Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-10
BOARD To
FIGHT MARKET
Municipal Committee Chairman
Proposes Court Aid if Nee
essary to Defeat Plan.

The Board of Trade plans to fight
to the last the erection of a new cen
tire market under the present speeih-
cations. This was determined at
meeting last night. Curtis r. Burnett,
chairman of the boards committee on
municipal affairs, brought up the mat
ter by introducing a resolution pro-
viding that the board go on record as
opposed to the present market plans,
and carry its opposition to the courts,
if necessary.
He said there was an attempt being
made by several officials to force
through, at the end of their terms,
the market proposition over the pro-
tests of the citizens. He declared the
Common Council was determined to
force the matter through and it would
be futile, he stated, to appeal to ii to
withdraw the matter for the time be-
ing.
Mayor Haussling is a man of good
reputation and business ability" he
said. 81 would suggest that a copy of
this resolution be sent to the mayor
and Common Council, and that a spe-
cial committee be appointed to wait
upon the mayor in an attempt to have
him withhold his signature from the
market bill under the present plans"
This was put In the form of motion
and carried.
David Grotta, of the City Plan
Commission, also spoke in opposition
to the present market plans. He said
he had been asked to appear before
the Common Council to protest
against the plans, but he did not, be-
cause he knew it would be a wasted
effort" He then read a transcript
from one of the State statutes passed
on March Il, 1913, and declared this
opened a legal way to fight the mar
ket proposition, if all other things
failed. The statute he read provided
that all plottings of public grounds BIZ
referred to the City Plan Commits
sion before definite action was
taken. Mr.. Grotta explained that the
market plottings had not been re-
ferred to the commission of which he
is member
Mr.. BiertuempfePs Opinion
Commissioner Albert H. Biertuemp-
fel said he was opposed to the market
as planned as outlined at present. He
pointed out that if it had been built
along the original lines it would be
a money-making proposition for the
city. or at least self-sustaining He
declared that the old market brought
in an annual revenue of $4,000. He
said the old plans. made while hei
was on the market committee of
council, provided Tor the expenditure
of only 1892, 900 for q new market. He
IA l~I-a, }, I'll
the market principle be retained, so
that there would be a centre market
to furnish competition for the city
grocers and butchers. who, he said
would raise their prices if the market
did not offer such competition.
Colonel James H. Howard, speaking
as an engineer, said no work should
be started for at least two months.
He also advocated that the specifica-
tons be examined and investigated
for patented articles or other things
which would keep the price high.
Christian W. VOTERS, jr.. advocated
that the present market be repaired
for $4,000. He represented the
Wholesale Fruit and Produce Ex-
change Association. He submitted
petitions from market wholesalers
and retailers opposing the market
plans. These were the same as he
submitted before the Common Coun-
ell meeting last Friday night.
L. E. Bergen, a retail stand-holder
at the market. said the new market.
if erected, would be the greatest bur-
den the city ever had on its should
ers. He declared that the market
trade had fallen off lately.
Mr. Hamburg viii announce the
special committee which will wait on
the mayor.