The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-13
CALDWELL.
VERONA AMI
ESSEX FELLSi
AGREEMENT NEAR
BLOOMFIELD TRACK ELEVA-
TON COMING.
Town Council Sets Forth in Letter to
Lackawanna Conditions of Pro-
posed Contract.

After many consultations between rep
.resentatives Of the Lackawanna Railroad
Company and the Mayor, Town Engineer
and Town Council OF Bloomfield over the
matter o. ~elevating the railroad tracks
in that town, depressing the tracks In the
Watsessing section and making other i'm
provements, including the erection OF new
stations at Bloomfield and Watsessing, the
proposition was put into a tentatively o
crete form last night at the meeting OF
the Council when a communication was
ordered sent to the company, setting forth
what the town would expect the company
to do a what the town, on its part,
would be ready to do. II an agreement
were entered into.
These plans provide in brief for the de-
preston OF the tracks near Ampere, go
ing under the Watching branch Of the
Erie Railroad and through Watsessing be-
low grade; he elevation of the tracks at
a point midway between Watsessing and
Bloomfield; elevation through Bloomfield,
doing away with the dangerous Glenwood
avenue and Washington street grade cross
.ings, and the erection of new stations at
Watsessing and
The plans also call for the adjustment
of the Hillside avenue grade crossing in
Cl.n Ridge, although no agreement has
vet been entered into with that borough
by the company, and for double tracks .
from Washington street, Bloomfield, 10
Montclair.
Nothing is said in the communication
ordered sent last night about what the
Improvement will cost the town or
whether the town will have to pay the
company anything. Light on this impor-
tam feature will be asked for by the
citizens Of the town, for they 90 not
want TO see the town get 'stung,' they
say, the way Newark was.
signed by Mayor William P. Sutphen, is
as follows:
cat the request of your chief engineer.
MIR. Bush. we submit herewith the conoi-
lions on which the town OF Bloomneid ~
willing TO enter into an agreement WITH
your compan with the object OF abolish
ing the grade crossings at Gienwooo ave
nue. and Washington street ana amPloV-
ing the railroad conditions in bloomnelu.
The railroad company to agree tnat any
change In the grade of their road through
the town will be made in accordance with
the plans submitted by the raliroad com
| pany to the Town Council marked ID. IL.
G. w. r. r. Ampere to Bloomfield avenue
| Montclair, NJ. J.. Scale Fl 100 and V 10,
January IS. 1907 and to erect a new s ia
| change is made in the grade at ina place;
ITO elevate the tracks across Glenwooo
avenue and Washington street ana puila
a new station according TO plans 70 De UP.
proved by the Town Council and the chlel
engineer Of the railroad company.
TO sod or plant shrubbery on the sues
of the Improvement between w as snr am
yards north of Washington street ana
south of Glenwood avenue, except Wnefe
retaining walls are built, and to agree
to maintain the planting in proper con-
dition.
nc allow the difference between tho
amount awarded for damages and the
amount assessed In connection with the
new street. laid out under the SUPERVISION
of the Board of Assessors, between Glen
wood avenue and MISUNDERSTANDING TO pc
used by the town m Improving the A1
street.
TO deed to the town the u~noctupied
land owned by the railroad company south
of its coal pockets in case the town should
acquire the adjoining property for n park
or playground. TO make a passagoway
under the railroad tracks near Peloubet
street or Maolis street to give pedestrians
erly side of the track. and to grant per-
mission to the town to open a street or
driveway under the railroad between
Peloubet street and Glenwood avenue
should It be found desirable to do SO.
ITO grade Glen wood avenue and Wash
ington street according to the plans OF the
Town Engineer using the material for hll-
"As Mechanic street has been determined
to be a regularly laid street. which ie
necessary for the railroad company to use
to carry out the proposed improvements
the town Is prepared to vacate the street
for the use Of the railroad company. In
consideration the railroad company is 20
grade and improve Conger street, which
runs from Glenwood avenue to their
freight station and coal pockets across tneir
property as laid out by the Town Engineer,
deciding the street to the town upon the
completion of the improvements.
I'm addition to closing Mechanic street
for the benefit Of the railroad company the
town will open a new street between
GIenwood avenue and Washington street,
making the approach to the new station,
and will also improve Glenwood avenue
and Washington street, as at present,
after the company has graded, as stated
above.
ITO show its good faith In this matter
the town has adopted In ordinance to
open the new street along the railroad
n is prepared to proceed with the work
as soon as an agreement 10 entered into
with the railroad p and the eieva-
ton work begun.
"These points nave been gone over with
your chief engineer, who is familiar with
the plans"
The communication was presented to the
Council by Councilman Charles J. Mur.
ray. and was amended. at the request OF
| Councilman g. w. Chabot, TO provide for
a new station at Watsessing.
The matter of elevation through Bloom
field, the erection of new stations and
double tracking from Washington street.
Bloomfield, to Montclair, has been talked
of for years. The present plans have
been before the authorities for almost q
year. 1t is now believed an actual agree
ment is nearer contamination than at ans
time in the past.