Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-03
TERMINAL PLAN TO
co BEFORE PUBLIC
Board of Works Informally
Passes Project of Public
Service at Meeting.
FREIGHT EXTENSION
CLAUSE is REJECTED
Recruiting to Relieve Four Cor.
ners Congestion Is Approved
by Commissioners.

Subject to the approval of the gen.
eral public the Board of Works yes
terday informally passed practically
the entire terminal plan as submitted
by the Public Service Corporation.
The entire project, SO far as the
granting of new franchises and con-
cessions to the trolley interests was
left for the public to decide. Objec-
tors to the scheme will have their
opportunity at a public hearing on
the proposition, which will be held
within the next few weeks.
For over two hours yesterday after
noon the board members. in special
conference with John J. Burleigh,
vice-president; Richard e. Danforth,
general manager, and John L. o'Toole,
representing the Public Service, pom
dered over the voluminous batch of
applications presented by the trolley
interests. Each application was taken
up in turn and explained in detail
by Mr.. Burleigh, after which they
were approved pending the express
sion of public sentiment.
The notable exception to this rule
was the request for an extension
from Market street into the gas
works for freighting purposes. This
the commissioners denied.
In this connection Mr.. Burleigh
urged upon the board the necessity
of accepting the entire terminal plans
as presented without modification.
They have been worked out, he de-
clared by men who understand the
traffic needs of Newark and who
have been on the job twenty-four
hours Of the day studying conditions.
win Issue Transfers.
With the completion of the ter
minal, Mr. Burleigh assured the
board, there would be no curtailment
of transfer privileges He declared
that IL it is found necessary trans
fer will be issued on a transfer in
the terminal. In answer to a ques-
ton from Commissioner Kraemer,
Mr.. Burleigh further said that the
company, through President McCar-
ter, will furnish a written guarantee
to this effect
In compliance with request from
the board a week ago for more de-
tails. the company through Mr.. Dan
forth presented a tentative plan
showing the general rerouting scheme
which will be used in connection with
the operation of the terminal. The
plan, it was explained, is not in any
way binding upon the company and
Is subject to whatever changes they
may deem necessary when the termi-
nal is completed.
The company deemed 1t inadvisable,
in its plan, to make radical changes
in the present car routes. as expert
ence in other cities has demon
strated, it was said. that radical
changes always meet with active OPP
position by thes travelling public
Whatever changes are aimed at, they
declare, should be made gradually, as
the people become educated to the
new conditions.
Relieve Market street.
For the relief of Market street it
was deemed advisable to take only
such cars of each line from this thor
oughfare as could not be operated
over the -four corners; to divert to
the terminal the Central avenue, Pat
erson, Main line. Elizabeth, Turnpike
and Hackensack lines, and what may
be called excess cars during the COM
mission hour, under present traffic re-
quirements, part of the Kearny,
Bloomfield, Orange, South Orange
and Springfield lines.
The rerouting of all lines for the
operation of the terminal would be as
follows:
Paterson-via Park place, Centre,
Mulberry and Market.
Kearny-Regular service via Clay
street bridge. Carlisle place. Clay and
Broad streets Tripper service IN
Carlisle place. Front, Ogden and Null
berry to the terminal.
Bloomfield-via Broad, Park, Cen
tire. Mulberry and Market to the
Pennsylvania Railroad; the rush hour
trippers via Clay, Ogden, Front and
Mulberry to the terminal and return
via Broad.
Hackensack and Turnpike-Via
Bridge street, Front and Mulberry to
the terminal.
Roseville-Via Broad, Central and
Washington to the terminal and re-
turn.
Central-yia Central. Park, Centre
and Mulberry to the terminal.
Rush Hour Extras.
Orange-Orange rush hours extras,
about fifteen In number per hour,
in Central and Washington to tho
terminal: all others via the regular
route to the Market street Pennsyl-
vania station.
South Orange L Trippers. about
twenty per hour via High, Warren,
Washington. to the terminal; all
others over the regular Market street
route.
Springfield Rush-hour service.
about fifteen cars per hour, via High,
Warren and Washington to the ter
minal; all others over the regular
Market street route.
Broad and Cllnton-Lines to run
over regular routes, except Clinton
avenue extras which should be oper-
ated to serve southwestern part OF
city.
Elizabeth, Main Line, Trenton and
Perth Amboy-Cars to be operated in
Broad, Lafayette to Mulberry, thence
to the terminal.
As soon as the tracks called for in
the twenty-seven applications are in
stalled and prior to the completion OF