Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-25
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Newark, N. j., Feb. 2S, 1914.
To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Dear Sir-Kindly give me space in
your paper to commend Mr.. Edwards
on the valuable information that he
impaired to the citizens of this burg
about the removing of snow from the
street, in the Sunday Call of Feb
ruary %.
His first suggestion, which is very
timely, says:
Clear snow from streets in which
fire-houses are located. Now, Mr..
Editor, that is good information for
the officials and residents of this vii
lage' to know.
Second suggestion:
Citizens should see that snow is re-
moved from fire MIGRANTS; the ny
drant should be sailed down to pre-
vent freezing of water In case of fire.
There, Mr.. Editor, is another valu-
able point of information that the
citizens of this one-horse town did not
know.
Third suggestion says keep cutters
clear" This facilitates in the collec-
ton of garbage and ashes. There is
another good piece of advice from
our benefactor from Mania ttan which
the Board OF Works ought to take
notice of, as the firm of Marrone has
not been down In the Ironbound dis
trict to collect ashes or garbage in
two weeks to my knowledge, and the
cutters are all clear"
Fourth suggestion says that too
much snow should not be removed
from the surface of the smooth paved
streets. There should be enough snow
to give the horses a footing. Of
course, Mr.. Editor, it is scarcely
necessary to tell our city officials this,
as 1 hardly think they will take no
tice of it, for there is always enough
snow on the streets, when it SHOWS,
for the horses to get a footing, until
the Clemency, in it's judgment, sees
fit to clear the streets of snow.
Fifth suggestion This is also very
timely and one to which all good Of
flcials and citizens who have the well
fare of Newark at heart should pay
heed.
1t reads, Main traffic points and
principal streets should be cleared of
snow as soon as possible"
Now, Mr.. Editor. l believe that
| the officials and citizens of Newark
do not realize at this time how much
they are indebted to big Bill" Ed
wards, from New York, for that
valuable piece of information. AS a
rule, in the past, the Board of Works
used to clean Ferry and Monroe
streets, or South Tenth and Holland
streets, before they had cleaned off
| the corner of Broad and Market
streets. So that l think that a sug-
gestion from none other than Mr.
Edwards will bring the Board of
Works to a sense of their duty to
| this burg and it's citizens.
Sixth suggestion. This interests
myself. 1t reads: Some of the I'M
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removal work, as they are not prop
erly clothed or fed. Charitable or
ganizations should look into this
Now, Mr.. Editor, belonging to a
charitable organization, none other
than that beautiful and grand So
ciety, known and reverenced as the
st. Vincent De Paul Society. l GER
tainly am proud to have Mr.. Ed
wards come here, leaving the great
city of New York with all its beau
ties and pleasures, to impart that in
formation to us. 1 feel that we owe
him a debt that We cannot pay, ex-
cept by erecting a monument to hi.
memory after he departs from this
cruel world, which never understands
a benefactor until he has passed to
that great beyond. Now, Mr.. Editor,
there is only one thing, in my opin-
ion, that Mr.. Edwards forgot to tell
the officials and citizens and ths
newspapers. 1t is this That all fire
captains should be instructed to no.
tify their men that they should, or
their arrival at fire, Immediately
attach their hose to the fire hydrant
and turn the water on the fire tc
prevent the fire from spreading tc
some other building.
Mr.. Edwards a states that Is
unless he is misquoted, that at cos
the city of New York $4,000 a square
mile for the removal of snow" How
can he expect the city of Newark t.
spend that much money? Taxes arr
as high now as they should
I say, Mr.. Editor. If 1t costs that mucl
to clean off snow, leave 1t stay, az
ilet Mr.. Edwards get on. the job ane