Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-11
OLD PLANK ROAD
GETS NEW NAME.
Freeholders Decide to Call Fa-
nous Thoroughfare Essex
Hudson Lincoln Highway,

The old Plank road will ohlciaIlv
cease to exist today. when the boards
of freehoIders of Hudson and Essex
county in separate session IA jersey
city and this city will change the
name of the thoroughfare TO Essex
Hudson Lincoln highway. The "Lin
coin is tackled on to the name owing
TO the fact that the new l00-foot
granite and wood block roadway be-
tween the city and Jersey CITY will
be the first link in the proposed
across-th continent road that is to
be memorial to the martyred Presl-
dent.
change in the line of march wa
about all the new business that was
conducted at the final meeting of the
general committee that has charge
of the celebration on Saturday in con
frection with the opening of the new
roadway. Instead OF turning from
Market street into Broad street and
thence to Lincoln Park, as originally
planned, the parade will turn north
on Broad street at Market and dis
band at Military Park.
With the exception OF the above
change in the plans. the line of march
will be the same as was made public
recently. The committee announces
that any firm or individual not cor
nected with any organization, club,
etc, to- be represented In the parade
who wants to enter vehicles may do
SO by applying at the entrance to the
Hudson County Boulevard at 2 o'clock
Saturday afternoon
It is expected that at least LOCO
vehicles will be in line, representing
the various stages in the progress OF
transportation, from the old chassis
to the modern pleasure and business
motor vehicle
The formation of the parade will be
as follows; Grand Marshal James NJ,
Reldon ara his staff, with police es-
oort; first division, guests of honor:
second division. New Jersey Road
Horse Association; third division,
Hudson Road Drivers Association:
fourth division, Essex T am Owners
Association; fifth DIVISION Hudson
Team Owners Associat on: sixth di.
vision, New Jersey Automobile and
Motor Club; seventh division. New
ark Motor Club: eighth division,
Hudson County Auto Club; ninth di-
Wis on, heavy motor trucks; tenth di-
vision, light commercial cars.
The divisions will form in JERSEY
City In the following order: First di
vision. West Side Park: second on
the westerly drive in the park; third,
ON the boulevard; fourth. boulevard,
south of Clifford street; fifth, bouIe-
ward, south Of the New and New
York railroad bridge; sixth. Kensing
ton avenue, north to Montgomery
street and north to Sip avenue;
Eighth, Sip avenue and boulevard
north to Pennsylvania, Railroad
bridge; ninth, Kens ngton avenue.
east of boulevard to Bergen street
tenth, following the ninth division.
BY special permission of the Hud
son County authoriti7s the parade
will be allowed to pass through West
Side Park. After disbanding in this
city the guests OF honor and others
making. a party of about 200, will be
entertained at a luncheon at the
Washington Restaurant at 1890
o'clock.
Both the Hudson and Essex County
Boards OF Freeholdsrs. which meet to-
day, will officially dec de upon the
name Essex Hudson Lincoln High
way" which is generally favored ar
the title for the thoroughfare here
tofore called the Plank road.