Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-11-24
RAPID TRANSIT SURE.
The Directors Meet and Choose
the Officers for Both Com.
panieS.

The Directors Meet and Choose
the Officers for Both Com.
panfes.
Within sixty days after the Bridge
ton and Millville City Councils grant a
franchise, Rapid Transit will be an as
sured fact in both towns, and a fast
line will connect the cities.
The entire responsibility is upon the
members of these municipal boards.
The Directors of the Bridgeton COM
pany are as follows: T. q. Harris,
William 0. Garrison, John Smalley,
Walter II. Bacon, this city; Edward
V. Douglas, Walter P. Douglas, J.
Pemberton Newbold. Philadelphia.
The Directors of the Millville Rapid
Transit Company are Herschel Mul-
ford, Mulford Ludlam, George B.
Langley, Harry o. Newcomb, Millville;
Walter H. Bacon, Bridgeton; Edward
V. Douglass, Walter P. Doug glass, Chas.
r. Newbold and J. Pemberton New
bold, Philadelphia.
Both boards of Directors met and
elected Walter P. Douglas, President,
and Walter II. Bacon, Secretary and
Treasurer.
The Bridgeton company is found
with capitol stock of 100000, and
the Millville company $4,000. $4,000
of the stock of the Bridgeton company
was paid in yesterday, and $4,000 of
the MilIville stock, was put up. The
remainder of the money will be paid
in cash as soon as franchises are
granted by the Councils of the two
towns.
An officer of the company said to a
reporter last week that the entire
matter was now in the hands of the
City Councils. If these municipal leg
islators will grant the franchise, the
road will be laid and the cars in opera
tion within sixty days after the pass.
age of the ordinances.
The Directors are enth usiastic over
the matter. and are more than anxious
to Immediately begin work. Sixteen
or seventeen miles of track will be
laid Immediately, and much more as
soon sfterward as possible.
In both cities the most available
routes have been selected. The line
between the two cities may go over
the Millville pike, or the roads may be
laid by the way of Carmel. The
engineer of the company is at present
working upon this matter, and has not
yet reported which, in his Judgement,
will be the most feasible plan.
The Bridgeton route has been de-
cided upon as follows: Beginning at
point in Summit avenue will run
thence to Atlantic street, thence to
Broad, thence to Jefferson, thence to
South Pearl, as far do wn as Pamphyl-
la avenue. Beginning again at the
juncture of Jefferson and South Laurel
up Laurel to the city limits. Begin
ming again at a juncture of Laurel and
Commerce, out Commerce to the
Eastern terminus. Again beginning
at a juncture of Commerce and Church
out Church to Irving avenue, to Ed
wards green house.
The Millville route will begin at the
toll gate. Thence down Sharp street
to Columbia avenue, thence to Broad,
thence to High, thence to Main, thence
to Second, and down Second to a point
opposite Whitall, Tatum s. Co. S glass
works.
In this city, the matter of running a
line to and about the Tumbling Dam,
has been decided upon. This will
make great public park of that beau
tiful resort, and it will become delight
fully popular.
The cars will be the latest improved
pattern, and the power will be a
gas motor, which will be placed on
the front of the car, concealed, and
there will be no noise, smoke or odor.
Both the Councils in this city and in
Millville owe 1t to their constituency
to Immediately hear the application of
the company, and with all consistent
haste grant the franchise which will
give the towns that which will build
up the places more than anything that
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