The sun., 1893-03-07
JERSEY ELECTRIC ROADS.
New Schemes fnshed-The Pot A.boiling n
Essex and Bergen Counties.

ORANGE, March 6.-More light WAS shed to.
night on the electric railroad schemes which
II Is proposed to carry out In tho Oranges and
vicinity. 1t would appear that the Newark
Traction Company knowing tho plans OF the
now syndicate Of Boston and Orange capital
lists. known as the Suburban Traction Com
pany. is endeavoring to steal march on the
latter corporation. Tho result 10 that three
petitions for electric railway franchises were
presented at tho meeting OF the Common
Council tonight The first petition. from the
Newark Traction Company. was to extend its
present limo from Main street through South
Jefferson street to Mitchell street. to Tomp-
kins street, to Forest street, to Valley street.
to the South Orange line: also from tho South
Jefferson street proposed extension east in
Central avenue to tho East Orange line. and
also from its present line in Main street
through North Jefferson street to White street.
to Spring street. to Park avenue. and In Park
avenue between the West and East Orange
lines
The second petition was from the Orange
Valley Street Railway Company. the prom otsrs
OF which are about identical with those Of the
Suburban Traction Company and the Orange
Mountain Cable Company. 1t was for a fran
chise through Freeman street. from the Nor
ris and Essex Railroad to Valley street. to tho
South Orange line: also through Nassau and
Union streets. from the proposed road In VAL
ley street to tho Wsst Orange limo. and from
the proposed limo in Freeman street through
south & street e sssss to
the present terminus to the Orange Crosstown
and Bloomfield street Hallway. on which tho
petitioners hold an option. to the South orange
The third petition from tho Suburban Trac-
lEn Tneker niasa fostsr and FIanE " Chiid
1t was for franchise from tho present Cross.
road in Cone street
0akwood avenue. to Central avenue. to tho
East Orange line.
Committee. together with a protest against
the last one. of course; these corporations
Company. It is said. has a capital stock Of
in HHi ali directions Il has sscured IN OPTION on
n large grain repository In South Orange.
Which it y proposes, to convert into power
This Intended construction Of a eridlron OF
rails over tho Oranges will be opposed By many
o,HAcKESsAcK. March 9-The Bergen county
9ss % ss 81 T. &. ss
Rutherford Electric Railroad Company over
the Paterson plank road % p from hs fhs passsis
psny secured the rn:sase Of several amend
m0nIS 10 ClhuSob Which .uc0u0u Ou0EOub.
Freeholler Radios Of Saddle River township
then applied for permission foI tho Paterson
between Passaic and Bergen counties at Gar
field. and tho Saddle River bridge at Lodi
Tho conditions In this case were to be similar
to those governing the franchise Just granted
to the other company Tho matter wis re-
ferred to the Committee OF the Whole.
These railroads will form = network through
the principal highways Of southern Bergen
county connecting nearly all of the villages
and giving facilities for com munication here
toforc unknown. Tho Jersey City. Hoboken.
ment officers OF the Mutual Life and the New
York Life Insurance companies. is supposed
to bo a part OF the system now seek Ing the
right OF way through the suburbs OF Newark.
and it il said a track will be run to Newark
from Rutherford. Tho other company comes
from Paterson through LRkeview. Clifton. and
passaic. and is oflicered BY men Interested. 1t
is said. in the Jersey City line.
William II. Mofrat Of Liberty street. Now
York; got permission to build bridge across
Paterson. to Cherry Lane. Bergen county. He
is to bear all the expense and Is supposed to
reDragant n ranl eState Ryndicata.