Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-08
MOUNTAIN ROAD
MAY RUN AGAIN
West Orange Officials Open
Negotiations With Bank
rupt Trolley Company.

The West Orange Towd Council
will give a public hearing next Tues
day night with view to Opening ne
gotiatio1s with the bankrupt Orange
Mountain Railway Company for a re-
sumption OF service on its line The
Public Service Electric Company re-
Gently cut off the current from the
railway company's wires because a
large bill was unpaid The town of
West Orange now is in possession of
the bankrupt railway. having taken
It over more than a week ago for fail
ure of the company TO pay its back
taxes.
Frank Brewer, vice. president and
general manager of the road. declared
last night that service on the line
would be resumed within thirty days
after permission was granted by the
town, and stated that within three
months after that time the road would
be able to prove whether or not IT
warranted new terminus. He also
advocated the Introduction Of 10
cent fare for the trip up the noun
tain, declaring that it would be no
hardship to the people who were at
present paying 81 or 81 for taxicab
service to their homes.
On Sundays, he said, the majority
az picnickers and excursionists elected
To walk down the mountain after rid
ing up earlier in the day, and for this
reason he believed that a Decent fare
ought to be introduced for the up
trip at least.
A hint of further proceedings
against the council was conveyed by
a few questions put by Captain Her
bert Barry, of Hutton Park, who
asked the council if any contract had
vet been awarded for the digging OF
test well for the municipal water sup
ply at Pleasantdale. Councilman
Fentzlaff said that no bids had been
advertised for as yet, although sew
eral had already been received the
well has already been sunk to a depth
Of 900 feet at an expense of $4,000. The
law provides that no sum greater than
$500 shall be spent by the council for
such a purpose without the awarding
of a contract.
Too Many Unlicensed Dogs.
A plea by former Councilman
Joseph Stevens, who declared that
licensed dogs, resulted in the passage
of a. resolution authorizing the police
and street committees to investigate
the advisability of appointing dog
warden.
Three communications from the
West Orange Improvement League
requested that saloons on Eagle Rock
be compelled to obey the Sunday SELL
ing law and also asked that some
thing be done to lessen the noise and
careless scattering of papers and
! rubbish by the Sunday crowds on the
mountain.
Complaint was also made that the
wagons of Frank c. Eckert, town
scavenger, were neglecting certain
districts, while Byron G. Harlan,
whose residence is in Lowell avenue,
declared he was forced to bury gar
bage because the town scavenger had
refused TO send wagons further up
/ the mountain than Gregory avenue.
| Councilman Corr s motion that
.Eckert be instructed to see that all
residents of the town received at
tention was carried.
On the recommendation of Council
man Julius Wiegel, chairman of the
fire committee. Charles Ryan, Eu-
gene O'Connor and John Holligau
were dDpDluled dS CAAAltiCi III AAhC IL V
department. The men will serve with
out salary. The application OF John
A. O'Brien, Of 127 Whittlesey avenue
for appointment as chanceman on the
police force, was referred to the po-
lice compittes with power.
Renewals u saloon Licences were
granted 10 Henry Burnius, of "a
Sosth Valley road, and Joseph II.
Davis. of 40 Washington street. To
the Crystal Lake Amusement Com
pany was granted license to oper-
ate merry 90 round at Crystal
Lake.
The request of Mrs Russell Col
gate for a donation of $500 to aid the
work of the Visiting Nurses's Set
Element was referred to the finance
committee for a report at the next
meeting The council voted the pay
ment OF the 5000 representing the
quarterly sum for the maintenance of
the Record Ambulance.