Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-14
FREEHOLOERS GET
PROTEST AGAINST
VILLAGE" SCHEME
But Make No Promises to Ve-
roma and North CaldWelI-No
pest House." Though.

While the Board of Freeholders let
1t be known yesterday that no pest
houses" were to be erected on their
tract in Verona and North Caldwell
as part of their scheme for locating
all the county Institutions in their
proposed Village" there. the protests
of the governing bodies of Verona
and North Caldwell We're only re
ceived and placed on file." Evidently
the Verona and North Caldwell people
don't take much stock in the state
nents made by the freeholders that
the proposed county ton is
going TO be a big boom for Western
Essex.
The resolutions protesting against
the proposed purchase OF more land
and the location of any more county
buildings in the two boroughs were
passed by the co,sacile At their last
meeting, and were read at the meet
ing of the Board of Freeholders yes
terday afternoon.
The resolution passed by the North
Caldwell Council stated that the bor-
ough authorities did not want any
more "pesthouses or jails' erected
within the limits of the borough. The
Verona resolution was based on the
alleged depreciation to property,
which had been caused by the erec-
tion of the county hospital at Over
brook
The board, at it's meeting yester-
day, authorized the road committee
to solicit bids for the rebuilding of
culverts throughout the county. The
recommendations of the various com
mittees for the issuing of bonds for
work at Overlook and Soho were
also adopted.
When the copy of the resolution
from the North Caldwell Borough
Council was read, Freeholder Richard
r. Malta moved that it be received,
Acknowledged and placed on file.
Mr.. Malta Explains.
AS I stated when the resolution
was passed by this board for the pur-
chase of the property" said Free
holder Malta, II think that II is
very good thing. and that in very
short time the people of western ES-
sex will be satisfied with the manner
in which the work is done. 1t is not
the intention of this board to locate
any 'pesthouses' in that locality.
What We are going to do is locate the
necessary county institutions on the
tract"
The resolution. from the Verona
council stated that the location of the
hospital at Overbrook had not only
destroyed Fairview avenue as a resi-
Dental section, but has caused
numerous complaints to be filed re-
garding the actions of The attend
ants and other persons going to and
from the hospital.
Complains of Oyerbro0k.
"The question of annoyance and
unsatisfactory conditions that exist
the resolution read. ARE greater than
The loss suffered by Verona on ac-
count of the property taken out of
The tax ratables of the municipality"
The same action was taken with this
resolution as with the resolution
from the North Caldwell Council.
The culverts, which are to be eX-
tended and rebuilt, and for which
bids are to be solicited, are located
on Morris turnpike from the D., L.
and w. railroad west TO Hobart gap
road. Mllburn; South Orange avenue
in Village OF South Orange from
Rynda road to Cumberland road;
Northfield road, West Orange. Roi-
linson street to Gregory avenue, and
over the Deepavaal brook ON the
Fairfield road, Caldwell
At the close of the meeting William
II. Wakefield, of East Orange, asked
the privilege of the floor and pre-
sented F'reeholder Amos 3. Harrison
with a cane.
"I am presenting this cane 10
Uncle Amos" said Mr.. Wakefield,
because he bears the name of an
apple that made whislley famous"
Freeholder Harrison was equal to
the occasion and acknowledged the
gift in IA short speech.
weights and Measures Committee.
Prior to the meeting of the board
the committee on weights and meas
ures organized by electing Freeholder
Frank B. Knott as chairman. The
monthly report of superintendent
Horace a. Holcomhe was received
and filed Acknowledgment of the
vearlv report of the superintendent
by W. J. Waldron. State superintend-
ont of weights and measures was also
filed.
A resolution was passed by the
committee recommending that $50 be
allowed Mr. Holcolmbe as an inciden-
1al expense account. At the present
time the inspectors in Mr.. Holcombe's
office pay their daily expenses out of
their own pocket and then put in a
bill for the same.
Under this method the men some
tynff ~.