Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-04
BOARD TO ISSUE
BONDS FOR SEWER
Finance Committee of Council
Approves $4,000, 900 Tenn
porary Issue.

The finance committee of the Com
mon Council in session last night de-
cided 10 issue s3OO0.00o temporary
loan bonds. The money received vii
be for the purpose of paying six in
stallments TO the Passaic Valley
Sewerage Commission as Newark
share in the construction Of the trunk
sewer. The bonds are to run for
only one month, and if the money
market should continue TO be as
favorable as recent sales of local
bonds indicated the bonds will be
made permanent.
1t was explained by Alderman
Reilly, chairman of the finance COM
mittee. that the psychological mo-
ment had come to put these bonds
on the market. 1t is expected tnat
they will sell at $40 TO 3.15.
Citizens from the Yailsburg sec
tion. for whom Alderman iIahn, of
the Thirteenth Ward, ana Rev Henry
]. Coyne, rector Of Sacred Heart
Church. acted as spokesman. petl-
toned the committee for a branch
library in that section. Alderman
Hahn stated that he had been IN
formed by the trustees that they
were short of funds.
Richard c. Jenkinson, one of the
trustees. substantiated this state
ment, and asked for $4,000 extra IN
the budget. which, he said, was cut
two years ago on account OF the Pru-
Dental reserve fund assessment hay
ing been voided in the courts. he
said that the library was handi-
capped thereby in the buying OF
books and also in the establishment
of new branches and delivery sta
lions. He paid high tribute to the
efficient management under Llbrar-
ian John Cotton Dana and declared
that any extra money would be well
spent.
The whole question was referred
to the law department to determine
what the committee could do, mas
much as the appropriation Is man
datory one and, under the law II Is
based on the tax ratables of the pre-
ceding wear. One-third of one per
mile Of these ratables makes up the
apnropriation to the library. While
last year this institution received
sos los this year it will receive $4,000
more. making the appropriation IN
round figures S122,0OO.
Alderman Fitzsimmons appeared
before the committee to request the
cooperation of the finance commit
tee to find a place for the farmers.
The matter was referred to the law
department and Alderman F1tzslm-
mons, who is the chairman of the
market committee. 1t Is possible
that temporarily a place will be found
along Park place.
DR. Laban Dennis. of the Public
welfare Committee, which asks sl2,-
900 from the Board of Health, pointed
out that owing to the past ltberality
of the city government in matters
pertaining to the public health, and in
particular to infant hygiene, Newark
had become one of the few cities in
the United States where infant NOR
tality is only 9.3 per hundred. Last
wear the welfare committee was given
IS, 900.
On behalf of the City Hospital
budget. Health Commissioner DR..
Wrightson explained that the in
crease was due TO the extended build
fngs, including the new Nurses s
Home and other improvements. The
Nurses Home, as erected under the
rupervision of the councilmanic build
ing committee, he stated was a credlt
10 the city as well as the committee
The budget calls for about $40, 900 in
crease.
! The Shade Tree Commission was
severely criticised by Alderman Lit
tlefield. who told the committee that
A small park on Hawthorne avenue
had cost, according to a figure sup
piled him by Secretary Bannwart,
81 ,42S. 70 for subsoiling. and all that
had been done, he stated, was the
sowing of some oats. A letter from
the secretary giving the amount was
submitted by the alderman, who in
sisted that it be placed on file, to be
used in the consideration of the bud
get Of that commission.