New-York tribune., 1903-02-28
SAY BOARD HAS NO POWER
NEW4RK MEN PROTEST.
Trolley Company Doing al Possible,
.Says Mr.. Garrison.

According 10 its president. Nlnton T. OdiiiSo4i'
the Board Of Street and Water Commissioners OF
Newark has practically no power or authority to
con,pel the North Jersey Street Railway Company
20 better its service He explained that the pre-
roratve Of the board. according 10 the ordinances
was 10 regulate the speed of the cars TN IN
their number and the frequency of running f1e
acknowledged that while the board had haue
efforts to have the number OF cars increased ailu
the congestion relieved. the company had not H'eH
M 10 its promises aEi the board hao hot In
PEELED their fulhlment. because II Iei' 1ld,
courts would hold il unreasonable Tor tne ooatu
~ nass an ordinance eN3ctinS more thah INC
trolley company coui6~ perform
.,KKa could 7 suppose he said when pressed Tor
reasons why company had not been helu 10 'iie
letter Of its agreement. have taken the case "
tho Attorney General and asked him TO revoke
-,eir charter but what good would that oo' ANe
city would be without cars
When il was suggested that the company woula
not willingly lose its charter. and would prooaoy
a., ~, - it rronises rather than have the char
fer revoked. M Garrison went OF on another
argument. r..
Indignation against the Board Of Works Tor l's
long period of inacJion and against the troiiey
many for the sovenly service ana the aNSulu'e
disregard Of promises made. mounts hlgn IN New"
ark now Protests similar TO those publlshed IN
yesterdays Tribune are heard on every hdId lioi"
,,srsons who are compelled 10 use the car hhes'
Harsh criticism and scathing denunciatlon OF the
.rsction companys management are Freely eA-
r,ressed coupled with observations that now the
damage was done''-referring to the Chf'ol'-dNe.
accident-'the management would use cdu'l'i'
IT could arrange a derailinS sWltch aid sdIiu my
tracks when too late and also that the bodiu
- Works orl5 take action after the press OF pun
lie opnion had forced it to do something. Cltizens
NJ the Clinton-ave. section of Newark are an
ing 20 appear at the meeting OF the boaru oI
Works next Tuesday to protest against the eNhs
: = ,-,;oa AZ thar end of town. Overcrowding
and stopnage OF power at intervals are some OF
their grounds for complaint.
Ae,o the trolley company. official Of the boaro
Of Trade said that because business men o"Ieu
much Of the stock they would submit 10 lhCoii- ~
venience rather than adopt better methoos- Auueu
~ that the fact that the company was paying ilo
dividends on its common stock explained ne Saiu'
the lack Of better facilities. As was explained yes
1erdav the Prudential and the PennsylNahla f'dli-
road are represented in the board OF directors OF
-be North Jersey Street Railway Company Whlle
il was said yesterday that the gas and eIectrlc
IirhtiuC concerns were also interested ineSe,
through the various interests Of properly ana
friendship would he able TO control great Inf1u-
ence So.
some Of the stockholders are j. E Hulshlzer'
8 -1s shares: J. F. Stanley, executor of the estate
of 3 NJ Stanley, S,5e1; Z f c Young -49l'
David Young. general manager OF fracuon com
many. go: P Sanford Ross. contractor. 2S5o' Den
mis- NcIaug HIN. 5.S75; Ernest H Taylor Z""' John
n C,rir,r7ins 1913: E. F c Young, executor OF
2 q Matthiessen estate, 24co: A. j. CassatI pres
dent of the Pennsylvania Railroad, le0o' j. .
Rinpel s55: George W Haley. lZ5S ho"dId +
D,5fx also interested the Federal Trust COM
-,- as7- 7 eslie D. Ward president of the
I,r,,dential esa; George A. Huhn & Sons, 22"'
Wilbur 6 Johnson, secretary Of the Prnoehual'
- L H McCarter. Of the Fidelity trust Noiii
many eco: Senator John F. Dryden, president OF
The Prudential. $500: ". G. Shailer go; u w
ConLlin 900: J ". Omberson. 800; w n boI"li'
5n and r. c. Jenkinson. 4,2lO-
A t,,einees man of Newark. after depor1ng the
,,isnnanasement which has caused the present con-
ai,i,n and to which he attributed the Chfton-aNe.
catas1ropbe. scored heavily the ''inefhciency OF
the Board OF Works. ~
sro,l,er said j, had recently been discovered that
a, a,-reer,enr made five years ago between the
Delaware Leckawarna and western hdllroad
Company and The trolley company PROVIDED loI d
combination deralnE switch at Clifton-aNe- MS
inquiry was Why didn't the Board Of Works COM
-aI nc fufdinc of that switch. even if the rail-
nod did back out Of jts agreement? The trolley
company has put q switch now -, -,
Yet another Newark citizen lnnted that tfe @ IroL-
lev cornrany felt secure of the support OF powers
higher rhau the Board of Works, one of which was
thought 10 be d prominent politician -,
President Garrison OF the ioodIQ oi W " ,oJ
he was extremely hurt yesterday at what ne termed
the unjust criticism Of the board He SAID thal.
time after time me commissioners Ia tt. a. er,oa
trolley people promise more cars and peter SCI t
Il don't want defend the trolley company bul
ne c ,yar Ind his mower house is not
~lLhGut dnPre P I, he ol1iii't geT the iron beams
last sprinE He SAYS he has the engines al redoE
no IRen sd ne ens Market ss fhan are now run
ming and he produces time schedules and tables 10
ertv owners in other streets lay tracks through
those streets which Is the Only Way I1aI st o ieI y
him franchise until he gets that permlss42Hf sc q
the oonpanys charter were revoked
II Know that conditions are bad but we DO all
we can lG oete fte trolley Company do mucn more
than it is doing I often see one car cr9Wdeo ano
trnpty while don't like it the people are
somewhat blame.