New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-22
NEWARK TUNNEL PLANS.
CANAL BED MAY BE USED.
Liberal Transfers, Says McC0rter-
Fare still Undecided

When President Thomas \. McCarter Of the
Public Service Corporation announced last June
that his company had adopted plans for rapid
transit electric road between Newark and the
Hudson River to connect with tunnels under
the Hudson and with the street railroad system
in New-York ne did not say how the corpora
ton would obtain tunnel connections. and the
presumption was that the McAdo0 company
tunnels would be used
In June all the property necessary Tor the
railroad had beer obtained, with private right
of way and a terminal at Newark to he estab-
lshed on property purchased in Park Place
The terminal thus located is close TO the Nor
ris Canal and the purpose is If canal naviga-
ton shall be abandoned, to get possession of the
canal right Of way westward Of Broad-st, New
ark. and extend the new rapid transit line TO
Bloomfield and beyond. This project was adopted
by the Public Service Corporation after it had
considered plan Of utilizing the bed Of the
Morris Canal in Essex and Hudson counties for
an electric freight trolley road
An understanding was had with the Morris
Canal lessees by which the Public Service Cor
poration gave its aid to q bill in the legislature
for canal abandonment, in consideration Of the
privilege of purchase Of the canal bed and right
of way when the canal assets should be disposed
Of In the canal bill introduced last year it was
provided that in the sale of the assets the lessees
and their nominee" understood TO be the Pub
lie Servics Corporation should have the prefer
ence of purchase.
The plan Of trolley freight road. however.
met the opposition Of the steam railroads and
as it could not be carried out without authority
Of legislative act to give all trolley roads the
right to carry freight it seemed tnpracticabe.
The plan of rapid transit electric line was
then adopted and was announced after the cor
poratfon had obtained a private right of way
between Newark and terminal at Jersey city
and had obtained options on property needed.
The plans include the erection at the Newark
terminal of a big station Trolley cars are to
run into this station from all the Newark lines
At the east end Of the station the tracks VIII
begin to descend until they will pass under
Pine Mulberry and other streets. and under
private property to a tunnel to be dug under
| the Passaic River
| Ths tracks will come to the surface On the
| Harrison shore and cross the Hackensack
| meadows to the Hackensack River 1t has not
| yet been decided whether to tunnel or bridge
| that river
| President Thomas n. McCarter. Of the Public
| Service Corporation, said at Newark yester-
| day:
! The railway Will probably be completed in
three years. and when it is in running order a
| complete transfer system from any point In
| Essex or Hudson counties to any part OF New
| York CITY will be adopted By that mean that
| a passenger will be enabled TO board any OF our
| cars in Newark, for instance, and by the pay
! ment of single fare will be transported 70
any part of New-York City The term .slngls
| fare does not mean, however, that the price
| from Broad and Market SITS. viii be hVe cents
| The exact amount is yet to be determined INA
motive Bower of the road will be electricity IN
some form. We don't know whether II VIII De
third rail, overhead or some other
That is one Of the problems which the en-
| gtneers are hard at work As has been an
nounced before the terminal station In this city
will be at Park Place. north Of Proctors Thea
ire The road will probably be sub-surface to
| the Passaic River, which will be [unnelleo.
| Across the meadows the tracks will be above
the ground, and the Hackensack will probably
be brtdged.
In Jersey City the line will be above the
ground in some sections and under in others to
the entrance to the Hudson River tunnel, al
ground tube in New-York will be at the Brook
Iyn Bridge
| According to the plans the lines will tap d.
! rectly three great population centres IN Essex
| and Hudson counties At the tunnel entrance IN
| Jersey City there will be direct connection with
| the north and south bound lines east of Jersey
| CITY Heights On the high ground there viii
| be stations where connections can be made with
| lines TO Bayonne and those going north The
| terminal in Park Place. Newark, will tap this
| centre section .
It has not yet been decided whether there vii
be an express track from New York City. in adj
dtion to the two local tracks II all depends or
the amount of traffic. The filing of the articles
of incorporation Of the two tunnel cOmpanie;
at Albany and Trenton yesterday outlines the
financing Of the scheme. Before we begin worl
in New-York it will be necessary TO get oul
contend with I cannot say when operations vii
I ed in this neighbOrhOOd