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Newspaper
Elizabeth Daily Journal
Location
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1906
Page
5
The Town Council approved three ordinances regulating sewers streets and sidewalks and set a public hearing for July 2 on proposed improvements. Accounts, sidewalk work and paving details were debated as officials reported arrests, finances and bids.
Westfield June 5 The cornerstone ceremony for the Westfield Free Public Library on North Broad Street will occur Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o clock with schoolchildren aiding the program. Rev Henry Ketcham of Wortfield will offer the invocation, Salter Clark president of the Library Board will speak on the meaning of the cornerstone, Major Randolph Parking will lay the stone, and a Bible along with a list of donors will be placed beneath it. If weather interrupts the events move to the chapel opposite the site.
Rats infest the town hall area and nearby offices prompting a health board referral. Officials describe strong odors and damaged plumbing as conditions worsen, with the building torn apart being the only solution.
Joseph Ricard of Booth Broad Street was arrested Sunday for violation of the excise law and charged with selling beer. He is to be held for a health examination tomorrow evening, per Chief O'Neill.
Roselle Park residents attended a gathering at Mrs. Willian Leggett's Westfield Avenue home. Miss Mabel Bonnell, a recent graduate, prepares to work at the Hemingdon test while Frank Wilkinson, a longtime borough resident, died in Westfield from complication.
Ih entertaining her sister and niece at her home. Evening events at the Agenda Club are planned. On account of extensive improvements at the Methodist Church the Children's Day service is postponed. William P. Bonnell opens a storehouse at 14 Walter avenue for furniture storage with terms at 15 Wheatfield Avenue.
Cranford Township Committee plans to meet tomorrow evening. Nelson Townarl and Jacob Snyder resign from Aeolian Works and join John Stephenson Car Company in Elizabeth. Public account closes in two weeks. Special road election today. Polls open until 7 PM in each district. Election sparks division over town’s adoption of the new law.
In a Washington Star note a man once famed for pipe smoking shifts to cigarettes. The piece reflects on past glories and present habits in a wary tone.
The Millburn Township Committee held a regular session with Wedgwood Wyoming attendees. They discussed repairing Parsonage Avenue toward the Reynolds property at Short Hills with an estimated cost of 1000, with property owners contributing 700 and the committee adding 300.
Local business notice references Joseph Burhardt proprietor and a south location at four... (text incomplete)
An assortment of short notes mentions visiting relatives of Morria Plains and Willow Street, Millburn, with an infant incident in a yard fall. The Citizens' Club met at Albert P. Cain’s office with new members and plans for the season. A book review highlights The Earthquake of San Francisco and other earthquakes. orders placed at C Barber in Springfield. A testimonial for Origo Lasalive Fruit Syrup appears from Ward of Dyersburg, Tenn.
Rahway saloonmen filed renewal applications as January 1976 deadline nears. Thirteen licenses expire July 1, with several listed addresses including West Grand Street and Main Street. Some applicants, Mrs Toeiger and Mrs Pommerbene, await investigation before action.
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