Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-06
sade Board Heartily o. KS
100000 Plan Submitted
BY Public Service Head.
GH- SPEED LINE IS ALSO
TO BE BUILT TO TRENTON
Be Completed July 1, In
GLIDING Branch to Perth
Amboy.

That the proposed terminal at Park
ice. with the laying of tracks to
leve traffic congestion. will be COM
tied by January /, 1915, If the i'm
s5vements progress IS expected. is
= statement of Thomas n. McCar-
president of the Public Service
5rporatien The project will cost
.ont $4,000, 00O
ssefore a large gathering of city
sicials and other men prominent in
Awarx affairs, Mr.. McCarter eX-
aimed the details of the work at the
lard of Trade last night. To aid
making the plans clear, he used
Areopticon views, and when he con-
AIDED his address he left little to be
#plained. The Board of Trade
sanimously approved of the termi-
i plans.
The franchises of the lines running
sm Bloomfield and Belleville would
i've to be abrogated, said Mr.. Nc
frter, as they now provide for cars
be run to the Pennsylvania rail-
id station. He also explained the
aeessions which would be asked for
pm the city and the legislation
zcessary to complete the improve
bnts.
81 would not be a good plan to dt-
irt the Broad street line, he de-
tred, in speaking of the trolley lines
aich would be diverted as a result
the terminal The plans in this
gard are only tentative. and only
asonably few cars will be rerouted
a result Replying to the COM
snt on the proposed bill to allow the
8dging of Broad street, he said:
THE bill will give the privilege of
Hdging Broad street, but until We
II a board of works, mayor and
ailities Commission different than
ose we have now, 1 do not think
AT will occur"
Mr.. McCarter promised there would
no change in the present transfer
Shts of the travelling public. Where
was necessary TO give a transfer
transfer. he said this would be
ne.
The Public Service head also de-
AIRED there would be a high-speed
ne over private right of way from
ewark to Trenton completed by July
This line will have a branch leay-
Z the main line at Port Reading and
.pning to Perth Amboy.
Not an Angle Missed in Planning.
Not an angle had been missed in
aiming the new terminal in Park
ace. declared Mr.. McCarter, and he
isured his hearers that the subway
hieh would be constructed from
as7TTi1gcoa street to the terminal
ouId not interfere in any way wi n
e subwaying of Broad street, or in
ter years of Market street.
The possible abandonment of t13
orris canal had also been eonsid-
ed. and in the event of its bed |
ing used as a high-speed line, the
rminal plans would permit of easy |
He declared that should !
| agreement be reached by the Pub |
Service. and the Hudson and Man
Titan Tunnel Company to make d.
ct connections, this could also be
me with little trouble.
TIE plans for the new terminal
id the necessary track changes and
lGftions we're made only after
cnths-oe careful study, declared Mr..
egsartel.. and his hearers agreed that
cry possible contingency had been
divided for. So clear was Mr. Nc
irter's Illustrated explanation that
aen he completed and invited ques-
,ns bat few were asked.
res. Hamburg Thanks Mr.. McCarter.
President A. V. Hamburg, of the
card OF Trade. sincerely thanked
+. AIeCarter at the close of the
Getting and declared that such inter
t as was evidenced by the large
tendance would accomplish almost
~ city Improvement.
Mavor Jacob Haussling occupied a
a at the left of President Hamburg
ring the meeting and Board of
'orlSs Commissioners Gillen and
occupied seats on the
,or. Other representatives of the
lblic Service Corporation who were
'esent were Vice-President John ].
arleigh, Dudley Farrand, general
anager of the electric department of
e company; John l.. O'Toole, pub
.ity agent; Frank Bergen, general
unset; L. d. II. Gilmour assistant
sneral counsel; II. c. Stevenson, as
slant secretary of the corporation,
ia Martin Schreiber chief engineer
the department of maintenance
i'd way.
A special report embodyiag a reso-
ton indorsing the project was re-