Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-11
BELT R. R.
TO CIRCLE CITY
Project Would Connect Up All
Transportation Lines in
This Section.

| A new belt line railroad for both
passenger and freight service. con-
Meeting the various roads running
through Essex county and West Hud-
son towns, was discussed yesterday
at the interurban conference on i'm
| provements for Newark and adjacent
municipalities The project was pre-
sented by David Odds.
| Newark and neighboring commune
ties would be greatly benefited by
such q railroad, Mr.. Olds said. Ac-
cording to this plan the circle would
start from the Greenwood Lake
branch, go through West Hudson,
cross the Passaic river and the mead
ows over the Lehigh Valley railroad
and then over a new branch over the
line of the Elizabeth river. through
Irvington and thence by tunneling
the South Orange hill to a point near
the Mountain station, and thence over
new line to be built from there to
the terminus of the West Orange
branch of the Erie.
Chief Engineer Morris r. Sherrerd,
who acted as temporary chairman in
the absence of Board OF Works Com
missioner Charles +. Kraemer, ex
pressed doubt that an organization
such as the Interurban could under
take such a scheme. Mr.. Olds replied
that he agreed with Mr.. Sherrerd, but
insisted that the organization could
set the wheels in motion to further
such a scheme. Commissioner Chris
tian w. Feigenspan, of the City Plan
ming Commission, stated thai in his
opinion too many transfer points
would be created which would cause
confusion in handling freight. Mr.,
Sherrerd expressed the thought. that
1.-THE scheme could be carried out Ii
might be better if a wider circle was
established, On Mr., Sherrerds sug-
gestion the matter was referred to
the committee on transit and trans
portation
Commissioner Charles p. Gillen
brought UP the matter of the county
sharing in the expense of the repav-
ing of certain thoroughfares that for
merly had come under the direct con-
troll of the freeholders. Mr. Gillen
said he thought the matter a fit sub
ject to discuss inasmuch as 1t affected
other municipalities in the same
manner as Newark, where the con-
troversy over the repaving of South
Orange avenue was still unsettled.
County Engineer Frederick A. Reimer
stated that the freeholders were will
ing to share in the cost provided the
legal authorities on both sides could
settle the question as to the legality
of the procedure.
On motion of Mr.. Gillen it was de-
cided that the representatives of each
municipality should bring to the
meeting of the conference brief re-
port showing the needs and plans of
each municipality.
The conference adopted a tentative
draft of the constitution and bylaws
which admits besides Essex County,
sixteen municipalities as follows:
East Orange, West Orange, South
Orange township. Elizabeth, Newark,
Irvington, Milburn township, Hillside
township Montclair. Glen Ridge,
Bloomfield, Belleville, Nutley, Harri-
son, eKearny and East Newark.
The chairman was authorized to
appoint members to the following
eight committees: streets and high
ways, waterways, water supply, real
estate development, sewers, transit
and transportation, parks and play
grounds and municipal decorations,
and lighting,
The next meeting will be held on
Friday, August II.