Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-06
CITY ACCOMPLISHMENTS.

the city Of Newark. County Of ESSEX and
state OF New Jersey.
Railway Company is traction company duly
organized under the laws OF the State Of
empowered to construct, maintain and operate
a terminal station in the city OF Newark in
said State and for the purpose Of connecting
| the tracks of the existing street railway sys-
tenn IN said city Of Newark. with its said
terminal is authorized and empowered by
law 70 construct q subway, not exceeding
one-half mile In length. under any street
| avenue, park other public place upon such
| terms and conditions as may be prescribed
] by the Board Of Street and Water Commits
/ sioners Of said city and approved by the
/ Board of Public Utilities Commissioners; and,
Whereas, Said Public Service Newark Ter
minal Railway. Company has ACQUIRED the
| real estate and property necessary for the
/ construction of and is about TO construct and
erect its said terminal and pursuant to Its
| existing street railway system with said ter.
minal has laid out the route Of Its proposed
street to the easterly side Of Park place
/ under the surface Of Halsey street Cedar
street. Broad street Military Park and PARK
| place as shown on map numbered 10000 X.
| filed with the clerk Of the Board of Street and
| Water Commissioners of the city Of Newark
on the seventeenth day OF April, 1913, and
also beneath the surface OF Boudinot street,
| Pine street and a certain alley running east
wardly from Pine street. north OF Boudinot
street, as shown on map numbered lO9VO-C,
| filed the day and aforesaid and by
petition dated the ninth day of april, 1913,
|
| the seventeenth day OF April aforesaid. has
| requested said board to fx the terms and
conditions upon which said Public Service
i Newark Terminal Railway Company might
construct and maintain its said subway now,
| therefore,
Be it Ordained. by the Board of Street and
| Water Commissioners Of the city OF Newark,
| as follows
| Section l. That the terms and conditions
| upon which said Pebble Service Newark Ter.
minal Railway Company may construct and
maintain subway as aforesaid are hereby
prescribed and hxed as follows. to wit;
u Said subway is to be constructed OF sub
| stantially the dimensions shown on the maps
| attached to said Public Service Newark Ter
minal Railway Company's petition.
| (2I The construction and maintenance OF
| said subway to be such as TO support the
| surface Of the streets.
| Company TO take care of gas and water pipes,
| sewers and electric wires disturbed in the
ton of the general superintendent Of works
| OF the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners Of the city Of Newark.
az The streets, avenues and other public
I places, including sidewalks, disturbed In the
| construction of said subway shall be restored
to condition satisfactory to the general SUPER
| and Water Commissioners with the same ma
terial as that with which the streets, ave
nues and other public places are now con-
! structed.
90 All damages caused by accident or
otherwise TO persons or property by reason
| of the construction and maintenance of said
| Public Service Newark Terminal Railway
Company.
Section 2. This ordinance is passed and
accepted upon the express condition that II
hereafter in the construction OF subway
or subway system by the city of Newark Tor
railway transportation 1t shall be found to
be impracticable from an engineering stand
point to utilize Broad street for a subway
or part of such subway or subway system
without relocating or reconstructing. In Whole
| or In part, the subway TO be constructed
by said Terminal Railway Company, the
! wi itq
located reconstructed. in whole or In part
as may be required at the direction and
practical operating connection OF the streel
railway system of the Public Service Railway
Company, Its successors and assigns with
Section 3. When the operation OF the SUD,
way for the safe and proper transportation Of
passengers becomes Inadequate, the Board
Of Street and Water commissioners. theil
| successors having the control of the streets
of said city, shall have power to order the
enlargement or extension of the subway, the
expense OF which is then justified by the In
creased transportation dscIlt b rf1y,oeo
surface Of city streets and that the entire
subway. when SO extended. shall not exceed
onehalf mile in length as provided by Chap
| ter 50 of Pamphlet Laws Of New Jersey fol
the year 1913.
Section 4. The plans for the construction
work of the subway approach to the termina
building shall be submitted to and receive
the approval of the chief engineer Of the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners
| Section g. That the gross earnings of Pub
lie Service Newark Terminal Railway Com
! pany Its successors or assigns, received by
| said company its successors assigns, from
passenger traffic on the tracks laid In pur
suance of this ordinance shall be subject t
the provision for the payment Of five per cent
the fifth paragraph or subdivision of Section
-Four of a certain ordinance Of the Board o.
of Newark, entitled: IAN ordinance grantinl
| consent of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners to the Newark and South
Orange Railway Company to use electricity
as the propelling power Of Its cars passed
| December 10, 1892, and approved by the
Mayor of the said city of Newark on De
Section g. The method of propelling the
cars of said company on the tracks to be
division of Section -Four of said ordinance
passed December Is, 1892. and approved De-
Section I. Public Service Newark Terminal
Railway Company, its successors or assigns,
shall upon request and without further charge.
| give to any person who has paid cash fare
on any car, a transfer which shall entitle
said person to a continuous ride in either
direction any street railway line intersect-
ing. or connecting with the line upon which
said transfer was given For the purpose of
transfers the loops on the subway of the
terminal and those on the second floor of
said terminal shall be deemed intersecting
tracks, No passenger shall be entitled to q
transfer to car the route of which runs
| car which the transfer was issued.
Section s.. No underground platforms or
| stations shall be constructed along the sub
way under Halsey street. Cedar street. Broad
| street. Military Park, Park place, or under
meath the sidewalks thereof without the ex-
press consent of the Board of Street and
| Water Commissioners of the city of Newark
| Section o. The terms and conditions of this
ordinance shall continue for period %. Of
passage hereof. Upon the expiration of such
| term of seventy-f1ve (75) years, Public Service
successors or assigns, and the city Of New
| ark. its successors, shall enter into n
| further agreement specifying the terms and
conditions upon which the operation OF said
| subway shall continue for such term as may
then be agreed upon, and in case the city
| and company are not able TO agree unon such
| terms and conditions or term for which the
same shall continue, the same shall be I'M
| posed and fixed by three arbitrators, one to
! be chosen by the city, one by the company
and the third by the two so chosen. and the
| decision of such arbitrators shall be final and
binding upon both the city and the COM
Section 10. The cost OF advertising in con-
| nection with this ordinance shall be paid by
the Public Service Newark Terminal Rail
Section IL. This ordinance shall take effect
| Immediately, but shall not become operative
unless accepted by said Public Service Newark
| Terminal Railway Company, by the filing with
| the clerk of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners of the city Of Newark of a
| formal acceptance thereof. in writing. exc,
cuted by the duly authorized officers Of said
| Public Service Newark Terminal Railway
| Company, within twenty COZ days after no.
| tice of the approval of this ordinance, other
wise this ordinance and the terms and con-
ditions contained herein shall be void and
| Of no effect.
Adopted September 20. 1918.
| p. H. RYAN,
President of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
A. L. SWAIN,
| Acting Clerk of the Board.
Approved September 80. 1913.
JACOB HAUSSLING.
oct1-5t Mayor.