Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-13
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CITY STREETS TO
TROLLEY SERVICE
City Inspector Tells How New
ark Can Solve the Traf-
fc Problem.

bOdr0 OF WOrkS, ana Joseph CRAWFORD,
trolley inspector for the city, were the
guests of the Clinton Hill Improve
ment Association last night, and they
told the foul hundred and odd mem
local trolley conditions that served to
explain why the service here Is open
to criticism.
Mr.. Crawford, who has studied the
traffic situation in every city of promi-
nence in the country, explained why
this city suffers in comparison with
some other cities, and said hal one of
the chief obstacles in the way of better
service was the few streets that are
utilized for trolley service. IF you
want more cars and improved running
schedules" he said, you must open up
more streets for cars to run through"
He illustrated this part of his ad-
dress by showing skeleton maps of the
track arrangement in other cities and
pointing out that where in this city
there are only one or two main AFTER
les of travel other places have six and
eight thoroughfares over which the
bulk of trolley traffic is distributed.
Hfames Auto Owners.
One of Mr.. Crawford's most telling
points, and the one that was most lib
orally ~applauded, was made when he
said: 81 want 10 tell you gentlemen
who own automobiles that you are tc
a greater extent than is generally ad-
mited responsible for much of the de-
lay that occasions so much criticism
when the running schedules of the cars
are considered. You or your drivers
will persist in running on the trolley
tracks, and this is not only the source
of much annoyance to the men who arr
operating the trolley cars, but is q
menace to the public who can at pres.
EN- seldom stand in the street to wal.
for a car without being subjected to the
dangers of autos that either dart from
behind approaching cars or run so clos,
to the car that it is necessary to keer
to the sidewalk until a car comes to G
stop.
This is particularly true in the cas-
of elderly and feeble people. We have
been trying for a long time to impress.
upon the owners of vehicles that tn,
tracks r for the cars and while tn,
truck drivers are doing their share t
ASillCuy ILLS eNII lH6 uIlNtIS Oh dutUs
are not observing the same care"
This phase of the matter brought out
the suggestion that isles Of safety could
be established to advantage all along
Broad street. Mr.. Crawford spoke o.
the courtesy, or rather the lack of it
h a is shown by the average trolley
employee in this city. He referred tc
the system that is in force in Denver
and st. Louis and read the rules tina
govern this branch of the work in those
cities. There is much room for i'm.
provement in this particular in thii
city," he said, land the adoption o
some such set Of rules with q system
of grading men according to the excel
lence of their work and general deport.
ment would serve to improve this par
OF the situation"
He referred to the conditions at the
-Four Corners" and said that while ar
average of 492 cars an hour pass tina
point under the summer schedule, not
. per cent. are on time, and he ex-
planned this by mentioning some of thu
varying running conditions that prevail
on different lines.
Suggestions Ignored.
He said further that he had frequent.
ly suggested changes that he felt would
improve the conditions, but that the
had been repeatedly ignored. The adop
ton of the car numbering system tina
he brought to the attention of tn,
company a month or SO ago had alsC
been turned down, he said, but it hat
since been adopted IN other cities ant
had been shown to be practical.
AS proof that the present signs uses
on cars are not satisfactory, he sale
that the company is reverting to thu
colored glass plan that was formerl,
in vogue, but he did not see where thi.
was going to solve the problem in tn,
case of the people who have defective
sight or who are color-blind, and ther,
are enough Of each, he said, to make
the matter a very important one.
Mr.. Denman explained some of TIL
things hat have been secured through
the efforts of the Board of Works dur
ing the last year, and referred to SOM
of the plans that are under way TO
improving the service The two speak
ers were given a vote Of thanks by tn,
members for their interesting presenta
ton of the subject.
A plan to improve the Morris cana
by filling 1t In from the Plank roat
to the plaza In front of the Centr,
Market and converting it into a boule
ward vas presented by George W
Cross. but IN account of the size o
the undertaking the association decided
to discuss the plan at greater length
hafora a airing anu dadpifa action