Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-19
M'CARTER GIVES
HIS ULT|MATUM
Unless Works Board Approves
Terminal Plans by Oct. |
They'll Be Abandoned.
BOARD OF TRADE HEARS
HEAD OF PUBLIC SERVICE
That Body Passes Resolution
Calling for Quick Action by
City Officials.

Unless the city takes definite action
by October / on the twenty seven
franchises asked for by the Public
Service Corporation in connection
with the proposed terminal the COM
pany will abandon the plan.
This was made plain by President
Thomas N. McCarter, of the Public
Service, in a supplementary address
to the Board of Trade last night. He
also stated that no matter what ac-
ton the Board of Works may take
on the terminal scheme, the thirteen
franchises picked out by the board
will be carried into effect by the COM
pany, providing both parties can
agree ON the terms. Mr.. McCarter
scored the board for not having done
anything in regard to these fran
chises.
The basis of discussion was a de-
tailed report prepared by the commit
tee on internal affairs, and by APP
proving it the Board of Trade put it
self on record as favoring quick af-
firmative action on all twenty-seven
franchises.
Moses Plaut Presents Report.
Moses Plaut, chairman of the COM
mittee. presented the report and sup
plemented it with few remarks de-
ploring a trolley service that carried
trade away from Newark.
when we saw Mr.. McCarter some
years ago." declared Mr.. Plaut, che
told as that he could not enter into
franchises. Now under the fifty-year
franchise they think it worth while
We brought this subject up at this
time because it seems to us that the
Board of Works and the Public Serv-
Ice are at loggerheads. The company
has gone to great expense, and we
feel that immediate action ought to
be taken. l understand the company
might otherwise cancel its plans"
Possibility of More Curves.
The possibility of having more life
endangering" curves in the city was
one of the chief objections raised
against the terminal and rerouting
scheme of the Public Service Com
pany by Richard C. Jenkinson. In
part Mr. Jenkinson said In New
al tnC uOllC AoCI v lCG OOl pOi
has perpetual franchise and the
best streets are pre-empted. They
are now applying for the remainder
of the good streets, parts of sthe
parks, all of the good corners for
turning cars and the privilege of put
ting noise producers alongside the
new Normal School and the City Hall
and also for franchise that will al
low them to go over any street in the
city or bridges and other things"
With row of figures, showing the
past growth of both the population
in and around Newark and the ratio
of increase of trolley traffic for the
past decade and also on the percent
age basis of that for the next thirty
years, Mr.. Jenkinson supported his
warning note that he did not think
the present plans would be such a
boon to the people of Newark by way
of offering for reasonable time the
relief sought. In 1893, the speaker
said. Newark had POI, 900 inhabitants;
in 1912, 376,425, and trolley traffic
100000 and 100000, respectively.
Mr. Jenkinson figured on the average
growth that Newark would have L.
900, 021 inhabitants in 1912 and troll
ley traffic of approximately 100000
He also brought figures to show that
the average growth in Essex County
outside of Newark and West Hud-
son, from 1918 to 1912 would bring the
population from 100000 to 1,375,000.
Caution Is Urged.
Outside of these objections Mr.
Jenkinson admitted that something
would have to be done, but, in his