Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-06-09
MAD|SON'S BONDS
SOLDFOR 1O1.O9
New York Firm Buys SIS, 900
Issue of q IL Per
Cents.
Especial to the Evening Star. !


MADISON, June 9.-Madison will
probably have an automobile hook
and ladder apparatus in the near fu-
ture, as one of the outcomes of last
nights meeting of the Common
Council. The fire committee was au-
thorized to investigate the advis-
ability of motor propelled appara-
tus of this kind. At a recent affair
in the fire house Mayor Philhower
pledged his support to the cause of
securing this kind of apparatus.
The contract for the sale of bonds
to the amount of $55, 900, the issuance
of which was authorized at a meet
ing of the council two months ago,
was awarded to John d. Everitt &
Co., of Wall street The bonds will
be issued for ten years, with a thirty
year option, with interest at Az per
cent, Everitt & Co.'S bid was 101 09.
James Gardner, representing the
James A. Webb estate, and Richard
Hanlon appeared in reference to the
laying of sidewalks on both sides of
Myrtle avenue and requested that the
property owners be permitted to lay
four-foot walks instead of the pre-
scribed width of five feet This re-
quest was not granted, as the or
dinance was put on second reading
and final passage and adopted by all
members of the council present.
Appointment for New Member.
A. l.. Page, the new councilman,
was appointed as commissioner of
public works to fill the place of DR..
c. f. Snyder, resigned, and whose
place on the council Mr.. Page was
appointed to fill.
An adjourned meeting of the coun-
ell will be held on June %.
A request from Mrs. Lena A.
Wright, proprietoress of the Ridge
dale Inn, to erect signs at the corner
of Madison aveneu and Park avenue
and at the intersection of Ridgedale
and Park avenues was referred to the
road and sidewalk committee.
Permission was granted the Madi-
son Golf Club to give a display of fire
works on their grounds on July d,
subject to the condition of the ordi-
nance and other conditions imposed
by the council, among them being that
a certified check for Sl00 be deposited
with the clerk, which check will be
forfeited in case thesrecipients of the
permission violate the conditions of
the agreement.
1t was voted that the Board of
Health be paid 5000 on account of its
appropriation. Permission to store
gasoline was granted Finley McKen-
zie, subject to the approval of the
fire committee.
Committees reported as follows:
Finance, bills, Sc, ,449.11; collected since
last report, for water, $4,129.14; light,
$S,2S1.76; sundries, $1,S32.04; making a
total of s14,2 ,24294 Light committee,
bills, $3,07321; permission for lights,
95. Fire committee, bills, $2Ol.S4.
Road and sidewalks, 81, ,291 SO. Sewer,
81. Police, s18.46.
Mrs. Flanagan May Rebuild.
The fire committee recommended
that Mrs. Anna Flanagan be granted
permission to renovate and rebuild
her building, which was recently de-
stroyed by fire, on Waverly place, ac-
cording to the terms of the ordinance.
Also that e. P. Felch be permitted
to erect ten-foot addition to his
building provided it be Of fireproof
construction.
Resolutions We're adopted to the ef-
feet that $400 be paid to Collector
Morrow on account of salary due him,
that $2,812.50 be paid to the several
holders of sewer bonds as the amount
of l1alf-yearly salary due them, and
that certificate of indebtedness, pay
able on demand, be issued in antici-
patton of 1914 taxes.