Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02
City Counsel Nugent Declares
1t Reversed ItseIf-Quotes
First Report.
HOLES CONTRACT AWARD
WAS PROPER AND LEGAL
Differs With Part of Decision
by Upper Court Relative to
Construction of Building.

SSi James II &NuESBl4 ftltitiSeu tne
City Planning Commission at a
meeting of the finance committee Of
the common council last night.
Mr.. Nugent stated that recent
report issued by the planning com
mission was in direct contradiction
of report made on the market
question some time ago.
The planning commission was also
hit hard by City Clerk James r. Com
nelly. Mr.. Connolly stated that the
commission acted in a very discour-
teous manner in permitting its re-
port TO be published before It reach
ed the common council.
Mr.. Nugent challenged portion of
the opinion handed down by the Su-
preme Court which held the market
contract invalid Mr. Nugent stood
by his former opinion that the con-
tract was valid. The City Planning
Commissions, which at the present
time is against the new market pro-
ject, was originally in favor of 1t and
on the very site now selected for
the same, said Mr. Nugent.
After Mr.. Nugent's remarks Chris
tan w Feigenspan, member of the
commission, stated that he was very
sorry that the report of the com
mission was published before the
matter was brought to the attention
of the common council in an official
manner.
MIR. Nugent reviewed the market
contract proposition in the following
manner:
THE market commonly known as
the Centre Market was established
under the general powers conferred
by the charters of 1895. 1874 and 1881.
During the year 1851 the necessity
for Increased market facilities be-
came SO evident that, at meeting of
the Common Council. held September
5. 1851. committee to whom the
matter had been referred were
directed to enter into an agreement
with the Morris Canal Navigation
Company, and on October IS, 1852, an
agreement was entered into between
the Morris Canal and Banking Com
pany and the mayor and Common
Cosnailsof the4city of Newark, under
which the city was permitted to erect
over the canal and towpath, between
BROAD and Mulberry streets. a build
ing to be used for general market and
other purposes. for which permission
the city agreed. on its part. to build,
repair and maintain all bridges over
the canal within the city limits; ana
under that agreement the present
Centre Market, or that portion OF 1t
covering the canal bed, was con-
structed and paid for by the issue OF
bonds, for the payment OF which the
receipts Of the market were pledged.
"During the year, 1886, further mar
ket facilities were desired, especially
for the purposes of a farmers mar
ket. and, under laws enacted during
the years 1886, 1889 and 1890, the city
purchased by condemnation and
otherwise all the north side of Com
merce street and west side of Null
berry street. which. together with the
real estate owned prior to that, forms
the whole market plant up TO date.
For the payment of that improve
ment. bonds to the amount of S33500
and dated April l. 1891. were sold.
said bonds paying per cent interest.
Need Of Facilities.
..The question of further market
facilities was brought before the
Common Council by Alderman Whit
field at a meeting held December ",
1911. the alderman stating very clear
lv the need of increased market ia
cilities. and at that same meeting
Alderman Biertuempfel requested
that certain plans and specifications
which had been prepared for better
market be referred to the incoming
Common Council, and early in the
wear 1912. the same alderman asked
that a bill be introduced into the
Legislature providing for bond issue
for the rebuilding and improvement
of the market. Such an act was
passed. as were subsequent ones, and
ii is isevident that in the compila-
tion and enactment of the several
la aus relating TO increased market ia
cilities enacted by this Legislature.
the greatest care has been taken to
protect both the interests of the canal
company and those of the city OF
Newark without impairment and with
due regard to economy. as all the
laws Indicate that in the case of any
additional market facilities requir-
ing land. such requirements should
be adjacent to the original plan,
'The question of increased market
facilities was debated from every
viewpoint prior 10 Alderman Whit
fields presentation at the meeting OF
1911 in committee, and from then on
until its final approval by the Com
mon Council, after which came ITS
reference to the building committee,
the issuing of seven hundred thou
sand of the city bonds of the city
and the awarding of the contract to
the Essex Construction Company for
the sum of s662,100.
Quotes City Plan Report.
"The following report of the City
plan Commission was submitted to
tha Common Council in 1918:
1--WE wish to emphasize everything
we said in previous report. We hold
to orr suggestions with regard TO the
arrangement and development of a
wholesale auction market at the South
Broad street site. We believe strongly
that city retail market as proposed
would be great mistake, but If 1t is
fmpossible TO secure a wholesale mar
<et unless a retail market is first pro-
vided for we make the following sug-
gestions concerning the latter:
"'City Retail Market-The city now
has its present market site, val
ued roughly at $1,000.000. and an APP
nropriation ofs$400, 900 for new mar
ixct No stipulation appears to be
made as to whether or not this 100000
should be spent wholly on a city re-
tail market on the present site There
does not appear TO be much interest
i'm the question of the location of a
farmers market, as farmers sell al
most exclusively to retail dealers. The
farmers market should be separated
from the retail market, and be To-
Gated near the wholesale auction
market-that is. South Broad street.
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