Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-20
SUMMIT COUNCIL
ADM|TSAS SPEAKER
Departs from Usual Custom of
Receiving Only Written
Petitions.
Isneolal to the Evening star.l

SUMMIT, May 20.-Departing from
the custom followed in the past few
wears in hearing complaints from
citizens only through the form of
communication, Common Council last
night gave Carl Wolff, of lower Over
look road, an opportunity to make
verbal protest against the street light
service furnished the city by the
Commonwealth Water and Light
Company.
Wolff. who is an electrician, in
formed council that old lamps are
largely used by the water and light
ing company for street lights, which
result in a light of much less candle
power than the corporation is re-
uuired to furnish according to its
contract with the city. My the arc
lamps located in the immediate CEN
ire of thee ity when burned out are
replaced with new ones, Wolff de-
clared. His complaint apparently
surprised the councilmen. he mat
ter was referred to the water and
light committee for investigation.
Won't Pay for Horse.
In an opinion filed by City Solicitor
Cora n. Williams he advised that
relative to the claim filed some weeks
ago by James II. Martin, proprietor
Of a livery stable, for $3.50 damages
for the loss of a horse killed by order
of the Board of Health after the ami
nal had developed hydrophobia from
being bitten by q rabid dog, that he
could find nothing in the statutory
laws which would render the city
lis BILE in the case.
Tor 10 W and ordinance commits
tee, Councilman Edward G.. Pringle
explained that the city solicitors
OF inion meant that the city might
be forced to settle only in the event
of Judgment being obtained against 1t
in a suit under the common statutes
and on his motion the claim was re-
jected.
TO Hotchlxiss & Woodruff was
ordered paid $55.62 on an attachment
held by Constable Elmer S. Day for
the firm against money owed Charles
Matola by the city. The amount due
Matola by the city was $3.50. For
the street committee, Councilman
John d. Knight reported that the dust
nuisance in Park avenue, complained
of at the previous session of the coun-
ell, has been abated. An agreement
had been made between the street
committee and the Morris County
Traction Company, whereby the road
way between the trolley tracks in
Park avenue is sprinkled with oil by
the city, the company paying for the
oil and one-quarter cent per gallon
additional, which is the cost of ap-
plying it, The Highland Club notified
the council of the intention to apply
for a liquor license to the Court of
Common Pleas in Elizabeth Friday
To Pay for Damaged Trees.
The city solicitor, in a communica-
ton, also advised the settlement of a
claim of $50 held by Assistant POST
master Alfred T. Kent for the loss of
a number of ounce trees on his prop
erty in West Summit. 1t appeared
that when the West Summit sewer
system was constructed the contrac-
tor, Michael Loprete, of East Orange,
was required by his contract with the
city to assume responsibility for all
damages to property along the line of
the sewers. Loprete defaulted IN his
contract, and the surety company
which was on his bond refused to pay
Mr.. Kent's claim. Notice of intention
was ordered published for the con-
struction of about 400 feet of eight
inch sewer line in BelleVille avenue
and Beechwood road, and $3.50 was
appropriated for spraying the trees
along the streets.
Complaints filed concerning the bad
condition of Essex road, Councilman
Knight advised his colleagues that as
the thoroughfare had never been ac-
cepted as city street the city would
make no reapirS therein. Residents
of Overlook road requested that a
flre-larm box be located in that street.
The request was referred to the fire
and police committees and board of
fra chiefs