Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-26
MADISON FIRM ON
RAILROAD MEASURE
Council Orders Lackawanna's
Ultimatum Filed Without
Comment.
Especial to the Evening star.l

MADISON May Zb.-N men lHe iet-
ter from the Lackawanna railroad
10 Borough Attorney Rathbun, say
ing that the railroad would not accept
the ordinance which passed by the
council on May II, was read at an
adjourned meeting of the council last
night, A. L. Page, who sat with the
council for the first time since he
was appointed to succeed DR., c. f.
Snyder resigned, moved that the let
ter be placed on file without further
consideration. He remarked that the
company had turned down the ordi-
nance without submitting reasons or
offering any amendments. lie
thought this a poor way to treat the
council.
This ordinance was carefully con-
sidered by our borough authorities,
he said, land it seems to me 1t IS,
or ought to be, satisfactory to the
railroad. I think that the council
should show some backbone and stick
Up for it."
This comment on the part of Mr..
Page came at the suggestion OF
Messrs. Van De Water and McEWan
that the letter be referred to the rail-
road committee of the council Mr..
Van De Water afterward explained
that in this way the matter could be
considered by the railroad and the
committee at any time.
Now Up to the Railroad.
Attorney Rathbun interposed that
as long as the ordinance is passed
and signed there is no need of re-
ferring the matter. It can remain as
1t is until the railroad Is willing to
accept it or at least propose some
compromise.
Mr.. Pages motion was passed,
only Mr.. McEwan voting mo.
Assemblyman George W. Downs, on
behalf of a number of men who are
In a movement for the establishment
of a. factory in Madison for the man.
ufacture of paper board, requested
permission from the council to con-
meet with the sanitary sewer on Pros
pect street until such time as a storm
sewer is installed nearby. There Will
he considerable waste water from the
plant but no undesirable matter,
such as acids or chemicals will be
used in the manufacture. Following
a short recess the sewer committee
recommended that this permit be
granted. 1t is expected that this plant
will be in working order in about four
months.
Mr.. Page for the road and sidewalk
COmI0lLIee That hlNo Atlu
been received for the building of ma
-cadam and Stag roads on Alexander
avenue, from Main to Grove streets;
on Brittin street, from Greenwood
avenue to Alexander avenue, and for
the same space on Grove street. 1t
was decided to award the contract
for macadam roads to J. V. .Gogerty
for "A cents per yard. r. 5. smith,
the other bidder, asked Sc cents.
rFN4-s - AlVscsT
whether iron Stag or macadam would
be best and asked for bids on both
kinds of construction. They decided
in favor of the latter, which was
four cents higher in Mr.. Gogerty's
bid.
Sewer Ordinance Passed.
AS there were no objections to the
passage of the ordinance for the ex-
tension of the sewer system along
Locust street, this ordinance was put
on second reading and final passage.
All were in favor.
An ordinance for the laying of
sidewalks on both sides of Myrtle
avenue was put on first reading and
June set as the date of hearing OBJ
.1ections thereto. This was petitioned
for by property holders of the Dor
ough at a meeting held several weeks
ago.
Requests from the IolloWluS "
store gasoline were granted to the
approval of the fire committee for
report: f. G. Martin, Joseph Carl
son and William Roehrs.
An invitation from the Lodge of
christopher Columbus, Division of
the Sons of Italy, to the council to
participate In the celebration OF that
organization of Columbus Day was
accepted.
Benjamin Kemelhor was granted
permission to sell fireworks from July
] to 4. He pledged himself to comply
with the rules of the ordinance. A
.reuuisition of $500 from the Board of
Health on account of their appropria-
'tion was granted. The purchase of
two dozen electric light fixtures and
five hundred insulators was recon-
mended by the light committee.
It was on motion of Mr.. Pierson
passed that the matter of whether or
not Mrs Flanagan will be allowed
to rebuild her building on Waverly
place, which was recently destroyed
by fire, was referred to the fire com
,mittee with power. The purchase OF
homeopathic road oil from the Stan
dard Oil Company was authorized