Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-18
WATER PROBLEM
PUZZLES SUMMIT
Must Determine Utility Boards
Power Before Signing
Contract.


special to tie Evening Star
SUMMIT. Nov. 1s.-In connection
With the drafting Of a new contract
On which the water and light com
naittee of Common Council has been
engaged Tor mora thar four months,
slae committee 1t last nights meet
ing OF council made the following
statement on the progress:
THE council has found that the
rate $50 per annum) now charged
tor MIGRANTS in Summit was reason
able in comparison with rates
charged in other municipalities SIM
llarly located. It seemed wiser, there
tore. 10 devote the energies of the
council to procuring the best possi-
Die public and private service rather
than a reduction OF the rate. This
course has been followed. and at the
present time the city and company
have practically agreed upon the
form of new contract covering the
question OF water service.
Before the contract Is signed
however. both the city and Conn
fnonWea1th Water and Light Com
psny are DESTROYS of submitting its
provisions 10 the scrutiny of the fire
insurance schedule rating expert in
order to make sure mat there Is
nothing more that il may be posi-
bic to insert which win aid in the
lowering Of Insurance rates in sum-
nit.
The most veking question, how
ever. which mas arisen in this con-
aeetion is the application OF the pub
&c utility act OF New Jersey. found
III 2. L. 1911. D. S14, which. in Sec
ton 1e-c, gives power to che utility
Hoard 10 TX rates. This has been
generally Interpreted to mean that
the board has power to review and
revise any rates which may have been
or may be filled with il lhling Of all
rates being compulsory. The council
sealizes that there has been more or
less dissatisfaction with certain fea-
lures OF the private rates charged for
water in Summit. and it Is NOW con-
sidering the proper course TO take IN
connection with this question.
Reporting for the street committee
Councilman John g d. Knight stated
hat as the city would be involved in
expense to The extent of 30 Der cent.
for the cost of all repair work and so
Der cent of the cost of all new road
construction. the street committee
recommended that no application be
llade through the Union County
4
TOR road work in this city this year.
me recommendation was approved
by council.
4 petition requesting council to
take such action as may be necessary
to have all barber shosps in the city
closed on Sundays was referred TO
he law and ordinance committee. |
The petition was signed by the pro- |
rTietorss OF eight barber shops. The |
Town Improvement Association, |
through the chairman on the mark and |
street committee Mrs T. TWeddell. |
called the attention OF council to the |
many recent fires here. a large num- |
Ter of which the committee Of the /
Town Improvement Association be- |
lieved to be due to the rubbish and t
ffushwood which litter several va
can't lots in the city. Council was
asked TO enact an ordinance conf
telling owners of vacant property to
aeep the same cleared of refuse and |
III a more slightly condition. The |
communication was referred to the i
law and ordinance committee and /
Mayor Bergen.
Robert W. Bloss was appointed
driver for Hose Company No 3
Bloss is 70 be paid $50 monthly, and
II this salary is TO be permitted TO
10 outside work If this arrange
Ynent proves unsatisfactory Bloss will
be paid SIS per month. to devote his
entire time 10 the job He will be-
gin his duties December l. or before
that date If the new auto apparatus
arrives.
An appropriation OF 1910 to meet a
deficit in the Board of Health ac-
count was made TO the Health
Board, and the resolution passed a
saonth ago. providing for the pay
nent to the Health Board of $3.50. /
he amount which former Health |
Officer Max J. Cotton, who is now in
Cumberland, Md, had certified to /
council was due him in vital sta
tfstics registration fees, was rescind-
ed. President Corbin explained that
council had no legal authority TO pay
The money into the Health Board |
treasury. As Cotton is not to get |
he money, the Health Board Off
tials have expressed their satisfae-
lion in having the money remain in |
the city treasury. a demand note
TOR $4,000. in anticipation of the col I
lection of taxes, was ordered negoti- /
sted with the Summit Trust Com /
oany. Petitions of six taxpayers on /
appeal of taxes levied against their |
properties by the tax assessors were
fled with council.
lated at Whittridge place and Pros |
pect Hill avenue, Mountain avenue |
and Primrose place and Magnolia |
avenue The Sire and police COM |
Enittee was authorized TO make con-
tracts with William A. J. Reeve for !
the construction of new concrete and
maple floors in the Chemical Engine
Golnpany's quarters and IN the po-
lice court room, the work in the fire
eornpanys room TO cost $3.50 and in
the courtroom S165. AT a cost of $50
the steam heating system in the
chemical company's rooms is to be
repaired. The committee was also
empowered TO purchase 500 feet of
hose for the chemical company's
use. Chairman Dorenus. of the fire
and police committee. reported that
there had been seventy-f -four fires
thus far during the year, most of
them being brush fires. A represent
alive Of the Standard Oil Company
appeared to make formal application
70 council for permission to locate
their oil tanks on the corporation
property near Passaic avenue. In
t11e private conference preceding the
council session the oil companys
representative was advised that
council had no jurisdiction in the
matter.
Philip KeIaher
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