Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-21
PENNSY AND CITY
OFFICERS DISCUSS
TERMINAL PLANS
Newark Residents to Have Voice,
in Locating Station, Says
Railroad Chief.
URGES SUBWAY SYSTEM
TO MEET TUNNEL LINES
Board of Works Member Pre-
sents Novel Suggestion
at Conference.

Following the statement of General
superintendent Frank L. Sheppard, of
the New York division of the Penn
sylvania railroad, that the plans for
the location of high-speed terminal
in this city are only tentative, con-
ference was held today in the office of
Mr.. Sheppard in the Pennsylvania rail-
road depot in Jersey City. Besides Mr..
Shepard there were present Vice. Pres
ldent Samuel Rea and Chief Engineer
Straud, of the Pennsylvania railroad,
and the following from Newark: Mayor
Jacob Haussling, City Counsel James
k. Nugent. City Engineer Morris r.
Sherrerd and Board of Works Commits
sioners Denman, Eggers and Mungle.,
The conference was secret and did
not break up until after noon. Before
going into the conference Commission
er Denman said he had plan which
he intended to submit to the railroad
officials which would provide that the
city of Newark build subways through
the city which would end at the pro-
posed high-speed terminal, and that
these subways might be leased TO the
Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania people did not take
kindly TO the suggestion OF Commis-
sioner Denman for a subway under
bloau street. arsuins that such move
ihlshl nave tue ehect ol DOCKING al
1utnre piahs that they might nave IN
nina. Ihey iurther declared that they
ulu not want TO interfere IN any way
III 'he local SITUATION II was then sug-
sesleu ny the board Oh works commls-
sioiie,s tilaI t'le fehhsyiVahia people
l1pit~ naIyc Dnr1r \
run their tracks uhoer Fark place and
Mli'aTy rark-
hepiyllg TO tne latter suggestion the
IehnsyiVahla representatives. SAID that
'ney u'u not care 10 ask any cohces-
siohs rom lie CITY, lhasHluch as they
oMileu tieir own property on oayprook
pace ana could 90 tnere pretty mucn
as they Wisheo. me PehnsylVanla
ne'' salo tnat they wanted 10 DO all
Ia suey.fvuiu 70 piease the people OIL
4 w pue they oio not at tiisTtline
WN.o iiahc any CONCESSIONS MI
Siierreru ana Hhsiheer oiiaho tnel con-
leiieu M anu II. Was aeciueo 10 take no
uehilite action at inns tine' put hoid
"noeiier conference III the near future.
Mr' onerrerd announced that ne mad
i,ad oral.ea piii Ior Introduction III
'ne LEGISLATURE next Monoay giving the
Guy Oh newark power 10 puiid sub,
way uiiuer broau street at' OF near
lie corner Oh Market street.
onizens Z" Decide.
III an interview gwen TO the sIAh
1eIerai superintendent FRANK l.. Shep-
pard OF the New YORK division of the
lehhsyiVahia fsalifoau, declared that
the present plals LOT the locatlon OIL
The proposed high-speed railway termi-
MAJ IN thls clty are only tentative, and
that 1t VIII be up to the ofhclals and
residents OF Newark to decide just
where the line VIII run through the
city, as Well as the location OF the sta
tion.
Mr.. Sheppard asserted, however, that
unless the railroad company could
please the residents of the city the line
would not be built. He characterized 1t
as worse than suicidaP for his COM
pany to attempt so great an UNDER
taking unless they could win the good
will Of the people of this city upon
whom the responsibility lays for its
successful operation. The commuters
are the ones to be consulted when the
question of where the terminal will be
built is decided, Mr. Sheppard said.
''ss II not a fact that your company
has practically decided to build the
Newark terminal at Saybrook place?"
he was asked.
That Is a mistaken idea. There has
been no place definitely decided upon
for the terminal Everything, SO ar, is
purely of tentative nature, and will
be changed to meet the desires of those
persons upon whom we have to depend
for support"
why, thep, We're the plans drawn
for. SaybroolS place."
"Well, in the first place, because a
few marks were made on paper it does
not necessarily follow that we must
adhere to those plans. as you call them
The place was picked out principally
to stir up agitation so that we might
learn the most desired spot for the
terminal. and the selection is in no
, sense binding upon the company"
"If the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
many finally decides to carry out it's
Snlans for the Saybrook place terminal
xvill connecting lines from other parts
! n the citv be constructed?"
oIt"On that point | am not prepared to
Xix. l think that plans suitable to
e" no ne need Of eS