Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-22
RetiCent and SIoth.ul
Tactics in Vital QueS-
tiOn Scored.
OFFICIALS OF PENNSY AND
CITY ARE DEAF TO APPEALS
Progress in Picking Rapid Tram
sit Site Here Is Deliberately
Hidden from Public.


Leading citizens, prominent mer-
chants, and all who have the interest
of Newark at heart today Joined in a
denunciation of the secrecy and dil1y-
dallying tactics which have marked the
arrangements which are under way be-
tween the city officials and the Penn
sylvania railroad over the location in
this city of the terminal station of the
high speed service between Newark
and New York
That the selection of this site and
the possible building of subways is one
of the biggest questions with which
Newark has had to deal in some time,
and that it demands the careful
thought of every citizen, and not the
desires of few men. is conceded And
yet. it was pointed out today that.
judging from the precedent set yester-
day, the matter is to be settled behind
closed doors by few men, Many said
today that other questions of not near
as much Importance as the present one
had been preceded by big public meet
ings in an effort to get the opinion of
the citizens at large. And yet, as one
man put it, a handful of our city Of
ficials go over to Jersey City and In
a conference from which the repre-
sentatives of the public press are
this all-important matter
For mere than year the citizens
generally have talked and surmised
just when and where the high speed
terminal would be located Rumors
chased one another. one rumor had
the proposed terminal at Saybrook
place. Another had ii near the site a.
Proctors Theatre, and Still another had
the old Market street station of the
Pennsylvania railroad enlarged and tho
high speed trains entering there. There
was still another report that the Penn
sylvania intended to go after some OF
the profitable committing business CT
the Lackawanna, and with this in mind
intended to tap the rich territory to
Morristown. In connection with this
report there was talk of the filing In
of the Morris canal and the operation
Of the high speed trains there.
With all these rumors in circulation
and the plans of the Pennsylvania road
guarded with the greatest secrecy.
members of the Clinton Hill Improve
ment Association Il short time ago
called on President William G. NJ
Adoo, of the Hudson and Manhattan
Railroad Company, who is the moving
spirit of the proposed high speed road
| This association is one Of the most
progressive and representative of the
local citizens associations which are
the real life of any big city The dele
cation wanted to know If there was q
prospect for a station in the Clinton
! Hill district. When they got back to
Newark they said that they knew less
of the plans of the company than they
did before they went to New York,
Secret Meeting Held.
With the entire city hungry for news
as to the plans of the road, General
Superb tendent Frank l.. Sheppard, OF
the New York division of the Pennsyl-
vania road. invited Newark officials
yesterday to a conference in the offices
of the company in Jersey City. There
were present, besides Mr.. Sheppard,
Vice-President Samuel Rea and Chief
Engineer Shand, of the Pennsylvania
road. and the following officials rep
resenting the city of Newark: Mayor
Jacob Haussling, City Engineer Norris
r. Sherrerd and Board of Works Com
missioners Denman, Eggers and
Mungle 1t caused passing comment
at the time why Newark officials should
go to Jersey City 1t was asked why
the railroad people We're not asked to
come to Newark At all events, the
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men tlied to enter the meeting they
were told that it was private. And
when the conference broke up there
was stone-wall of secrecy. Nobody
would talk on this question, which is
of the greatest interest to all citizens
of Newark and the State.
1t was learned, however, that a
proposition was made by the railroad
company, and that in this proposition
the city was asked to make certain
concessions. 1t was held today by men
prominent in the city that what con-
cessions the railroad asks should be
made public in order that the citizens
at large should have voice in the
matter.
In a matter of such vital interest
to our city there cannot be too much
publicity" said one man today New
ark has a great future and a quick
service to New York will bring here
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result in a wonderful appreciation OF
real estate values. In fact 1t will re-
suit in making Newark one of the
wealthiest and most prosperous cities
in the country.
"What are the concessions the rail-
road company asks?' said another
prominent citizen. II think the public
should know. and that without delay
Is the city to receive a financial con-
sideration? And if so. how much is 4
to be? The citizens should know these
facts at once. An agreement which
shall be the best for the city should
be entered into. While 1t is not fair
to ask too much Of the railroad COM
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