Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-20
PUBLIC UTILITY GIVES ENDORSEMENT TO Trolley PLANS

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! should convince even the most seep-
| teal that ii is not only absolutely
! necessary that improved con-
ditions should obtain at once with the
present facilities, but that permanent
relief should be Immediately begun
| through other channels"
The serious nature of the condi-
! tons so pointed out becomes even
| more apparent when considered in the
| light of the fact that the capacity of
the lines passing through tbs area
| of congestion measures the capacity
of the entire system. OF the system.
| Har.and Barthol emew, ass. slant en-.
! gineer, n his report made for e. p
! Goodrich to the City Plan Commits
sion said:
THE system is now used very near
| ~ to its ultimate capacity. actually
| far beyond its seating capacity dur
ing the rush hours"
! That this statement accords with
| the fact is demonstrated by study
of traffic tables, All who have con-
| sldered the problem agree that the
congestion is attributable to lack of
| adequate terminal or looping facili-
| ties at the centre of the city. At
present there are but two loops, serv-
ing all non-crosstown cars, the one at
Bank street and the other In Market
| street at the Pennsylvania station.
All who have studied the problem
also agree that permanent relief can
only come through the creation of
thoroughfares parallel 10 Broad
street and to Market street, through
the congested district"
Service Is Inadequate.
The board concludes, therefore. that
there is n lack of safe. adequate and
proper street railway service. ana
that the fundamental cause thereof
is the concentration of the traffic
within n narrow area and consequent
congestion: that such congestion Is
attributable in major part to the
lack of adequate terminal or looping
facilities and that permanent relief
can only come through the creation
and use In street railway service of
thoroughfares parallel to Broad and
to Market street through the con-
gested district.
The creating OF parallel streets,
and opening, by this means. the way
to permanent relief. lies wholly with
in the power of the city. over the
exercise of this power the companies
have no control. and this boards
power in this connection is confined
to recommendation.
Dealing then with the situation as
it now exists and as 1t will be at
feeted by the ordinance submitted.
the question which presents itself is:
To what, If any. extent may opera
ton under the pending ordinances be
made to afford immediate, If but tenn
pornry relief?
The construction under the ordi,,
nanees of the Central avenue and
IN ofr 1nnnnnflnnE from war
rem street north of Central avenue
east into Central avenue, will provide
added looping facilities in the con-
gested area The loop will be formed /
by tracks in Central avenue, Wash
ington, Market. Bank and Warren
streets. This loop might be en-
ployed in the tripper service of the
Orange line.
The construction under the ordi- !
nances of the second track In
High street. from Springfield avenue /
north to Market street. with connec-
tons west into Springfield avenue,
and the High and Warren street eX-
tension from the end of tracks on |
High street, south of Market street, !
north to Warren street, thence east !
into Warren street along same enst
to Washington street, with connec-
ton south TITO Washington street.
VIII AIlOEQ IuTlHtI iOOpldB laNiAihtoS'
Other Loops.
The loop here will consist of tracks
on High, Warren, Washington, Mar
ket streets and Springfield avenue
This .oop might be used in the oier-
alton of tripper service for the !
Springfield and South Orange lines. |
Other extensions and connections au-
thorized by the ordinances would pro- !
h.. al lon hp fnrDop6 n lnnn. I
consisting of tracks on Green, Null !
berry, Front, Bridge and Broad
streets, returning south on Broad
street.
Operation under the ordinances,
over tracks constructed and connec-
tons made In Broad street, Park
place, Centre, Mulberry and Market
streets and the use of the loop in
Market street at the Market street
station, will eliminate, excepting only
for unavoidable temporary necessity
the passing of cars from Broad street
into Market street and from Market
street into Broad street. /
The contemporaneouS blanket |
entered into between the |
city and the companies as revised. /
provides in terms for the permanent |
d scontinuance of the use of the con- !
Meeting curves at Market and Broad |
streets, excepting only for unavoid- !
able temporary necessity" when the |
connecting curves at Market and Null |
berry streets authorized by the or
dinances are installed.
1t therefore appears that not only |
do the ordinances submitted provide |
needed additional terminal or LOOPING
facilities as above noted, but also
definitely for the permanent discUn-
tinuance of the use, except only for
temporary necessity" of
the connecting curves at Market and