Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-08
HOUSE DEFEATS
LEES NEWARk
TRACTION BILL
Measure Is Beaten by Snbstan.
tial Majority After Short
Debate.
ASSEMBLYMAN DEFENDS
PLAN TO REROUTE TRACKS
Essex Members Split on Vote,
Three of Them Casting
Ballots Against Act.
[From a STAFF Correspondent

TRENTON, March S.-By a vote of
SO to IL against the measure, the House
today defeated Assemblyman Lees Es-
sex bill to permit the Public Service
Railway Company to rearrange its traf-
fic system in Newark The vote fol-
lowed lively debate.
The Essex county members split over
the measure. Assemblymen Huegel and
| Wohlfarth cast the only votes of the
delegation against it on the first call.
| Mr.. Minard later changed his vote to
the negative in the hope of moving a
reconsideration later.
| The measure provides that fifty years
franchises may be granted by the Board
of Works for these lines provided so
per cent. of fronting property owners
consent.
! Minority Leader Sullivan in opposing
the bill said it would allow the Pub
lie Service railway to build a half-mile
at time tracks ON ''every cross
street" He protested, too, against the
fifty-year franchise provision.
Twenty years is the limit for the
life of franchise fixed by the 1906
| law. said Mr. Sullivan, .and that is
plenty long enough. This bill would, in
part at least, repeal that law. 1t is
bad bill, and 1 trust it will be de-
feated." a
He added that the bill was against
the principle of majority rule, because
it allowed so per cent. of property -own-
ers to decide upon the case.
The bill was beaten.
! In defense of his measure, Mr.. Lee
made an extended speech, during which
he said:
1
This bill Is designed to afford a
method of relieving passenger traffic
congestion in municipalities. 1t was
drawn with particular reference to con-
ditions existing in Newark, where the
situation is acute and where relief must
| be obtained If the best interests of the
city and its people are to be conserved.
As many of the members of this House
are aware there is in the city Of New
ark, which / have the honor, In part,
| to represent, the second sbusiest COR
ner in the United States--Broad and
Market streets. Past this intersection
flows an endless stream of pedestrians
and vehicular traffic and during the
morning and evening hours when thou
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their work the traffic grows to such
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