Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-03-24
OUTS ONE OFFICE
TO TAKE ANOTHER
BelIeViIIe Health Commissioner
Resigns to Accept Secretary
ship of Board.

The squabble in the Belleville Board
OF Health over the secretaryshlp
was apparently settled last night,
when the resignation of John. F..
flanagan as a member of the board
was received and accepted by the
Board of Commissioners. Mr.. Flana-
gan resigned to accept the secretary
ship.
When Mr.. Flanagan was elected
secretary, a week ago, succeeding
John H. Coeyman, who had held the
office for several years. the point was
raised that he could not take the
office and remain member of the
board. The matter was referred to
Town Attorney Harold A. Miller, who
held that Mr. Flanagan could hold
the two Offices The secretaryship pays
a salary of $3.50 year. There is no
salary for the members Of the Health
Board.
Mr.. Flauagan's place on the board
will be filled by Henry J. Mason, a
member of the board last year, Mr..
Mason was not reappointed when the
new officials were named, d week
ago. William b. Watson got his
place.
Incidentally, il is not believed that
Mr.. Flanagan can retain his mem
bership in the board of managers Of
the Essex County Isolation Hospital,
at Soho, the position necessitating
membership in the local Health
BoBard.
Mayors Report Not Ready.
Mayor john H. Waters advised his
fafF LOT FF
his personal investigation of alleged
misuse of the storm drains on she
part of citizens was not in proper
shape, and would be presented at the
next meeting. The alleged misuse
re-echoes charges made at meet
ing of the Board of Health a year
ago, when the location of an over
flow cesspool near a basin OF the
drain was the base of charges.
The impossibil!ty of preventing the
overflow of cesspools in the vicinity
of Hornblower and Dewitt avenues
was due, it was alleged, to the pres
ence of springs, the source of which
lay beneath the depth Of the drain.
The deepening of the drain was aj-
vocated at that time as measure Of
relief.
Mayor Waters presented three res
olutions to the board advocating the
paving of Belmont and Grayloch
avenues with bitullthic, and the Ro-
man road pavement for Heckel street
The pavement proposed is in accord
with the wishes Of the residents OF
the respective streets. The resolu-
tions were adopted unanimously.
silver Lake Sewer Finished.
Commissioner John D. Caldwell re-
-laAs -
Lake sewer. A number of property
owners, he said, had applied for per-
mission to connect the houses with
the sewer. He also offered a resolu
tion naming Henry E. Croter as
custodian of the town house. The
resolution was concurred i'll.
Town Clerk Robert G. Minion was
instructed to notify the residents of
De Witt avenue, Bell street, Bre-
mond street. Linden avenue and Buck
street that connections with the re-
Gently installed water mains must be
made Immediately. Commissioners
Edward Z. Mathis reported receipts
for the week as follows: Taxes. 1918,
s254.n6; 1914, s6S1. .S3; sidewalks. $254.37;
shade trees. $S.44; searches, SIS; wa
ter. s136.12; water taps, $42; con-
nections, sS.34; licenses, $50; record
er's fines, $50; permits, $40: total,
S1,36S.86.
A letter was received from the
Hardman Fire and Rubber Com
pany, Of Main street, asking relief
from installing meter on six-inch
water drain In their plant, a like con-
dition under the same circumstances
not existing, they. declared, in any
municipality. The ordinance author
izing the issuance Of $4,000 worth Of
funding bonds was adopted by the
board