The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-09
NEW TROLLEY SOON
LINE FROM MAPLEW0OD TO
MILlBURN.
Trouble Over Its Location in Centre of
Millburn Avenue Settled and It Is
Said Work Will Begin Monday.

Once again the prospect Of a trolley road
down Millburn venue to connect with the
Maplewood trolley to Newark becomes
brighter, for It is now said the work may
be started next Monday. Some time ago a
franchise was granted to the Morris County
Traction Company by the Millburn Town
ship Committee to construct such a line,
the ordinance providing that the line
should be laid on the south side of the
avenue after it had been widened fifteen
feet. This arrangement was satisfactory
to the Whittingham interests, who are
large property owners, but who objected
to the trolley road being placed in the
middle of the avenue. When permission
was asked of the Essex County Board of
Freeholders, which has control of the ave-
nue., 1t objected to the road being placed
anywhere but in the centre, and granted
the permission with that understanding.
When this proposition was presented to
the Whittlngham interests they Objected,
and so the matter was dropped for a time.
1t is now understood that all the parties
interested have come to an agreement
and Superintendent John Crox, of the troll
ley company, was before the Millburn
Township Committee last night n re-
quested that the ordinance be changed to
allow the company to go down the centre
of the road, and promised that II 1t was
done that work would be started on the
line on Monday morning of next week,
and a esolution authorizing the change
was adopted.
Mr.. Aiken, the member Of the COM
mittee from Wyoming, and VINO mas
charge of the matter of laying out the
line of the new road to connect with the
new railroad station reported that a meet
ing of the committee of residents from
that section had been arranged Tor to-
morrow night.
Chairman Hopkins, who had charge OF
the matter of opening the new road known
as Park avenue, and which VIII connecl
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ton, reported that he had referred the
matter to the Township Counsel, and O
letter was received from counsel STATING
the road could be accepted by ordinance
en- the petition OF the adjoining property
owners, and that the bridge which y
needed on the road would have to be bull
by the Essex County Frceholders. George
w. Campbell presented the petition for the
acceptance of the road, but as the petition
for Lackawanna place was not ready i
was decided I. lay the matter over unit
the next meeting.
A communication was received from
Frank Dillingham;, who had purchased tn
Mary Darrell place on Old Short Hill
road, asking that the township sewe
should be extended to his place. TIL
length Of extension asked for is about 1,S0
feet and the cost is estimated at abou
S1,SOo. Mr.. Dillingham; agreed that if thi
extension was made that he would pay tn
cost of the same, asking the township t.
contribute $500. This proposition wa
tnousnt 10 ne so llDerdi Thai IL was reduH,
agreed to-, and the chairman was author
lied to instruct the sewer engineer to pre-
pare plans for the same and get estimate
on the work.
The Model Realty Company, which |
opening up the property in the eastern sec
ton of the township, between MilIburl
avenue and Ridgewood road. requisite
that electric lights be located along tn
new streets and the matter was referred t
the lighting committee.
Mrs. Clark complained that the surfac
water on Myrtle avenue was turned on he
property and requested that II be change
and the matter was referred to Overseer G
Roads Woodruff.