Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-30
NEW WHITE WAY
IS OPENED WITH
BIG CELEBRATION
Great Future for Ironbound Dis
trict Predicted by Speak
ers at Banquet.

That ~ goodly proportion of the
people residing east of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad were interested in the
proper illumination of Ferry street
was evidenced by the throng that
turned out to witness the Inaugural
ton of q white Way" on that thor
|oughfare last night. The Ironbound
Improvement Association, composed
of merchants and other property
holders east of the railroad, taking
the cue from their brethren along
Broad and Market streets. wanted
more of the gloom dispelling cleo
trieal current for their business high
way than they had been receiving in
the past and appealed to the city
authorities. The development of the
nitrogen tungsten lamp assisted in
solving their problem, for the cost of
these lamps is much less than the
flaming arc type in use in Broad and
Market streets, and the city arranged
with the Public Service Electric Com
pany for an installation of the new
lamps.
The merchants were very anxious
to get their white Way" as quickly
as possible and the company made
a record job in putting up poles, maxi
ing conduit connections and getting
the lamps in place. On their part the
business men set about having a real
celebration and last night was fixed
upon as the time. Everything was
lin readiness. Thousands of people
lined the street early in the evening
BY arrangement the street lights
were not turned on. and Ferry street
looked dark. A parade was formed
at the improvement associations
headquarters, and the line of march
49, AIT xtfI1n
BANQUET had been prepared. As the
head of the line neared the hall the
lights were swfrehed on and the
crowd cheered. Many favorable COM
ments were made.
Fred c. Breidenbach, president of
the association, was toastmaster at
the banquet. and in his opening re-
marks he said some complimentary
things about the manner in which the
lighting company had hurried the
work of installation. Mayor Jacob
Haussling, Board of Works Commits
sioners Albert II. Biertuempfe,
Charles f. Kraemer and Patrick II.
Ryan. Police Captain Peter j. Chris
tie and Assistant City Engineer James
C. Hallock made brief congratu'a-
tory speeechs. Mr.. Biertuempfel
who is chairman of the l'ehting com
mittee of the Board of Works gave
the electric company credit for
piece of rapid and satisfactory work
and spoke of the Improvement
wrought by the additional ilumina-
ton.
Mr.. Hallock spoke of the meadow
development and the effect 1t would
have on the upbuilding of the Iron
bound district, and he, too took oc
casion to say. that in spite of the
orit toll Of
sometimes justly. but as often I'M
justly he had found the company
always ready to cooperate with the
citys officials on fair basis.
Preceded by a band and a police
escort, the parade marched from
Haeuslers hall to Bowery street.
and thence by way of Magazine and
Lafayette streets to the Market
street station of the Pennsylvania
railroad and back TO the hall.
Thomas L. Raymond, Republican
candidate for mayor, arrived late in
the night.
Praise Ir0nbound District.
The speakers hailed the Ironbound
district as the great industrial and
commercial centre of the future New
ark, predicting wonderful growth for
the section on the completion of the
meadow reclamation. Mayor Hauss-
ling had words of praise for the Iron
bound Improvement Association,
which secured the lighting improve
ment. He urged the members to con-
tinue working for improvements In
the district, declaring himself thor
oughly in sympathy with plans for
the betterment of the section.
DR.. Kraemer predicted great things
for the Ironbound district in a few
years, and promised his support In
further improvements. The mayor
and DR.. Kraemer were cheered en-
Enthusiastically.
Commissioners Bierteumpfel and
Ryan and Sheriff Monahan, Sons" OF
the Ironbound district, were loudly
applauded. Mr.. Hallock promised to
afford the "down-neckers" a view of
an ocean liner at their own dock in |
the near future. Rev. Mr.. Condit re- |
viewed the improvements which have |
been secured for the section by the |
Ironbound Improvement Association. |
Mr.. Breidenbach received a silver low
ing cup from members of the associa-
ton. The presentation was made by |
Commissioner Biertuempfel.
The committee in charge of the cele-
bration consisted of James NJ. Burns
chairman; Otto j. Karst, Isaac
Sehlesinger, John p Wagner. Adolph
Diener, John Milinsky, M. j. Kneuer,
Louis Pfeifer, William Umbenhauer,
John H. Broemel, Clarence q. Rich
ards, Herman Schlesinger, Louis
Julius Huebner, Bernard
ri