Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-09-15
THREAT OF MAYOR
PRODUCES EFFECT
Montclair Council Agrees to
Give Part of Park for
Athletic Field.

The Montclair town council last
night after considerable discussion
gave permission to the Montclalr
four acres of the Edgemont Park
tract for an athletic field for the high
school pupils This matter has been
before the council for some time, but
action has been postponed from time
to time.
When opposition to the scheme de-
lvelopcd last night, Mayor Hinck de-
clared that If the council refused the
request of the Board of Education to
use a portion of the park for q play
ground, he would take advantage or
the law permitting him to appoint
playground commission, which would
take the matter out of the hands of
/ the council, and that he would see to
| it that those he appointed on the COM
mission would grant the request OF
/ the Board of Education
II don't believe" he continued,
that the objections of few resi-
dents in the neighborhood OF the park
should hold up the installation OF
playground that will benefit all the
children in the town"
ms threat UAQ lIlt utsAfch UhoeNs
the vote being for to against. Those
voting in the negative being Council
men Walter Kidde and Il. Mortimer
/ Harrison.
The council also passed and Or
dered published a resolution giving
notice that the council intended TO
pass an ordinance providing for the
widening, lowering and inclosing
with concrete walls on each side
I Toney's Brook, from Bloomfield ave-
nue. to Walnut street, a distance or
about a mile, and to inclose the same
/ with concrete roof about eight rect
above the grade of the brook, for the
purpose of carrying off the surface
water that now, during heavy rains,
floods portions Of property located on
| Walnut street, Greenwood, Glenridge
and Claremont avenues according TO
plans prepared by Town Engineer Ed
| gar S. Closson. The estimated cost ls
| 500, 900.
The amendment to the excise law
| providing that all Intoxicating liquors
be sold from bottles properly lableu,
showing the contents, and that the
Board of Health be authorized to see
! that all glasses are properly cleaned
/ before being used in the saloons in
Montclair, which was introduced last
May at the request OF the late Elliott
| Marshall. was withdrawn by Council
man Wilson, chairman of the excise
committee, who said that since Mr.
IGliott's death the matter had not
been pushed by those Interested. If
new petition was presented tho
council could again take the mattel
UP.
The sum paid by the Board nf
Education for a building permit Is
sued by the building inspector for
the erection of the new high school.
amounting to $431, was refunded by
the council at the request OF the
school board.
Roundsman Richard Walters, or
the Montclair police, sent commun.
icaton to the council, in which ne
stated that during the past year ne
had been off duty for two and ono
half months, due to an operation Tor
appendicitis, and that he had been
informed that this sickness would re-
suit in his usual two weeks vaca,
tion being forfeited He said he hac
faithfully performed his duty an
policeman for fifteen years. ana
asked the council TO grant his vaca-
tion. The matter was referred 10
the law committee.