Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-03-19
CITIZENS WANT
CENTRAL AVENUE
WORK TO co ON
Delegation Visits City Hall to
Urge Mayor to Withdraw
Opposition to Project.

About sixty men, prominent III real
estate circles and representatives OF
union labor, waited on Mayor Ray
mond today at the City Hall and
urged him to reconsider the matter
of the extension of Central avenue,
from Broad street to the Pennsylva-
MIA station, and withdraw his Noppo-
! sition to the project.
About month ago the Board of
Works, drawing up its plans for the
year, provided for the Improvement,
at an estimated cost of $780, 900, and
presented the scheme to the mayor.
He told them emphatically that he
would not approve the plan. Since
then a resolution has been drawn up
for the Improvement, and the dele
cation today was for the purpose of
securing the mayors promise Of ap-
proval OF this resolution.
John c. Eisele was the first speak
er. He told the mayor that at the
outset he was against the opening,
but after thought and consideration,
he decided to make a better New
ark, Central avenue would have to
be opened and widened.
'As long as arrangements were
made. rents refused, tenants leaving
buildings In the vicinity and con-
demnation proceedings arranged for,
we should go right ahead with the
work" said Mr.. Eisele. "The work
must be done sooner or later. and why
not now? The money market is at
its best and the unemployed need
work.
Buildings that are to be torn down
are of no avail to u.s. We cannot rent
them, as we cannot give a guarantee
for time. This is a depressed real
estate market we are dealing in and
the city would get real values by
purchasing property at this time"
Edward Blau, the next speaker. said
that with the opening and widening
of Central avenue, Newark would he
the centre of a boulevard extending
from the New York ferries at JERSEY
City through the Oranges. "This
alone would be a wonderful improve
ment," said Mr.. Blau. Imagine the
business that would be brought to
this city by such a Boulevard The
greatest portion Of the assessment
would be paid by higher assessable
rates on property in the vicinity. ii
least fifty per cent. of the cost would
be met by this method and the re-
mainder by thirty year bonds"
HiIfers Appeals for Union.
Henry Hilfers told Mayor Raymond
that he represented the laboring class
of Newark.
1.-THE class / represent in the end
pay taxes and should be given some
work by which they can get sufficient
money with which to meet their de-
mands" said Mr. HilferS 'tThe hare
times of the past three months have
penters alone in Newark without
work.
A prediction that Henri Ford
would locate one of his auto fac
tories on the meadow property with
in the next five years was made by
William ]. Morgan. He said that
when Mr.. Ford recognizes improve
ments made in Newark there must
be some merit to them.
Central avenue is a needed i'm
provement," he said. "Give the. tax
payers what they want and all viii
be Q. X"
Former Judge Charles f. Herr said
that the mayor in holding up the
Improvement might add an extra
burden to the city. "The work must
be done," he added. Real estate
values are low at the present time.
Newark now has its chance"
Mayor Raymond said that he has
not definitely decided what to do.
Il have your arguments before me,
but how about those property own
ers in other parts of the city who
viii be assessed2" was his conclu-
sion.