Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-30
of Assembly Passes the
Goldingay Measure,
40 to Is.
KENNY AND SULLIVAN
BITTERLY FIGHT BILL
Senate to Take Up Matter at
Once and Rush 1t
Through.
KENNY AND SULLIVAN
BITTERLY FIGHT BILL

The Military Park subway and SUD
surface union station, a correct dia-
gram of which was exclusively printed
ii the EVENING STAR recently, will
soon be under way. The House al
Trenton yesterday passed the Goldin'
CAV bill by a vote of 40 TO 10. II per
mits the Pennsylvania railroad, the
Hudson and Manhattan railroad and
the Public Service Corporation to WORK
out their traffic plans. The station viii
be under ground at the apex or south
ern end of the park. as first told in the
EVENING STAR.
Assemblyman Goldingay last week
offered what in effect was a substi-
tute fnr, his original bill, and yester-
day ne refused TO accept an amend
ment. successfully insisting that the
bill pass as prepared by PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad lawyers and approved by the
Public Service counsel.
As passed by the House, the bill
reads:
l. That any land in the possession or
under the control of any city OF TINS
State used. dedicated for. or set apart
for use as a park. training ground or
for any other public purpose, or any
part of sucll land, may be devoted by
the city in which Ii is situate TO sub
surface railroad uses. including a ter,
minal station. with the necessary ana
convenient means of access thereto
from the surface: that such use may
be authorized on the part of any such
city by the Board of Street and water
commissioners of any city of the first
class. or by the governing body of n
other city. on such terms as may be
prescribed by such board or governing
body by ordinance or by contract with
any railroad company.
2. This act shall take effect imme-
diately.
Minority Leader Sullivan in opposing
the bill in its present form said:
This bill says that the Board of
Works or other governing body may
permit the use Of public round for
a station by ordinance or by contract
with any railroad company That line
permits a municipal body of five men
to tie up any city by contract. If that
is stricken out, l will support the bill.
We have a situation in Jersey City
with the McAdoo tunnels to which this
bill applies. and that is why we ask
that arrangements with railroads only
be made possible by ordnance"
Mr.. Kenny. of Hudson. characterized
the bill as bad and likely to destroy the
trees and natural scenery of one of the
most. beautiful breathing spaces in
Essex County"
Il appreciate the interest of the
twelfth member from Essex in the
affairs of our county," said Mr.. Goldin-
gay. "A map which vas prepared by
The Newark Star, and which is before
me. shows that the high-speed
line from New York to Newark would
simply cut across under Military Park,
a narrow strip. and then go up Broad
stsreet. 1t would in no way damage
trees.
This bill is in the interest of 400, 900
people who need the legislation. Be
tween $1,000 and 10000 persons go to
New York daily from Newark. and if
this bill is defeated they must walk one
or two blocks each way and be incon-
venienced. The press, the Board of
Trade and, so far as l know, every
body In Newark wants this bill"
Mr.. Minard. of Essex. in a final APP
peal. said 1000 members of the Newark
Board of Trade wanted the bill.
The bill is scheduled to be rushed
through the Senate and signed by Gov
Fort before the week passes.