The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-13
BOARD PRODS PSF.
ASKS UNUSED FRANCHISES
DATA WITHIN WEEK.
Works Commissioners Hear Hamburg
Place Trolley Complaint and Give
Out Street Patronage.

A resolution calling upon the Public
Service Corporation to give data within
a week concerning unused franchises
was adopted by the Board of Works
late yesterday afternoon, as told in
yesterdays night edition of the EVEN
ING STAR. The resolution was intro
duced by Commissioner Eggers. AS
also told in the night edition Of the
EVENING STAR, specifications to
govern the new garbage contract to be
made at the expiration of the one now
in effect were tentatively adopted and
contracts for street improvements were
awarded.
A delegation of Hamburg place peo-
pie waited on the board to complain
about trolley service. Hamburg place
trolley service has not suited residents
in that neighborhood since last spring.
from the time that work onsthe east
branch of the lateral sewer on Ham
burg place commenced. Since then
cars have been operated only in one
direction, east to Avenue L., to Maya
zine street, to Ferry street and back
to the centre of the city, and there
was a ten-minute layover at Ferry and
Magazine streets, which has provoked
Hamburg place folk.
Commissioner Halpin said tina as
the corporation contractor had COM
pleted the work that interfered with
the trolley accommodations. cars could
now be operated on both tracks. The
trolley officials have been officially
asked to run cars in both directions.
Specifications for the new garbage
collecting contract call for only a few
nhnnrag that n ra fr,.Orfoot - 100
holders, these charges being prompted
by an effort to obtain a cheaper CON
tract If possible.
One of the most important of these
changes affects the collection of ashes
in the centre of the city. Ashes will be
collected three times a week throughout
the year instead of daily in the winter
time, and every other day in summer,
as at present. Outside the congested
district the collections will remain the
same.
Another change will compel the
householdeAs to place their garbage and
ash ans within the stoop line instead
of on the curl line, as at present.
Paper and rubbish, uch as mating
and rags and discarded building ma
terials will be collected weekly. The
contractor will issue cards with the
word Paper in large letters printed
thereon, which care must be hung
in a window on the first floor whe the
collector is wanted. This material must
be kept in the yard and the collector
will call for it.
Provisions are also being made in
the new specifications for the removal
of ashes to the meadows in cars by
the trolley line. This change has been
CAUSED by the scarcity of dumping
grounds in certain sections of the
city, necessitating long hauls at a con-
siderable expense to the contractor.
Plans are being made for the estab-
lishment of two stations, one at
Forest Hill and another in the vicinity
of Peshine avenu Eight cars, it is
estimated, will be necessary for the
removal of the ashes Gom these sta
tons and the ashes will probably be
used to ill in the streets on the mead
ows.
: Contracts for street improvements
were awarded as follows:s
Grading, curoing and nngging VIII
loughby street from St. times place Ia
Bragaw avenue, Philip and Peter Janna-
vone. $1,S76.70.
Grading, curbing and tagging Shaw
avenue from Willougby street to the city
line. William Ballard, $9,020.50
Paving Woodside avenue from Mont
clair avenue to Grafton avenue. with tel