Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-14
MADISON TO FIGHT
Church TAX CASE
Council Votes to Garry 1t Up
and Establish a
Precedent.
Isneolnl 10 the Evenlnr star.l

MADISON, April 4.-Provisions
were made bySthe council last night
to send telegram to Governor
Fielder today favoring the annexa-
ton of a portion OF Florham Park
for the protection Of Madlson's water
rights and for the carrying OF the
csase between st. Vincent's Church
to the Court of Errors and Appeals.
The Governor vetoed the Florham
Park bill, however as told in another
column, so this part of the telegram
will not be written in.
An ordinance providing for the In
crease of Madisons bond issue. be-
cause the cost of sewer construction
exceeds the amount appropriated, was
put on first reading.
Several months ago the law firm OF
King g. vogt appeared before the Su-
preme Court and received writ or
certiorari to contest the sewer as
sessment levied against st. Vineents
Church property on Wilmer street
The writ was granted, and they nave
notified Mr.. Rathbun that they VIII
make application for costs of court
next Friday.
The question arose over the fact
that there Is a foot ofground inter-
vening between the church property
and Wilmer street. This foot is owned
by Miss Alice Green. The commits
sioners or assessment levied an as
sessment against the property on Will
mer street, but Elmer King contended
that this property was not benefited
by the sewer on that street as 1t
could never connect with the sewer
because of that intervening strip OF
ground Mr.. Rathbun told the coun-
Gil last night he thinks that this prop
erty is assessable and that the towns
chances of winning the case are good.
He declared that the benefit or WIN
ming would not alone be the getting
of this particular assessment but That
a number of similar cases exist in
Madison and a precedent would be
created in any case. Councilman
snyder differed from the attorney and
stated that he does not blame the
church for appealing the charge.
lively argument between councilman
pnd attorney ensued. This was
stopped by a motion passed to the
effect that the case be carried to the
Court of Errors and Appeals.
The ordinance providing for an IN
creased bond issue stated that the
amount to be taken care of amounts
to $4,000. This has been cared for
temporarily ny lHG lSSudhCC VI
provement certificates. 1t states
that SO 1850 of this amount had to be
cared for by bond issue. Registered
bonds will be issued in amounts OF
1000 for $4,000 for ten years, with q
30-year option at a rate of Az per
cent. of interest. The fund for this
paying off of this amount will be
supplied by a per cent. assessment
each year as well as the assessment
of benefits in connection with the in
stallation of the sewers.
A communication was received
from the Board of Public Improve
ment suggesting to the council that a
large electric sign be purchased to be
placed at the water and light plant.
This matter was referred to the light
committee for report.
New bids totaling S515 for the III
saseallation of a new filling system
from the Art Metal Construction
Company were referred to the finance
committee
The resignation Of e. p. Holden,
5r., from Hose Company No. 1 and
the election Of B. M. Muchmore and
6. c. Humbert as new members were
confirmed by the council.
A permit to remove a house from
Hillside avenue to Lathrop avenue,
was granted to Luke O'Rielly, sub
5ect to the provisions of the ordi-
nance as was also to George Bardon
permission to remove two houses
from Kings road to Central avenue.
Milton Megargel was granted per-
mission to remove the milford house
from Green avenue to one of the W.
III. Burnet lots on Green Village road
Fire Chief S. A. Gruver reported
answering to two calls during the
month just passed. Both were in
consequential
The quarterly report of Police Chief
Fred r. johnson showed thirteen ar
rests, l6S dodgers and forty complaints
thoroughly investigated
A petition signed by a number of
property holders in this town, calling
for the laying of sidewalks on both
of Myrtle avenue. was referred to
the road and sidewalk committee.
The different committees reported
approved bills as follows: Water and
light, $3,922.56; finance, $4,57555; fire.
S114.55; road and sidewalk $500 20;
sewer, $40.27 Amount collected since
last report by the finance committee:
For water 1908 40; light. 81, 1851; sum
dries. $61.70 Recommendations to the
effect that the stand pipe be painted,
that the contract for the sewer work
on Gilmore street be awarded to Jo-
seph Malone for $500, and that the
contract for laying a cross walk on
Vintor road be awarded to c. A.
Sharpe at 1874 cents per square foot,
were adopted by the council.
An adjourned meeting of the coun-
Gil will be held on April 20, at 8 O'Clock.
This session will follow the meeting
OF the Chatham Madison joint sewer
committee, which will be held in
Chatham