Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-17
SEES
PENN. R.. R.. TRICK
IN SENATE BILL
DisapprOves Measure, Believing
It Blow at City'S Stand
on New Station.

Believing that the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company is interested in Senate
bill No. 341. and thai if the bill is made
a law it will give the railroad too mueh
power, the measure was d~isapproVed
today at the deekly legislative confer
ence. The bill gives the railroad the
right TO acquire fifty feet of land, by
condemnation proceedings or otherwise,
In addition to that already possessed
by them in their main stems. the land
to be used for the extension of their
tracks from four to six and Tor the pur-
pose of making such changes in the
building of their stations as will facili-
tate passenger and freight traffic.
Mr.. Sherrerd believed that it was a
direct aim at the policy of this city
with regard to the Market street station
of the Pennsylvania, and he questioned
the right OF the company to condemn
city streets. Mr.. Nugent, too. thought
that the station in this city played a
6reat part in the Introduction of The bl!
and it was unanimously d~isapproved.
The bill was introduced by Leavitt.
WIN right Measure.
1t is a well-knoWn fact that the
Pennsylvania is anxious to build a
station in Newark, but is at odds With
the city over the opening of Mechanic
street. The city's attitude in the mat
ter has beer that the street should be
opened by tho company before the sta
ton is built, but the railroad wishes to
build the station first and does not
wish to pay for the opening of the
street. AT a meeting of the Board of
Works a week ago last Thursday a no.
tice of intention was passed to open
Mechanic street, from Alling street to
the easterly eide of New Jersey Rail-
road avenue, through the embankment
now occupied by the railroad. The city
maintains that it is justified in this
move, as there is a Supreme Cou Ire
cedent in a similar case In Indiana.
1t is feared that the Leavitt bill
would upset the plans of the city and
everything will be done by the city Of
ficials TO see it defeated.
House $50 gives the city the right to
designate the route of all wires or con-
Quits for trunk line purposes when APP
plication is made by telegraph or tele-
phone companies for franchises. The
hill was approved. The law now gives
the companies the privilege to choose
their routes. The city objects to this
mandatory procedure.
Approve Taxation Bills.
Senate bills 1876. 127 and 129. which
are now on their way to the house
after passing the Senate, were again
approved by the confers n a letter
will be sent to the assemblyman urg-
ing them to vote for the measures.
They apply to the taxation question
and are favored by the local "a board.
The commissioner prepared the brief
that will be sent to. the legislators, The
points taken up by the bills are the
changing of the time to begin assess
ments, from the third Wednesday in
May to the first of January. This will
give the assessors more time to do,
their work The other feature is that
there will be no appeal after the tax
rate has been made up. All appeals
for correction will have to be made
prior to the completion of the rate,
but in order to give the taxpayer al
opportunity of appealing he will be
notified of the amount of his assess
ment before the rates are made up.
The tax commissioners think that the
taxing problem will be greatly i'm
proved by the method proposed.