Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-03
RECLAMATION
AND IMPROVED
DOCKS IN SIGHT
Following Bond Sale, Chief En-
gineer Is Instructed TO En-.
gage Experts.

Int IleduON ICIAdlildllOA anu oOC
Improvement project, which the mayor
has long advocated, will, from present
indications, in the near
future. At the meeting of the Board of
Works yesterday, following the sale of
the $4,000 issue of dock bonds by
Comptroller Parmly and a committee
from the Common Council, Chief Engi-
neer Sherrerd was instructed to employ
engineers to draw up a feasible working
plan.
In all six engineers viii be employed.
Some of them were engaged in the
was a difference of opinion among
them at the time no plan was accept
cd. The five engineers who's fees were
fixed at a sum not to exceed $500 are:
e. p. Goodrich, James owen, George F.
Hand, George w. Green and H. s.
Adams. Colonel Black, of the Harbor
Line Board, will also be asked to coop
crate in the work. His fee is fixed at
not more than $1,000; this is because he
had not worked on the plans before
and viii necessarily have to devote
more time to it.
With the money for the project now
available, and the differences between
the a and the Board of Works on
the meadow and dock question settled,
the preliminary engineering work can
begin as soon as the engineers are
ready.
at the meeting yesterday a letter
from President McCarter, of the Public
Service Corporation, was read. The
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pany will install new four-motor cars
on the Kinney street line. The cars to
be larger han those used now; the car
body will measure twenty-five feet.
This is in line with the improvements
the company is making on this road,
| following the protest Of p~roperty-own-
ers and citizens against the imperfect
manner in which the Kinney street
cars We're run. AT a conference be-
tween the protesting citizens, the Board
of Works n the company officials, 1t
was agreed by the representatives of
the company that trlpper cars would be
run from Washington street to relieve
the regular service. This was done, but
the passengers are not taking sdvan-
tage of the Improvement,
Public Ignores Advantage.
Commissioner O'Connell. speaking on
the subject, said: 1T seems to me that
the Public Service has kept its promise
to us to run additional cars, but the
people that demanded this are not using
the increased service. The cars leave
the corner of Market and Washington
streets almost empty, despite the fact
that right behind the trlpper car is a
through car carrying as many as sew
enty passengers. The company has
lone all it could to advertise the fact
that during the rush hours these trip
pers are run. but the public seems to
ignore the advertisements"
Trolley Inspector Joseph Crawford de-
clared that the Warren Line ears are
also run almost. empty and at a great
loss to the company.
Fred w. Lehlbach appeared for the
Sherwin- Williams Company, asking
| that a portion Of Brown street be va
Gated by the city. The request was re-
jected. All the commissioners agreed
that it would not be wise for the city
To close II more streets anywhere,
especially hose leading down TO the
river front. A notice of intention was
read later TO open this street down TO
the Passaic River. At present the foot
OF the street is blocked by u property
owned by the Lister company. Chief
Engineer Sherrerd was given the power
to arrange about the riparian rights
concerning the property.
A resolution was passed requesting
the Common Council to appropriate
100000 for the opening OF Brown street
and $4,000 for the opening of German
street from Blum to South Fourteenth
street.
:. Leschziher. IL well-known real es-
tate dealer. appeared before the board
and gave suggestions or the improve
ment of the city streets and the trolley
service. Mr.. Leschziner said that
Market and Broad streets should be re-
paved as soon as possible; he had no
preference, he said, for the kind of
pavement to be used, but advised the
board to put down the very best. Com
missioner Denman asked if it would be
advisable to pave the streets before it
was determined whether the subway
would be built. Mr.. Geschziner thought
it would. He declared h in upper
Broadway in New York the subway
was built without disturbing the street.
Mr.. Leschziner said: II have been
in This city for sixteen years and have
never before appeared before this
think now, however, that I