Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-15

| them. Twice the generating capacity
needed to empower the cars during
rush hours is waiting idle.
These are q few of the shortcom-
ings Every business man expects to
get some return for the money invest
ed in his business, and rightly so.
Just so are those who contributed the
millions in the Public Service en-
titled to a return"
Mr.. O'Toole went on to tell of the
large improvement work now being
carried out in every section of the
city. He spoke of the magnitude of
the trolley terminal plan and volun-
teered the information that this
scheme would be in readiness by the
early part Of 1916.
The speaker commented on the an
nouncement which came from the
Board OF Works yesterday afternoon,
when the trolley company announced
the new route of the Roseville line,
which will send those cars around
the new loop being completed at Park
place. This Improvement and many
others are being worked out to re-
lieve traffic congestion pending the
| completion of the terminal plan WITH
it's subway lines.
Praises Gov. Fielder.
Board of Works Commissioners
Charles P. Gillen began his address
with a high compliment to the guest
| of honor. He declared that the high
| standard of executive ability uis-
| played by Woodrow Wilson While
| Governor of New Jersey was being
| lived up to by the present CHIEF mag
istrate of the State, Governor Fielder.
| Commissioner Gillen reviewed the
rise of Woodrow Wilson from the
governorship to the presidency ana
paid Mr.. Fielder the high compliment
of being the second Governor IN sue
| cession available to the country as
| a President.
Then the commissioner got back to
local difficulties. He took the stand
| that the Public Service Corporation
was Kitten wrong and repeatedly
| seeking legislation, which gave II
much and offered little protecuon 10
the city. The original blanket trol-
| Low agreement between the city anu
public Service was denounced as tax
| ing too much from the city ana CIV,
ing too little in return. Inc nildi
| agreement, acted upon with susses-
tions from the State Board OF Puplic
Utility Commissioners, was Hl G,s,
better than the original, SAID MI III
| len. H., two
a
problem in Roseville," continued the
commissioner, I'll give you niue
| advice free of charge. Put rev
busses on Roseville avenue, running
from Orange street to B!oonlleiu
avenue, and in little While L thlnh
you'll get relief 81.
Commissioner Gillen told OF his
/ lone fight against the traction COM
many i'm Board of Works legislation.
/ commissioners Charles F. kraemer,
+ president of the board; Patrick II.
| RYAN. Arthur r. Denman, Albert II
1 Riertuempfel were described by the
sneaker as "strange" men. The city
engineers "under or over the commis.
sioners" wer also strange men,
added the commissioner He re-
viewed his side of the fight to olock
CITY legislation wanted by the Public
| Service, and continued: "Messrs.
Kraemer, Ryan, Denman and Bier
tuempfel were found in the otfine,
living PROSTATE, felled by the enemy,
with Kraemer waving a flag of truce
after one skirmish with the Public
Service"
The commissioner concluded with
the remark that he believed his type
naturally planted him on the firing
line. and he intends to stay there, lie
added:
81 would prefer to go down into
oblivion and defeat fighting for
cause / knew to be right than to rise
to the highest pinnacle of fame hght,
ing for a cause I knew to be wrong