Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-06-25
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FRANCHISE TO P. S.
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II Houston street. city, to succeed
Timothy f. Foyle, resigned, and
William b. Watson. Belleville, to sue
ceed J. II. Flanagan, whose term ex-
pired. The other two members of
the board are DR.. E. w. Murray, of
Washington avenue, this city, and
Francis b. Knowles. The term of
officesis three years.
Wants Reimbursement for Property.
Harry c. Waters, an attorney, of
759 Broad street, asked the board to
take some action to reimburse two of
his clients for property taken by the
county to straighten out Pleasant
Valley way, in Verona and West Or
ange Attorney Waters stated that
he represented William c. Morey, of
Verona, and George F.. Simpson, Jr.,
of Montclair. He wrote that about
two years ago a strip of land 75X10
feet had been taken from Mr., Morey's
property and strip 275x50 feet from
Mr.. simpson.
The letter continued that all efforts
to come to some agreement with the
board as to compensation had failed,
and this despite the fact that the
land had never been condemned by
law. Attorney Waters said that Mr..
Morey claimed 1000 for his property
and Mr.. Simpson $4,000. The matter
was referred to the roads committee.
An appeal for the county to take
over Franklin street in Silver Lake
and Belleville as a county road was
received in a petition bearing num-
ber of names and signed by p. j.
Struck This was also referred to
the road committee.
Yailsburg ImprOvers Protest.
The Vailsburg improvers protested
to the board about the dusty con-
dition of South Orange avenue and
Sanford avenue. The protest de-
clared that the extremely slow pro-
gress in repairing the cutters along
Sanford avenue, below South Orange
avenue, was very unsatisfactory ana
that the residents there were COM
PEELED to witness the many dangers
to which the autoists were exposed.
The communication also stated that
in the event of an extensive summer
storm it was feared that the curb
stones would fall fiat and the strip
of green between the curb and the
walk swept away
The burning question in Nailsburg
is: "When will South Orange ave-
nue. be paVed?" the letter concluded.
It was signed by Joseph G. Soemer
as corresponding secrtary.
The Nutley commissioners notihed
the board that they had rescinded
their action of May 3 in which they
had asked that a concrete bridge be
built in Vreeland avenue to replace
two bridges on the street and which
span a mill race.
The board awarded the contract
for the S250,0 Essex County Park
bond issue to the A. B. Leach & Co.,
OF New York, who made an offer OF
| $261, ,459.
MiIlburn Contract Awarded.
The contract for repaving of
Springfield avenue, in Millburn, was
awarded to the Franklin Contracting
Company at $1.54 square yard. The
road is to be of roman construction,
with concrete base and bitumen top.
The appointment of a stenogra-
pher to the Board of Elections at a
salary of $50 q month was agreed to
| by the board, and a maximum salary
| fixed at 5000; $50 increase wiz be
given every year until the maximum
| is reached
A public hearing on the taking over
OF LYONS avenue, in Irvington, was
set for July s, at 2:30.
Previous to the board meeting a
| public hearing was held on the TAX
! ing over of Broad street, Bloomfield;
Valley road, Montclair, and Wyoming
avenue, in South and West Orange,
| There were no objectors to Broad
street and Wyoming avenue, but
| when Valley road was announced two
communications were read in which
| the taking over of that road by the
county was protested. The letters
were signed by Katherine and Edna
| Harrison as the Harrison Corpora
tion. and Amelia Mayer for the Misses
Maver