Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-05-12
FREEHOLDERS
INA WRANGLE
OVER BRIDGE
Director Evans Wrathy Over
What He Terms Lay Down"
to Public Service.
COMPANY GETS RIGHT TO
RUN CARS ON THE SPAN
However, 1t Must Agree to Ac-
cept Terms of Utility
Commission.


Hudson counties, held yesterday aft
ernoon at the Court House. a reso-
luton was adopted providing that
the Public Service Railway Com
pany may have the use of the Jack
son street bridge-Which spans the
Passaic river. extending from jack
son street, this city, to Fourth street,
Harrison-pending a settlement as co
the cost to be assessed for the privi-
lege, il the street railway company
will agree to pay a price to be de-
cided upon by the Public Utility Com
mission. This places the matter
sqnarely up to the Public Service
Railway Company. The Public Ser
vice Company has asked for the
privilege In order to run the cars
across the bridge to carry people to
and from the Federal League base
ball grounds.
This resolution was offered by
Freeholder Richard f. Malta, chair
: man Of the meeting, and it was
passed. with Freehoder August l..
Lacombe voting in the negative. be-
fore the arrival of Director Walter
A. Evans. Upon the arrival of tile
latter he asked what had been done,
and upon being told requested the
privilege of being recorded as op-
posing the motion. Both the director
and Freeholder Lacombe character
lied the motion as a complete lay
down. to the Puolic Service Railway
Company.
Director Evans was indignant at
the attitude of the joint committee,
especially in view of the fact that
it followed the receipt of a letter
from the Public Service Railway
Company, in which the company re-
fused to accept the terms of the
board of freeholders for the use of
the Jackson street bridge for the
operation of cars. Following is the
letter:
"Re2lying to your communication
nf Man 7, addressed to the Public
Service Railway Company, in the
matter of their application for per-
mission to lay tracks on Jackson
street bridge and operate cars there
over, I am instructed by our officers
to advise you that the annual com
pensation for this privilege, men,
toned therein, will not be satisfac-
tory to our people, and is therefore
respectfully declined"
The letter was signed by Edwin
w. Hine, secretary of the company.
The amounts settled on were $4,000
year for the use of the Jackson
street bridge and $4,000 for the use of
the Bridge street bridge. The Bridge
street matter is now in court, an in
junction having been secured months
ago by the Public Service Railway
Company, to prevent the freehoIders
from tearing up the tracks after the
company had refused to pay the re-
quifed compensation for the use of
the bridge.
Evans and Quinn Have Tilts.
Frequent tits between Director
Evans and Freeholder Quinn, who,
though not member of the joint
committee, was present, marked the
meeting.
Director Evans had declared that
unless the Bridge street matter were
cleared up he would never vote for
the Jackson street proposition, when
Ifreeholder Quinn began to interpose
his opinions, saying that the people
he represented wanted improved
street car service.
Il won't stand for any rough house
methods" said the director, address,
ing Freeholder Quinn. I'VE are just
as used to them as you are in the
Neck"
Freeholder Quinn took the directors
thrust with perfect 'complacency, and
Director Evans continued with his
statement relative to his opposition
to granting any concessions to the
Public Service Railway Company.
Action in the court now is based
on an Injunction to prevent the Board
of Freeholders from ripping up the
tracks. We had a gentlemen's agree
~ l.. n.
Company relative to payment for the
privilege of using the bridge, but the
company saw fit to violate the agree
ment."
Complete Breakdown, Says Lacombe.
'It is complete backdown." inter-
posed Freeholder Lacombe, referring
to the resolution of Mr. Mattia's.
"They tell you they won't do this, and
you say: Won't you please do this? -
81 am trying to do what the people
want, and 7 think their interests
should be conserved replied Mr.
Malta.
This won't help the people or get
them anywhere, replied Mr.. La
combe.
Mr.. Malta again stated that he
was anxious to do what he believed
to be for the best interests of the
people. He said that the resolution
would not necessarily commit the
board to any given action, as the
board would finally determine what
action should be taken.
Director Evans started to speak.
and apparently Freebooter Quinn
tried to prevent him. as the direc-
tor said:
"Where do you come in to tell me
10 keep my mouth shut-yot1 or any
other MANI"
Mr. Quinn was still in friendly
mood, and his answer was to put his
hand on the big directors knee. and
the incident was speedily forgotten.
F'reeholder Lacombe again an
nouneed his belief that the freehold
ers were placing themselves in
weak position before the Public Ser
vice Railway Company. and shouted:
Want Figures, Not Promises.
"I tell you, when I am dealing with
the Public Service Railway Com
pany, don't want any promises; l
do want figures"
Freeholder Reimer interrupted the
dialogue with the remark that the
resolution had already been passed
by the committee, and said that
Director Evans should have been
present on time to take up his fights
What is it-gag rule?" queried
the director
.'The chairman of this, meeting"
continued the director, says trust to
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