Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Ceremonial Designation
Honoree: Rabbi Chaim White
Date(s): October 11, 2015
Official Street Name(s): Clinton Avenue and Osborne Terrace
Ceremonial Intersection Name: Rabbi Chaim White
Sponsor: Council Member John S. James
Additional Information:
body
Whereas, Ordinance 6PSF-E, May 20, 2015, authorizes the designation of an intersection, etc. for honorary and ceremonial purposes; and
Whereas, Rabbi Chaim White, was a prominent and influential spiritual leader and businessman in the City of Newark and became the spiritual leader of the Commandment Keepers Ethiopian Hebrew Congregants and founder and owner of the W. White & Sons Fuel Oil, Inc., one of the leading minority businesses in the City of Newark; and
Whereas, the Newark Municipal Council would like to commemorate his unselfish dedication to Newark by renaming the intersection Clinton Avenue and Osborne Terrace in his honor.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council does hereby authorize and ratify the renaming of the corner of Clinton Avenue and Osborne Terrace as Rabbi Chaim Way for honorary and ceremonial purposes.
2. The names of said streets shall remain Clinton Avenue and Osborne Terrace in their entirety.
STATEMENT
Resolution authorizing and ratifying the naming of the corner of Clinton Avenue and Osborne Terrace as Rabbi Chaim Way, for honorary and ceremonial purposes.