Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-03
BLOOMFIELD VOTES
FOR TRUNK SEWER
Town Council Goes on Record
to Share in Passaic VAL
ley Project.

Formal action was taken by the
Bloomfield Town Council to join the
Passaic Valley trunk sewer project.
A resolution introduced by Council
man Sadler, chairman of the sewer
committee, that the town join at a
cost of s194, 267.16 was passed.
Mr.. Sadler explained that the origi-
nal cost was s176,OsO.6S The increase
was due, he said, to the fact that Or
ange, East Orange and Montclair had
declined. to join. This raised the cost
for the other municipalities in the
scheme.
Patroifnan john Degnan, OF Bloom
field, pleaded not guilty last night
through his counsel Paul Roder, of
Newark, before the Bloomfield Town
Council, on charges preferred by
Mayor William Hauser. Councilman
Charles Fl. Madole, chairman of the
police committee, and Tax Assessor
George Millilkin, that he left his post
or Saturday, January "a, and entered
the saloon of Frank Narucki, at 10
John street, at 11:40 p. m. and left at
1910. At Mr.. Roder's request the
trial was postponed until Friday eve-
ming.
Later In the evening the mayor
asked Town Attorney Kocher If it
would be possible to amend the
charges preferred against the officer.
When informed by Mr.. Kocher that
he would not give an opinion off,
handed until he had time to look the
matter up. Mayor Hauser filed an ad-
ditional complaint charging Degnan
with allowing a saloon located at 10
John street to keep open after mid
night in violation of section IL OF
the excise ordinance.
Named on School Estimate Board.
Mayor Hauser appointed Council
MEN Charles H. Madole and Henry
Atkinson as members of the board of
school estimate. Ordinances pro-
viding for a bluestone curb was
passed on first reading to be placed
on Willow and Myrtle streets. Coun-
Gilman Hughes said he was opposed
to burdening the people of any To-
cality with an improvement they did
not want. He said that before an
ordinance is introduced the sentiment
of the people of the district who had
to pay for it should be secured by the
council. Mayor Hauser informed
Councilman Hughes that the town
clerk would be authorized to adver-
tise for objections, and that if the
people did not want the improve
ment there would be plenty of time
for them to object.
When the salary ordinance came
up for final reading last night Coun-
Gilman Parkin offered an amendment
that the building inspectors salary
be raised from $500 to $500. Council
men Hughes, Storms and Atkinson
objected to this. Mr.. Hughes said
that the building inspector knew
the salary when he was appointed,
and that he did not favor raising a
mans salary who had been in office
only thirty days. Messrs. Parkin,
Sadler and Madole voted for the
amendment, Mayor Hauser asking to
be excused from voting The ordi-
nance was then passed in its original
form. The building inspectors re-
port for January showed four new
buildings erected at a value of $50, $40
and one alteration.
Petition for Improvements.
A petition was received by the coun-
ell from residents of Halcyon Park,
requesting the town to fill in the holes
in the park which were formerly lakes
and to make other improvements. The
entire council will make an inyestiga-
ton.
A petition was received from citi-
zens of the First ward protesting
against the conditions in Montgomery
Hose Company No a, and also the
horse used by the company, which is
a hired one, is unfit for the work. as
at times 1t balks and refuses TO go,
thereby delaying the firemen In reach
ing a fire. The petition was referred
to the fire committee.
Applications were received from
William Ungamah and Harry Peters
for appointment as patrolmen. Chief
of Police Collins reported twenty-four
arrests last month. The police recor-
der's report showed twenty-four ar
rests by the police and one by the
mayor, also $40 collected in fines.