Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-12

afford to wait for the passage of that
particular statute. | would suggest
that efforts be made to secure from the
Legislature the passage of a bill giving
ample authority to the city to con-
struct such subways as it may decide
upon and lease them for transportation
purposes, and another measure to bring
the McAdoo terminal to the market
plaza underground. If there shall be
passed at the same time a canal
abandonment bill permitting the city to
acquire the canal bed and lease it upon
conditions governing the subways to be
built in the streets, then the Broad
street subway can be built In connec-
ton with the work Of making such
changes in the canal ped as would rem
der it available for use for transporta-
ton purposes. If, however, the passage
of a satisfactory canal-abandonment
bill should be delayed or prevented, a
subway IN Market street should be
built without delay.
II apprehend thai there would be no
particular difficulty in securing the
passage of a bill empowering the city
to build subways, and of a bill to bring
the McAdoo terminal to the market
plaza. With such measures enacted
into law the city would be in a posi-
ton to take advantage of canal aban-
donment If that should e accom-
plished, or construct the Market
street subway as the other alternative.
A subway in Market street will be a
necessity in a few years, whether or
not the Broad street subway shall be
constructed and the bed of the canal
used for trolley service.
81 note your suggestion regarding
the removal of the market and the de-
velopment of additional streets in that
vicinity, but feel that 1t is not neces-
sarily involved in this general PROPOSE
ton of subways and transportation
facilities, and thus refrain from COM
ment.
There are some other details upon
which I have formed opinions, but they
can be better discussed in such a con-
ference as you propose. ] shall. there
fore, send copies of the correspondence
which has passed between us to the
Board of Street and Water Commits
%sioners, with the request that that
body call such a. conference to meet at
an early date, and to take up the study
of the problem in earnest. Yours very
lIulN, JA\Co IIAo tDolNlANpf NlhSpA'
Calls Attention TO correspondence.
The following is the notice sent to
the Board of Works by the Mayor call
ing the attention OF the board to the
correspondence that passed between
him and President McCarter with refer
ence to the transportation improve
ments;
January u. 1911.
ITO the Honorable. the Board Of Street
and Water Commissioners, Newark,
N. j.
"Dear Sirs-I have the honor to lay
before you copies of correspondence be-
tween the president of the Public Serv-
ice Railway Company and myself rela-
tive to the improvement of the trolley
service and the relief OF congestion In
our principal streets by means of the
construction of subways inc the posi-
BILE use of h bed of the Morris canal
for transportation purposes. AS you
will note, the president of the
ton propounds certain propositions for
the improvement of conditions, but
suggests that if better plans can be
evolved he will be willing to accept
them. In discussing the several propo-
sitions, / haVe outlined certain funda-
mental principles from the city's stand
pointer so / regard them-of a pro-
gram>o agreement looking to the car
rying out of a subway project. To
these l invite you attention.
"The letter of the president of the
company affords n basis for negotia-
ton which your honorable body will
doubtless be glad to undertake at as
early a date as possible. | would re-