The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-15

HIT BACK AT
TRADE BODY
Deny Responsibility for De-
lay Of Work on the
Plank Road.

AS the EVENING STAR told in its
night edition yesterday the Board of
Chosen F~'reeholders late yesterday
afternoon took action on the long de-
layed work IN the Plank road and re-
scented the criticism of the Boar of
Trade at Wednesday nights session
because of the delay.
It's first step was to ask County
Counsel Elvin w. Crane for an opinion
as to the right of the Public Service
Corporation to run cars along h a
thoroughfare.
IJpon recent of Mr.. Cranes opinion, II
Is thought action will be taken to furnish
relief. The Board of Trade condemned the
prevailing conditions of the road in its
report, and in this particular alone were
the two bodies in accord. The insinuation
that the Freeholders were neglecting their
dnty was Indignantly denied, and the
Freeholders resented the implication by
declaring they were just as DESTROYS of i'm
proving the Plank road as the business
men Of Newark.
The principal difficulty encountered. in
the minds of the Freeholders, was the fact
thai the Public Service Corporation was
running Its cars over the Plank road, al
though the charter of the old Plank Road
Company has been annulled. The right 10
run cars over the t~horoughfare was OBJ
tanned from the Plank Road Company,
and since the annulment of the charter 1t
Is said no franchise has been granted by
the county to the traction ompan allow
ing II to operate cars over the road.
Freebooter Edward C. Eaton made a
vigorous defense of the Board of Freehold
ers. stating they were wide awake to the
interests of thu citizens and taxpayers of
Essex County, and the action Of the
Board OF Trade had not Influenced them in
the action taken.
When the presentation of resolutions was
in order Freebooter Reilly sent to the
clerks desk a resolution, which Is as fol-
lows
Resolved. That the Board of Freehold
ers Of Essex County direct Elvin w. Crane,
county counsel. to submit a written opin-
ion as to the right of the Public Service
Corporation to maintain ard operate a rail-
way on the Plank road"
AS soon as Clerk Wright finished reading
the resolution Freebooter Eaton was grant
ed the privilege of the floor by Director
Barry and said.
II want to make a few remarks in ex-
PLANTATION Of this resolution. We have read
in of action by the
Board of Trade last night In which the
attitude of the Board Of Freeholders to-
ward the Plank road Improvement is at
tackled. / want to say that the members
of the Board of Freeholders are just as
alive to the interests of the people of New
ark and Essex County as the Board or
Trade. In order that the impression may
not go forth that the Freeholders We're not
forced to action or influenced by the
Board of Trade proceedings, I want to say
that this resolution was prepared for pre-
s~entation to the board two days ago, be-
fore the Board of Trade held its meeting
County Counsel Crane was also asked to
draft a bill to be presented to the Leg1s-
iature so that a site could be acquired
for a house of detention for male and
female witnesses and juveniles. In the
resolution the members Of the board and
especially the committee on public build
ings were requested to work for the pas
sage of the proposed act.