Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-16
TO ASK BIDS FOR
CHANNEL DREDGING
City Engineer Empowered to
Seek Estimates for Meadow
Improvement Work.

Chief Engineer Morris R. Sherrerd
of Works Yesterday, on motion of
tnempfel chairman of the new dock
and meadow committee, to advertise
Tor bids for the work of dredging a
channel in Newark Bay. The specifi-
cations suggested by Mr.. Sherrerd
We're accepted by the board. The
work will be in two sections, one
from the government channel to the
yierhead line and the other from the
pierhead line to the mouth of the
J Ieeddie street ditch, and thence $500
feet inland. The first section will be
200 feet long and will be from rs
10 200 feet wide Work will be start
I'd on the first section almost i'm
lf1ediately in order that the govern
inent engineers may be convinced
that the city means business. The
bids will be received Thursday, Feb
Euary 5.
Mr.. Biertuempfel was given per-
mission by the board to obtain a
portable house for the use of the
men engaged in working in the
meadow zone. The question of get
ing an estimate of the cost of the
proposed diagonal street which Is to
ronnect Frelinghuysen avenue with
he bay front was left to Chief En-
gineer Sherrerd and Mr., Biertuempfel
10 report back later. These two were
also empowered by the board to tile
n supplemental report regarding the
establishment of a water power plant
ct the Pequannock watershed for
electrical development for lighting
portion of the city.
The question of the reduction OF
lhgh pressure connection charges,
Which was raised by Mr.. Gillen, was
referred to City Counsel Nugent
.hief Engineer Sherrerd, Commits
sioner Ryan, chairman of the water
committee, and Chief Accountant
David B. Holmes, of the water oe'
partment, for action. Mr.. Glllen con
.ended that the large manufacturer!
who installed sprinkler service at
very high expenditure to themselves
were forced to pay for the high pres
s,,re connection service, while others
Who were not directly connected WITH
the service, but who benefited from
il. were exempt.
Report of Health Officer.
/. rrbe report of Health Officer David
ID. Chandler, of the Board Oh Heath
regarding the garbage collections In
he CITY was referred to General Su-
oerintendent of Works Charles NJ
Shipman. with power to make recon-
n1endations. 4 notice of intention to
Grade Peddie street from the west
srly right of way line of the Penn
svlvania Railway to Avenue "A was
passed by the board.
An ordinance providing that al
cars on any street railway in THIS
aity shall run at intervals OF not
loss than ten minutes between the
hours of $3.50 and 10 p. m. and every
twenty minutes between 10 p. m. and
midnight was ordered to third read
lrr The ordinance still further pre-
scribes that a fine of $40 shall be i'm
posed on any persons changing tho
scheduled route or destination of the
line except in a case OF extreme
emergency, such as, for instance,
fire or blockade.
delegation from the lronbo'l"
Improvement Association for whom
Herman Schlesinger acted as spokes-
man. appeared before the board and
asked the boards consent for cross
town TROLLEY lice through Van Buren,
street TO the jackson street bridge
More than 100 COG people would oenen'
by such a line, Mr.. Schlesinger sald
ana the matter had been hanging IRE
for some time. On motion OF com
missioner Gillen, the board went on
record as being in favor of such
line. Trolley Inspector Joseph Craw-
ford declare that there was no rea-
son why this line should not be IN
stalled.