Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-18
HAYNES AVENUE
OPENING ST|RS
new PROTESTS
Corporations Object to Pro-
posed Thoroughfare Con-
Meeting Plank Road.


More protests against the proposed
opening of Haynes avenue were re-
oeised by the Board of Works yes
terday This time the Lehigh Valley
Railroad and it's subsidiary companies
are the complainants.
There were nine specific objections
in the protest filed by the railroad
company. They We're all technical in
, nature and were filed, more than any
thing else, as matter of form to
protect the railroads interest in an
ticipation of legal proceedings.
Besides the railroad company, the
protest was signed by the United
Real Estate Company, hehigh Valley
Terminal Railway Company and the
Jersey City, Newark & Western Rail-
way Company.
Sees Diplomatic Move.
Chief Engineer Morris r. Sherrerd
declared the protest should not in
any way interfere with the execution
of the plans already in hand for the
opening of the thoroughfares. He de-
clared the objections were filed as
teehnicalities to protect the railroads
rights. He added that he had been in
senting the railroad and that an
agreement had been perfected, which
would probably dispose of the mat
ter.
The city is anxious to complete the
opening of Haynes avenue, as 1t viii
then form a connecting link of the
Lincoln highway, outside the bust
ness section of the city. The avenue
will run from Frelinghuysen avenue,
near the western Electrical 1nstru-
ment plant direct to the Plank road.
The present one is the third protest
from large corporations that has
hampered the opening of the through
fare.
The board voted to purchase fifty
four acres Of meadow land TO fill In
isolated parcels of land that the city
now owns in connection with its bay
front and meadow development. The
property will be purchased from the
Security Land and Investment Com
pany.
The session of the board yesterday
vas enlivened by a pointed verbal
tilt between Commissioners Gillen
and Denman.
Commissioner Gillen wanted an
automobile for his new sidewalk de-
partment. Commissioner Biertuemp-
fel moved for the purchase of the
auto. Commissioner Denman spoke in
opposition to the purchase.
1--WE should practice economy in all
departments Just at this time. l have
been trying to get a raise Of two
cents an hour for my poor sewer
men but can't" he said.
"Your poor sewer men have two
raises this year, and now you want
another for them. Your plea of
economy is i'll placed after eight or
nine years Of extravaganza" returned
Mr.. Gillen.
NASTY Politics."
"There you go again." replied Mr..
Denman you can't keep away from
nasty pr itics. If you left your nasty
politics out of the board meetings
you'd find your. colleagues would
think more of you" -
ii"This fall you'll find out what your
colleagues think of you," replied Mr.,
Gillen.
Commissioner Denman is a Re
publican and is a candidate for re-
nomination.
The contract for the further dredg-
Ing of the channel in the develop
ment zone and the construction of
bulkheads was awarded to the At
lantic Gulf and Pacific Company,
whose bid Of s$421, 451.53 was the low
est received
THROUGH the active interest of c.
C. Schuster, of Bloomfield, the ques- 4
ton of affording education facilities
to the children of laborers employed
by Newark at the watershed and
living in the new village neae the
Macopin intake, in West Milford
Township. has been brought to a
head.
Summer Service Better.