Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-04-10
NEW MARKET
TO Be BUILT
AFTER ALL
Coalition of Democratic and Re-
publican Aldermen Seems
to Assure This.
COST WILL BE SOMEWHAT
LESS THAN OLD FIGURES
Special Meeting Called for
April % to Consider the
Project.

Newark will, in all probability, have
its new Centre Market. The Demo-
cratic aldermen, who have wanted it
all along, and the Republicans, who
have been opposed to it, have buried
the hatchet and they will get together
at special meeting of the Common
Council to be held April % to launch
the project. The plans for the orig
inal market were killed two weeks
ago last night, when the Democrats
In the council were unable to over
ride Mayor Raymond's veto of the
contract.
The latest, and apparently success
lful, scheme for the new market was
launched last night by the Demo-
cratic members in caucus session
in the City Hall prior to the meeting
of the council. They had been work.
ing on it quietly, though, for some
time, and 1t was said that they had
secured the necessary votes from the
Republican aldermen to assure the
success of their plans. The Repub-
licans had stood behind the mayor
faithfully on the veto question, but
the pressure of their constituents, es-
pecialy those who are unemployed,
was such that some of the minority
members We're ready for the new
building.
Nothing in the nature of any party
division is expected on the PROPOSE
tion, though, as almost the entire Re-
publican minority will support the
t,,. 1A1- tn los
night in a talk just before the coun-
oil convened, in which some of the
minority and majority took part.
Alderman Thomas J. Lee, jr., Demo-
crat, was one of these, and he was
heard to remark to Alderman e. Car
field Clifford, the Republican leader,
that he intended to bring the market
question up at that session for settle-
ment The Nhour was late, and the
Republicans, who had been waiting
for q couple of hours for the ma
jority to come from the caucus, want
ed to get home.
clifford Promises Aid.
| "Why not postpone it?" Mr.. Clifford
said. I'VE are with you. | will give
my word of honor for that"
well, them said Alderman Lee,
"show your good faith by moving
LndL we TAKE IL up at u iuluro hicCt-
ing, for we have the votes Nnd we
are going ahead"
| When the meeting opened and the
reading of the minutes was finished,
Mr.. Clifford arose and said:
''Mr. President, when we adjourn
I move that we adjourn for two weeks
for the purpose of considering the
question of a new market"
That settled the affair and every
body was pleased.
There will, in all probability, be
changes in the old plans which will
not make the market quite so costly.
There may also be changes providing
for a new style building, but then
again most of the old plans may be
used This is all a matter for further
consideration. Several weeks ago
Mayor Raymond vetoed the resolu-
ton calling for the construction of a
new market to cost $560,700.
Majority Leader Mark f. Phillips
scheduled the proposition for last
night, but as the hour neared mid
night before the question was
reached the Republicans came over
to the Democrats and asked for the
special session A whispered con-
ference on the floor of the council
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column ~