Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-10
PRES. MCARTER
CONFERS WITH
WORKS. BOARD
Explains Necessity for Several
Switches--Will Not Extend
Transfer Privileges.

Several important items were dis
cussed today at a conference between
the members of the Board of Works,
President McCarter, of the Public
Service Corporation, and General Man
| ager r. E. Danforth.
The conference was held at the re-
quest of Mr.. McCsrter, who wished to
call several matters to the attention
of the board. At the present time,
there are seven important measures
before the board pending their de-
cision. They refer TO certain switches
throughout the city and other matters
of importance. One is the curve at
Gould avenue at Fourteenth street to
| permit the Central avenue cars to go
into the East Orange car barns at
Warren street, the others are switches
on South Orange avenue Bloomfield
venue, Bloomfield and Mt. Prospect
avepues, Mulberry and Market streets,
Bridge and Front streets, and Ferry
and Bowery streets.
Objects to Ordinance.
In the granting of these permits the
Board of Works injects into the ordi-
nances q provision that the conf any
must abide by all future ordinances and
also a clause which gives the board the
| right to remove the switches or con-
nections at a sixty days notice. MIR.
McCarter said that this was unfair to
the company. He declared that the
future ought to take care of itself, and
that the company should not be bur-
dened with obligations that it cannot
consistently Know of at this time.
Mr.. McCarter tock the stand hat the
welfare of the city was ~safeguarded by
its appeal to the Public Utilities Com
mission, whereas if the company enters
into an agreement with the city it has
NJ alternative but live up TO the agree
ment, no matter what he future brings
forth.
Tho important change contemplated
by the switch at Mulberry street is the
diversion of cars from Broad street to
relieve the congestion there. The first
TO be diverted will be the Paterson
line. 1t is tho intention OF the COM
pany to run this line dow Bridge
street through Mulberry-an and down
Market; the, return trip to be made
over tho sams route. In connection
with this change, Mr.. Sherrerd asked
II the switch at Market and Broad
streets would be taken up when the
other was laid. Mr.. McCarter very
emphatically stated that that was out
Of the question. What we want he
said, lis to make the line more fex-
ible than 1t Is now, and by taking up
the switch at Broad and Market streets
we would really cripple the service"
The switch at Bridge and Front
streets will, il granted, be used for a
similar purpose. Those at Bloomfield
avenue and Mt. Prospect avenue are TO
facilitate the running of cars into the
barns at Bloomfield avenue. One of the
commissioners suggested tina the Cliff
ton avenue cars could be run all the
way through to the end of Mt. Pros
poet avenue at certain hours as a CON
venience to cross-town passengers. Mr..
McCarter said that as soon as the
company gets the right to lay the
switch at Bloomfield avenue this could
be done. The curve at Ferry and
Bowery street is to max a connection
with the Chapel street line.
The board decided to make an in
spection of all the places at which the
company wishes TO make connecting
switches. 1t is probable that the Null
berry street and Bridge and Ogfh
street switches will not be granted.
Commissioner Mungle went into the
transfer question and said that at the
present time there seemed to be an un-
fair adjustment of the matter. As soon
as he spoke of a transfer on a trans
fer Mr.. McCarter declared that the
company would not consider such a
thing unless forced to dc so by the
courts. 1--WE cannot consider any such
proposition" he said. Last year the
company made a profit of $3.50, 900.
which is about 2 per cent. OF its capital.
If We give transfers on transfers 1t will
cost US about a million dollars more
for operating expenses, and at that
rate we would be losing money"
Commissioner Mungle also spoke OF
the continuing Of the new Mulberry
service cars to the city line, and Mr..
McCarter promised that this would be
done, beginning Monday.
Chief Engineer Sherrerd seemed TO
agree with Mr., McCarter that it was
unfair to insert the sixty day clause
and. mentioned the fact that the COM
pany would build an expensive car
barn at Bloomfield avenue, which
would, in a measure depend for its
usefulness on the switch that has been
applied for. Mr.. McCarter stated that
at the present time no car barn is be-
ing built, but that one would be erect
ed there in the future and that even
now the car yard is relieving the con-
gestion of the Montclair barn and the
Miller street barn.