Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-02
BATH SITE PRICE
BRINGS PROTESTS.
City May Bring Condemnation
Actions to Get Old Wieden-
mayer Property.
SAC, 900 is SUM NOW
ASKED FOR THE LAND
Finance Committee of Council
to Guard Against Criticism
in Purchase.

Because of several protests against
The proposed payment by the city Of
$4,000 for the old Wiedenmayer
property for a bathhouse and play
ground site, the city may institute
condemnation proceedings to get pos
session of the tract The property
is located on Hamburg place and
Paterson and Alyea streets.
Mrs. f. c. Jacobson, president Of
the Public Bath Association, has pro-
tested that the price to too high.
Mrs. Jacobson has options on several
other sites which she is interested in
having the council consider. as suit
able locations for the new bath
house. The finance committee had
practically decided on purchasing the
property at the figure mentioned
> when Mrs Jacobson interposed Oh
jections.
Mayor Haussling investigated the
matter and had appraisers value the
land. They returned figures we'll
above the $40, 900 mark. it is declared.
Searching Property Title.
The finance committee. it was de-
clared last night, is having the titles
10 the property searched by the law
department When the legality of
the title to the entire tract has been
established the committee will make
the owners an offer for the land. If
this figure is not accepted, it is now
stated that condemnation proceed
ings will follow. This course will be
taken to protect the committee from
criticism that may result from it's,
paying the figure asked by the
owners.
"A request from Board of Works
Commissioner Charles p. Gillen,
chairman of the street committee
for an extra appropriation of from
81 800 to $4,000 was laid over for fur
ther consideration. Mr.. Gillen asked
for the moneyA for the purpose of
making the 6meaning up day on
April O thorough success by extend
ing it to four days and hiring teams
TO aid the scavenger. Mr.. Gillen ex-
planned that he wanted to divide the
city into four sections, one to be
taken up on each of the four days.
Praise Cleanup" Day.
Alderman Littlefield expressed his
doubt as to the propriety of such an
appropriation, inasmucn as the con-
tractor had been dilatory and ne
gleetful in his work and dangerous
precedent might be established.
Chairman Reilly asked Mr.. Little
field if it was not better to spend
small sum than have an epidemic in
the city, and DR.. Bianchi, another
member. stated that, in his opinion,
the proclamation of the Mayor for
the cleanup day was one of the
most beneficial acts done, and that
every encouragement should be
given to make the movement sue
cess.
\ Alderman Schuck. as chairman of
4 the Fourth of July committee, asked
4 that the annual appropriation of
II $4,000 be raised to $4,000. In eXplana-
~ ton he told the members of the COM
4 mittee that the celebration this year
WAS planned to reach the greatest
: number of Initi2ens possible, and that
fher6fDre more money was necessary
than i'm former years.
The committee granted a request
from the poor and aims committee
to allow the latter 5000 for the pur-
pose of visiting almshouses in a
number of cities in order to get ideas
as to the most suitable equipment for
ahe new structure at Ivy Hill, South
Orange, which is expected to be
geady for occupancy shortly.
In response to q request from the
Playground Commission for 500 for
"a trip to Chicago to get first-hand in
formation on the most approved de-
signs for a public BATH which the
commission intends to utilize in the
plans for the new East Side bath,
the commission was told to confer
with the chairman of the committee
on public buildings and then come
back to the finance committee.
DepIores Lack of Pool.
Speaking for the Playground Com
mission, Commissioner La Vecchia in
cidentally told the committee that
Newark thought the Montgomery
street bath was a top-notcher. but
that it was not zone, two, three"
with similar buildings erected in Chi
cago from pictures he had seen
Above all, he deplored the fact that
the Montgomery street structure did
not permit of the establishment of a
pool.
He also outlined that the commits
sion intended to establish play
ground with the downtown bath and
tc make it a real recreation centre.
Alderman Littlefield expressed doubts
that the bond issue allowed the en-
ployment of the money for any but
the bath purposes.
Alderman Walsh brought up the
question of insuring the employees of
the City Hall on account of possible
damage suits under employers LA
btlity act and a subcommittee, con-
sisting of Aldermen Walsh, Lee and
Jittlefield, was appointed to consider
abe matter.
A renewed request for police sub
STATION in the northern section of the
CITY was made by former Assembly
man Rol Il T. Mitchell on behalf
of the Northwest Improvement Asso-
citation. No action was taken in the
matter.
Test of Fire Apparatus