Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-22
SUBMIT PLAN FOR
NEWARK SUBWAY
Continued from First Page,
which. we think. will accomplish
the purpose. 1t is as follows:
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which. we think. will accomplish
the purpose. 1t is as follows:
Subway Proposed.
First-A subway into which sur
face ears may run, as Is the prac-
tise In Boston, should be built on
Broad street, from approximately
Bridge street to Clinton avenue.
Such small portions of the apexes
of Washington Park and Lincoln
Park as may be necessary for the
purpose should be used for the
portals of the subway, in order that
Broad street itself should not have
to sbe out, as Fourth avenu is at
zsThirty-fourth street, in New York,
City. This portion of Broad street
cover the ~congested centre ofzthe
city, and a subway constructed
along its length would be available
q such portion of the cars on
practically all north and south lines
OF the city as 1t would be found
desirable to operate therein.
second-If possible the Morris
canal should be abandoned and its
roe.dbed, from the Pennsylvania
railroad westward at least, should
be similarly utilized as an open-air
%.bway. It lends itself admirably
2 to the purpose. Such of the cars as
was thought desirable on all of the
east and west lines of the city could
enter this open subway near the
Market street depot and merge
therefrom at various points on the
hill. as, for example, the Central
- Canfrat aupnIn the
Roseville cars at Orange street.
Bloomfield car at Bloomfield ave-
nue., etc. These two subways would
cross (of course not at grade) at
the apex of Military Park BY their
Joint construction and use rapid
transit to all the outlying sections
of the city and to the
would be provided, while the surface
tracks would remain, to be devoted
principally to the short haul trafhc.
This character of subway, as dis
tineuished from that operated IN
New York city, is all that is neces-
sary for the convenience OF the
nublic at the present time, or thai
the population would Justify. II
would be perfectly practicable, how
ever. in the future, when occasion
arises, to extend beth of these sub
ways. and have them operated with
train service, as in New York.
The expense attendant upon n
construction of such q system, as
is now suggested, while large, is not
prohibitive. This part of the prop
osition can be handled in two ways,
either of which would be agreeable
10 this corporation. If the corpora
zion could obtain a franchise for the
Broad street subway, under fair
terms, and for a proper duration OF
time, and could acquire he bed Of
the canal, II would finance the n
tire undertaking. If, on the other
hand. 1t was deemed better for the
city to build and W the Broad
street subway, and acquire title to
the canal bed and equip it for sub
way purposes, the corporation Woul
he willing to lease both for the pur-
poses of operation, paying a rental
therefor that would pay the inter-
est on the cost of the improve
ment. and in addition thereto such
a sum annually as would, COM
pounded over a period of years,
amortize the entire cost of the I'M
movement to the city during the
life OF the lease. SO that at the end
there of the city would own the sub
ways without cost to itself.
/ am satisfied that with such a
gvstem the city of Newark and the
county of Essex, now consisting Of
over half a million people. would
have the best rapid transit service
Of any community of the size in
the United States.
I also think 1t would be possible
10 induce the Pennsylvania rail-
road to extend Its high speed line.
now proposed to terminate at Say
brook place, to practically a juno
ton point with these subways at the
apex Of Military Park, as was sug-
Rested last year. but legislation to
enable which failed because of the {
governors veto. ] have no knowl-
edge of the Pennsylvania attitude
on the subject at the present time,
but they we're willing to do 1t q
wear ago., and / think could be per-
suaded to do so now.
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