Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-22
PARADE TO OPEN
NEW PLANK ROAD
Banquet Will Follow Remaining
of Thoroughfare Between
Newark and Jersey City.

parade of automobiles, motor
trucks and wagons and horse-drawn
vehicles on Saturday afternoon, De
cember 6, followed In the evening by
banquet, will probably be the form
of the celebration of the opening of
the old Plank road under its new
name. Just what the new name will
be has not been decided, considerable
discussion arising about the name at
the meeting of the joint bridge COM
mittee of Hudson and Essex and the
representatives of the organizations
interested in the proposed celebration
yesterday afternoon at the Court
House.
1t seems to be the sense of the meet
ing that the exercises should be the
parade and the banquet, but no details
were gone into this being left to a
committee of twelve citizens Of both
counties to act with the joint freehold
ders' committee. The name PROPOSE
ton was also left undecided
Joseph II. Wood of the Associated
Automobile Clubs of New Jersey, sug-
gested that inasmueh as the federal
government was planning national
highway to extend from New York to
san Francisco. to be known as the
cluded the Plank road as part of that
highway, ii would be fitting and
proper that the new name should be
the Essex and Hudson Lincoln high
way.
His suggestion met with favor, al
though some of those present thought
the name was too long. The name
adopted by the joint committee TO
present to their respective boards, LIS
sex and Hudson boulevard, was also
well thought Of Another suggestion
was made that the name be either
Ferry street or Communipaw avenue,
the streets it connects.
II the Lincoln highway idea is
adopted the road would receive
portion of the cost of it's upkeep from
the federal government. Mr.. WOOD
pointed out that IL Essex and Hudson
did adopt the name New Jersey would
be the first State in the Union to
dedicate a part of the proposed trans
continental highway to the memory
of the martyred President.
The only one present who wanted
the name Plank road maintained was
James +. OMealia, supervisor OF
Hudson county. He said it would be
expensive and legally difficult to
change the name. Everyone else who
the new name 1t should not be re-
hinder of the Plank road.
Speeches telling of the history of
the Plank road and the construction
of it's successor will probably be made
during the celebration by the engi-
neers in charge of the work, James
Owen, of Essex, and Thomas j.
Wasser of Hudson. THE expense of
the afternoon festivities will be borne
by the freeholders, but the evening
banquet will be paid for by subscrip-
ton of the interested organizations.
Those present yesterday were Free
holder Richard +. Malta, chairman;
Freebooter August L. Lacombe, Su-
pervisor Edward Schickhaus, Direc-
| tor Walter A. Evans, County Super
vising Engineer James owen and
County Counsel Benjamin L. Jones, OF
Essex; Freebooter George w. Capern.
| chairman; County Supervisor James
r.. O'Mealia and County Engineer
Thomas j. Wasser, of Hudson: Mayor
Joseph +. Riordan, of Harrison, who
| also represented Kearny and East
| Newark; President A. V. Hamburg
and James M. Reilly, representing
the Newark Board of Trade; Jo-
seph A Riordan. of the West Hudson
Board of Trade: William f. She'll
worth, secretary of the Newark Motor
| Club; Joseph H. Wood. of the Asso-
ciated Automobile Clubs of New Jer-
| sey and Express owners Associa-
ton of Newark; George T. Eveland,
of the New Jersey Automobile ana
Motor Club; Frederick Durham, of
| the Automobile Club of Hudson
County; James M. Beldon, of the
| New Jersey Road Horse Association;
| Frederick II. Mooney, of the Team
| Owners Association.
Mayor Jacob Haussling, of New
ark, who was also appointed as q
member of the committee, sent q let
ter stating his inability to be present,
but expressing himself as being heart
| lily in favor of the proposed celebra-
ton. Mayor Mark NJ. Pagan, of
Jersey City was not represented.
Representing the newspapers on
the committee are: James ID. Logan,
of the Newark Evening News; II. Il.
Ehlers, OF the Sunday Call; Hans
Won Hundelshausen, Of the Freie lei
tung; Frank A. Higgins. of the New
ark Evening Star, and ~. j. Zim-
merer, of The Morning Star.
The committee of twelve to repre-
sent the interested organizations was
chosen as follows:
Essex-A. V. Hamburg, James M.
BeIdon, Frederick Fl. Mooney, Will
lam r. Shellworth, Joseph II. Wood
and George II. Eveland. Hudson
Austen Colgate, of the Jersey City
| Chamber of Commerce; Frederick
| Durham, NJ. J. Connolly, of the Hud-
son Road Drivers Association; Jo-
seph A. Riordan and Thomas J. Stew
art of the Hudson Team owners AS
ISOLATION. One other Hudson, mem
Der is to be selected by Chairman
| Capern.
A meeting of the committee will be
held Monday afternoon at o'clock
at the freeholders' room.