Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20

but temporary, relief may be afforded
does not admit of reasonable doubt
Other features of the ordinances give
added assurance of immediate, II but
temporary, relief.
Park Place Line.
The construction under the ordi-
nances of the Park place and Centre
street extensions from Central avenue
across Broad street east on Park
place and Centre street to Front street
and Mulberry street will provide
direct crossing of Broad street at Cen
trial avenue. By this means part of
the cars on the Central avenue line
may be taken to the Pennsylvania
station by way of Park pace, Nun
berry and Market streets. By this ar
rangement too, part of the cars on
the Bloomfield line may be taken to
that station through Park place, Cen
tire, Mulberry and Market streets.
The cars on the Paterson line may
also by this means be taken to that
station following the operation of the
Bloomfield cars just indicated from
Broad street and Park place to the
station. At the present time the Null
berry line extends from Ogden street
and Fourth avenue to Miller street
and Elizabeth avenue. The termini
are dead ends"
Ordinances submitted sanction the
connecting of the northern end of this
line with existing tracks In BelleVille
avenue by the construction of double
tracks In Fourth avenue. They fur
Their grant permission to construct
tracks in Hawthorne avenue. from
Ell abeth avenue westerly and to
double-track Miller street, Front
street and two sections of Ogden
street where at the present time sin
gle tracks are located. These ordin-
ances held out hope of the develop
ment Of this line. Under them 1t will
be possible to operate the line from
the northerly part OF the city through
to the southwesterly sections. By
this means a new trunk line may be
created. There Is at this time no
connection between the Clifton and
Mount Prospect avenue lines across
Bloomfield avenue. Because of this
lack of connection between these two
lines a passenger on the Mount Pros
pect avenue line destined for a point
on the lines running east and west
the city south of Bloomfield
avenue Is required either to pay two
fares or travel into the congested
area In the city's centre.
The ord nance submitted will admit
of the construction of connections at
Mount Prospect avenue and Bloom
field avenue and at Clifton avenue
and Bloomfield avenue, so providing
a means for direct crosstown travel
and obviating the necessity of choice
between the payment of two fares
and travel into the congested area.
The use of these added terminals or
looping facilities before referred to
will, of course, require the rerouting |
Of lines.
ReroutinK of Lines.
The matter of rerouting is OF vital !
to the users ofthe lines. |
Their interests are, however, safe |
guarded by the blanket agreement |
as revised, which now provides that |
no rerouting of any line of cars shall |
De made, nor shall any new lines be
introduced and cars of such lines
operated on tracks within the limits |
If the city, by the railway company /
Until Ii has given the Board of Street
md Water Commissioners notice. at
east ten days in advance of the pro-
POSED rerouting or new installation"
This provision In the event of dis
agreement between the city and the
company admits of negotiation. and
n the event of failure of negotiation.
If application by the city TO this
,oard upon which the statute places
he duty of requiring the provision OF
afe, adequate and proper service by
he company.
Parallel Streets Necessary.
In passing it should be noted that
he municipal author ties in the adop-
ion of these ordinances have not
overlooked the fact that the relief TO
De afforded under them will not be
permanent and that permanent relief
an only come through the creation
+ parallel thoroughfares. The 'blan-
let agreement" In terms conditions
he grant for the two connecting
urves at Market and Mulberry
I eets upon the undertaking by the
company that If q new ave-
Iue running approximately
rom Park place and Saybrook place
O the Pennsylvania depot at Market
treet shall be opened and a grant
o lay tracks in said avenue shall
AVE been given or rendered to the
ailway company, or its successors,
lpon the same franchise cond tons as
maintain on Park place and Centre
treet, with proper connections to the
hen existing tracks in Market street
It Pennsylvania railroad station, the
,urVe then connect 'ng the south
pound track on Mulberry street with
he east bound track on Market street
;hall be removed within nine months
after such ordinance shall have be-
'ome effective"
To this point the board has consid-
red the ordinances submitted, only
insofar as they might afford means of
immediate relief in the congested
area, unrelated to a proposed ter
ninal plan.
Certain of the ordinances submitted,
posed terminal building Others pro-
vide means of rerouting lines In con-
nection with the operation of the !
proposed terminal. The proposed ter /
minal building Is to be located on |
Park place some three blocks north |
VI Market and Broad streets, opposite |
NJ l tary Park, and between Proctor's |
Theatre and the building of the |
American Insurance Company The
site on which II Is to be constructed |
s of irregular shape It has 'front.'
age of $50 feet on Park place; extends |
asterly to Mulberry street; Is inter- |
sected nv Pine street and has outlets
to North Canal and East Park streets |
The structure proposed to be erect- |
I'd will be a three-level terminal The |
roncourse or main station will be on |
the st eet level, from which passen- |
gers VIII ascend to an upper level or
VIII descend to n lower level, denend- |
Ing rpon the lines which they desire |
to take, The srb-surface level will |
be devoted to the handling of cars
whic" will enter the terminal through
a subway from the west Two tracks
VIII be provided for unloading; three
for loading. the cars turning a loon
after dischareing their passengers
and before taking on new load.
Subway Under Park.
The subway leading to and from
the structure will extend underneath
Park place, the apex OF Military
Park, Broad street, Cedar street and |
Ha' sey street to point on private
hpfwean HalSav ord yxyo.L