New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-27
IMPROVEMENTS IN JERSEY CITY-F1FTEEN
MILES or NEW STREETS.

During the last FIVE years the rapid growth
of Jersey City Hudson, and Bergen has compelled the
opening OF large number of streets and also the extern
sion Of thorcughfares by which ready communication
between these cities may be had Within the nine
months since the consolidation of these cities in May
1870 fully miles Of streets have been finished Over
five miles undergoing improvements and within
year Jersey City will possess fine public thorough
fares as any town of its size the country. These i'm
movements have included street openings and extern
siOns, grading, sewering. and paving
Montgomeryst, at the foot of which the Desbrosses
and Cortlandts erryboats land, is about three and
half miles in length 1t has been extended during the
fast wear over mile into the old City of Bergen and this
newyOpened portion of the street has been graded and
is now receiving the NieOlson pavement. A hand
iron bridge is building over Mil Creek and Mont,
oe one Of the peasantest drives in the vicinity of New
York Bergen-sauare was last year paved with wooden
pavement and Bergenave Is now receiving similar I'M
proyement Washngton-ave from Grand.st to the Nor
will soon furnish fine drive from either the Hoboken or
Long Dock ferries to Marion.
washington-aye, from COmmunipaw to Grand st, and
GTand-st, far the Newark plank-road grading
and will furnish road from either the Communpaw or
across the meadows to Newark. Gracest. from Mont
section with Myrtle; sixthst Academy.st aud Mont
all grading and paving some Of them with the Nico!
Mil Greek over which an iron bridge is erecting
Ii is proposed also to extend number of the streets
of old Jersey City beyond Mill Creek which was formerly
the boundary line of the city. Nothing OF this WILL how
ever he attempted by the present Board of Aldermen.
Much OF this work has been difficult of accomplish:
ment The consolidated city rises directly from Old
Jersey City, which lies upon land much OF when was
20 years ago below hgl-water mark 10 the hghts on
which lie Bergen ard Hudson. Consequently large
portion grading has been done upon piles sunk be-
tween Jersey City and Bergen, large part 81 NONE
gOmerys resting upon piles sunk Is % feet Much OF
has been very heavy grades running directly TO
the nights from what marsh land only little while
ago OF course this work has been expensive Most OF
il has been paid for in bonds and Improvement certt
Gates This together with the assumption ny the
city Of the debts of the former cities has led to much Of
the existing financial embarraS.--nrIlt.
The cost Of these street improvements aside from me
cost OF sewering which has been heavy tas III ud
son City where solid rocks to the depth or 50 or ~ Iee
were based has been nearly s12500 since the Isl OF
My az tls amount over S3GCO0 has been pad IN I'M
These certificates for one year. ana Delng Issued
only in anticipation OF the collection OF taxes ana assess
ments be readily paid when due
MaTOr O'Ncill, in his annual Message ioreshanoWeu
tie union Of all the cities in Hudson County under one
corpoTation Whether this or not the towns IN
Tho lower part of the county likely at an early GATE
10 become part OF Jersey CITY For this ana other Ie
sons II will he necessary that means should dc hau
for crossing south Cove which divides Jersey Clt! from
Communipaw At present the readiest means OF
access 10 Jersey City from Bayonne ana bSIgen
Points is by railroad 10 New-Iork, whence
il is necessary 10 the river Ia NewJersey Inc
Cove Is not navigable, except for small peasnrepos,
and could easily brideed from the loot OF Greene
Washington or WaTen-sts or even from some OF the
sfreet further west. bridge has been projected IRON
the foot Of Westinghouse. TO the dock OF te teIllal
Railroad the distance not being more than 100 feet
Sbould this and projected improl emelts be maze
Tersey CITY Will be much more desirable place OF resi-
rprcc lan ever before, ard will be likely TO attract
nucL of the population of NeN-Hork, when now nhds
residences IL towns further rom the metropolis