Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-10
COUNCIL
FOR R. R. CROSSING
Madison Residents Cause Fur
ther Negotiations With Lack
awanna by Their Request.
IspeciaI to the Newark STAR


MADISON, Feb. 10.-Further nego-
tiations with the Lackawanna rail-
road will be necessitated by a petit
ton presented at the regular meet
ing of the Borough Council, held last
night in the Council chamber. This
petition, signed by fifty property own
ers in the borough, requested rail-
road crossing at West street. A
crossing at that street has never been
considered by either the railroad or
the borough in preparing ordinances
for the grade crossing elimination
here. The matter was referred to the
railroad committee for consideration.
West street runs at right angles
with the railroad and has no regular
crossing at the present time. Ther5
Is a crossing for pedestrians but no
vehicle can cross the tracks at that
point. West street ends at the tracks
but there is lane, practically con-
tinuation of West street, on the east
erly side of the railroad, which has
not yet been accepted as public
street. West street Is several feet
higher than the company's tracks on
the west side, while the lane is con-
siderably lower. The lane, too, Is not
directly in line with West street.
Councilman Holmes stated that the
forming of crossing there would be
hard proposition and would entail
a great deal of work. The matter will
rest to a large extent with the rail-
road company, as the road on one
side has never been accepted by the
borough and also on account of the
fact that there is no regular crossing
there at the present time.
A communication was received from
Mrs. Anna Frenz thanking the mayor
and Council for their floral tribute
at the recent death of her husband,
Edward F. Frenz.
The report of the commissioners of
the sinking fund showed balance on
hand of s2,076.S9.
Fire Chief Samuel A. Gruver re-
ported answering two alarms of fire
during the month of January, one at
the home of Raphael Ferraro, in
North street and the other the barn
of James e. Burnet, in Ridgedale
avenue.
Committees reported bills approved
for payment as follows: Finance,
$1,63S.05; water and light committee,
$SS3.42; fire committee. $40 rs; sewer,
SAL %; policeg sS52. Amounts collect
ed since last report: Water, "a, 302. AZ;
light, $7755.11; sundries, 81, los. AS.
The water and light committee rec
commended the granting of permits for
los lights. They also requested the
purchase of a barrel of cylinder oil
and some pole fixtures and tree insu-
lators. Their suggestions were
adopted.
The sewer committee recommended
that bids be advertised for for the in
stallation of sewer mains and laterals
on Elm street. This recommendation
was adopted.
Councilman McEwan reported that
light on Ridgedale avenue had been
removed from the centre of block TO
corner. Mr.. Holmes wished the
council to look into the matter of
ascertaining whether a discount be
given Howard Cole, who bought the
DIR. Ward estate and who has $50
lights in his home. He stated that
price of 10 cents per watt hour was
all that Mr.. Cole asked. This is the
regular price within the borough, but
10 cents per hour Is generally charged
all outside the limits of the town.
Both these matters were referred to
the water and light committee for
report.