Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-31
SIGN CONTRACT TO
\ FILL IN MEADOWS
Works Board Commissioners
Enter in Pact With Marrone,
/ Though GiIIen Opposes.

The Board of Works yesterday
signed the contract with Joseph Mar
rome for hauling ashes and refuse to
MI In meadow lands. Commissioners
Charles p. Gillen opposed the con-
tract. saying it confiicted with the
regular city garbage contract. Mr.
rzillen said Marrone should be paid
according to loads and not in bulk
sum. The contract price is S45,0l2
wear. The contract dates from May
Is.
The new lighting contract with the
Public Service also was signed at
Yesterdays meeting. This matter mas
been Hanging fire" for many months.
AS the city could not pay for lights
without a contract the Public Ser
vice has not received any money for
extra lights for several months.
Commissioner Albert Biertuempfel,
chairman of the lighting committee
said Newarks streets will be among
the best lighted in the East BY the
new contract the Public Service from
time TO time must install the most
modern lights without additional cost.
q In this manner NcWdtn VII HN 'eP -,
with all electrical improvements with
out extra cost.
Colonel James W. Howard APP
peared before the finance committee
of the board, protesting against
clause in the lighting contract pro-
vidine for the same number of lights,
even if the city should create its own
municipal lighting plant. Commls-
sioner Charles F. Kraemer, in answer,
stated that the number of lights could
not be decreased in this case, because
the reduced rate obtained in the con-
tract is based on the larger number
OF lights and otherwise could not nave
been obtained.
Commissioner Biertuempfel, chair
man of the lighting committee, with
the aid of light bills of this year,
showed big decreases in the cost OF
lighting the city for the last ten
years. although the number of lights
had continuously been increased.
The board passed on first and sec
ond reading several ordinances grant,
Ing single tracks and curves to be
erected by the Public Service Cor
poration in different sections OF the
city. The single tracks granted are
for Rector street, between Broad
street and Park place. and through
Z EdfknuTSL street rum OhlttOh az
nue. to Broad street. The other ordi-
nances are for track connections and
switches on Orange and First, Broad
and Thomas streets, Bloomfield ave-
nue. and Roseville avenue and Ferry
and Magazine streets.
The board decided to publish no.
tees of intention to vacate Kossuth
and Emma streets between St
Charles street and McGregor avenue
at the request of the Celluloid Com
pany against the vote of Commits
sioner Kraemer.
Engineer Sherrerd was instructed to
prepare specifications for the grading,
curling and paving of Branford
place from Halsey street to Spring
field avenue near High street. The
street is to be paved with granite
block The Standard Bitulithic Com
pany, as the lowest bidder, received
the contract to pave Scheerer avenue
from Bergen street to Osborne terrace
for s13,037 and Alexander street from
Bloerne6ke alley to Lindsey avenue
for 50. 705.
The board received a request from
a large dyeing establishment, which
expects to locate in this CITY, for a
reduction of the water rate. The con-
Germ uses approximately 100000 gal
Ions per day. The matter was laid
over.
A request of Commissioner Gillen
for a $475 Ford automobile for use of
the street inspectors was refused. His
| motion to purchase the car was not
seconded.