Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-22
HITCH OCCURS|N
PROPOSED GRANT
FOR TROLLEY LINE
Orange Officials and Public
Service Unable to Agree
on Transfers.


ward w. Hine, secretary of the Pub
lie Service Corporation. for the pur-
pose of making a final draft of the
franchise for continuing the Central
avenue line west from the present
terminus of the road in East Orange
ended in the city officials and the
Public Service representative dis
agreeing on the question of giving
residents of Orange Valley who use
the crosstown line identification slips
between Chestnut street and the pro-
posed Central avenue line at Scotland
street
General Hine was urged by every
member of the City Commission to
allow the Valley residents a special
privilege of a five-cent fare. with a
transfer from the Central avenue
line In this city and a similar return
arrangement until the elevation of
the Lackawanna railroad tracks in
Scotland street, Orange, which will
permit the carrying out of the Public
Service plan to run Central avenue
cars through West Orange to the
Swamp line
The proposition of issuing a trans
fer on a transfer, General Hine said
is a dead issue. He said he would
take up with the operating depart
ment Of the company the question of
sending some cars of the Central ave-
nue. line through the Valley section TO
Chestnut street. a ten or fifteen min
ute Roadway to the Valley terminal is
sought by the commission.
Firm in Their Demands.
Commissioners William f. Kearney
and Harry d. Wethling, who live in
the Valley section were firm in their
stand against any agreement that
would not protect the residents of the
Fourth Ward. They were supported
by their colleagues. The other points
at issue in the franchise were speedily
disposed of The commission, with
City Counsel Arthur 3, Seymour rep
resenting the city, found no difficulty
in arranging with General Hine to
have the sprinkling of the tracks
done with oil or water The corpora
ton will finish the line within a year.
The city was satisfied to eliminate
the Mountain Railway, now practi-
cally defunet, from mention in the
franchise, General Hlne assuring the
city officials his company was willing
to give any future responsible man.
agement of the mountain line use of
the Public Service tracks, making
twenty-four hours the time limit for
removal of snow and ice from the
tracks and reducing the company's
responsibility for such removal to
eighteen inches outside the tracks,
instead Of six feet, as originally men,
toned. also proved an agreeable
proposition.
While voicing his companys objec-
tion to any mention of operating con-
dftions in the franchise, General Hine
assured the commission a letter
would be sent by Public Service, with
private seal attached, agreeing to
some service for the Valley patrons
on the new line. The commissioners
were confident the company would
make some concessions to allow the
Fourth Ward residents a five cent
fare, with identification slip or trans
fer, and 1t Is expected the measure in
it's final form will appear for con-
sideration at the meeting September
30, and that the long effort to send
trolley cars up the avenue will be
eonsummated soon. General Hine also
promised his company will remove
the unused tracks in Lincoln avenue
next spring, at which time Commits
sioner Wethling told him the city
wants to put the avenue in shape, as
the new postoffice building is expected
to be completed then. Commissioner
Wethling also urged the corporation
to pave Day street and Cone street,
each one block from Main street, In
return for switch privileges. The
official remarked that he was of the
opinion the company had moved With
out authority its switch south of the
Lackawanna tracks to a point north
of Reock street, and General Hine
promised to look up the permission
given.
Would Pave Street.
Colonel Hine said he was willing to
pledge the company to pave the sec
ton affected by the new switch
sought north of Main street. but
would not listen to the Cone street
paving suggestion. nor would he
agree to pave the entire block in
Day street. between Main and VIII
liam streets. in return for the prlVi-
lege of charging the turnout there.
Commissioner William A. Calhoun's
suggestion that the Montelair line
cars might be sent over a curve at
Main and Day streets up Main street,
thence over the South Orange and
Maplewood line, was favored by Gen
eral Hine as affording solution OF
the proposition of changing the pres
ent terminal at Main street of the
Montclair line.
Mayor Daniel r. Minahan, in Nrg-
Ing the valley privileges, was told by
General Hine that the citizens need
have no fear of being compelled TO
go before the Public Utilities Com
mission to get satisfactory operating
conditions, as his company VIII be
absolutely fair. He said the Public
Service had won practically every
trolley case brought to the commits
slon's attention. Commissioner Weth-
ling took advantage of lull in the
discussion to ask General Hine to at
tend to its paving near the West Or
ange line. where both Orange and
West Orange have spent large sun,
in remedving conditions, This was
promised by General Hine.
Some question was raised about the
500 600 the Public Service has prom
Used to pay to the Board of Freehold
ers for the citys share for the
resurfacing of Central avenue. Com
missioner Frank j. Murray and Gen
eral Hine said the Board of Free
holders were deferring the improve
ment until the trolley problem was
settled Commissioner Calhoun and
City Counsel Seymour expressed the
opinion that If the county did not
undertake the work the $4,000 could
be applied to payment for improve
ment BY the city OF the roadway,
should that plan be considered eXpe-
dent.
That the corporation has purchased
property in Valley road. West Or
ange. for opening new street to
carry out the extension across to the
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