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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-14
SUMMIT

y meeting Of the members Of st
Teresas Amusement Club will be
held in the club rooms in ST. Teresa =
School building tonight. Tomorrow
night there will be a meeting. of the
committee, Of which Thomas F.
White is chairman. and which will
have charge of the Christmas decor
atoms III st. Teresa's Church.
The body of Mrs. Mary Halsey.
who died suddenly Friday night at
the home Of her sister. Mrs. Kate
Dempter, in Aubrey street, North
Summit. from a stroke of paralysis.
was taken to Hobollen for burial yes.
terday Mrs. Halsey is survived by
two daughters. She had made her
home with her sister here for sew.
eral years.
An unusually large number of ac-
ceptances have already been received
for the sixteenth annual banquet of
the Young Mems Christian Assoeia-
ton. to be held in the association
auditorium Saturday night. Hamil.
ton W. Mabie will be postmaster and
the invocation viii be asked by Rev.
". Y. Mallalieu. pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church. Among the
speakers will be Albert f. Roberts
'AINA 10 eiVi4ot oSCAF t6IA VI the Dogs
work department; Rev. Wallace Mac.
Mullen, Of Drew Seminary. and AS
semblyman William NJ Runyon. OF
Plainfeld.
JOY Wheeler Dow. an architect liv-
ing in Bellevue avenue, will give an
address in All Souls Church tomor,
row night on THE Secret of Coco
Architecture.
Miss Margaret Kearney, trained
nurse, vino for several years was
night superintendent in Overlook
Hospital and whose brother and
father died within ten days. the for,
mer having been instantly killed by
the accidental explosion of a shot
gun, sailed Saturday for Ireland to
take charge of the settlement Of her
fathers estate. Miss Kearney OK,
poets to return in six weeks
Miss Edith NJ. SMALL. of the de-
partment OF expression of Wellesley
College, will give . lecture-recital
under the auspices of the Fortnight
~ Club in the Woman's Institute
Wednesday afternoon. Miss Smailrs
program will be mainly Of selections
from the Habitant poems of DR.. w.
II. Drummond.
Tomorrow the First National BanI;
will distribute $4,000 representing
the amount deposited in the Christas
Savings Club. The 1915 saving ac
counts will open Monday, December
| 2S
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GLADSTONE AVENUE PAVING; SOUTH
THIRTEENTH STREET PAVING
SPRINGFIELD AVENUE REPAVINC
Notice iss hereby given that the commits
sloners heretofore appointed by the Mayor
OF the City Of Newark to make an estimate
and assessment upon all the owners of all
the lands and real estate in the City of
Newark peculiarly benefited by any local
improvement In the said city, in proportion
as nearly as may be to the advantage each
was deemed to have acquired. have made
an estimate and assessment of benefits con-
ferred upon all the owners of all the lands
and real estate in the City of Newark pc
culiarly benefited by each Of the following
Improvements in said city under the pro-
visions of Chapter 2l7 Of the State Laws OF
1895, viz:
Paving of
GLADSTONE AVENUE,
from south Orange avenue to Dasslng ave-
nue., with bitulithio pavement on six 90
inch concrete foundation.
Paving of
SOUTH THIRTEENTH STREET.
from Springfield avenue TO Eighteenth ave-
nue. and from Sixteenth avenue TO Four
teenth avenue, with bitulithic pavement on
a SIX 90 inch concrete foundation.
SPRINGFIELD AVENUE.
from Market street to Morris avenue, with
ob2ng granite block pavement on six (el
inch concrete foundation; and have fled
their reports Of said assessments for benefits
n the office Of the clerk OF the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners, and that
the Board of Street and Water Commits
soners has fixed Thursday the seventeenth
day Of December 1914 at 1870 o'clock in
on the second floor of the city Hall in the
city of Newark, as the time and place of
hearing any objections that may be made to
the said assessments
Dated December II. 1914.
N. n. sIIERRERD.
dscil-bt Chief Engineer.
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MADISON CELEBRATION HANGS
ON COUNCIL DECISION TONIGHT
If Plan Is Approved the Twentyft Anniversary of the Bor
ough Will Be Observed on the Day Before Christmas.

was delivered to the consumers on
May l. 1891.
In 1897 the late DR.. Calvin Ander-
son. who was then n councilman, fos.
tered a movement for the macadam-
| izing of the roads of Madison, and
! the town was bonded for sS5. 600 for
! this work. 1T that time there were
about twenty five miles of roadway
macadanized.
During his incumbency Mayor
| William +. Redmond retired $4,000
worth OF the water and light bonds.
SO that there are only 800 900 worth
OF these bonds now outstanding. The
road bonds have been retired from
year to year, a few at a time. and
the last one win probably be retired
during next year.
There are at present miles of
cement walks in Madison. The meas
u"e providing FOR these was put
through in 1906. but most Of the
walks we're laid in l959-l910.
The only franchise ever granted to
any corpora ton was granted to the
Public Service Gas Company in 1911.
In 1899 il was found that an addi-
ton TO the water end light plant was
necessary on account OF the many
consumers, and $4,000 more was
sunk in the plant.
When Incorporated Madison in
Guided four square miles, but since
that time there have been additions
made TO the borough limits, and it
Includes at present about twenty five
square miles of territory. This place
had a population of 800 at the time
the people voted for borough, and
it now has over 1900. In 1895 it had
reached the 1000 mark which en-
titled the people TO freeholder, and
Eugene Troxen was elected to that
position.
The first ordinance passed by the
council was one concerning and
dealing with disorderiy persons, and
was approved February :. 1890. This
measure was repealed in 1907 by the
passage Of another ordinance on this
subject.
Madison has had FIVE mayors. They
were James T. Albright, Calvin An
derson. William F. Redmond, George
". Downs and Benyew D. Philhowcr.
The Following have been members
of the Common Council in the twen-
ty-tlve years of the boroush's life
J eremiah Baker. Jacob S. Paulrnier, |
Enos Wilder S. r. Reed, John II.
TuniS, Daniel Burns, Henry NJ. |
Sacks. Edward O'Donnel. Calvin An /
derson, William F. Redmond, Alvah !
l. Reynolds, William r. Brown. !
Harry Fl. Francis, Samuel Brant, B. !
Warren Burnet. Albion l.. Page, |
Simon J. Flanagan, George ". |
Downs, Joseph \. Whitaker. War /
Ien II. Barton. Edward A. Isascs, |
William NJ. Wilson. w. Reginald !
Baker. Aldo Bliss Coultas, Frank |
Waters, Otto Ross, Bruno Weyers, |
jeremiah F. O'Brien, Dr.. Charles r !
Snyder.
At present in office are Major B. |
D. Philhower and Councilmen Rob
ert d. Holmes. Joseph +. Pierson
Harvey r. DeHart. Clarence NJ. Van
De Water. Albion L. Page and |
Frank McEwan.
The celebration of Madison's ami.
versary may have to be postponed
for few days on account of the
short time remaining.
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CHATHAM

Mrs. George Cook, Of Boonton. is
spending o month with her sister.
Mrs. John NJ. Taylor, of Chatham
courts.
Mrs. Edward p. Gardner. of Ches-
ter, formerly resident of this place.
is a guest for few days of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elderidge S. Lyon. of West
Main Street.
Union services were held yesterday
in the Ogden Memorial Church, on
Main street, under the auspices of
the Anti-Saloon League.
The Women's Christian Temper
ance Union, of this place, will meet
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Frederick Pollard, on Summit
avenue.
George 3. Vanderpool and family
have closed their home on Chatham
turnpike and have removed to New
Xork for the winter months.
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Holy Name Delegates Hold
Monthly Meeting in Summit
special to the Evening Star.

Special to the Evening Star.
SUMMIT, Dec. 14-Gratifying re-
ports were heard at the monthly
meeting of the Newark Diocesan
Union, held in St. Teresa's Pa
rcchial School hall yesterday. About
thirty five representatives of the Holy
Name societies of the Newark Cath
oiic diocese were present, including
President Hubert j. Rowe, of New
ark: Vice President James ]. Murray,
Of this city, and Thomas Martin, re-
cording secretary, also of Newark.
The financial report showed ball
ance of 1870. A report was submitted
showing the success of the bowling,
pinochle and pool tournament II was
also reported that arrangements are
under way for the annual dance to be
held In April. either In the New Audi
torium, in Newark, or st. Rose of Ii
mas Hall there.
Rev Conrad Schotthoeffer and Rev.
John b. Bennett made addresses of
welcoma
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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.


erly along said centre line of Clinton place
TO point about $50 feet northerly from
the hortherly line of Chancellor avenue:
thence easterly and about parallel with
chancellor avenue to point about 100 feet
easterly from the easterly line Of Maple
avenue; thence southerly and about parallel
with Maple avenue to point about 100 feet
southerly from the southerly line OF Cham
celIor avenue thence easterly and about
parallel with Chancellor avenue TO the centre
llne OF Hedden street; thence southerly along
SAID centre line of Hedden street to the
Essex and Union County line: thence east
cry along said county limo to the point or
A lot represents an entire plot of land,
whether large or small
And have filed a combined report of said
assessments for benefits in the office OF the
clerk OF the Circuit Court of the County of
Essex, and that the Judge of said court has
nNed saturday the nineteenth day of De-
cember 1914, at ten o'clock in the forenoon
~ the Circuit Court room, A-302-303, at the
Court House, in the City Of Newark as the
time and place of hearing any objections
that may be made to the said assessments
in said combined report
Dated December IA 1914
FRANK Il. BRADNER,
ueoif-Dt City Attorney.
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snecInl to the EreninE SEE.

MADISON. Dec. 1.-THE twenty
fifth anniversary of the decision on
the part Of Madisonians to cut loose
from Chatham Township and form a
borough win come ON the twenty
fourth of this month.
The popular opinion Is that there
viii be some celebration. or at least
a demonstration of Madison having
reached the quarter-century of It's
existence. Mayor q. D. Philhower
is very much in favor OF this idea,
as are also most all Of the present
councilmen. but the difficulty seems
to be that from tonight, the time of
the next council meeting, to Deceln-
Der "a. the logical date for the cele-
bration, will be too short a time for
81 committee 10 prepare d suitable
celebrati ton. However the matter
will probably be brought up tonight
and the council will decide in the
matter.
Brief History.
During the summer and fall OF
1859 there was considerable agitation
i'm this place for the incorporation
of a borough. The election was held
December "a. 1889, and there was a
away from the township form OF
government. The principal reason
that the people wanted a new form
of government was that they were
badly in need OF street lighting ami
water. the first idea of lighting
plant being only for street lighting
and not for commercial use.
on January Il, 1890, the first cleo
ton of borough officials was held.
There was no politics at that time
in the town and the following men,
making the first council were elected:
James 2. Albright, mayor; d..
Stuart r. Reed, John NJ. Tunis.
Daniel Burns. Jacob S. Paulmiee.
The only two now living are Mr..
Albright and Mr. Wilder.
The officials were sworn into Office
on January q. 1890. in what was then
known as f'agan's Hall. on WaverlE
place, and which was destroyed by
fire in the spring OF this year
The first borough clerk was the
late Frank Z. Day. the first assesso"
was Charles Z. Cook and the first
collector Fred p. Bardon. The first
council remained unbroken until 1896,
when John NJ Tunis retired. In
August of the same year Jacob :
fduiInleT feSlgneus ana gradually al
Of the old guard retired from public
affairs. with the exception of Mayor |
Albright, who remained mayor until |
January l, 1906. Since that time &c
became a very active member Of the |
INSTRUMENTATION joint sewer com
nittee and only retired from tAe |
BOARD a few weeks ago.
The first group of borough officials |
ost no time in putting into practice |
heir idea of a water and light plan |
rhe matter was referred to the peo- |
Die and it was voted to bond the |
own for $4,000 for the erection NJ |
he plant. A short time later an adj |
litional $4,000 was voted, making the |
original cost of the plant $4,000. |
The first light was turned on on |
December "a. 1890, or one year. TO q |
lay from the time the people voted |
o form a borough. The first water !
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MADISON

Miss Gertrude Connolly. Of St. Eiz-
abeth's College, at Convent. spent the
! weekend and Sunday with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Connolly,
of Keep street.
Elfred J. Rathbun, il, of Prospect
street, who has been for some time in
Jacksonville, Fla, has started for his
home here. He is at present in
Charleston, :. c.
Richard II. Williams, 81. who has
been for some time in his winter home
in New York, spent the weekend and
Sunday at his home, on Madison ave-
nue..
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Board of Public Improvement, which
was postponed from last Monday eve
ming. will be held tonight at the home
of ". Reginald Baker, on Crescent
road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry F'euchtwanger
of livingstone. on Loantaba way, are
guests for a few days Of relatives in
New York.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Common Council will be held this eve
ming in the council chamber, on Green
Village road.
The senior team OF che Y. NJ. G. \.
met the Stevens Preparatory School
Saturday night on the local court. In
4 preliminary game the juniors Of the
High school played the seniors.
A SWITCHBOARD contest between the
Hook and Ladder and Hose compa-
MES Of the local fire department is
now being played off.
Miss Bessie stern, OF Newark, has
been a guest of Mrs. William T..
Schenck. Of Green Hill road
Secretary and Mrs. viii J. Appel
of the Y. NJ. c. A, have closed their
home on Kings road and are staying
at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. A. r.
Lum, Of Ridgedale avenue.
Clarence \. sharpe. of this town,
has left for Centreville. Mich, where
he will spend two or three weeks with
his parents there
Jerome ID. Marx, Of New York city,
spent the weekend and Sunday with
his family, on orchard street.
Miss Ruth Harris has returned TO
her home, in South Orange, after haV-
ing been a guest for several days OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Work, at their
home on Woodland road.
Herbert X. SAKE, of Madison ave-
nue.. is on a business trip through
New York State.
Former Councilman Otto Ross, who
has been for several weeks in Savan-
nah, where he is vice-president and
| general manager of the Savannah
| Chemical Company. expects to arrive
home early next week to spend the
| holidays.
| Frank Cook, Of Rosedale avenue
! has left for Washington, d. c., where
| he will stay for a few days on his
/ business trip to the South.
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Madison Council to Consider
Street-Widening Plans Tonight

MADISON. Dec 14-Severul mat
ters Of importance are expected Il
come up before the Common Council
in regular monthly session this eve
ming.
! matter that is exciting tie inter.
Isl Of many is the proposed widening
ri Prospect street At the last meet
ing of the council George Hand diVi-
sion engineer OF the Lackawanna
railroad. requested the council to de-
eide on when side Of Prospect street
tie. would widen the street. as ii is
necessary Ter the company % COM
plete the designs al their bridges.
Councilman Van DE Water reported
~ That time thai be had made ar
Engagements with the owners on the
westerly side whereby the borough
could acquire enough property from
them fer the sum of $1,000 each with
fhe erection of fence and curbs anu
cutters II was therefore decided by
the council to widep the street on the
westerly side.
Bur since that time. it is stated
7here has been "a change in the minds
81 tie council on this proposition. IL
IS proposed now TO widen Prospect
street on the easterly side
There has always been a jog at the
intersection of Prospect street and
Greenwood avenue, ard also between
Prospect street ON the northerly and
eoutherlV side of the tracks To
widen the street ON the westerly side
would eliminate these joys entirely
ant to widen on the other side would
only make the jog more pronounced
In order to escape from causing a
reater jog if Is suggested by some
a1 the coucilmeu that the mouth OF
Greenwood averue pe widened.
The Greenwood avenue people are
strongly opposed 10 touching this
street which is siNty-siN feet wide
throughout its entire length and one
no ib7 straightesi roads in town, TO
Widpa the mouth would effect the
ufaperfy " Thomas joyce.
Residents of Greenwood avenue
efptc that If such action as widening
.heir street at the mouth is proposed
they will make ont remonstrahce
and present it IN the council
There will be probably some action
take ~ tonisht's meeting relative 10
ne division of the sixty feet that IS
re be used for the new boulevard.
There is ~ present twelve feet set
aside for sidewalks. and ii Is prob
able that the amount to be used Tor
tie sidewalk may be reduced.
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Detroit Concern Permitted to
Underbid Phillipsburg Firm

DETROIT. Dec. 14.-Though the
hid of the Warren Foundry and Pipe
Company. of Phillipsburg, n j., on
5000 tons of pipe for the Detroit
Water Board was $1,000 lower than
the bid of the American Car and
Foundry Company. of Detroit, the
board awarded the contract to the
Detroit concern. 1t amounts to
s550,0 00.
The commissioners preferred af-
fording an opportunity to provide
employment for residents of this city
and gave the Detroit company leave
to reduce its price to 800 below that
of the Warren company. 1t is ex-
pected that the Warren company will
protest.
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Francis Sims Asphyxiated
: naciaI To The Evening Star.

SUMMIT, Dec. 14.-Francis Sims
was found dead in his room at the
home of Richard D. Rikard. his SON
in-law. 1856 Summit avenue, Satur-
day afternoon. A gas jet was partly
irrned on. aud the death certificate
eives accidental gas poisoning as the
cause of his death. He was lying on
- couch and his bedroom door was
locked.
Mr. Sims was eishty-siN years old.
Jie was retired and had lived with
his son-in-aw for twenty-five years,
coming to this city from Troy. He
had been in an health for several
ears Funeral services will be held
ihis afternoon and the body will be
taken to Troy one daughter, Miss
Jennie Sims. survives him.
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Struck by Nail, Madison
Councilman May Lose Sight

MADISON, Dec. 14-Councilman
Joseph e. Pierson, of this town, is
confined to his home on Elmer street
and may lose his eyesight as result
of having been struck in the eye by a
nail Saturday afternoon.
DR.. William NJ. Barnes who is at
tending Mr.. Pierson. stated yesterday
that the eyeball is cut Whether or
not he will lose the sight Of his eye
the doctor cannot tell.
AIR Pierson is erecting a building
3n Elmer street, alongside his home.
and he was driving nail into a
piece Of wood when the accident oc-
CURED. He did not hit the nail
SQUARE or the nail hit some hard sub
stance, for it few back and struck
him in the eye. He was standing on
a ladder at the time and barely saved
himself from falling.
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South Side HIGH Orchestra
TO Give Concert in Madison

MADISON. Dec. 1.-THE local y.
NJ. c. \. viii have no regular enter
fainment course this year. but on
January Is the association will foster
q concert in James Hall that is eX.
Dected TO surpass anything given in
ghis line n Madison for a long time
The orchestra OF the South Side
school of Newark will be the per
formers. While there viii be no
regular course, the Y. NJ. =. A. ex-
uects to give entertainments from
time TO time. and the result viii be
fewer and better affairs.
Leonard b. McWhood, professor of
music Of Drew Theological Seminary,
is also the director of the South Side
High School.
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CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF
THE BOARD OF STREET AND
WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.


THE BOARD OF STREET AND
WATER COMMISSIONERS OF
THE CITY OF NEWARK.
NOTICE
The final estimates for the following con
tracts will be presented 10 the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners of the City
of Newark. for acceptance, at the regular
meeting on Thursday December 18th, 1914.
between s:15 and $3.50 p. m. via:
's'"s scHEERER AVENUE,
from Bergen street to Osborne terrace
DARK LANE
from Jones street TO Hayes street
NORTH END TERRACE,
from Washington avenue to Erie Railroad.
Grading , cgrbing, tagging and paving
from summer avenue to Woodside avenue.
DEMAREsr STREET,
from Hawthorne avenue to Bragaw avenue
ALPINE STREET,
from South Nineteenth street to South
Twentieth street
Paving of
SYLVAN AVENUE,
from Washington avenue to Erie Railroad
SHAW AVENUE.
from w1ioughby street to the city line.
LAcKAwANNA AVENUE,
south Of the LackaNanna Railroad, from
Nesbitt street 20 the intersection OF Orange
street and Eighth avenue
ORANGE STREET.
from Broai street to High street.
Repaving of
COURT STREET,
from Washington street to High street.
Paving of
JELJIFF AVENUE
from Avon avenue 20 Waverly aYenue.
Paving of
HIGHLAND AVENUE,
from Verona avenue to Erie Railroad.
Paving of
GoTTHART STREET,
from Elm road to Hamburg place.
Paving of
MONTROSE STREET,
from Cameron road to the city lire.
Paving of
ALEXANDER STREET.
from Bloemeclse alley to Lindsey avenue
Also. for the grading, curbing and nag,
ging Of
FOSTER STREET
from Frelinghuysen avenue to Dayton street
Also for the construction of the following
sewers: s
ROCKWELL AVENUE AND DIVINE
STREET SEWER.
LINDSLBY AVENUE AND STJYVEsANrr
AVENUE SEWER
ST CHARLES STREET SEWER
All objections to the payment of said ea,i
mates must be filed in this Office in vyftjne
on or before o'clock OF Thursday, Decere
Der H. 1914.
MORRIS r. SHERRERD,
Dated December II. 1914. decIi.m