The Penn's Grove record., 1915-06-11
GRADE CROSSING
INQUIRY PUT OFF
State Utilities Board Sets Later
Date For Elizabeth Hearing
STREETS MERELY ON PAPER
Probing North Hudson Water Rates
Bergen Pike Nuisanee-Skip Stop
System Advocated for Troll
ieys Running from Suburbs.

Especial Trenton Correspondence
Trenton.-The Public Utilities Com
mission postponed the hearing on the
grade crossing elimination, in Eliza
beth, to June 81. The elimination of
grade crossings by the New Jersey
Central Railroad involves a project
calling for the expenditure of 5.00O,-
900 on the part of the road, and IN
return the company wants certain
streets vacated that have been de-
dicated but not opened. These streets
are Marshall, Fulton. Livingston and
Bond streets and Port venue.
Opportunity will be given at the
hearing to all interested in the area
affected by the proposed grade cross
ing elimination to be heard.
"Since the last hearing" said Com
missioner R. w. E. Donges, lit APP
pears that certain facts then I'M
known with respect to the layout Of
certain streets which had no actual
physical existence have come to light.
Investigation by the boards employees
has disclosed some streets not men,
toned on the plans submitted by the
railroad at a former hearing, and
others are indicated. In that view
the board is Of the opinion that he
order for this hearing should be
amended so hat the matter could be
cleared up and notice be given of
the hearing"
At the hearing, testimony on the
conditions at crossings now existing
will be taken.
Whether or not the Hackensack
Water Company is imposing "enor-
nous" charges on North Hudson and
North Bergen and the vicinity, as
some residents have declared, was
also inquired into by the commission.
Judge Francis H. McCauley, as
town attorney for North Bergen. and
as an interested citizen of North
Hudson, was present to urge the
commissioners to go into the matter
of meter testing in relation to the
numerous complaints against bills
that are said to have been so high as
to startle property owners in North
Bergen for some time past. With
Judge McCauley was A. ]. H. Peters,
tttwn attorney for Union.
Judge McCauley said he believes the
situation is serious and should re-
ceive the prompt and thorough at
t.ntion of the utility commissioners.
The New York Su%squehanna and
Western and West Shore railroads,
the Public Service Railway Company.
representatives of Ridgefeld Park and
the commissioners will confer on the
elimination of the grade crossing on
the Bergen turnpike.
The Public Service has no crossing
On the turnpike, which runs from
Ever since the lines operation was
begun passengers have had to alight
from a trolley On one side, walk
across the tracks and board another
trolley. For some time an agitation
has existed for the raising of the
steam tracks or the building of a via
1uct, or the adoption of some plan
% relieve this condition.
Another matter the commissioners
will consider will be the Verona petit
ton for skip-stop service in Verona.
The skip-stop system consists of the
establishment of stopping places every
three or four blocks, instead of having
the trolleys stop at every block.
Verona residents believe the adoption
of this plan would mean more rapid
travelling between their homes and
Newark. The Public Service has TAX
en- no steps to oppose the move.