Newark's Last Fifteen Years, 1904-1919. The Story in OutlineNewark Public Library
History
Newark's Last Fifteen Years, 1904-1919. The Story in Outline
Newark Public Library
Newark (N.J.) -- History
_Mental Hygiene, Bureau of--Board of Health_: Established May, 1919.
Movement started by establishment of a psychopathic ward in City Hospital
as early as 1908. Purpose is to provide a clearing house for cases of
mental or nervous disorder and of defectives coming to attention of
courts, charitable associations or other city agencies. Will study
and contend against drug addiction, enforce prohibition, observe
neuro-psychiatric cases among former soldiers and care of psychological
cases in parochial schools.
_Mexican Border Uprising_: First N. J. Regiment entrained for Sea Girt to
prepare for border service, June 21, 1916.
_Milk Supply_: Thoroughly supervised by Food and Drug Division of Board
of Health, established 1913. Dairies and creameries are inspected
and scored. Milk, except from exceptionally good dairies, must be
pasteurized. Sale of unbottled milk prohibited by city ordinance, adopted
Feb. 1, 1916.
Present supply estimate is 100,000 quarts daily. About 25,000 less than
2 years ago. Decrease in quantity due to increased cost. 3 municipal
depots, where milk is on sale at lowest possible price, opened by Mayor,
Jan., 1919.
_Monuments_: See Statues and Monuments
_Moving Pictures_: First show licensed, Feb. 1, 1906, in 1919, 39. City
ordinance under which "Shows and Exhibitions" are regulated, amended,
1910, to include moving picture houses.
_Municipal Christmas Trees_: See Christmas Trees, Municipal
_Municipal Employment Bureau_: See Employment Bureau, Municipal
_Municipal Exhibition_: See Exhibitions
_Museum Association_: Founded through the efforts of the members of the
Fine Arts Commission, the Committee on Art and Science Collections, and
John Cotton Dana, of the Public Library.
Incorporated, April 29, 1909, with 50 elective trustees and 5 ex-officio
trustees representing the city government and the Bd. of Education, by
special act of N. J. Legislature. Established for the reception and
exhibition of articles of art, science, history and technology and
for the encouragement of the study of the arts and sciences. Rockwell
Japanese Collection purchased for $10,000 and Museum formally opened in
rooms in the Library lent by Library trustees, Feb. 24, 1910.
With annual appropriations, collections, cases and equipment have been
acquired, valued at over $100,000. Paintings, sculpture, pottery, glass,
textiles, bronzes, American Indian material, models of the habitations of
man, and many examples of art and industry. Collections also include over
3,000 objects lent to schools for classroom use. Systematic lending of
objects. for classroom use began in 1914. In 5 years, 19,012 objects were
lent. Largest number lent in one year, 1918, was 7,357.
Disbrow Science Collections held in trust by the Library, were turned
over to the Museum, 1912.
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