Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-11-23
MUNICIPAL EXHIBIT
PROVES INTERESTING
lrvington Citizens Given oppor-
tunity to inspect Systems of
Town Departments.

With the opening of the municipal
exhibit in the Irvington town hall.
citizens are given an opportunity to
inspect at close range many OF the
systems in operation in the various
departments. Tonight will mark the
fourth night in the Boom Irvington
Week" activities. The upper floor of
the town hell has been given over to
displays by the Bureau of Health,
street department. free public library,
Municipal Art and Plan Commission,
Shade Tree Commission and the
Board of Education.
Probably one of the exhibits that
viii attract much attention is the
good roads exhibit as sent out by the
o ce of Public Roads, United States
Department Of Agriculture. This ex-
hibit consists of models of brick
roads, resurfaced macadam road re-
paired by asphalt with q penetration
method. a gravel road, a bitumlnous
road constructed by mixing method.
macadam road, inacadam road
treated with surface treatment of BIZ
luminous material and a bltuminous
rod made by a penetration method
The models show the roads in the
complete course of construction. Con-
nected with this exhibit are pictures
of roads, from the knee-deep-in mud
thoroughfare to the fine State high
way. DISTINCTIONS which many times
clog sewers are also shown in pic
lures, Different styles of street lights,
two of which are at present in Irv-
ington, are also exhibited.
The good roads exhibit was pro-
cured by Commissioner Harry J..
Stanley, director of the street depart
meft, and Town Engineer Isaac J..
Casey, jr., through Congressman
Frederick r.. Lehlbach. The exhibit
arrived in 1ryington yesterday with
United States Highway Engineer
B. F. Eastman in charge. After plac-
ing the models in the hall, Mr.. East
ham toured the town in company
with Mr.. Casey, inspecting many of
the streets. The Federal official de-
clared that there are many good
streets and that Linden avenue is the
best concrete road he has seen. Mr..
Eastman has been making an inspec-
tion of the county roads throughout
Essex county.
In the health exhibit are pictures
of housing conditions in the town,
with literature on the prevention of
disease. Samples of sanitary milk
utensils are shown. Tomorrow will be
"health day." with addresses and in
spections of dairies and bakeries in
Irvington. At 2:30 p. M, in the town
hall. DR.. William f. Bottomley, presi-
dent of the Irvington improvement
Association, will lecture on THE Re-
lation of Teeth to Health Other
speakers will be Health officer Frank
Osborne, of Orange, on Contagious
Diseases and Their Control" and
Samuel G.. Sharwell of the food and
drug department of the Newark
Board of Health. on Protection of
the Milk Supply" Commissioner
David Fl. Greene, head Of the bureau
of health, will preside. At 4 o'clock
automobiles will be provided to take
visitors to the ice cream plant OF j..
T. Castles in Loretta street, the dairy
plant of the Mt. Vernon Dairy Com
pany in Chester avenue. and the
bakeshop of the Weber Baking Com
pany in Springfield avenue Addresses
will also be delivered in the evening,
The art and plan commission ex-
hibit consists of maps of the Irving
ton at present and Iryington as Il was
many years ago. The library display
is of various classes of books at the
library and literature on the institu-
ton.
Work done by the pupils of the
schools is displayed in the educational
exhibit. In it is contained the pro-
ducts of the sewing, drawing, music,
writing and other classes.
Last night an exhibit was held in
the high school, consisting of the
work done in the laboratory. The
mysteries of the wireless. X-ray,
microscope, chemical analysis of
fods and oils were explained to the
visitors by the students. The presen-
tation of the silver loving cup award
ed the high school for the best school
representation in the parade Satur-
day night was made by ]. Edward
Delaney, secretary of the improve
ment association, and a prominent
worker in the celebration, The other
cups will be awarded in the Town
Hall tomorrow night.