Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-31
.DOVER'S COUNCIL
To IMPROVE JAIL
Insanitary and Liable to Fire.
Called "Crude and
Barbaric."
Especial to the Evening start


DOVER, March 31.-The insanitary
condition of the jail caused a discus
scn at the meeting of the mayor and
Common Council last night, which
retulted in the appointment of
special committee to alleviate the
CO ndition or investigate the advisa-
b:iity of building an addition to the
present municipal building for Jail
purposes.
chairman of the police committee,
stated that the jail in it's present
condition was not only insanitary,
but dangerous fire-trap. Mayor w.
L. r. Lynd appointed Alderman
Whitman, Councilman Fl. D. Moller
and Eustis T. Rudine to commence
the investigation.
For many years the Board of
Health has recommended a change
OF location or betterment Of the jail,
and in the annual report last year
the conditions were called crude and
barbaric. For the past month COM
plants have been made to the police
department by the sanitary engineer
of the Jersey City Water Commits
sloners regarding the refuse and filth
which had been traced to the Jail, as
there is no cesspool.
Want State to Take Road.
The town clerk was instructed to
communicate with the officials of
Boonton, Rockaway and Hanover
township, requesting that a combined
effort be made to interview State
Road Commissioner Stevens on the
measure now before the Legislature
which would make the road from
Boonton TO Dover a state road, in
stead of the present plan OF authoriz-
ing an appropriation to repair the
Mt Freedom road. The members of
the Council were of the opinion that
II the matter was explained to Colonel
Stevens, showing the greater adj
vantages of the second road propo-
sition, favorable support would be
procured Attorney Elmer King
stated that thousands of dollars
would have to be expended on the
Mt. Freedom road proposition, which
would benefit only a few hundred
autoists. while the road through
Dover would be advantageous to
thousands and a profitable acquisition
for the State.
Must Curb Sidewalks,
A resolution was passed ordering
all property to have their
sidewalks curbed and properly laid
with tagging or cement. Numerous
complaints had been received from
residents regarding various sections
where there are no sidewalks. 1t
was reported that the pupils who at
tended the south side school were
compelled to walk through muddy
OH fap In
street and Academy street, while in
other sections of the town property
owners had refused to comply with
the sidewalk ordinance.
The fire and lamps committee were
instructed to meet with the officials
of the Eastern Pennsylvania Power
Company and negotiate changes in
the street lighting contract to in
clude a local franchise from which
the concern has been exempted In
the past, as the stockholders were
originally legal residents of the town. /
The contract may be terminated
July / for the purpose of stipulating
the tax which is required of all COR
porations operating In the town.
To Force Tax Collection.
Tax Collector James T. Lowe, in q
communication to the council, stated
that list of uncollected taxes
to $s23.22 would be placed
in the hands of an officer for col
lection, and that the amounts due on
real estate would be collected in the
usual manner provided authority was
given. A large part of the uncollect-
ed amount Is poll taxes for 1911 and
1912. The council decided to have the
collector confer with the town at
torney and proceed to make collec-
tions, according to the regulations
Permission was granted to the
Woman's' Club to place contribution
boxes in variuos parts of the town as
a method of increasing the visiting
nurse fund.
At the suggestion OF Councilman
Robert Richards, chairman of the fire
and lamps committee, n resolution
was passed that bids be asked for re-
pairing the roof of the f1rehouse and
the stalls.