Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-03
FRIENDS DIFFER AS
TORESIDENCE OF
LICENSE APPLICANT
Irvington Officials Postpone Ac-
ton Again on Sherman's
Petition.


Despite the presentation of an affi-
davit that he has resided in the town
for a year. the Irvington Town Com
mission last night again postponed
! for a week action on the application
of Robert j. Sherman for the trans
fer to him Of the saloon license held
by Abram X. Ruban, at 1856 Lyons
avenue, that town. Two friends of
| Sherman were present, but they did
not agree on the length of his resi-
dence in the town, one declaring that
! Sherman has lived in Irvington for
two months and the other maintain
ing that he has been there for year
as is required by law in order to
procure q license.
Commissioner Mahlon Stockman,
head of the license committee, de-
clared that there are no records
which show that Sherman is a legal
resident He said he had searched
without avail through the tax lists
and the registry lists in an effort to
/ find the mans name
Corporation Counsel w. z. Turton
presented an affidavit from Sherman,
| but Commissioner David II. Greene
declared that it was not sufficient
| evidence. Commissioner Harry j.
Stanley moved that the transfer be
denied, but at the request of Com
missioner Leonard Setaro action was
deferred to give Mr. Setaro oppor-
tunity to investigate and report next
week on the applicants exact length
of residence in the town.
Change Names of Streets.
The ordinance providing for the
change of the names of Cottage
street, and Park avenue to Nye ave-
nue., was killed because of protest
from thirty-seven residents of Park
avenue against the change. Although
there was no protest from Cottage
street, that change was also lost, as
1t was included in the same ordinance
with Park avenue. Commissioners
Stockman and Setaro voted to defeat
the measure and Commissioners
Greene and Stanley voted in its ia
vor. Mayor William l.. Glolieux was
absent because of illness.
The ordinance changing the name
of Paine avenue to Hoffman terrace
was turned down because of protests,
the one changing Webster street to
Headley terrace was passed, the one
changing GlorieuX street to Nye
place was laid over for week, and
two new ordinances were introduced
and passed on first reading changing
Halsted avenue to Chancellor avenue
and Duquesne avenue to Sewage
street
Armed with five ordinances for the
| removal of snow and ice from side
walks, Mr.. Stanley presented NO. 1,
adding that if it was not satisfactory
he would Introduce the Others in nu-
merical order. Measures of this ma
ture have had great difficulty in win
ming approval from Irvington Off
Gals. The commissioners gave the
ordinance the "once over and de-
cided to pass it on first reading, but
gave notice that they might want to
| amend or supplement the provisions
after they had studied the matter.
| Hinder. its terms residents must clean
off the snow within five hours of day
light after a snowfall under pen
atty of 81. After three days the town
may clean the walks and charge the
cost to the property owner.
Bidders Price Below Cost.
Eleven bids for a sanitary sewer in
Paine avenue were presented, rang
ing in price from $1,S24 to $S,719. The
low bidder, Thomas Mercadanto, was
awarded the contract. Town En-
gineer Isaac J. Casey, jr., remarked
that the bid was below the actual
cost of the job, but that the con-
tractor had done satisfactory work
in the town before, though he had
been rather slow in completing it.
As Mercadanto must furnish bond
| for the satisfactory completion of the
work the commission felt safe in
| awarding him the contract.
| Declaring that Lyons avenue is in
a deplorable condition, Mr.. Stanley
requested that the officials take the
necessary action to have the street
straightened. He said that the
proposition had been up before the
old council, but that no definite ac-
ton had ever been taken on the petit
ton which was presented. Mr..
Greene replied that the matter had
been dropped because of opposition
on the part of property owners along
the line of the proposed improvement,
Freebooter August l.. Lacombe, who
| was in the audience, answered that
the majority are in favor of having
the line of the street straightened.
It was finally decided that the clerk
should produce the old petition, so
that the commission may take action
In the matter at their meeting next
week.