Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-27
|C|TY'S PROGRESS
OF EIGHT YEARS
SHOWN BY MAYOR
Vast Improvements in Every
Way Under the Haussling
Administration.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE
FIRST CONSIDERATIONS
How Cause of Education and
Other Features of Municipal
Needs Have Advanced.

Mayor Haussling took up the ques-
ton of city finances in his address a
the banquet of the Joel Parker Asso-
citation last night and, with clearness
and terseness, pointed out where ano
for what the public money had beer
expended, specified the vast improve.
ments that had taken place in New
ark during the eight years of his ad-
ministration, and by figures and COM
parsons successfully refuted charges
of political opponents.
That the city has made remarkable
progress within the period described
was apparent. The mayor went deer
into matters calling for heavy ex.
penditures and told in a briefer way
of things that require smaller outlays
of money, but no item of interest was
ignored. It was shown that the city
has obtained rich returns for money
invested.
Among the features discussed were
public schools, public health, police
and fire protection, paved streets
Fairgrounds, City Hospital. Public
Library. public lighting, dental clinics
and public baths.
The mayors address is here given.
But One Ground of Criticism.
The record of this association for
loyalty and zeal is so well estah-
lished that any speech from me to
you alone would be unnecessary But
| realize that what say tonight will
be conveyed to the general public
through the medium of the press and
also by those who hear me now. So
: I have ventured to address you in
somewhat formal terms upon the
situation in the city of Newark, of
which / have had the honor to Ds
mayor for eight years The cam
paign is entering upon the final stage.
and 1t has been peculiar In the fact
that practically only one ground Of
criticism against the city administra-
ton seems to have been found,
I'm campaign, from force of cir
cumstances, those in power are, in q
way. on the defensive, because their
opponents, having no record or ex-
perience in Office, may naturally be
expected to make the first attack. /
have watched the movements and ad.
dresses of our opponents with some
interest in this campaign. and
think ! am stating the case fairly
when j repeat that they have sub
stantially confined their criticisms Of
the city administration to one point
They point to the expenditures Of
public money in 1907 and to the ex-
penditures of public money today;
they figure up the increased cost of
running the city as shown by the
official records and make a general
charge of extravaganza against us
If there is any other charge against
this administration which our oppo-
nents have been holding back. and
they propose to make in the closing
hours of the campaign, then they
will be open to the charge of unfair
ness, for such a course would not
permit of fair and extended dis
cussion before the people who will
decide the issues between u.s.
Charges Are False.
81 do not believe that our opponents
will act thus unfairly and explode any
roorbacks too late for us to give them
proper attention. So far as the gen
eral charge of extravaganza Is con-
cerned, ] say that 1t is false and has
no warrant in the facts. Before pro-
ceeding upon an examination of the
items in the matter. would call your
attention to the fact that while
have been eight years as mayor, the
Common Council has been for three
Of those years under the control of
our political opponents, and the
Board of Works for six of those
years under the control of our politi-
cal opponents.
Shared BY Both Parties.
'"rhe expenditures during all those
years show a progressive increase,
and if the present administration Is
to be blamed for increasing the ex-
penditures of the city, then, in all
fairness. some of the blame must be
given to our political opponents, VINO
certainly have shared and assisted in
increasing these expenditures.
II am glad to repeat now what ]
said, in substance, on the opening
night of the campaign, that so many
of the projects adopted in the last
eight years have been so wise and
so obviously useful that they have
secured the support, not only OF our
political friends, but also of our
political enemies and of the press and
public as well.
IT have made the comment before
this evening that the charge of ex-
trayagance made against us lacked
specincation--that we have not been
able to get our opponents to say just
what things were extravagant and
what it might be presumed they pro-
posed to cut down if they should get
into office. / propose, however, in
order that we may not be accused
of being lacking in candor, to take
up some of the chief items of mu-
nicipal expenditure in 1907 and COM
pare them with similar items Of ex-
penditure during the current year.
OF course, 1 will not go through all
our budget appropriations because
that would only serve to weary and
confuse you. / shall simply take up
some of the more important matters
of expenditure.
Schools First Consideration.
First, we naturally consider the
schools. The cost of school mainte-
nance, including all salaries and
other expenses in 1907 was $752, 1914.
This year the city appropriates to the
support of the schools 81, 297. $780, show
ing an increase of s545. 1886. This
increase is accounted for In a num-
Der of ways. In the first place
very. large number of teachers has