New-York tribune., 1903-04-17
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
TALK or INDICTMENT.
People Say Street Rail7cay
Conditions ire Little ImprOUfd.

Despite the wholesale Indictment of officials Of
the North Jersey Street Railway Company and
some slight Improvement following the accident
on the CIiftou-avs. lire. in which nine High
School pupils We're killed. Newark residents are
not entirely satisfied. How such a condition of
affairs as that which produced the tragedy could
exist wittou; gross u1is9n thageuent and neglect
the part of city officials is what Newark peo-
pie want to know. Not only individuals but
associations of property owners are asking these
questions
That such acknowledgement and neglect did
exist is stated by the presentment of the last
grand jury. That conditions are scarcely better
now than before the accident. save i'm one fact.
that sand is scattered lavishly over cartracks.
and little more is used in running the
railroad trains. any using the can tes-
tify.
Why have not these evils been remedied?
the Newark people ask Has the Board of
Works absolutely 70 regard for the people who
elected it's members. and whcm they are sup
posed to represent? If not. they say, the Board
of Works should be made to feel that it is
BILE to authorft,-
There are people in Newark who talk of in
dictn1ent of the Board of Works. following the
presentment of the last grand jury When
asked if the board could he indicted on that pre-
sentiment. prominent lawyer answered:
r our iny,estigation YES has disclosed failure on the
part OF The municipal authorities to take the pre-
m pFuGeht t men for guarding the safety of the lives
surface cars Tat in the city Of Newark zee mas
Of the Bcard Of aS T c nd 59e str sfe Of 5ng
ana failure 70 enforce the ordinances Of the city
pr pFroydins 1or the safety. comfort and convenience
portaton.
1t declared i'm no uncertain manner the re-
sponsibiiity of the Board of Works
I believe the feeling against the trolley com
pany is Just as strong 1t was the day
after the accident" said d well known Newark
man. Whether the present grand jury will
take up the case against the Board of Works or
the Police Department. 1 can't say. 1t may not,
but think it would be of immense service if it
did"
The residents of Forest HILL of the best
sections of Newark. who held a meeting on
Wednesday night. severely criticised the Board
OF WORKS Tor neglect of duty At this meeting
of which Elias G.. Heller, a wealthy mauufact-
urer was chairman, John A. Furnan. a visitor
from a citizens association of Roseville, an
other residence suburb, said:
You go to the Board of Works with a COM
plaint, and they tell you Market-st. is congested
l say that it is not necessary for the traction
company to run all its cars down Market-st
What farce for the traction company and the
Board of Works 10 make such reply,
don't believe that We should crawl to the
Office of the traction company and beg for bet
ter service. We should demand an Improvement
to which for the last few years we have been
justly entitled.
F. H. Sommer. lawyer. spoke of the present
fury, saying:
To these documents can add nothing. but
we can see that we are properly represented in
our municipality. 1t is time that the failure 10
enforce the law is stopped, matter whose
pocketbook it touches.
The meeting appointed a committee to CO.
operate with other organizations of the kind in
crusade the trolley evils.
There is a feeling in Newark that, now rep
resentative Newark men have obtained control
of the trolley system by the recent merger, when
the present manager is ousted there will be an
Improvement. They are determined. however,
TO compel the city officials to make improve
rnents whether the trolley people are willing or