Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-26
GREATER ORANGE
IS ADVOCATED BY
MAYOR YARDLEY
West Orange Executive Says
Duplication of Municipal Ma
chinery Is Unnecessary.

A union OF the four municipalities
Of the Oranges into a Greater Orange
was advocated by Mayor Farnham
Yardley, of West Orange, last night,
in an address before the members of
the Fifth Ward Improvement Assocl-
alton in the Washington Stree
School. that town. He favored the
creations of boroughs Orange, East
Orange, West Orange and South Or
anee, with A president for each, the
four presidents with fifth man, who
would be director of finances, to COM
prise a commission TO rule the greater
city.
Mayor Yardley explained that the
four municipalities were originally
one. Now. he said, there Is an extern
slve duplication of municipal ma
chinery, which is entirely unneces-
sary.
The executive offered his suggestion
while opposing the idea of munlclpal
ownership of the towns water sys-
tenn which was authorized by the
voters at special election last year
Mayor Yardley renewed his sugges-
rion that a ten-year contract be made
WlIn IIlG Di1NdlG vi lJpl ebtioAi i''N
supplying the municipality, and saio
that within the next decade the future
Of the town would be decided. His
own idea was the Greater Orange he
outlined, although there is possl-
bility, he said, that West Orange
might become part of Greater
Newark
Municipal Ownership Costly.
Municipal ownership of the water
system at this time would mean an
expense Of 81 100000 the Mayor said,
and this would necessitate interest,
sinking fund and depreciation eX-
penses of approximately 100000 per
annum.
Or. Morris Farkas, president of the
association, said the proposed artesian
we'll water to be furnished under the
new contract will be purer than the
present supply, although he said the
Passaic River supply above Little
Falls was we'll cared for and was
good, potable water.
The mayor repeated the greater
part of the speech he made a week
ago before the First Ward Improve
rnent Association and urged the Fifth
ward folks to get behind their coun
cilmen in efforts for good govern
ment, and his suggestion that the
various ward societies send commit
tees to attend council meetings and
report back TO the associations the
transactions and diBcIlsslons OF NUM-
bal solons was Immediately accepted,
and Dr. Morris Farkas, president OF
the association, was authorized to
name three men to attend the town
council meetings as official repre-
sentatiyes.
New Town Hall Project.
Mayor Yardley renewed his argu-
ments in favor of purchasing the
triangular plot OF ground at Mount
Pleasant avenue and Valley road for
his project of a new town hall. The
mayors idea of having an arrange
nent made with officials of st.
Marks Church, whereby the church
folks will dedicate a portion of
ground fronting on Valley road at the
triangle, the town to move back the
present wall and regrade the terrace
so as to permit widening of the street
at that point, was indorsed by the as
sociation unanimously
Councilman Daniel w. Gillum
urged the men of the association to
get busy and get in action again the
live sentiment that characterized the
organization in it's earlier days. lie
deplored the present apathy of the
membership, which was indicated by
slim attendance at meetings Enoch
r. Coward favored new specifications
for road building similar to that he
noted in Long Island town. and
urged that some reliable binder be
used in mountain road building tol
keep the macadam surfaces in place,
instead of permitting the dressing to
be washed down the inclines into
brooks.
Mr. Coward likewise said that
100000 had been collected by the
West Orange Water Company inl
the past ten years for pipes and
meters by householders, yet the COM
pany still charges for what he said Isl
clearly the property of tho residents.