The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-07

not care WneIner the enBlIle was gotten
out or not. He told roundhouse men so,
and went home.
Mayor that the crossings of Bloom
field avenue, Orchard street and Wal
nut street by the Erie are very dan
gerous, inc also the crossings of Glen
wood avenue and Washington street
by the D., L. and w. It was also re-
ported that at a number of crossings
traffic is substantially impeded.
CALDWELL.
Caldwell reported one crossing by
the Erie, the tracks being curved, and
the crossing protected by gates and
fiagman. The borough's report stated
that the crossing is one OF unusual
danger.
EAST ORANGE.
Fifteen crossings at grade by the
D., L. and w, all protected by sign
posts and 1agmen, were reported by
East Orange. There are also eight
crossings at grade by the Erie, seven
of which are protected by flagmen.
The report contains a general express
sion of opinion tina all grade cross
ings are more or less dangerous, but
no mention is made of any particular
crossing as possessing nusua ele-
ments of danger.
GLEN RIDGE.
Glen Ridge reported two crossings at
grade, one by the Erie and the other
by the D., L. and W.. both being pro-
tected by gates INC fagmen. The bor-
ough expressed the opinion that the
Erie crossing is one of unusual danger.
IRvINGT0N.
The Mayor of Irvington reported
three crossings at grade by the Le-
high Valley Railroad, all being pro-
tected by sign-posts. He expressed the
opinion that the crossings are not un-
usually dangerous.
LIVINGSTON.
Two crossings at grade by the Whip
pany and Passaic Valley Railroad,
both protected by sign-posts, were re-
ported by the township of Livingston.
The townships report says the cross
ings are not of unusual danger, as
there are but two trains east and west
daily.
MILLBURN.
Millburn also reported two grade
crossings by the D., L. and w. Rail-
road. One is protected by a bell and
the other by gates and f1agmen. The
townships report says that the cross
ings are not of unusual danger and
that the railroad had taken reasonable
precautions to protect life n prop
erty.
NUTLEY.
N,,tIav raoor+ad fo,,r ornzuinCe at
grade by the Erie Railroad, all pro-
tected by bell and sign-posts, and three
of the four protected by fagmen. The
opinion in the report was that tho
crossing at Kingsland street. which
is not protected by a fiagman, is ex-
c~eptionally dangerous.
ORANGE.
The report of Orange showed twenty
five crossings at grade by the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western, of which six
have curved and the balance straight
tracks. With two exceptions these
crossings are protected by sign-posts
n five by bell. The latter are at
Centre street, Cone street, Essex ave-
nue., Lincoln avenue and Scotland
street. All these crossings are protect
ed by gates with men on duty twenty
four hours. Cone street is crossed at
grade by tracks of the Public Service
Corporation, and h opinion Of the re-
port of the city was that the crossing
was one of u%nusua danger.
Orange also reported seven crossings
at grade by Orange branch, Greenwood
Lake division of the Erie. Three of
these have curved tracks, five are pro-
tected by bell, -four by gates and one
by flagman. At the crossing at Wash
ington street the gateman is on duty
from $3.50 a. m. to $50 D. m. and from
$50 D. m. to 1 a. m. At Alden street,
Cleveland street, High street and
Watching avenue the 1agnan is on
duty from $50 a. m. to $50 p. m. and
$3.50 p. m. to 10 p. m. The railway
tracks at Washington street are crossed
at grade by the tracks of the Orange
and Passaic Valley Railway Company,
and the opinion is expressed in The
report of the city that the crossing is
one of unusual danger.
SOUTH ORANGE.
South Orange reported four crossings
at grade by the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western, all protected by sign
posts, bell and gates. No opinion is
expressed in the village report as 20
whether any crossing possesses unusual
elements of danger. but it is stated that
traffic is impeded.
VERONA.
Verona reported two crossings at
grade by the Erie, both protected by
sign-posts. At one of these crossings
an accident occurred about a year ago.
The Mayor of Verona expressed the
opinion that both crossings should be
protected by bell.
WEST ORANGE.
Three crossings at grade by the Erie.
protected by sign-posts and gates, were
reported by West Orange. The opinion
was hat the crossing at Lakewood W
nue. is a dangerous one 1t was also
stated that traffic was impeded, but
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