Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-09
ENGINEERS PLAN
Of RECLAMATION
SUBMITTED TODAY
Continued from First page.)

in cases of city street extensions. lie
has been found necessary in many
cases which could be cited, and it's
operation is feasible. The board is ,f
the opinion that the interests of New
ark require such legislation. and rec
ommend strongly that every effort be
made to secure it.
The location Of the line of the Cen
trail railroad Of New Jersey north and
south across the meadow tract, par
allel to the shore line n at about one
third of the total east and west length
of the tract from the shore will act
greatly to the cost of developing the
meadows for factory sites. AS stated
earlier there Is a necessity for high
ways crossing the tract from the heart
of the city to the water from with
transverse streets al Intervals; for a
system of spur railroad tracks con
Meeting each Of the subdivisions with
the railroad lines and for a waterway
through the tract, both for the purpose
of providing an economical means of
obtaining the necessary material for
filling and for the purpose of affordins
a possibility of water transportation
convenient to the various sites.
AS at present located n with the
existing railroad grade, the develop
ment OF the tract will necessitate a
number of crossings for highways and
spur tracks across h line of the
Central railroad of New Jersey, as well
as an expensive drawbrfdge. The city
haa now an ~undoubted legal right to
install these, but their operation will
entail great danger and delays to the
traffic In the railroad line as well as
to that OF the highway and spur
tracks.
Would Cause Delays.
The highways and spur tracks can
he accommodated by overhead cross
ines. but there would remain the in
conveniences and delays to the rail-
road traffic due to the opening of the
draw-bridge. In addition. should the
railroad itself find It necessary to cross
the lines of the Lehigh Valley and
Pennsylvania railroads at the north
end of the tract overhead, a condition
probable In the near future, other
complications Of grades would follow.
One practicable solution of the prob
lem would seem to lie in the con-
tinuous elevation of the New Jersey
Central line across the meadows TO n
height sufficient to permit the high
ways and spur tracks to cross beneath
the railroad at the new grade OF the
meadows, and to afford sufficient clear
ance of the waterway for the passage
of vessels without masts. Such clear
ance should be at east equal to that
now required for bridges over the Haf-
lem river, viz, twenty-four feet ABOVE
high water of spring tides.
Another and more satisfactory solu-
ton would be in relocating the New
Jersey Central railroad tracks alons
the north and west margin OF the
meadows on the harbor side of the
right of a of the lines already there
Either solution will entail a large
expenditure or the part of both the
railroad company and of the city, to
be apportIoned between them In ac-
c~ordance with law. :
Further, in order that the city should
reap the whole benefit of the improve
rnent contemplated in the meadows 1t
should have (a) money enough to take
at once all OF the unimproved bay
front south of the Lehigh Valley ana
Pennsylvania railroads, and practically
all of the low ~unimproyed land WITHIN
the area south of the Lehigh Valley
and Pennsylvania railroads, and east
of the main line of the Pennsylvania
or the right to fill lands, lay out streets
and locations for railroad tracks, build
and maintain them, assessing the cost
of such filling, construction main
tenance upon the owners of lands bene-
fitted by such filling. construction OF