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

traffic congestion to a marked de-
gree" 1t is further satisfied that
the grants of consent made by the
ordinances for construction of ap-
proaches and means of access to the
proposed terminal structure and of
connections and extensions to admit
of the rerouting of line In carrying
ton are necessary to the fulfilment
of the purpose of the plan.
Ordinance "Vitsl to Plan."
The ordinance which provides for
a subway from the west side Of Hal
sey street under Cedar street. Broad
street, Military Park, Park place,
Boudinot street and Pine street Is
vital to the plan. 1t authorizes the
construction of the approach to the
terminal from the west.
| The ordinance which authorizes the
Washington street connections from
north and south into private right of
way on the east side of Washington
street, provides connections which are
essential for operation into the sub
way.
The ordinances which provide for
| Mulberry street connections from
north and south into private right of
way on the west side of Mulberry
street, and for an elevated structure
crossing Pine street, provide for the
construction of the approach to the
terminal from the east.
The tracks authorized by the ordi-
nances to be laid, with their connec-
tions, on Park place and Centre street,
/ may be employed in diverting south
bound cars from Broad street, per-
hitting them to enter the terminal
from the Mulberry street approach.
The Clay street and Carlisle place
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street connections, which are con-
scented to, may be used in like man
ner. The tracks, with their connec-
tions authorized to be laid in Green
and Lafayette streets, may be used
in diverting cars from Broad street
which come from the south.
| The tracks with their connections,
rem and High streets will admit of the
diversion of cars from Market street
into Washington street, and then into
| the terminal by means of the subway.
Terminal and Recruiting.
The degree 20 which the terminal
plan will be effective in relieving
congestion will depend in part upon
the final determination as to the re-
routing of lines.
AS before noted, the interests of
the city are In this particular con-
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agreement requiring the company to
give notice of it's intention to re-
route.
Calculated as the ordinances hereto
fore considered are to provide to
some extent immediate relief in the
congested area through the rerout-
ing of cars made possible thereby,
and to prov de additional relief with
In that area in the not distant future
nection with the operation OF the
proposed terminal, the grants made
by them are necessary and proper to
the public convenience. Certain of
the ordinances submitted are pri-
marily unrelated to the problem of
traffic congestion at the ctys centre.
These may now be cons dered.
Ordinances submitted providing for
Bowery, Chapel and Ferry street con-
nections will make 1t possible for cars
running east on Ferry street to loop
back at the intersection of Ferry
with Bowery street, and will further
make 1t possible to connect the Chapel
street Inc with Ferry street for
through operation. This will make
possible the operation of the South
Orange line around the Hamburg
place, Avenue l. and Magazine street |
loop by running part of the cars In I
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part of the other, instead of running /
them all around to Ferry street and
back again
The ordinance providing for the ex-
tens on through Twelfth avenue from
South Tenth street to South Twelfth
street and from thence northerly to
Central avenue with connections east
and west into Central avenue, adds |
to existing facilities for handling |
traffic. The extension will, in the
present, serve to save Intending pas
sengers q long walk to reach the lines |
as they now are, and In the future, |
W II provide q link In another north |
and south crosstown route.
The ord nance providing for the ex-
tension In Jackson street, from Mar |
ket street north to the centre of the !
bridge over the Passaic river, Is a |
step toward providing a new en-
trance into the city from the neigh
boring towns In Hudson county. When |
completed this extension will make
possible the bringing of various lines
south through Harrison lover the |
Jackson street bridge. andtFthence by
way Of East Market street into the
centre of the city.
Certain other of the ordinances pro- |
vide % for the extension of wye In
South Eighteenth street some fifty
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two additional cars, so removing a
cause of delay in the through move
ment of cars west bound on the Clin-
ton avenue lne; (2) for a mere
change In the location of a connection
in the Roseville car barn; (0 for a
connect on INTO the East Market
gas works, which may be used In
hauling out cinders to be used as
railway ballast.
Further comment on these or
dnances is unnecessary. The board
finds that the grants made by them
are necessary and proper for the pub
lie convenience. Various objections
to the ordinances have been urged
before before the board. These re-
main to be briefly considered. 1t has
been suggested that there is but little
need for a passenger terminal; that
such a terminal is of little use except
for the accommodation of people who
have to walt for trains which have
an infrequent headway-for illustra-
ton, trains on strictly interurban
lines-and that the city has but one
such line, the Elizabeth, New Bruins
wick and Trenton line.
A passenger terminal may, how
ever, perform functions more I'M
portant than the providing accommo-
dations for waiting passengers. The
proposed passenger terminal is de-
signed not only to provide a waiting
pace for passengers intending to take
the strictly interurban trains. but also
to afford needed terminal and looping
facilit es upon private property In the
congested area, to which cars may be
diverted from existing local and sub
urban lines by rerouting, as may
hereafter be d termined,
Private Property Solution.
II the congestion in the city's GEN.
tire is, as the board has concluded,