Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-05
MAYOR OBJECTS.
BUT ALDERMEN
GIVE CONTRACT
In Veto Chief Executive Asks
That Almshouse Specifica-
tons Be Clarified.
TAKES NO STOCK
IN LUXURY" CRITICISM
Republican and Progressive AL
dermen Vote With Democrats
in Favor of O'Connor Bid.

The Common Council last night by
vote of % to Z overrode the veto of
Mayor Haussling for the contract for
furnishings of the new almshouse,
This action of the council supports
tho poor and aims committee in their
award of the contract to M. J. O'Con-
nor Sons that the William H.
Jamouneau Company's bid was
thrown out as being irregular.
Previous to the meeting both the
Democrats and the Republicans eau
cused. It was 10 o'clock when Pres
ident Patrick c. O'Brien called the
council meeting to order City Clerk
Alexander Archibald read the may
or's veto, after which Alderman e,
Garfield Clifford made a motion to
sustain the objections of the mayor.
This motion was seconded by Alder
man William d. Bleick.
After this motion was put Alder
man John f. Reilly, chairman of the
finance committee, arose and said:
Il move you, Mr. President, that the
contract be awarded to the O'Connor
firm, notwithstanding the veto of the
mayor
Alderman George w. Taylor, Pro-
gressive, seconded Mr.. Reilly's mo-.
ton.
A Parliamentary Question.
At this point Alderman Theodore
D. Gottlieb asked the president rela-
tive to parliamentary ruling on the
Two motions. City Counsel James r.
Nugent was appealed to and he ex-
planned that vote was not to be
taken directly on the mayors veto,
but the council must vote to award
or discard the O'Connor bid Alder
man Clifford then withdrew his mo-
ton to allow vote to be taken ON
the proper motion made by Alderman
Reilly.
1t was a strictly party vote with
the exception of Alderman Charles
W. Littlefeld, Republican leader, and
Alderman Taylor the Progressive
member of the board, who voted for
the award.
Before l cast my vote l want to
explain my decision" said Alderman
Littlefie!d. IF the contract is not
awarded tonight we would be put to
unnecessary expense, and by giving
the contract to the O'Connor firm we
will save money. l therefore cast my
ballot in favor of the OConnor firms
bid
Alderman Taylor declared that a
certain Newark newspaper had poi
soned the minds of the citizens by
printing false statements.
II know that the contract was
awarded legally and am fully con-
WINGED that the citizens Of Newark
viii in the end save money by award
ing the contract to the O'Connor
firm" said Mr.. Taylor.
1t was declared that if the
contracts were readVertised the
bids would be much higher, owing
To the war. Much of the material
ordered is imported from Europe and
the cost will be much greater than
figured on.
The Mayors Objections.
The MAYORS veto read Il here
with return without my approval q
resolution adopted by your honorable
body on August Z last. awarding a
contract for certain furnishings and
supplies for the new almshouse.
There has been sundry and various
criticisms concerning this matter of
almshnuse furnishings oppearing in
the public prints and otherwise. I
am happy to say that / find but the
DImsiesI foundation for the charge of
luxurious extravaganza in the equip
ment of the superintendent head
quarters and ether parts of the
building. My judgment accords with
the Common Council and the commit
tee which supervised the specifica-
tons in that the latter are entirely
reasonable, calling only for costly
articles where they mean a better
investment for the city, in wearing
quality, better adoption to particular
purposes or otherwise.
But | think the specifications
might be revised to secure clarifica-
ton and a better classification in
some respects. Here / think some of
the criticisms are to an extent well
founded Ii your honorable body
agrees with me and acts accordingly
you will have the satisfaction of
knowing that you have quieted rather
widespread dissatisfaction and reas-
sured the public even though the re-
suit may be some loss of valua BILE
time and possibly entail higher prices.
Yours, very truly.
tsigned) JACOB HAUssLING,
Mayor"
Sign Ordinance Passed.
The ordinance regulating the size
of signs and the distance they should
project across the sidewalks; the
authorization of a bond issue of 3d.
900, 900 of funding bonds which will be
used to pay this city's share Of the
Passaic Valley sewerage project, and
$4,000 for a new city stable were
all passed on third reading without
comment.
Alderman Anthony Schuck, chair
man of the Fourth of July COM
mittee, thanked the press for the aid
ii had been in making the recent
celebration the greatest ever held in