The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10
TROLLEY CO.
BLAMED O
CONGESTION
Corners CrOWding Remedy
Is Diversion of Cars, Police
Board Believes.

The Police Board yesterday afternoon
placed the blame for the congestion at
the corner of Broad and Market streets
on the trolley companies, and as a rem
edy for existing conditions during the
rush hours the board recommends that
some of the trolley ines be diverted to
other streets.
The board especially recommended
that the Paterson and Bloomfield cars
be diverted from Broad street at Park
place. and hat they run through Park
place, Centre to River streets, to the
Market street depot. The Police Com
missioners made these recommended
tions in the form of a report, which
was presented to the Board of Works.
"As long as the trolley corporation
run all their cars to the corner of Mar
ket and Broad streets, just so long viii
a car" says the report. THAT the di-
version of lines will lead the public in
other directions has been demonstrated
by the establishment of the Bank street
loop, the public using the Roseville.
Bloomfield and Turnpike cars going to
that point to take a car"
The report her continues:
1--WE understand the objections of GER
tain property owners on Park place
have in the past succeeded in prevent
ing the street being used, but we do
not think the public interests should
suffer and the welfare of the public
should be d~isregarded in a matter of
such vital importance to the city at
large by a few property owners On a
street tina is now quite a thorough
fare for trucks and other vehicles and
is rapidly becoming a business street.
'If 1t could be done, in the event Of
the failure to procure the necessary
consent of the property owners along
Park place, a strip of land on the.
northern end of Military Park might
be used for that purpose. Cars coming
up Centre street could pass along IN
this strip of land and come out above
Rector street, thence into Broad street.
THAT the Central avenue cars run as
far as Market and Washington streets
only, switch off and return. The ac-
c~ommodations to reach the corner OF
Broad and Market streets or the Penn
~sylvania Railroad are ample along
Market street without this line Of cars
adding to the congestion.
"The cars going north on Broad street
now stop on the north side of Market
street, at the intersection of the Bank
street loop, at Academy street, at the
Postofice, at the Canal bridge, n at
Cedar street, six stops in about one
eighth of a mile. Arrangements could
be made to have all cars going north
and west stop at the near side only, and
establish trolley stations at the inter-
sections of the Bank street loop, at
the Canal bridge, and at Cedar street
for cars going north on Broad street; al
Nutria street for cars going west on
Market street, the westbound cars not
to come to a stop after crossing Broad
street until they come TO Nutria street.
1--WE would also suggest hat addl-
tional ears be kept on a siding at Bank
street, west of Washington street, SO
as to run out of Washington street
going west and out of Bank street
going north to accommodate the public
during rush hours-between the hours
of 5 and Z o'clock p. M"
The report shifts the entire blame
for congestion from the police depart
ment. and holds that the police work al
the Corners is well done.