known as
e'Rfurtha." q member Of the COM
'fpany. was on hand and offered to
lspresent any information that the
hoard desired. His presence, how
lever. was overlooked, the commits
skioners being content to hold UP the
ssward until Mr.. Bower can appear
hn person.
! In moving to lay the matter over
Commissioner Albert II. Biertuemp-
lei contended that there has been
altogether too much secrecy con-
neeted with the company.
Chief Engineer Morris r. sherrerd,
TO whom the matter was referred for
investigation last week, reported that
the standing of Mr.. Bower in New
York was satisfactory. He said that
the concern which Mr.. Bower is con-
nected with in Manhattan has COM
pleted several big contracts In sat
isfactory manner.
Besides Mr.. Bower, the B. NJ. L.
Company" according to Assembly
man Joseph Bloom, who Incorporated
the concern, is composed Of Murtaugh
tMurtha) and Bertram L. Levine. +
New Traffic Ordinance.
An ordinance making Beaver and
Bank streets one-way thoroughfares,
and controlling the vehicular traffic
on Clinton street, was passed on sec
ond reading. It will come up for final
passage next week. Under this or
dinance Beaver street, between Mar
ket and Clinton streets, Is a one-way
street in a northerly direction, Traf-
&c in Bank street between Washing
ton and Broad streets must move in
an easterly direction.
No vehicles will hereafter be per-
.nitted to stand in Clinton street be-
tween Broad and Mulberry streets.
unaccompanied by driver, for more
than thirty minutes. Violation of this
ordinance is punishable by fine of
s25 or ten days in jail.
Confirmation Of the assessments for
benefits levied for the paving Of Mar
ket street from the Market street sta
ton to Bowery street was laid over
FOR another week. 1t was contended
by Gustave Weidenmayer, represent
ing property interests, that q larger
percentage of the cost sof pavement
should be levied on the city at large
because of Market street being the
principal artery of travel between
this city and New York.
Or. William Dlmond, of the Assess,
ment Commission. declared that the
boards usual procedure, of taxing the
properties for benefits and then put
ting the remainder on the city at
large had been carried out in this
instance. He declared that about 70
per cent Of the cost had been taxed
against the property owners and the
remaining 30 per cent. against THE
city at large. He estimated that the
assessments would amount to about
IS a front foot.
Strenuous objection was raised by
property owners on both thorough
fares against the paving Of North
sixth street between Park and Bloom
field avenue and North Seventh
street, between Fourth and Bloom
field avenues. 1t was contended by
William H. Peck and others who adj
dressed the board that the expense
sof this Improvement would be great
burden upon the property owners at
this time
1t was stated that they are now
endeavoring 10 have cross-town
line put through in that section and
claimed that until this was brought
bout the property would remain a
drug on their hands. The board
finally placed the matter on the in.
apectIon list for next week.
RENTS Penalty.
Because OF the fact that IT was
through no fault of the contractors.
the JcMahon Construction Company,
that the work of paving Adams
street was delayed fifty-seven days
over the time limit, the board re-
mitted the penalty which had been
deducted from the bill.
Last week the company gave proof
that it had loaned its materials to
other contractors so that the paving
work on Wright and McWhorter
streets could be completed. Later a
strike occurred at the quarries, maxi
ing it impossible to secure material
10 complete the Adams street job.
Resolutions were adopted authoriz-
ing the purchase of 65770 acres Of ad-
ditional lands in the vicinity of the
Pequannock watersheds. at a total
cost of s13,930S5