Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-01
TWO NEW TROLLEY
LINES ESTABLISHED
Board of Works Approves Use
of Old Trackage to I'm
prove Service.

On recommendation of Trolley In
spector Joseph Crawford the Board
of Works yesterday afternoon APP
proved the scheme of the Public Ser
vice Railway Company to install two
new lines to be run over old trackage.
1t was mainly through the efforts
of Mr.. Crawford that the new service
will be installed and the two new
lines will be known as the Summer
line and Harrison line. The former
will start from the city line on
Bloomfield avenue east to Summer
avenue and south to Eighth avenue
to Broad street to Clinton avenue and
Eighteenth street. the old terminus;
the latter will run from the Bank
street loop over the Bridge street
bridge, Harrison avenue. Fourth street
and kearny avenue to the Belleville
turnpike, the old route of a por-
ton of the "Kearny" line. Fol-
lowing is the routings as proposed
by Mr. Crawford in his communica-
ton to the street committee:
During the past few days | have
taken UP the matter of installing a
new line on Bloomfield avenue to the
city line at Twelfth street with the
officials of the Public Service Railway
Company, and | suggested that in
order to better accommodate the pub
lie a new line-to be known as the
Summer line-be installed, to start
at the city line on Bloomfield avenue,
where the new curves and ira X has
been installed, east on Bloomfield
avenue to Summer. south on Sum-
mer avenue 10 eighth avenue to
Broad street. Broad street TO Clinton
avenue and Clinton avenue to Eight
zenith street,
LAS this line would operate over
part OF the trackage now used by lie
Mt. Prospect line, l also suggested
that the Mt. Prospect line 70 lte be
changed so as to operate through MI
Prospect avenue south TO Bloomfield
avenue, thence to Belleville avenue, TO
Broad street, to Clinton avenue, 10
Elizabeth avenue, to its present desii-
nation.
ION the return trip the Summer
line would operate over State street
from Board to High street, TO sum
mer avenue, and the Mt. Prospect
line would return north over the route
described above.
After a close study of the situa-
ton your inspector presented this
plan to the Public Service Hallway
Company and it has agreed that 1t
would meet the conditions and would
follow it. if the board approved.
Il also wish to report that the
Twelfth -Beardsley avenue
loop will be ready for operation under
the above plans on August 10.
"Your inspector wishes to further
report that the trackage on the Clay.
street bridge is ready for operation
on August 4. and it is the intention
of the company to resume the opera
ton of the "Kearny" cars over the
Clay street bridge and to install line
to be known as the Harrison" line.
via Bridge street. Harrison avenue
and thence over the route of the
"Kearny'' line to the Belleville turn
pike.
Under the proposed change, which
was submitted to your inspector |
am of the opinion that the change
will benefit the travelling public and
it will straighten the trouble that
always occurs on South Broad street,
south of Clinton avenue.
mo new trackage is required in
this operation and a few cars less
will cross the intersection at Broad
and Market streets"