Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-16
MAYOR CHEERED
BY BIG CROWDS
AT SIX MEETINGS
Democratic campaigners Vis-
tied Many Places Through
out the City Last Night.
FACTS FOR THE VOTERS,
NOT FOR SELF PRAISE
Matters Bearing Upon Public
Improvements and Their Ben
efits Are Set Forth.

six wards in this city last night.
Mayor Haussling, Alderman John f.
Reilly and DIR. Charles r. Krae-
mer, Board of Works candidates;
Sheriff Candidate John J. Bra cken,
together with several of the nominees
for county offices, attended as many
meetings and we're given royal
welcome at every one. The whole
procedure resembled a triumphal
march, for as the mayor entered the
various places applause rang out.
The mayor reviewed the work of
the administration. not for selfipraise,
he said, but to give the voters facts
and figures. He then said that the
work of City Counsel James r. Nu
gent has resulted in the saving Of a
million dollars to the city during his
term of Office. 1t was not only hard
work, but brainy work, the mayor
added.
After enumerating the work of inn
provement done in the various depart
ments. the Mayor continued:
Newark is a growing city, it can
not remain little city forever. Some
years ago when Newark was con-
Isiderably smaller and the tax rate
lower. there were no great public
works, the expenditures for which
ran into the millions. 1t is these ex-
penditures that drove the tax rate up.
Take the tremendous extension OF our
high water pressure system. Another
work that costs more than $12,000,000
Iof which Newark is paying the
greater share, the Passaic valley
trunk sewer, has added to our finan-
icial burden. ! do not want to fail at
this point to mention the meadows.
yet, While under these enterprises
our tax rate has risen, it will not do
so much longer. The Passaic sewer
will once more give us crystal-clear
stream, abounding, as of yore, in fish.
Its beautiful shores will once more
be made habitable, and, last but not
least, the borderland along the shores
of our old Passaic will rise in value
and add TO the revenue of The city,.
thus helping in the maintenance cost
of our city departments.
Water system Beneilts
"The extension of the water system
has already made itself felt. in that
it gives greater protection and, as it
is more and more extended, aids in
the prevention of the destruction of
to the city.
From the many inquiries we are
receiving about locating factory
plants on the meadows even the most
pessimistic must be convinced that
the reclamation will be a boon, and
when once completed will add thou
sands upon thousands Of dollars in
tax revenues. You see that even IL
at present the tax rate has increased
- l.. l,.. ,.r
profitable investment
Free Dental Clinic.
Among the many improvements
started under our administration al
low me to point to one the value of
which cannot be measured in any
amount of currency I refer to the
dental clinics, where tie children re-
ceive free trea tment. During the last
year 5000 Of them were given treat
ment Do you realize The enormous
importance of the pioneer work the
city is doing in this respect? 1t Isl
in the child where the care of the
teeth will do the most lasting good
Bad teeth mean reduced vitality. mean
impaired digestion. Some of the de-
fects, if not looked after in youth,
can never thoroughly be cured in the
grown-up.
Let me call your attention to an
other phase of administrative ac-
tivity. the building department. Here
we found obsolete methods, that led
TO a great deal of friction After a
thorough housekeeping the depart
ment now is second to none. It's
worth, If not made of much here, has
been recognized outside To such an
extent that it has served as a model
for cities bigger than ours, and that
its workings have been the topic of
discussion and praise in many muni-
cipal conventions around these great
United States.
Now if elected again. it shall be
my continued effort to make this
city one of the best i'm the land. r
Furthermore shall continue TO keep it
as a place where people can enjoy life
whether il be on a Sunday or any
other day in the week
In closing | want to say n word
about our worthy city counsel He
has been the object of many attacks.
| shall not enter on these at this time
] only wish to remark that in all that
has been said about him, nothing has
been mentioned about his work that
he has so faithfully and ably per-
formed in the interest of the city.
When he took hold of the law depart
ment he found many cases that were
two years old. He not only cleaned
up the docket and kept it clean, but
he added materially to the revenues
IF the city by taking up these cases
with vigor and bringing them to
successful issue.
Efficient work Ignored.
Nothing has been said about the
S1,000,000 Mr. Nugent got from the
Prudential and that actually were
paid into the city treasury. Nothing
has been said about our unremitting
efforts to bring the surplus stock un-
der taxable assets. and thus keep This
revenue for the city These efforts
Will be renewed if you give us an OPP
portunity to take the helm again. and
no doubt some day we will win out.
Now, gentlemen, il it is crime
to keep an efficient and able official
| like to know it. Mr.. Nugent may be
a somewhat hotheaded Democrat. I
am not that kind of NJ; 10 dis
miss a man who has done duty
faithfully for such crime, if 1t be
one"
Alderman Reilly confined himself to
telling OF his experience in the coun-
Gil. in particular as chairman of the
france committee, by reason of
which Mr.. Reilly stated he felt cond- !
dent of being fully qualified for the
Office 20 which he aspires. Mr.. Reilly
urged his hearers 10 take off their
coats for the MaNor and for fha