Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-13
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PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the
following proposed ordinance passed sec
ond reading and was ordered to a third and
final reading at a meeting of the Board Of
Street and Water Commissioners, held Sep
TENDER IL. 1913:
An ordinance 10 prescribe the conditions
upon which Public Service Newark Terminal
Railway Company may construct and main
tain subway, not exceeding ne-half mile in
length, under the surface OF Halsey street.
Cedar street, Broad street, Military Park and
Park place, from the westerly side of Halsey
street to the easterly side OF Park place, and
beneath the surface of Boudinot street. Pine
street and certain alley running eastwardly
from Pine street, north Of BOudlnot street. in
the city Of Newark, County of Essex and
State of New Jersey.
Whereas, Public Service Newark Terminal
Railway Company is a traction company duly
organized under the laws of the State of
New Jersey and is by law authorized and
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.
TEN in said city of Newark with Its said
terminal Is authorized and empowered by
law to construct q subway, not exceeding
one-half mile in length, under any street
avenue, park or 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 10y the
Board of Public Utilities Commi ssioners; and
Whereas, said Public Service Newark Ter
minal Railway Company has acquired the
real estate and property necessary for the
construction of and IL about to construct aud
erect its said terminal and pursuant to its
said powers for the purpose of connecting the
existing street railway system with said ter
minal has laid out the route Of its proposed
subway from the westerly side of Halsey
street TO the easterly side of Park place
under the surface of IIasey street. Cedar
street, Broad street Military Park and Park
place as shown on map numbered i09o4 X
fled with the clerk of the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners Of the city of Newark
on the seventeenth day Of April 1919, and
also beneath the surface of Boudinot street
"A IA lpy asf-
wardly from Pine street, NORTH of Boudinot
street, as shown on map numbered 100000
filed on the day and as Aforesaid and by
petition dated the ninth day of April 1918
and filed with the clerk Of said board on
the seventeenth day of April aforesaid. has
requested said board to fix the terms and
conditions upon which said Public Service
Newark Terminal Railway Company might
construct and maintain Its said subway; now,
Be 1t Ordained. by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners Of the city OF Newark,
as follows:
Section / That the terms and conditions
upon which said Public Service Newark Ter
minal Railway Company may construct and
maintain subway az aforesaid are hereby
prescribed and fixed as follows, TO wit:
~ Said subway is TO be constructed Of sub
stantially the dimensions shown tho maps
attached TO said Public Service Newark Ter
minal Railway Companys petition,
~ 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
construction of said subway to the satisfsc-
ton of the general superintendent of works
sioners of the city Of Newark
az The streets. avenues aud other public
places, including sidewalks, disturbed In the
construction of said subway shall be restored
to condition satisfactory to the general super
intendent of works of the Board OF Street
and Water Commissioners with the same ma.
tori n a will prbia oh ufra
nues and other public places are now con
structed.
10 All damages caused by accident or
otherwise to persons or property by reason
Of the construction and maintenance of said
subway shall be borne and paid by said
Public Service Newark Terminal Railway
Section q This ordinance is passed and
accepted upon the express condition that ii
hereafter in the construction of n subway
| or subway system by the city OF Newark foi
railway transportation 1t shall be found &c
| be impraeticable from an engineering stand
| point TO utilize Broad street for a subway
| or a 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
| same, with its appurtenances, may be re-
| located or reconstructed, in whole in part
as may be required, at the direction and
practical operating connection of the street
| railway system of the Public Service Railway
Company, its successors and assigns. witt
| the subway loops In said terminal.
Section 3. When the operation of the sub
way for the safe and proper transportation Of
passengers becomes Inadequate the Board
| of Street and Water Commissioners. or thei
| SUCCESSORS having the control Of the street.
of said city, shall have power TO order tn,
| company to make any reasonable alteration
| enlargement or extension OF the subway thu
| expense of which is then justified by the In
| creased transportation facilities: Provided
| that any such extension shall be beneath tn,
| surface of city streets and that the entir,
| subway when 80 extended, shall not exeee,
! one-half mile in length as provided by Chap
ter 50 Of Pamphlet Laws Of New Jersey 70
the year 1913.
Section 4. The plans for the construction
| work of the subway approach to the termina
| building shall be submitted to and recev,
| the approval of the chief engineer of tn,
| Board of Street and Water Commissioners
! Section. That the gross earnings OF Pub
| lie Service Newark Terminal Railway Com
| pany, Its successors or assigns received b,
! said company, its successors or assigns iron
passenger traffic on the tracks laid in pur
| suance OF this ordinance shall be subject +
the provision for the payment OF Ave per cent
| thereof, to the city Of Newark, contained Il
the fifth paragraph or subdivision of Sectio
/ -Four of a certain ordinance Of the Board o
street and Water Commissioners OF the cit
of Newark, entitled: IAN ordinance grantu
consent OF the Board OF Street and Mafe
Commissioners to the Newark and Souti