Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-07-09
Board Takes Up company's
Agreement for Trolley and
Road Improvements.
CARS FOR FEDS PARK
ARE ONE STEP NEARER
Tracks in Roads Center.
Franchise for Central Ave-,
Orange. Advanced.
The Freeholder-P Public Service peace

claimed the attention of the free
holders for the greater part of the
time at the board meeting yesterday
afternoon. The board granted the
trolley company a franchise for the
jackson street bridge, passed the Cen
tral avenue franchise ordinance on
first reading and received the pro-
posed agreement between the county
and traction company in reference to.I
the relocating of the tracks on
Springfield and South Orange avenues
from its road committee, with the lat
ter's recommendation for its APP
proval. and placed II on file, which
includes spreading ii on The minutes.
The next procedure with regard to
the latter, will be taken at a meeting
to be held July %, when it will prob
ably be ratified by the board, as the
freeholders are unanimous for il.
Previous to the meeting of the board
public hearing was held on the Cen
trail avenue trolley franchise to extend
from the East Orange line through
Orange and West orange. A commu-
nication from Frederick w. Kelsey,
of Orange was read Mr.. Kelsey
urged the freeholders to see that the
residents of Orange got their rights.
He opposed the granting of a fifty
year franchise, declaring that this
grant was worth an enormous sum
of money to the county and finally
warned the freeholders that the Pub
tic Service would undoubtedly attempt
to force the granting of the ordinance
by "bluster and hold-up methods"
Mr. Kelsey explained his inability To
appear in person at the hearing with
the note that he was leaving for the
Pacific coast.
Mr.. Kelsey's communication was the
only objection voiced against the
granting of the franchise, and when
it was offered for first reading it was
passed and the second reading set
for August ., at 3 p. m.
When the Jackson street bridge
franchise came before the board for
second reading Il was immediately
passed and advanced to third and
final reading and passed without a
dissenting vote. The action of the
Essex county freehoders will be re-
ported to the freeholders of Hudson
county, who. IL is believed. will also
grant the franchise. This action is
necessitated because of the Jackson
street span connecting Essex and
Hudson counties.
Payment for Bridge.
According to the franchise, the Pub
lie Service Railway Company will pay
to Essex and Hudson counties $1,322.-3
each annually for the privilege of
operating cars over this span and the
approaches.
The agreement between the county
and Public Service regarding the re-
locating of the trolley tracks from
the side to the centre OF Springfield
avenue between Elmwood avenue
and F'orty-third street in the Town OF
Irvington, and South Orange ave-
nue. from Twentieth street TO the city
line in the Vailsburg section was pre-
sented to the board by Freeholde,,
William CardWell, chairman of the
roads committee, following an ad-
journed meeting of thai committee
held previous to the board meeting.
At this committee meeting County
Counsel Alfred Dalrymple turned in
the agreement stating that IT was
the same as the proposition made by
the traction company. In the agree
ment the Public Service agrees to re-
locate its tracks in Springfield ana
South Orange avenues between the
points indicated and to pave between
the most northerlN and southerly
rails in Springfield avenue with re-
clipped granite block. In South Or
ange avenue the tracks VIII be re-
moved from the sides 10 the center
of the street and the company VIII
pay s9.S06 toward the cost of repay
ing between the rails.
ant
The objections first raised TO the
Public Service offer were oased on
the South Orange avenue proposition.
The traction company voiced its will
lingness To relocate the tracks, but
objected to repavlng between the rails
and eighteen inches outside, as re-
quired in the franchise, with granite
block. 1t was explained by Publicity
Director O'Toole, of the Public Ser
vice, that the company was only re-
quired to pave With macadam. lie
told the road committee at previous
meetings that his company stood
ready to do this, but could not see its
way clear to repaVe with granite
block. The company offered to pay
the county the amount for repaving
with macadam, and the county then
could repave with anything they
wanted to.
This offer was contingent upon the
freeholders giving the Public Service
the Central avenue and jackson
street bridge franchise. II was ex-
planned by the company in it's early
communications that the rreeholders
must accept the offer as whole or
reject it, as the company would not
grant any one part alone.
The county counsel stated that the
Public Service Company would go
ahead with the work Immediately
favorable action vas taken by the
Board of Works here and the Irving
ton authorities. He said that he had
been informed that there would be mo-
delay by these two bodies.
The paving of Central avenue, East
Orange, with bitulithic, as proposed
bv the freehoders. was concurred in
by the City Council of East Orange
by a resolution of June 2S. which
was signed by the mayor yesterday.
The resolution as adopted by the East
Orange fathers was presented TO
the board and ordered received and
filed.
Bitulithc pavement for Central
avenue was opposed for some time By
the East Orange council, and the pro-
posed Improvement of the avenue was
at standstill until the final action
of the council copcurring with free
holders II rs probable that the work
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