Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-29
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ever to be improved it would be only
by the adoption of the measure on
which the Board of Works determined
yesterday.
In 1909 the Legislature passed an act
permitting the city of Newark to ex-
pend 81, 900, 000 on street Improvement.
When this money became available for
hat purpose those who had been hght-
ing for the improvement of Market
street traffic conditions seen thai the
realization of their favorite scheme
was only a question of time, and re-
doubled their efforts to force the Board
of Works to take some action in the
Central avenue extension project.
The Central avenue extension will
begin at the junction of Park place
and Centre street and continue to the
plaza in front of the Market street sta
ton of the Pennsylvania railroad. 1t
will cross Division place d~iagonally
and intersect Mulberry, East Park,
Durand, Cherry, North Canal, South
Canal and Commerce streets.
The principal boon that will come
from the opening of the new street
will be the shunting off of the Bloom
field trolley line. The franchise under
which this line is operated in Newark
provides that its terminal shall be at
the Market street station, which has
always prevented the railway COM
pany from adopting some route for
the Bloomfield ears other h a the
present one. which causes them to
switch off at the -Four Corners, greatly
hampering the handling of traffic dur
ing the rush hours.
Members of the Board of Works say
that the Central avenue and Roseville
trolley lines and possibly n or two
others may be sent over the same path
as is proposed for the Bloomfield cars,
to the further relief Of traffic eonges-
ton. Property values, it is believed,
being and what is known as the
eastern part of the city will be firmly
linked to the northern.
Despite the fact that bids for the
paving of Bowery street, from Market
to Ferry streets, had been received, it
decided before the bids We're
opened to reject them all for the time
being, owing to the protests Of 70 per
cent. of the property owners of that
thoroughfare.
The commissioners felt hat the pro-
test was Justified because of the eX-
pense to the property and that
the city should bear at least 30 per
cent. of the cost.
An ordinance "a adopted resembling
the opening of Murray street from
Avenue c to Avenue D.
Application for permission to lay
pneumatic tubes beneath Broad, Mar
ket and Washington streets for the
transmission of messages between the
BUILDING of the New York Telephone
Company and the Office of the Western
Union Telegraph Company in Broad
street was made by the Western Union
Telegraph Company and referred to
the law department of the city.
1t was decided by the commissioner
to take no steps until the matter has
been investigated.
George Kimble, of West Milford
Township, Passaic County, was award
ed S4,500 for land adjacent to the city
watershed.
A resolution was adopted calling for
the paving of Wright street from
Broad street to Avenue B with oblons
granite blocks.
II was ubClu6h " pave GliHdpObl
avenue from the Pennsylvania Rail-
road to the city line with bitulithic
pavement on a six-inch concrete
foundation.
The contract for the Greenwood Lake
Railroad sewers was awarded tc
D,Amato Steffanelli for $1,772.
The Duryee street relief sewer con-
tract was awarded to Charles Ippolitc
for 29,92S.
James Christie has the contract fol
the building Of the sewer in Alexander
street for $S11.30, and n in Miller
street for S264.
Commissioner Kraemer took eXcep
ton to statements that several legis
lative bills were Board of Works meas
ures when they We're actually fathereC
only by the Republican majority. HI
said that the minority members hat
nothing TO do with the mandatory ap
preparation bill. Mr.. Kraemer did no
object to the bill for an additional ap
preparation for meadow reclamation
but protested against the Democrats
members of the board being ignored
In the caucus, and then having it salt
that it was a Board of Works measure