Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-29
PAYMENT FOR
MARKET WORK
TO Be FOUGHT
Common Council Allows S25.-
364 TO Essex Construction
Company.
ALDERMEN VOTE re
SOLICIT NEW BIDS
Override Mayor Haussling's
veto-Matter Will Go Up
to Mr.. Raymond.

That the action Of the comnoa
Council in allowing the Essex Con-
struction Company 25.3s4.15 for pre-
liminary work done in connection witt
the proposed new Centre Market. and
in overriding the veto Of the mayor.
will result in legal proceedings, was
made known today. Franklin Y
Fort, accompanied by a stenographer.
appeared at the City Hall and OBJ.
tained copy of the minutes of lasz
nights meeting, at which the action
was taken. He said that be repre-.
scented a number OF citizens. one Of
them John L. Arrnitage. Mr.. Fort said
he did not know just what action hiH
clients would have him take in thu
matter.
Before the council decided to over
ride the mayors veto a delegation Of
labor union men urged the erection Of :
the market. When the matter cams
up for vote, Alderman George v.
Taylor, Progressive, voted with tbs 9
] Democrats.
Alderman John F. Reilly. the DEM
ocratic majority leader, offered tina
motion Immediately after the read
ing Of the mayors veto. Mr. Reilly
declared that new market was
public need He believed the Demo-
Gratis we're carrying out the ideas q
the citizens by going ahead WITH
the project.
Me-. HAusslinEs View.
The resolution, unsigned by the
mayor was sent to the council WITH
the following letter:
II return herewith, without my APP
prevail resolution adopted by your
honorable body on December last,
providing for proposals for the pro-
posed new Centre Market building.
The matter of a new Centre Mar
ket building has been under debass
now for a number of years / hare
been inclined TO believe that the pub
dc approved of the proposition, and,
in fact, signed measures looking tc
the construction of the building
which have been halted by court ao-
tons. The matter. however, wak1
further agitated during the recent
/ campaign, where 1t was, at least,
collateral issue. The results of tha1
campaign are known to all.
While | am not at all convinced
| that the arguments are all on one
| side II SCENE to mo that in all fair
A
come into power on January l should
be permitted to express its views
thereupon. II is with no desife to
escape responsibility that I suggest
this, but with the thought that thu
interests OF the city cannot suffer
II the matter Ia once more opened for
1 consideration and decision
Alderman E Garfield Clifford, 0T
| the Eighth ward, who lie 10 be tfs
/ Republican minority leader next
year, pleaded that the resolution b
laid over until the incoming council
had assumed charge He declared
that Mayor Haussling had wisely
vetoed the measure and that Il was
only fair to Mayor-elect Thomas I.
Raymond and TO the citizens In gen
| efal TO have the meter taken up by
the incoming council
| Time TO Act.
Alderman Taylor then remarked
that he wac In favor OF the award
i ing of the contract. He asserted:
Il al think 1t is about time that IRE
had a new market. The question
/ should be settled without delay"
III The vote was twenty-three in IA
vor Of overriding the veto and eight
Il against.
| The delegation Of the Essex Trades|
Council urging the building OF thsI
i market was headed by William Reilly i
of the Bricklayers' Union. After
Il stating the reason of the presence oil
| the delegation he introduced Frans
II A. Fetridge, president Of the Trades
II Council Mr.. Fetridge stated that III /
II Trades Council represented su1naz
III so, 900 workingmen in this city who
although they feel the tax burden
heaviest, are one and all in favor n
the new market and in the preaen
location.
He contenaed that those opposing
the new market are people living IL
a restricted neighborhoo6. This -
an Industrial city" he continued
"and to my mind there II no place
too good for a market for the peoplsz
of this city who have helped TO build
III up those industries that made NeH
ark what It is today"
iii The speaker expressed fear thai
iii competition would be done away wtsrz
IL Newark would be deprived OF 4
market, as some people had argued T
III Thomas NJ Robson, another mem
Der OF the delegation, told OF tae1
poor conditions In the labor marked
at the present time. and pleaded with
the aldermen to start work as earlsz
as possible 80 al 20 give work TO ~
least some Of the many laboref4
who are at present unable TO anf<
employment.
Hi Protest. BY NInos4sv.
On recommendation Of tina nnane4
committee the council voted to pax1
/ the Essex Construction Company 1
bill OF sos, s64.15 for work done In cor
nection with the new market Th#
Republican minority at a caucus pre-
ceding the council meeting had de
cided to oppose the payment Of fhfZ
bill. but when the resolution was read
they failed to voice their objecfionE
and lost their opportunity to hax
their protest recorded. Adorned
CLIFFORD and Gottlieb made an effor/
TO have the motion reconsidered. bsi
under parliamentary proceedings ha%
to be declared out Of order.
LII The incident was closed by Alder
man Taylor when he remarked:
the minority keep on muddling tha
market project 1t will cost us ST
more. It If the minority, oppoHEn
all this expense"
The council appointed Board q
Works Commissioner Patrick H RyA T
and Alderman Mark r. Phillips /
the insurance fund commission
place of Alderman James r. Rei1l
and City Auditor James A. Row
whose designations were received
Both of the latter go out OF azieX
L with the end OF the year.
Miss Margaret Loughlin was III
pointed private secretary TO Cit
Clerk Alexander Archibald, at x1.098
year to fill a vacancy. Ambrose Bal
messenger in the law department
was transferred TO the comptralieI
Office 10 MI vacancy.
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