Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-21
BOARD OF WORKS
AND TRACTION co.
ARE At DEADLOCK
Both Sides Issue Ultimatums,
and Improvements Are Still
in the Future.

That the deadlock that has existed
between the Board of Works and the
Public Service Corporation has not yet
been broken was made manifest at
yesterdays meeting of the board, when
several important matters that have
been under consideration for some
time came up for discussion.
Howard L. d. Gilmour. representing
the Public Service Corporation, was
present at the meeting and took issue
with the commissioners on several of
the matters involved. and he was given
to understand both by the chief engi-
neer and Commissioners Mungle that
the trolley company can expect little
consideration from the board until such
time as some of the requests of the
latter body are granted.
This was emphasized In the case of
the plans for new car barns In South
Orange avenue. Mr.. Gilmour said that
the company was holding off IN this
Improvement until the board had
passed on the plans submitted
M. r. Sherrerd. city engineer,
replied that the board had given
its answer to the company in
the matter of the plans referred TO.
and had nothing more to say. Presi-
Dent Denman intimated that unless the
company had new plans to offer there
would really be no use of reverting to
the plans submitted. as the board
would not consider them in the shape
in which they had been presented.
Settlement No Nearer.
Mr.. Gilmours reply indicated that
the company will not revise h plans
now before the board, and the condi-
tons are as far from settlement as
they were two months ago.
The dispute hinges on the matter of
placing switches. the board contending
line and the company claiming that
1t cannot afford to buy the necessary
property to make the desired arrange
ment possible. The threat IF the COM
pany to take the car barns to Hudson
county now seems certain of fulhiment,
The plan Of Trolley Inspector Craw-
ford, to have the terminal of the Null
berry street line at Renner avenue,
llolCdo VI OF III otiCClp 90 at plCo
ent, was favorably received by the
board and the Public Service Corpora
ton will be requested to consider the
recommendation.
City Attorney Boggs reported thai
the legal department was not yet
ready to report on the matter of the
new 5 per cent ordinance or the legal
ity of the increased trolley fare that is
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New York. The service on the Mt.
Prospect avenue line came in for the
usual review, and while 1t was ad-
mitted that the present service Is bad
there was little hope held put that II
would be much improved for some tins
to come.
Promises Company a "JoIt."
Mr.. Gilmour had a number of ex-
cuses for the company, but the only
apparent solution to the problem, thai
of adding more cars to the line, die
nots elicit any promise from the com
pany's representative that such actor
would be taken. Mr.. Mungle said thai
after election he would submit SOM
data relative to the trolley situation
in this city that would cause the com
pany to 'sit up n take notice HI
would not do so now, he said, because
he did not want 1t construed as being
political work.
The company announced that 1t hat
decided to abandon the proposed turn
out at Bank and Broad streets.
A communication from the New Jer
sey Automobile and Motor Club sug
gested that the city place warming
signs in Washington street, from tn
canal bridge to Bank street, so tina
drivers of vehicles would be able 4
avoid the danger that now exists as
result of the limited space that is lief
between the car tracks n the curl
when a car turn into Bank street. Thu
board will confer with h trolley com
pany In regard to the matter.
Bids for dredging the Passaic rive
along the dock front will be received
by the board on November 8.
1t was decided to confer with tn
East Orange authorities and see If tn
excessive flow Of sewerage from tina
town into the Passaic river cannot h
cut down. East Orange is exceeding
by 5000, 900 gallons daily the amour
that had been provided for.
Mayor Haussling's veto of the reso
luton to transfer 81, 500 from the trus
tee account of the water department
to the dock department was 9 ant
filed. Commissioner Mungle said 1t wa
strange that the transfer was consid
cred illegal now when similar trans
fers in the past had been made upol
the advice Of counsel and were re
sarded as quite proper.
The matter of engaging an architec
for the new public lighthouses will b
taken up next week