Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-01
WEST ORANGE TO
SELL PROPERTY OF
POSTAL TELEGRAPH
Poles, Wires, Etc, to Be Put Up
at Auction for Non-Payment
of Taxes.

West Orange will have another sale
of public utility on Monday morning,
when Tax Collector Frank A. O'Con-
ner will sell. at 10 o'clock, the poles.
wires and cross-arms of the Postal
Telegraph Company in the town for
nom payment by the corporation of a
tax bill totaling $3.50. in accordance
TO public notice posted on the Town
Hall bulletin board
The sale by the officials of the Or
ange Mountain trolley road has not
been huge success, but better luck
is expected this time. The Postal
company property on the mountain
is a connecting link of the concerns
big system of communication. -The-
sale is advertised to take place at
Northfield and st. Cloud avenues,
which is near the terminus of the ILL
fated trolley line.
1t is not considered likely the town
will take over the trolley road and
operate 1t, as has been suggested in
several quarters. but a brand new
proposition is likely to be submitted
to the Public Service Corporation TO
give some accommodation to the
mountain residents. According to
Councilman John KLEIN the mountain
section has been visited by indignant
neighbors who do not want to he cut
off from the rest of the community.
MIR. KLEIN said today he will take up
with the Town Council the idea of
offering the Public Service free taxes
for about ten years as an induce
ment to put their line up the noun
tain. I'VE do not expect to do any
further business with the mountain
people" he said. why, that line has
not helped matters very much. IN
the past fifteen years fifteen houses
have been torn down along its route,
and but eleven new ones erected"
Councilman John j. Kenney also ex-
pressed his doubts that the council
will consider taking over the road and
operating the old line. 1t is not ex-
peoted the council will grant the old
company Central avenue franchise
to enable 1t to get further capital to
finance the defunct affair.
Frank Brewer, vice-president and
general manager, yesterday talked
the situation over with town officials.
Mr.. Brewer, speaking Of the roads
operation, said no accident had oc-
operation, and he thought that good
record for a mountain line. He in
sists the Central avenue franchise is
essential to secure further financial
assistance.
1.-THE men who have been backing
the road can afford to lose what Is
gone" he said, '.and they will not
pay any additional funds. But with
right to get the mountain cars out
of the present hole in the valley, at
Christopher street. to the Highland
avenue railroad depot, we could get
funds to pay off all indebtedness ant
make the line a success" The officials
of West Orange who have been inter-
viewed are not SO sanguine.
Frank Brewer, vice-president and
general manager Of the Mountain
railway. was quoted yesterday as de-
nying an alleged assertion of John J..
O'Toole, publicity agent of the Public
Service Corporation. that his com
panl owed the Public Service $S,00f
for power. 1t is only fair TO say that
Mr.. O'Toole never made. such state
ment. In fact he had nothing to say
about the bill owed his company.