Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-07

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been criticised in some quarters as
being too great, but modern condi-
tons call for a much greater force
than would have been necessary
some years ago.
The great and ever-increasing
volume of automobile traffic alone
creates an enormous amount of work
which is little appreciated by those
who do not give the matter study.
Our FIRE department has always
borne an enviable reputation, and our
decreasing fire loss year by year Is
testimony to it's Improvement We are
making great advances along the line
of fire prevention and are being
recognized as one of the best cities
in the United States in the matter OF
| guarding against or extinguishing of
| fires.
I'VE have made substantial pro-
| gress along the lines of city plan
ming. One important project is so
| far advanced that before long it will
be completed to demonstrate its
value to the community Another
very important project has had most
of the way cleared for it. Others,
we may expect will be taken up from
time to time with the result that the
whole city will benefit from improved
| highways, lessening of traffic conges-
ton, the abolition of slums, the
enhancement of property values, and,
! incidentally, the Identification of
large sections of the community.
Building Department Efficiency.
I'VE now have a building depart
ment of which we can we'll be proud
efficiently and economically admins
tered, enforcing regulations of the
4 o1,o or xxr;IJ
member how. a few years ago. the
building department was productive
of disputes, friction and even scandal
at frequent intervals. Contrast that
! with the situation today when the
department is running smoothly, and
effectually protecting the interests OF
the community as against the indi.
| vidual In this connection 1T is well
to speak of the building code which
with the extension of fire limits
,nakes impossible the building of an
other 'confagration district such as
has given us such anxiety in the
l past.
! I'VE have opened many miles OF
new streets, we have graded, curbed
and tagged extensively. we have ex-
tended the high pressure water sys-
tenn rapidly and have built sewers
so that we have provided, in these
respects, for years in the future. We
have paved streets on such a scale
that we have gained a reputation
throughout the United States. Thu
figures for the work of this charactei
/ will reserve, perhaps, for later dis
. cussion, but the results are more o.
less realized by all of us.
1.-THE cleaning of the streets ha
been done better, and, under a sys
tenn recently enacted, their main
tenance is being looked after prob
ably more carefully than ever before
Our collection OF garbage and house
hold waste is, ] believe, more salts
4 factorily done than in the past
4 Zone important work which re
ceives little thought from the aver
age citizen is the care of the citJ
parks and the Identification of thu
streets with shade trees. 1 think NJ
one will say that distinct improve
\ ment is not noticeable in these mat
ters
A Tuberculosis Sanatorium.
1.-THE subjects which have here
tofore discussed have principally {
material aspect, connected particu
larly with the merely business sid
of the city government. We have no
neglected the social functions of gov
eminent. We have established ;
tuberculosis sanatorium which hal
cured scores and aided hundreds o.
persons suffering from this dread dis
ease; we have made extensive IN
creases in ordinary hospital facilities
I'VE have taken up the work of in
FAINT hygiene and purpose to go fur
Their with 1t as occasion may warrant
| xfra 70 htfiIf a aim uhnl1Ca
that the wards of tbe city can b.
! housed in decent and comfortable
quarters in situation where thes
| will have ample light, air and OPP
portunities for healthfuI exercise; W.
have adopted stringent measures Il
guard the milk supply of the cit,
and to insure the purity of othei
foods: we are extending our play
ground system, not as rapidly as
would like, but still creditably, ant
our newest public bath house, sait
is but a promise of what we will hav,
wherever needed in the future.
81 come now to the great projec
for the reclamation of the meadows
and the improvement of shipping
facilities by docks and wharves. Thii
project has been criticized and con
demned bitterly In some quarters. al
though it was authorized by vote O
the people seven years ago. / wan
to say to you frankly that in sons
respects the ideas carried out hav'
not agreed entirely with my own, blu
since we have made a start we have
accomplished much that will be O
benefit to the citizens of Newark
and from which we will shortly de
rive revenue NV chief criticism,
may explain, has been that we hay'
worked on too small a scale. / would
like to see greater areas taken ant
improved
Invite All to Call and Investigate.
II wish that everybody who hears
me, or who may chance to read wha
I am saying tonight. would go dowr
to the city's departments and SCI
what has been done and gain an idea
of what will be done in the neal
future. / am certain that 1t would
| silence many who now are inclined
to doubt. AS to just what has beer
and will be done | cannot do better
than to quote a little folder recent,
issued by the Board of Street ant
Water Commissioners. You must re
member that while some land wa.
bought in years past, 1t has only beer
within the last year that we hav'
actually begun the physical work o
Improvement"
Mayor Haussling here read tn,
statement by the Board of Works II
regard to the work accomplished IL
the meadows in folder recent,
issued and printed in the local papers
Summarized, the statement showed
that since active work began early IL
the year, the sum of $685.. 324.76 ha:
been expended in the purchase o.
$50 acres of meadow land in the de-
velopment zone. The first contract
awarded In February of this year
was for dredging a channel from tht
government channel in the bay int.