Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-23
SUBWAY
PROJECTS BETTER
THAN RER0UT|MG

graphically speaking, an ideal spot for
a subway system. Newark. he de-
clared, is the centre of a large number
of smaller municipalities which ought
to be served by an underground and
rapid transit system.
He showed that Elizabeth, the Or
anges. Montclair, Arlington, Kearny,
Harrison, Belleville and Nutley must
all be reached, and then said hat it
is exceedingly difficult to build a sub
way that would reach all these points.
Newark is not Manhattan Island
aid Mr.. O'Toole. Across the river
four million or more persons are served
while here we serve $50 1000 in Newark
and those in the suburbs. From a finan
cial point of view 1t must be remem-
bered that we have a more difficult
task confronting us than they had in
New York, / am not talking now abou
privately built subways or publicly
built subways. / am discussing the
situation generally and have in mine
the. difficulty of financing the PROPOSE
ton"
Nevertheless, whatever the obsta-
cles. Mr., McCarter is of the opinion
that a subway must be built If Newark
and its environs are to have proper
transportation facilities.
The following is from Mr.. McCarter's
letter to the Mayor, written December
20:
THE time has come when it is i'm
perative hat the problem of conges-
ton at the Four Corners, and the de
velopment of rapid transit for the City
nf Nautarly anI tic s,ht,phc should he
solved. If the situation is allowed TO
continue as it is at presnet. the condi-
lions each year will become worse in
stead of better, for the limit of facility
of operation at the Four Corners has
been reached, and the amazing increase
of population, as disclosed by the re-
cent census. gives evidence of steady
continuance. Five years ago our
schedules called for the passage of
3S7 cars per hour across the Four Cor
ners during the rush hour. The pres
end schedules call for the passage of
525 cars during the same period, al
though it is freely admitted that eli
matte conditions. vehicular traffic and
other causes prevent the actual cross
ing of that number of cars within the
time limit. This corporation of its own
notion, as well as in cooperation with
the Board of Street and Water Com
m~issioners, is constantly trying to i'm
prove conditions by the establishing of
new short lines which do not cross the
-FOUR Corners, and by the diversion OF
to other streets. All such efforts,
however. while useful, are only make
shifts. They alleviate but do not re-
move the trouble.
You have referred to the impor-
lance of this matter in several Of your
messages. No progress has been made
in its solution. For nearly eight years,
ever since the formation Of Public
Service, my associates and I have been
carefully studying this problea, and
we are prepared to suggest a plan
which. we think, will accomplish the
purpose, 1t is as follows:
IA subway into which surface
airs may run, as is, the practise In
Boston, should be built in Broad street
from approximately Bridge street to
Clinton avenue. Such small portions
of the apexes of Washington Park and
Lincoln Park, as may be necessary for
the purpose, should be used for the
portals of the subway. in order that
Broad street itself should not have to
be cut, as Fourth avenue is at Thirty
fourth street, in New York city. This
portion of Broad street covers the con-
gcsted centre of the city, and a sub
way constructed along its length would
he available for such portion of the
cars on practically all north and south
lines of the city as it would be found
desirable to operate therein"