Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-14
ANNEXATION Of
BELLEWLLE TO
NEWARK ASKED
Silver Lake Residents Aroused
by Alleged Exorbitant
Assessments.

Bewailing the grievances of Belle
vile in general. but emphasizing
those of their own district in particu-
lar, about 200 residents of the Silver
Lake section of Belleville attended
the meeting of the Silver Lake Health
and Improvement Society last night
IN Maioran's Hall and unanimously
voted in favor of the annexation of
that town to Newark. Further i'm
petus will be given the movement at
a meeting next Thursday night.
Speeches in favor of the movement,
and which were received with enthu-
siasm, were made by former Postmas-
ter Jeraldo Maioran. Philip Sammar-
co and James w. Rowbotham.
II was understood that the resolu-
tion favoring annexation was offered
at the meeting a week ago by Mr..
Maioran as an emergency measure
in the event of the failure of the
movement to recall the present Board
of Commissioners as is now advo-
Gated. 1t was decided last night,
however, to push the annexation
project
Prior to the annexation movement
the assemblage unanimously voted to
engage the services of w. II. X.
Davey, a Belleville lawyer who is
active in the recall movement, in an
effort to obtain relief from alleged
exorbitant assessments in that sec
ton. All pledged themselves TO pay
an assessment of so cents lot as the
lawyers retaining fee, a number of
women, about a dozen of whom were
present, affiXing their names to the
list. 1t was decided to go into the
matter more fully at the next meet
ing. at which Mr.. Davey will be re-
quested to be present. Mr.. Davey
was not present last night.
Complained to Tax Board.
a letter from the lawyer to Frank
Pendlebury, president of the associa-
lion. advised the assemblage that in
behalf of their organization Mr.. /
Davey had filed with the County /
Board of Taxation three complaints
against the alleged undervaluation of |
land and factories by Belleville's as :
SCISSOR. The first complaint is against
the valuation appraisal of the Bel !
mont avenue land holdings of the !
Edison Works fixed at $4,000 aIlered
to be worth 1000; the second is di-
rected at the valuation of the per-
soma. property in the Primory Battery
DIVISION plant fixed at $1,000, alleged |
to exceed 100000; the third alleges
no personal valuation in the factory
IN the Franklin street factory.
The letter likewise advised that the
lawyer was cooperating with J. a.
Greenberg in behalf OF the King
Marsac Company. of this city, in
taxing proceedings for the review of
The II
interesting developments.
j, b. Tichenor. of Breckenridge &
Tichenor, OF this city. who owns con-
siderable property in Tripoli Park, In
that section, advised the assembling ge
TO go slowly until they found out
what results might possibly be OBJ
tanned. He pleaded ignorance of the
benefits to be arrived at at first
glance and expressed a desire to ask
the lawyer a. few questions relative
To the results to be obtained Mr..
Fichenor left the hall before the an
nexation agitation.
Hits Commission Rule.
In urging annexation Mr.. Row
GOTHAM attributed Beleville's troubles
TO the commission form of govern
ment Asserting that under it the
representatives could do as they
pleased, regardless of the wishes of
The people, he urged his hearers to
let no grass grow under their feet.
but get the movement started.
Accordingly, a treasurer and four
trustees were elected. who will look
after the financial end of the move
nent and the assessment proceedings.
Mr.. Maioran was elected treasurer,
while the quartet of trustees COM
prise Rudolph Struck, Philip Sam
marco, Bonaventura Bokno and
Marco Carbat Another meeting will
be held next Thursday night