Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-09-08
CITY OFFICIALS
IN WRANGLE WITH
PUBLIC SERVICE
Board of Works and Trolley OF.
ficials Have Spirited Time
at Conference.
TRANSFER QUESTION IS
THE CAUSE OF ARGUMENT
Voices Are Raised in Anger and
Refutations of Charges
Are Numerous.

For two hours officials of the Public
Service Corporation and members of
the Board of Works wrangled in the
rooms of the latter at the City Hall
today without coming to any agree
ment on the points that have been in
dispute between the city and the rail-
way company. Nothing was done at
the conference that could be taken as
fair start In breaking the deadlock
between the Board of Works and the
Public Service.
1t was on the old question of transfer
privileges that those present at the
conference refused to agree. The affair
at the end became merely "you-did-I-
didn't" proposition, in which voices
were raised to high pitch, and the
official table of the Board of Works
groaned under the continued on
slaughts OF the fists of the city and
railway company officials.
Besides the members of the Board of
Works City Counsel Nugent, Chief En-
gineer Sherrerd and Trolley Inspector
Crawford were present to look out for
the interests of the city. The Public
Service contingent included President
McCarter, First Vice. President Roberts,
General Superintendent Danforth, Gen.
eral Auditor Boylan and Superintendent
of Transportation Bolen.
Opening the meeting, President Den-
man, of the Board of Works, read the
agreement of 1890, which both sides
have frequently used as proof of their
right to do or not do certain things.
rs this still good for anything?
asked Mr.. Denman
"of course it is" replied the Public
Service president. but 1t admits OF q
liberal Interpretation"
Commissioner Mungle -infurmsd the
railway officials that the car signs used
at present are entirely inadequate al
night, to which Engineer sherrerd. put
a little addendum to the effect that
unless the Public Service stops its
abuse of privileges" 1t will find the
city very loath to grant any more. He
added that the switching at South
Nineteenth street and at the South
Orange avenue car-barns was a great
nuisance
President McCarter Nettled.
We'll" said President McCarter,
somewhatfnettled, there is no use of
the officials of my company coming
here, comforting with you, accepting
your suggestions, going away and sub
mitting plans to do as you ask. only
to have our plans turned down as no
good because they emanate from the
Public Service"
Stopping for a few seconds. Mr.. Nc
Carter turned to Commissioner Mum
gle, saying: You ought to be ashamed
of yourself" and he pounded the table.
I'VE are giving this city good service
possibly the best in the United States"
Commissioner O'Connell broke in at
this point and complained of the poor
service on the Kinney street line, say
ing the cars should be larger
Vice-President Roberts answered
him, saying it wcs impossible to use
larger cars on this line on account of
an II per cent. grade over which they
had to pass on the line.
Then the time-worn question of
transfer privileges, over which those at
the conference see-sawed until the end,
O'Connell.
"Do you object to the granting of
transfer privileges at Elizabeth avenue
from the Mt. Prospect to the Broad
street line?" he asked of President Nc
Carter.
1--WE do not object" replied the rail-
way official, except inasmuch as the
granting of transfers there allows stop
Na oh ho
giving of transfers, but to the abuse
of them by passengers. Remember 1t
of them by passengers. Remember, 1t
not the Board of Works, which is
operating the street railway lines.
st suppose we'll have to settle this
matter in the courts" ventured Com
missioner Mungie.
1--WE want to remedy anything that
is Objectionable" replied President Nc
Carter. "but we will not give transfers
at that particular point of dispute. We
are determined to put en- end to stop
overs and looping"
The question OF granting school chill
dren a half-fare privilege was fatty
turned down by President McCarter.
He gave as his re&sot. that it tempted
conductors 20 become dishonest, and
stated that there wac danger of them
ringing up half-fsres when they re-
ceived full fares
Conference Ends I'm Dispute.
From this time until the end of the
conference. these taking part In 1t
bpsied themselves ON the transfer ques-
ton without appreciable headway be-
ing made. The conference finally end
ed in dispute between President Nc
Carter. OF the Public Service, and
President Denman, of the Board Of
Works, regarding the respective value
to their time during which President
McCarter threatened to discontinue the
giving Of transfers for rides IN an east
erly direction at Orange and Central
avenues. and also promised to remove
the South Orange avenue car barns to
Hudson county. where, he said. they
would be appreciated. The discontinue
alton of transfer privileges at the point
he mentioned. he said. would begin to-
morrow morning.