Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-05-03
RAILROAD CALLS
OFF DEAL To END
GRADE CROSSINGS
Orange Flatly Told II Can Take
Lackawanna's Offer or
a. Nothing.

Orange officials in conference with
representatives of the Lackawanns
Railroad Company in reference to the
abolition of grade crossings were told
they could either take the railroads
offer or nothing. and with that the com
pany's employees left the meeting. The
railroads ultimatum is that in elevat-
ing the tracks to do away with the
death-traps the city shall bear all eX-
penses incidental to the depression OF
streets, including damage suits and the
caring for sewer and water changes.
The members of the railroad commit
tee of the Common Council. who repre-
scented the city, could not consider any
proposition that involved one cent of
expense to the city. NJ. NJ. Stallman,
general attorney of the railroad COM
pany, neld that in regard to damage
suits resulting from street depression
the cost would be so small as to be
scarcely considered.
THE damage will be merely a matter
for the assessors" he said. Our idea
is a cooperative scheme, the company
~ DtdI all GO0l VI GitNdllOIl, Willie lilC
city takes care of the streets. Now If
the company would entertain such a
proposition the concession made tc you
would be greater than has ever been
made 20 a city at his time"
Don't you think" said Councilman
Casey, that the elimination of fifty
f1agulen, as well as the saving in cross
ing %planking, would pay for the street
damages in a few years."
Says Division Does Not Pay.
But think Of the mount of money
we Will have to spend on the improve
ment,' objected Mr. Stallman. You
know the Essex division is not d pay
ing proposition"
This assertion caused Councilman
Cheetham to laugh, Inc he remarked;
"Oh. that is just bookkeeping"
Councilman Cheetham. apparently
seeing the fruitlessness of the confer
ence, said:
II have been in the council for the
past nine years. Year after year his
subject has been agitated, yet we could
never get a council to vote a cents
expense to the city, so 1t Is simply a
waste of time to come here, for as soon
CD NO III tOillIOIltu WIFI udinhBG
suits the people will run out of the
town." .
We have made all the concessions
possible" said Mr.. Stallman.
rs not our Willingness to consider
elevation a concession" asked Coun-
Gilman Casey.
why, Orange couldn't stand depres-
sion." answered Mr.. Stallman.
There's where you are at last abso-
iutely right" said Mr.. Cheetham.
As a feeler Councilman !Stetson di-
verted the discussion by inquirlng
whether the railroad would look into
Engineer Cranes proposition.
Engineer Cranes PLAN he said,
was to. have the company change
their plans and elevate the tracks.
which would practically eliminate dam
9 by depression to streets.
"Well," sa. Chairman Fineran, will
you bring the proposition before the
company"
A / said before. we are through.
II you consider our proposition l think
the company will consider 1t favorably.
but I won't go back to Mr.. Truesdale
with any other proposition" answered
Mr.. Stallman. He and his colleagues,
George j.. Ray. chief engineer, and
George T.. Hand. division engineer, then
left the conference.