Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-12

paving with granite block In a similar
! manner as it is now paved TO the prop
street.
Eighth-That upon the receipt of the
\ grant for the Bowery, Chapel and Ferry
/ streets connections the railway company
/ of the property owned by IL between
Ferry and Bowery streets as lies within
the lines of Chapel street extended.
| Ninth-That no underground platforms
or stations shall be established along the
subway under Halsey street, Cedar
street. Broad street, Military Park or
without the express consent Of said
board.
Tenth-The railway company hereby
agrees that upon the placing In operation
| of the terminal and connections the
curve at Broad street and Central ave-
| nue., connecting the eastbound track Oh
| Central avenue with the. southbound
track on Broad street, shall be removed
forthwith.
Eieventh-Pubnc Service Railway Com
pany having now under consideration a
revision Of the transfer system, the rail-
! from the date hereof meet with the Board
of Street and Water Commissioners for
the purpose of agreeing upon compre-
/ henslve system of transfers which will be
satisfactory to said board and to the
| company.
Tweifth-This agreement shall bind the
successors and assigns Of the parties
hereto.
Other Franchises Granted.
Prior to the presentation of the
agreement the board passed on third
reading seven additional franchises,
and on first and second reading five
| Others. The extension into the gas
works will come up in two weeks
time.
Those passed on third reading were
No. 2. Pine street elevation; No. 10,
| Fourth avenue extension; No. %.
Bowery, Chapel and Ferry street con-
nections; No. %, single track in
| Green street; No. 20, single track in
Lafayette street; No. II, extension in
| Warren and High streets, with con-
nections; No. 80, extension of "Y' in
Wolcott terrace. Commissioner Gill
| len alone voted in the negative on
each of these ordinances
The five passed on first and secoud
reading were No. 1, subway; No. 3,
connection into private property from
Washington street for subway en-
trance; No. 4, connection into private
| property in Mulberry street for ter
minal entrance; No. s, curve at Mar
ket and Mulberry streets; No. IL,
curve at Springfield avenue and High
street and additional tracks in High
street between Springfield avenue and
Market street These, with the gas
works extension are the only appli-
cations made by the company that
have not been granted So for
twenty-three have been approved.
GiIIen Wakes Things Up.
BY his opposition to the agreement
Mr.. Gillen raised considerable rumpIs
and at one stage was designated by
Commissioner Charles F.. Kraemer as
the eloquent orator who went into
Clinton Hill criticising the boards
actions without result.
After he had declared that many
of the important items were left en-
tirely out of the agreement Mr.. Gillen
was asked by Commissioner Arthur
r. Denman to point them out. He
replied that the recruiting scheme,
better transfer privileges, a crosstown
line in Roseville. removal of curve in
Thomas street, and the Gotthardt
street extension had all been pets of
the board at the outset of the nego-
tiations, but had subsequently been
thrown into the discard.
This agreement" Mr.. Gillen said,
doesn't give anything to the city.
To my mind, it is incomplete and it
leaves the city's interests unguarded.
The citizens of this city are not get
ting a square deal in this transaction
think that the reference to the
transfer questions in this agreement
is a farce which does not bind the
company in the least. The Public
Service has been studying this mat
ter. or so they have declared at diff
ferent intervals. for the past several
wears without reaching any solution.
I believe that If we had studied this
matter to any great extent we could
have by this time devised transfer
nr SVstar1 that U0I1ld have
been satisfactory"
DR.. Kraemer resented his col
leagues remarks and gave resume
of the boards actions since the ne
gotiations were first started. He in
sisted that Mr.. Gillen did not have
his facts straight and that he had
been misinformed or mislead on a
number of vital questions He pointed
to the offer of the Public Service to
allow a representative of the city to
be present during the conferences of
the transfer committee as an EVIL
dence of good faith on the part Of the
company.
Krsemer Takes a Hand.
1T believe that the Public Service
is very anxious TO remedy present
conditions" DR.. Kraemer declared,
land we have the assurance of Presi-
dent McCarter in writing that the
company will begin the rerouting just
as soon as the new trackage is laid.
We all know that good service with
the present trackage is impossible.
ut is not my idea that it was ever
intended by this board. to hold these
franchises as a club over the head of
the trolley company. The trolley Of
ficials come to US for favors and are
willing to give fayors in return.
have been given every assurance that
the company is perfectly willing to
build the cross-town line through the
Roseville section. Now that the citi-
zens there will aid by getting the sig
natures of property owners it is pos
sible that the line will be constructed
shortly.
$50 far as the per cent trolley
tax that Mr.. Gillen makes SO much
about, the city is doing all that 1t
the courts now. I defy anyone to
get up and say which is the best
system for the collection of this tax
and point out the why's and where
fores. The eloquent orator Mr..
Gillen, went up to Clinton Hill the
other night, but the members could
not have thought that the board is
so far off the track when not one
appears to protest our action"
Commissioner Albert h. Blertuemp-
fei also declared that he did not like
the attitude of Mr.. Gillen in giving
the public the impression that the
other board members were favoring
the trolley company. He said that
he did not think that 1t was quite
fair to create such an impression.
He asked also about the Gotthardt
street extension and was told by John
L. O'Toole, representing the Public
Service, that this matter would have
to await the 1914 inspection by the
officials before any action is taken.
If the plan is approved, he said it
will be included in the company >
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