Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-21
CHARGE ROADS ARE
BEING BUILT FOR
BENEFIT OF AUTOS
Road Horse Association of New
Jersey Declares Discrimina=
ton Is Shown.

Declaring that streets and highways
are being constructed in the interests
of certain class of travel to the det-
riment and danger of another class,
whose rights and privileges to the
use of the streets are inalienable, the
Road Horse Association of New Jer-
sey, at its annual meeting last even
ing in the Speedway Tavern, irving
ton, passed a resolution denouncing
such conditions, and calling upon tn
authorities to consider all kinds of
vehicular traffic in selecting paving
a. material.
THE appalling conditions on Park
avenue demand immediate abate-
ment." declares the resolution, while
very many of the streets and high
ways of Essex County are exceeding
" dangerous TO travel by horses, and
call for remedial treatment.
ii President Arthur C. Hensler ap-
pointed a committee, consisting or
George T. James, James M. Beldon'
q Charles F. Herr and DR.. Henry Van
der Roest, to appeal to the Legisla-
" ture for protection If such action De
deemed necessary.
Presented by Mr.. James, and unan-
imously adopted without comment
the resolution is as follows;
Resolution of Complaint.
whereas, One of the functions Of
the Road Horse Association of New
Jersey is to guard the interests Of
horses generally and extend to them
protection whenever their rights are
assaied: and,
.WheEeas, The attention of the as
ISOLATION has been directed by pri-
vate communications and the public
press to the effect that certain streets
and highways, not only in the city
of Newark and Essex county, but
of the State at large have been rem
dered practically impossible to
horse-d drawn vehicles owing to the
character of the paving-imperiling
as it does the lives and limbs or
horses; and,
"Whereas. 1t seems now to be the
purpose of those who are empowered
by law to construct and reconstruct
streets and highways to continue to
select such material as will best sub
serve the interests of certain class
of travel, but which will be. detri-
mental and highly dangerous to an
!. other class whose rights and privi-
leges in the use of the streets and
highways are inalienable: and,
Whereas, This is a matter which
+ narrowly concerns tens OF thousands
of horse owners throughout the State
who recognize in their right to ira
verse the public streets and highways
with horses privilege beyond the
power of any government, National,
State or municipal, to question or
abrogate. Therefore be it
Resolved, That the Road Horse
Association of New Jersey in annual
meeting assembled deems it proper to
affirm that in selecting material for
the paving of streets and highways it |
should be of such a character as will
conserve the interests, comfort and
safety of all kinds of vehicular trav-
Ell; to choose any material at the be-
hest, or to suit the purposes of a par
ticular class, is impolite to say the
least, particularly when a material
+ IS chosen which is likely to cause
{ great damage and pecuniary loss,
not to speak of pain and suffering to
another class of travel whose right to
the use of the streets and highways
is paramount.
Terms Roads Dangerous.
Resolved, That while very many of
the streets and highways of Essex
County are exceedingly dangerous to
travel by horses, and call for reme-
dial treatment, the appalling condi-
tions prevailing ON Park avenue, a
thoroughfare under control of the
Essex County Park Commission, de-
mand immediate abatement It is in
tolerable that streets and avenues
dedicated to promiscuous travel and
demanded by public necessity, should
be constructed with regard to the con-
Venience and safety of one particular
kind of travel while dangerous and
destructive to another kind, which
has an equal-if not prior-right to
their use.
Resolved. That counsel for the as
sociation be instructed to fix the re-
sponsibility for prevailing conditions
on Park and other avenues, to the
end that action may be taken to pro-
tect horse owners in their rights and
the safety of their animals on the
, highways be guaranteed.
Resolved, That a committee of this
association be appointed by the pres
ident to meet and consult with other
organized bodies who may be seeking
relief in this direction. That this
committee be empowered to appeal
to the Legislature if such action be
deemed necessary"
Aside from re-eleeting it's former
officers, the association voted to join
the National Trotters' Association.
Reports from officers told of the sue
cess of the past racing season and
of financial prosperity. Ten members
died during the year. The present
membership is $751;
The officers are: President. MI
Hensler; Independents, NJ. A Saw
yer. DR.. Henry Wander Roest and
Willis B. Atwater; treasurer. George
T. James; financial secretary. James
Lovatt; recording secretary. James
NJ. Beldon: counselor, Charles F.
Herr DirectOre Charles IT Rarlxar
Frank j. Conlan. John P. Dexheimer,
Colonel z. S. Edwards. Charles ].
Farr, A. NJ. Guerin, T. T. Graham,
Harry S. Robinson. Gustav Koopman,
IT S. Miller. Stephen w. Ougheltree,
John o. Stearns. Harry Stengel and
Ira c. Williams