Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-27
CROSSTOWN CAR
LINE IS OPPOSED
Education Board Against Per-
hitting Trolley Through
RoseviIIe Avenue.

The Board of Education last nlgh
went on record as opposed to cross
town trolley line in Roseville avenue
The board is considering the purchase
Of the athletic field in Roseyille ave
nne as a site for a new school build
ing
The Public Service Railway Com
pany applied for the boards indorse-
rnent of a trolley on that street. Inc
board disapproved the petition by q
sote of to 8. Commissioners Belfat-
10. Brown and President Taylor voted
for indorsing the petition
The proposition had been discussed
al numerous meetings during the lasi
several months and was Ylgofousiy
opposed by the residents of RoseVlue
avenue because they did not like the
prospects of noisy trolley cars going
past their doors, and there was op-,
position bv members OF the poaTu
because of the possibility that II
might be found desirable 10 erect
school building on the street on
school property now used as an
athletic field.
Commissioner Belfatto insisted that
the line should be permitted, as II
would provide transportation tacll-
ties that were much needed 10 the
residents of thai section, 80 per cent.
OF whom, he declared, were cIamor-
ing for the Roseville avenue line. He
said il would be selfish of the poard
10 hold out against the wishes OF SO
MANY citizens, especially as there was
no certainty that a school building
would ever be erected on the street.
He declared that the lack OF trans
nortation was hating the develop
ment of that part of the city. In
answer to question by Mr. 1hrossel
as to whether the school had ever
been seriously considered, President
Taylor stated that the proposition
vas under consideration Tor tllIle
two years ago. but had been aoan-
doned for the time being.
Mr. Brown stated that he was IN
accord with Mr.. Belfatto in general
was. but realized that to permit
trolley line in the street would neces-
state the purchase of other property,
sprobably less desirable, in the event
Of deciding upon a new school.
Mr.. Johnson declared it would De
Enthusiastically to allow car line IN
the street in the face of so many
nrotests. He had asked F. ;. .
engineer whether it would be possible
TO find another route for the line, and
was fold that it was possible but
would be difficult. As the company
had not claimed it was imperative
to place the line through koseNllle
avenue he was not inclined TO the
idea of granting il.
AIr Belfatto characterized the pur-
chase OF the tract of land now USED
for an athletic field as one of the Dig
,nesf plumbers the board ever MADE
saving il was not only a useless piece
If ground. but costly; that it was too
far from transportation for an attn
l6tjc field and could not be used Tor
school site because it was too near
4he Abingdon Avenue School.
president Taylor admitted that ne
had not been going TO vote on the
e41estion and hesita ted a moment be-
fore answering to the roll call. Dur
ing the argument he said he realized
the great advantage the line would
he to that section, and also that IT
would tend to the success OF the attn
Ietic field, but if the permit was
granted it would mean the abandon
rnent Of the school project. He was
Of the opinion that the p. S. c. should
not only be permitted but compelled
TO run a car line across the town in
that section.
More than a score of residents of
she section attended the meeting, IN
cmding a delegation from the Rose
Vile Avenue Property Owners Asso-
citation.