Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-03-16
MAYOR SETS
FORTH SOME
NEW POLICIES
Wants Executive Heads of De-
partments, but Opposes Com
mission Government.
DID NOT FAVOR NEW CITY
BUILDING, He DECLARES
Economy Plea for Veto Of
Street and Market
Improvements.


Defending himself against criticism
for his course on certain matters since
he has been the city's chief executive.
and enunciating some brand-new poll
icies. Mayor Thomas L. Raymond ad-
dressed two gatherings of Newark
citizens last night. He was the CHIEF
speaker OF the night at meeting OF
the Mems Club OF the South Park
Presbyterian Church, held in the Sum
day school rooms, and he also headed
tire list of orators at the sixth annual
dinner of the Market Street Business
Mems Improvement Association at the
Down Town Club.
The feature OF his nights discourses
was his declaration before the church
club, which virtually placed him as
an opponent of commission govern
ment. His remarks anent this subject
was that "five men were selected at
random, OF different vocations, and
asked to run the city government. !"
and which to him did not seem TO be
the proper way--a sort of renaissance
in municipal 'ife," the mayor asserted
Another dec,arat on of the mayors.
which was made for the first time
was his assertion that he had never
gone on record as favoring the. pro-
posed municipal building for the city.
VIII CHI is estimated would cost 81
000000. This statement he made at
the business mems dinner as a per-
sonal reply to DIR. Charles F.
Kraemer who was present and
whom the mayor characterized as
one of his critics.
on the Centre Market veto and his
opposition to street improvements
especially Central avenue. and de-
c'ared his course was dictated on
the ground of economy.
Wants Experts FOR City.
Mayor Raymond repeated his
recommendation that tho various
city departments be placed under
expert heads. at the meeting in the
South Park Church, but made 1t
can be effected by commission gov
ernment
DR.. Joseph S. vinson president OF
the Church Club. introduced the
mayor as .'the man whom you all
voted for and whora yor will al
vote for for Governor" 4he mayor
d'd not nake any denial of the pre-
diction contained in DR.. Wilson's in
PRODUCTION.
'T have only one thing to do now. :"
he said. ''and that Is to do this lob
wei and to 10 1t until 1t can safely
be handed over to someone else; be-
cause an Office of this kind Is not a
mere comforting of an honor. 1t car
ries with IT q tremendous sense of
responsibility and it reveals how
much there IS OF citizenship that we
do not think mrch about until we
are forced to think about IL by hav-
ing a problem to face such as mine
isl
This mayor repeated the recon-
mendations which he made at
meeting OF the Mems Club Of
the Roseville German Evangelical
Church last Wednesday. The city
charter is antinuated he sad and
not suited for the government of a
modern CITY. He thought that the
police and FIRE departments should
,, he nlaced under an expert executive
head that the finance dana-tments
shou'd be under another e~ne-t. and
that the varinus other departments
be SIMILARLY manage
The mavor ID not however. favor
commission government. "Eive men
are elected eomm'ssione-s " he soid:
"rerhaps there is a physician a
banker, a grocer among them. ard at
random each of them is selerted to
! take charge Of verious citv depnrt-
ments. It does not seem 70 me that
this is the p~oper wav" There Is nm
doubtAdly a "rennaissance in munici-
NIL life" the nnavor said and manv
of the important cities are adopting
he plan that he recommends for
Newark.
Board of Works Commissioner Ar
thur R. Denman made short ad
d-ess on good citizenship. advising
the young mon In the club to ac-
Quaint themselves with conditions in
the citv Arthur l. Walsh violinist.
and Edward ]. BOYLE. tenor, gave
several musical selections.
Economy Plea.
The mayor devoted most of his re-
marks to economy at the business
mems dinner and Urged the POSTPONE
ment of pending municipal improve
ments until a more favorable time.
He lost no time in getting down to
"brass tacks." and he defended his
stand regarding the postponement of
the Central avenue Improvement and
the Haines avenue project, and he
told why he had vetoed the new
Centre Market ordinance.
"There is a decided difference Of
opinion In the city" said the mayor.
Concerning the wisdom of my views.
I am CAD 70 see here tonight one
of the chief opponents of my poll
cles (referring to DR.. Kraemer, who
was formerly president of the Board
of Works. and to know that he is
here to listen to my views. am
only sorry that will not be able TO
rer,ain to hear his"
Dr. Kraemer. however, was not
called upon TO speak
'.On January /, 1914" the mayor
said. ''the bonded indebtedness of
the city of Newark was $50 900 0a0. On
January 1, 1915 the bonded indebted
ness of the citv was $40 100000. an
Increase OF $4,000 900 In one year
"rhis increase was caused by ap-
preparations for improvements In the
city. Under the most prosperous
times, this enormous expenditure
would be q burden, but in the present
condition of affairs it's effect will be
felt doub,y. These are not prosper
ous times and there is no denying
that fact.
wants Republican Times Back.
st do not want to criticize the pol
lev of any party. but will say that
I would like to see Republican times
again. They look pretty good toI
me. a
Il have been severely criticized by
my friend here " said the mayor. re
ferring to DR.. Kraemer, "for my stand
on the Central avenue improvement
proposition. 1t looks to me like very
good Improvement. but the open ng up
Of the proposed avenue would have a
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