Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-03
PUBLIC SERVICE
REJECTS PLANS
Radical Changes in Car Line
Routes Opposed as Wholly
Impractical.
SCHEME WAS SUGGESTED
TO RELIEVE CONGESTION
Board of Works Wanted Re-
routing to Serve Till Ter
ninal Is Built.


On the ground that it would not
De practical to make any radical
changes in the route of any of the
car lines, the Public Service yester-
day turned down the plan of the
Board of Works for Immediate re-
routing. The plan was suggested as
a means of relieving congestion until
the erection of the terminal building
, Under the boards scheme. which
was suggested by Commissioner Gil
len, and presented to the trolley COM
pany on Monday, a through line
would be placed in Washington street,
from Broad street to Clinton avenue,
and the route of the Kinney line
changed SO that it would not touch
Market street. The company's obiec-
tons to the scheme are many and
were presented in detail by Richard
p. Danforth. general manager.
Copies of the company's statement
We're presented to each of the Com
nissioners for study. 1t is probable
that the matter will again be taken
up at the next conference with the
Public Service on Monday evening at
5 O'Clock
Mr.. Danforth first touched upon
Mr.. Gillen's suggestion for through
Washington street line His objec-
tons in detail are:
The extension in Washington
street north and south. The northern
extension is objected to because there
are already operating in Broad street
at Washington street $50 cars per
hour. to which must be added the
cars entering Broad street from
Bridge street. These cars, together
! with the confusion caused by We
hicles turning from Washington and
Broad streets into Bridge street, par
ticularly touring automobiles and
numbering automobile trucks using
this route as a main highway to and
from New York. creates confusion and
dangerous points between the Library
building and the east curb line of
Broad street at Bridge street, which
will not be equaled by any other place
In the city.
The operation of cars from Wash
ington street into Broad will render
1t necessary for these cars to cut
diagonally through both the vehicu-
lar and pedestrian traffic.
Suggest an Alternative.
As an alternative we might eventu-
ally construct a double track in
Plane street. south from Orange
street to Central avenue, thus en-
abling the operating of Bloomfield,
Roseville. or other cars into the ter
minal via Plane, Central and Wash
ington. or via Plane, Central, Park.
Centre and Mulberry.
The southern extension will cause
greatly increased confusion at Mar
ket and Washington streets If Mt.
Prospect, Main Line and Clinton cars
were to be diverted from Broad street
to Washington street; at least sixty
two cars per hour would be added
each way to the Market and Wash
ington cars. making the actual num-
Der of cars crossing this intersection
500 per hour. Inasmuch as each Of
the Washington street cars must run
into Market and then out of Market,
crossing traffic. the result would be
equivalent to attempting to operate
624 cars over the intersection at right
angles. manifestly a physical impos-
sibility. to say nothing of the diff
Guilty of getting any such number of
cars over reverse curve.
One Extension Condemned.
''The River street extension would
serve no good end. While, by such
an extension, cars could reach the
Pennsylvania Railroad Market street
station, they would be too far away
from the Four Corners to be of any
material service to the people We
find that the Bloomfield line picks up,
between Mulberry and Broad STREETS,
about thirty passengers per car,
which indicates the positive demand
for service close to the Four Corners.
Concerning the extension of the
Kinney line through East Kinney
street. Passengers using the Kinney
line begin or end their Journeys along
Market street. Few, If any, ride
through during the non-rush hour.
There may be carload or two OF
passengers starting from the PACING
street district whose homes lie west
of Belmont avenue. The cutoff sug-
gested would serve only these people.
IF all Kinney passengers who de-
sired to go to the vicinity of the Four
Corners were compelled to change
cars at Broad and Kinney streets,
1t would be necessary to run two cars
to carry one load of passengers. In
other words, space must be reserved
on Broad cars to care for the trans
ferred Kinney passengers. Further
more, there are several important
theatres as well number of prom
inent places situated on Washington
street now being served by the Kin
ney service.
The diversion of these cars would
cause dissatisfaction at both ends of
the line.
ITO have all cars operate from the
Pennsylvania Railroad station would