Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-16
PENNSY MAY BUILD
NEW STATION HERE
Pres. Rea, on Assuming Once,
Will Also Urge Electrical
ton to Philadelphia.
TERMINAL MAY BE
NEAR MILITARY PARK
Company Has Been Acquiring
Land Adjacent to McAdoo
Line Depot.

A new station for this city and n
identification of the lines between
New York and Philadelphia Will be
two of the improvements in the Penn
sylvania railroad system to be urged
by samuel Rea, the new president.
when he takes office. january !, ac-
cording to reports circulating from
apparently authoritative sources.
The new station here, however, can
not come before the settlement OF liti-
CATION now pending between the city
of Newark and the railroad.
When the Board of Works decloeo
To extend Mechanic street to Ferry
street 1t was found that the Improve
ment could not be made because the
present Market street station was
built across Mechanic street. Inves-
~tigation of this brought to light the
fact that the Market street station
stands oyer two other city streets.
New Jersey Railroad n and Hay
alley, the last of which has disap-
peared entirely. When the Board OF
Works delved into this state OF things
1t was found that the railrpad had
never received any right to CLOSE
these streets by building its station
across them. and suits against the
railroad followed. Settlement Of these
is still pending, and they have, it Is
said, held up many improvements the
railroad has intended making here.
AS long as two years ago the rail-
road claimed to have plans for q
$500, 600 station in this city, but the
differences between the road n the
city over the e-ncroachment on city
property at the Market street depot
prevented any decisive action being
taken on the building Of the new ter
minus.
These differences have also pre-
vented the railroad from extending
! its four-track system from New YORK
through Newark.
Below the Market street station
the railroad has built tracks to both
| sides of Peddie street, but has been
| prevented from extending its tracks
across on account of the mix-up al
the main station.
The plans of the Pennsylvania for
| this city, so far as can be learned. are
for a mammoth terminal at some
| location other than that of its present
| station. The new station. 1t is said.
| will be located opposite Military Park.
| where the railroad has been making
heavy purchases of property. Prae-
| tically all the land onNthe east side OF
| Park place below the terminal Of the
| Hudson and Manhattan tunnels will.
it is said, be owned by the Pennsyl-
van.a shortly, and it is believed thai
the railroad intends having both the
trains of the McAdoo system and
those which will com from its New
York terminal and from Jersey City
If 1t retains its station at h latter
| place. empty at the Park place
terminal.
It is practically certain that the
| electrifcation of the lines between
| New York and Philadelphia will fol-
low President-elect Rea's accession
to the control of the railroad. and 1t
| Is not improbable that ali Rennsyl-
| vania lines will be run by electricity
! before very long. MI. Rea, asked at
Philadelphia about the possibility d
electrifying the system, said with
enthusiasm;
That's the way to run a railroad
He has made no positive declara-
ton Of his intentions, however, and
such information as can Nbe gotten
regarding the Pennsylvania plans
comes from those who are familiar
with the progressive ideas Mr.. Rea
has expressed while he was vice.
president,
The building Of a new station IN
Philadelphia to replace the present
one in Broad street is regarded az
even more certain than the electrih-
cation of the New Observation-Disclosures
lines. Property-owners along Broad
street hold title to the centre of the
thoroughfare, and are unwilling thai
the road should install a double
track line in front of their homes.
The franchise the railroad holds
there is not legally perfect, it is said
the road has gotten into trouble fire.
quently for o affording sufficient
1 protection at grade-crossings, and al
in. all. the railroad is particulars
anxious to be well rid of its Broad
street terminal.