Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-02-15
improvement with higher passenger
and freight rates.
Fayors More Mandatory Measure

improvement with higher passenger
and freight rates.
Favors More Mandatory Measure.
A weak spot in the Fielder bill. adj
mitted the speaker, was that it de-
pended entirely upon the integrity of
the Public Utilities Commission and
asserted he would favor a more man
oatory measure. The mandatory pro-
vision would allow no distinction, he
explained, yet it would be difficult to
place the small roads in South Jer
sey carrying milk twice a. day in
the same class with the more wealthy
roads.
The substitution of the words
''sha1l' and must in the measure in
place Of may was discussed, and
Senator Colgate agreed this should
be done, yet he was of the opinion
that the Utilities Commission would
do the right thing by the public. Ad-
dressing Mayor Frank j. Murray, who
presided at the meeting, the senator
said:
IF you can get Mayor Julian A.
Gregory in East Orange to agree to
elevation of tracks in that city. 1
think we shall soon have elevation of
tracks in this city"
High officials of the Lackawanna
railroad had conflded to him that
track elevation might be accom-
plished in Orange and East Orange,
declared the speaker. providing the
people of the latter city would cease
their opposition of track elevation and
Il
sion. He added that the railroad peo-
pie explained they could elevate
tracks in both cities, but could not
depress them.
Bracken VIII Support Bill.
A message stating that he would
support y bill to abolish grade cross
ings, the city to pay no part of the
cost, was received from Assemblyman
John ]. Braeken.
1.-THE Lackawanna realizes the dan
| ger of railroad crossings at grade as
much as you do" declared G. ]. Rea,
| chief engineer of that railroad, when
asked to speak. He refused to make
an extended speech, fbut declared
after the meeting, that the railroads
would continue negotiations with q
| committee.
Thomas A. Davis, recognized as a
leader of the movement, made deer
impression on the audience.
He told how even small cities in
Europe are protected at intersection
with railroads, barriers being pro-
vided that make passage across the
| tracks impossible when trains neal
the crossings. He spoke of the mil
| lions spent to cut down the running
time of trains and to facilitate the
! moving of freight. He recited thai
| the railroads had abolished theil
grade crossings in Elizabeth, Rah'
way, New Brunswick, Hoboken anC
Jersey City; the Lackawanna hat
| raised the tracks through Harrison
| without expense to the municipality
and declared vehemently they do no
/ need the money they have asked Or
ange to pay.
"Weve Had Deaths Enough"
1--WE have had deaths enough" con
| tinued the former jurist; 1--WE hay
had sufficient sorrow and bereave
ment. Are we to sit down and ALLOW
! condition to continue that will b.
| fatal to our citizens? Are we to al
low this to continue or are we to ris
1 in our might as American citizens ant
say this thing must stop"
Other speakers we're former Cit!
Counsel William A. Lord. the Rev
H Adolph Roeder, Frederick w. Kelsey
Postmaster Edward S. Perry, forme
Assemblyman C. E. Nissan, John X
Gore and Ca1nillus Kidder.
The committee appointed to Sc
that the grade-abolishing resolution
are carried into effect is as follows
First ward, John B. Everett and Lud
low B. Clark; Second ward, Joseph [
Holmes and former Judge Thomas
Davis; Third ward, Edward S. PER-