Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-07
RAILROAD REJECTS
MAD|SON'S PERMIT
Ordinance on Grade Crossing
Elimination Is Returned
for Revision.
Especial to the Newark start

MADISON, Feb. 1T is learned
from reliable sources that the ordi-
nance concerning grade crossing elm
ination here, which was prepared by
Borough Attorney C. A. Rathbun,
and which was submitted to NJ. NJ.
Stallman, of Newark, attorney for
the railroad, has been returned to
Mr.. Rathbun with considerable evil
dence of blue penciling." There are
several conditions imposed by Mr..
Rathbun which the railroad men say
they cannot possibly accept. Mr.,
Stallman stated, however, that the
company would be glad to entertain
any other proposition that the bor-
ough felt disposed to consider Mem
bers of the railroad committee are
reluctant to say anything about the
progress of the work al the present
time.
Council to Consider 1t.
A meeting of the Borough Council
will be held on Monday evening, and
the matter will probably be brought
up, although a report of progress can
hardly be handed in. The ordinance
submitted for consideration of the
railroad officials was compiled by the
borough attorney after due consid-
Grafton of the proposition submitted
last year by the railroad, and en-
bodied a number of suggestions made
by Engineer Unrue after an examina-
ton of existing conditions. At a re-
cent gathering of men. appointment
local man stated that, in his opinion,
both the railway company and the
borough were inclined to deal too
ARBITRARILY with each other. His idea
of the proper way was for represen-
tatives of both parties to hold a con-
ference and discuss an ordinance
point for point. Concessions would
have to be made by both sides, but
the matter could be expedited by this
course of procedure.
Assemblyman Downs's Opinion.
Assemblyman George w. Downs,
mayor for several terms in this town
who tried to have the matter finished
up toward the end of his term last
year, has this to say on the subject:
at behooves the citizens of this
town to exercise every means in their
power, wherever possible, to expedite
matters between the railroad and the
borough of Madison. / think that the
company is inclined to do the fair
thing by this town. and that 1t is to
our advantage to have the promised
Improvement as soon as possible. If
the borough deals too arbitrarily with
the company, the first thing you know
they will transfer their energies to
some other place where improve
ments are pending and Madison will
be left in the lurch for some time to
come"
1t was his idea that the board of
public improvement should put Shout
der to the matter
Meanwhile the railroad is uncon-
cernedly continuing the work of elm
mating the curve between Madison
and Chatham and is making amaz-
ing progress with the work Trains
running over the road are now using
a portion of the new track near Chat
ham. A number of trees which would
interfere with the elevation here have
been removed by Section Foreman
Joseph Motif. Just this week the
company purchased the block of
property between Maple avenue and
Prospect street, which will be needed
for the elevation work and changing
the course of Kings road. The prop
erty was owned by Alfred P. Smith
and John Morris. The railroad now
owns all necessary property between
Green avenue and Prospect street, the
block between Green avenue and
Maple avenue having been in their
hands for some time.