Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-04-23
So. ORANGE AVE.
PAVEMENT ISA
LITTLE NEARER
East Orange Joins With Free
holders and Board of Works
in Project.
MAYOR RAYMOND URGES
WEEQUAHIC PARK STAND
2ond Issue of $6s, 600 contem-
plated for Improve
- ment.

After many unsuccessful efforts, be-
cause of legal impediments whicn
tied the hands of the Board OF Free
holders, as well as the Common Coun-
Gil of East Orange and the Board OF
Works of this city, it now begins to
look as though the three parties will
shortly get together and repave South
Orange avenue from Twenty first
street, this city, through the Vails-
burg section to the boundary line be-
tween Newark and South Orange.
Word was received by the Board oil
Freeholders, at its meeting yesterday
afternoon, that the municipality of
East Orange was perfectly willing to
join with the county and city of New
ark in the requirement. of the thor
oughfare. This action was taken, ac-
oording to the letter of Lincoln IL.
Row1ey, city clerk of East Orange, in
accordance with the bill nassed dur
Ing the last session of the Legislature,
which gave the right to the county
and municipalities to join in improv-
ing roads.
According to the communication
from Clerk RoWley, the City Council
of East Orange recently passed a
resolution determining that 1T is
necessary and proper to repave with
oblong granite block pavement, with
close grouted cement joints, on a six
inch concrete foundation, and other
wise improve all that portion of said
South Orange avenue, within the city
OF East Orange, being the northerly
portion of said avenue, from point
about 156 feet west of Grand avenue,
to q point about 109 feet east of Hal
stead street, outside of the street rail-
way tracks, which are to be relocated,
with the exception of eighteen inches
on the side of said track"
While the City Council of East Or
ange has determined for itself the
kind of pavement desired, the Board
of Freeholders has power to insist on
some other kind of paving if it sees
fit. The matter was referred to the
committee on roads to proceed with
the preliminary detail work for the
Improvement.
How Law Operates.
Under the provisions of the new
law passed by this years L.egisla-
ture. and which was advocated large-
iy, to provide for the South Orange
avenue Improvement. a city and
county may enter into an agreement
for the improvement of any road
controlled by the county The law
gives the municipalities the right to
meet and agree on improvements,
and the city and county authorities,
after determining the class of paw
ing necessary, are authorized to get
together and determine what per-
centage of cost shall be assessed upon
each.
About a month ago the Newark
Board of Works passed its resolution
favoring the repaving of South Or
ange avenue, and the action of the
CITY Council of East Orange brings
the matter a step nearer to sue
cessful conclusion.
The freeholders also decided to take
over 1875 feet of Broad street, lying
between Bloomfield avenue and Bay
avenue. for control by the freehold
ers. This will mean that all that por-
ton of Broad street lying in BLOOM
field will be under county control.
This was done under authority of an
act passed in 1912.
Freeholder Harrison offered a reso-
luton of sympathy to Director Wal
ter A. Evans upon the death of his
wife, Sadie Rutan Evans, and 1t was
passed by rising VOTE
That interest in the plan to build a
grand stand at Weequahic Park is
universal throughout the city and
county was evidenced at a meeting
Of the Board of F'reeholders at the
Court House yesterday afternoon.
Letters were then received from
Alonzo Church, secretary OF the Es-
sex County Park Commission; Mayor
Thomas L. Raymond, George Z.
James, treasurer of the Road Horse
Association of New Jersey, and A. V.
Hamburg, Of the Board of Trade of
this city.
stand for Harness Matinees.
It was left to the board to deter
mine whether or not bond issue of
S68, 900 should be made to provide for
the expense of building the~new grand
stand, which will be used principally
at the race matinees of the Road
Horse Association of New Jersey,
Here Is Mayor Raymond'S letter
anent the matter:
'.I am informed that application has
been made by the Essex County Park
Commission to your honorable body
for funds with which to construct a
grand stand at Weequahic Park. and
wish to give this request of the
park commission my hearty support.
"Dpring the past seasons the Road
Horse Association has been holding
at Weequahic Park matinees about
once in three weeks during the racing
season, and this year, am informed,
they intend to hold their races once
every two weeks. In the early sea-
son from two to three thousand peo-
pie are attracted to the races, while,
as the season progresses, the crowds
have increased so that. ordinarily,
from eight to twelve thousand people
have attended, while on two occa-
sions crowds of from thirty to thirty
five thousand have found enjoyment
in watching the races at the park.
"The present grandstand accommo-
dations, l am informed, are not only
Inadequate but unsafe for the ham
ding of such crowds
with the constantly increasing at
tendance at the races and with the
constantly Increasing patronage of
the tennis courts, located in the CEN
tire OF the racing track, the erection
of an up-to-date grand-stand would
seem to fill a real need of the COM
munity, and in urging upon your
board to take favorable action in this
matter, feel that I am but express
ing the wish already expressed by my
predecessor, Mayor Haussling, OF a
very large population of this city.
tSigned) THOMAS L. RAYMOND.
Mayor. y
"Our resolution stated that we de-
sired with this money to erect new
grand-stand at Weequahic Park for
the accommodation of those who en-
Joy horse racing, and also for the ex-
tension of automobile accommodation
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