New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-18
NO MORE FREIGHT on TROLLEY cARS'
-. -...-n... WI. 1AiLnsING HENALTIES INTRODlCED

NO MORE FREIGHT ON 1Nol'Lr-f tANo'
~ opDIXANcE IMPOSING PENALTIES INTRODUCED
~ THE NEWARK STREET COMMITTEE
c,u., ,rno,tan, matters were considered az meet
,os NJ tho Street and Water committees OF 'he
poard OF Works Yesterday afternoon one ie'a'eu
70 the use of the street railroads. TOT feleh' anu
evnress Transportation. and the other to the pnr-
,ea - . tract I'm the Pequannock valley. belonging
90 Cooner G. Hewitt for water supply purposes Tne
following ordinance was introduced In the street
Committee: -
Section NO street railway company or company
ona,ating any street railway within the city OF new
p shaii carfv for toll or compensation, any freight
express matter, merchandise. chattei, artce or
thing whatsoever under penalty VI CIV io' '"
Section mo officer manager or superintendent o.
any street railway SHALL within the CITY OF Newasa'
cause or permit TO be carried for toll or e2npehhsa
tion any freight express matter, merchandise cha-
lei article or thing whatsoever upon the cars OF any
street railway managed or controlled by niih' u"-
1er nenalty OF $50 for each and every onehct .-
Section 3-No motorman, basgageman CONDUCTOR
or other person shall operate run OF asss' III ~, op
eratnp running carrying freight, express matter,
merchandise chattel articles or of anything what
soever. under penalty OF so FOR each anu every
offence.
Commissioner Van Duyne said he thought 1t proper
that the board should take definite action In regard
10 the use OF the streets by the trolley companies
Most OF the streets IN wnch electric cars are 10"
run are already overcrowded with ears Tor passen-
ger traffic and the travelling public have not been
stantly oyercrowded Without additional irai1c the
electric cars practically monopoze the best portion
of each street TO the exclusion OF everything else
and even in crossing the tracks accidents are OF
almost daily occurrence Heavily loaded freight cars
are much more difficult TO control or stop In case OF
emergency. and they must run win the same speed
as the passenger cars, or they VIII be in the way
IL" said Mr.. Van Duyne. " as the railroads
claim they have already the authority from the
Legislature TO run such cars then the passage or
this ordinance. ] Informed by the city Council
will raise direct issue, and We VIII be able 10 ma
out whether or the courts Of this State VIII sus-
tain the giving Of our streets TO private cor
poration TO almost entire exclusion OF the pubic
and TO the great damage of the abutting property
owners The ordinance will be presented 10 the
board tomorrow.
Al the meeting Of the Water Committee OF the
board a report OF the visit 10 the Pequannock was
submitted In regard to the Cooper Hewitt tract
The land was at first offered for $4,000. with the
mineral rights reserved by the present owners This
was not considered advisable bargain by the city
officials and then the owner agreed TO sell the tract
outright fer $1,000
- Ia my Judgment" said Mr.. Van Duyne. " the
city cannot AFFORD TO let the property 10 into other
hancs
The report referred TO the Finance Commute.