Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-15

islature has given authority. A bill
to enable the Mayor to proceed in the
appointment of committee which
will have charge of this celebration
and to eXpend funds for the purpose
is now under consideration. This
great anniversary date presents both
a duty and an opportunity. What
ever form the celebration of the an
niversary of the founding of New
ark takes, it should include a pageant.
This would impress the historical sig
nificence of our city on a greater
number of people than any other
method. The country at large will
also learn more concerning the city
by this method than any other.
ut is my belief that the important
position held by this association in
the business world justifies the cree
ton of a Board of Trade building,
and today is the time to start the
work and plan for it's erection.
II invite your considerable on to the
question of increasing our revenue.
This can be done most easily by in
creasing our annual membership fees.
Those acquainted with other boards
realize how low the membership fees
Of our organization are. With an tn
crease in the receipts We can more
easily prepare for an enlargement of
our work.
ut is now ten years since this city
entered upon the municipal care Of
its trees. Thus to an honorable rec
ord in the proportionate area and
scientific care of It's parks were added
this new activity. Like so many
movements, it began with some ear
nest members of our board.
There has been studied effort of
late to convince the taxpayers that
the city is being wisely and econom-
ically administered and that every
tn ng is for the best, but how about
the increased cost of municipal gov
ernmnent? What about the constant
increase in property valuations ag
gregating millions annually? What
about the steady rise in the tax rate
from 81 SO in 1907 70 $500 in 1913?
lures from $4,998,000 in 1907 to
$780, 0J in 1913? Think of 1.-THE
cost of running the city of Newark
in the past seven years has increased
so per cent.
Where does economy come in
under such conditions and where is
it leading to? II this Board of Trade
has any mission to perform, 1t is to
help in good government, but good
government does not consist in a
negative policy or in policy of
waste, and the wants of today are
such that the city requires a pro-
gressive and energetic system, every
department of which should be keen
" alive to the necessity of reducing
expenditures and of returning to the
public full value for every dollar ex-
pended. Where efficiency can be
shown, increased expenditure is war
ranted, but where there has been no
Improvement then every increase of
expense has been a waste and a bur-
den placed upon the taxpayer"
In closing his address Mr.. Ham
burg gave statistical data showing
the rapid and enormous growth of
the city.
The president announced the fol-
lowing chairmen Of the standing COM
mitteeS:
Manufactures. Henry S. PfeiI; in
ternal trade affairs, Moses Plaut;
rivers and harbors, George F. Reeve;
municipal affairs. Curtis r. Burnett;
transportation affairs. William J..
Fisher; public health, DR.. Hugh f.
Cook foreign trade affairs, Dennis F.
O'Brien; public utilities, William B.
Gwinnell; factory laws and ordi-
nances, Arthur E. Barlow; taxation,
w M. Van Deusen; commercial af-
fairs, Louis Schlesinger; new indus
tries, Charles q. Hetzel; banking and
currency, ]. H Bachelor; fire hazard
affairs, Matthias Stratton; member
ship, George Fl. Simonds; streets and
pavements, Frank H. Genung; trolley
| freights. Rudolph J. Goerke: indorse-
ment, Robert w. Adams; national
legislation, John R. Hardin; State
| legislation, H. Stacy Smith; educa-
tional affairs, DIR. S. E. Robertson;
legal advisory, Herbert w. Knight:
county affairs, Henry c. Rommel;
meadow and wharf development