The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-04
THE JERSEY BOULEVARD.
Located at Layt-An Avenue Sixteen Miles
Long-The Rickety Old County Court
House To Be Demolished.

II another instance of the mysterious influence
Of the HERALD" were venting, the Board OF B0ule-
ward Commissioners OF hudson county, New Jersey,
yesterday furnished In their deliberations. They
met In the Mcpherson building ON the HILL at two
O'Clock N the afternoon, and the chief busnesssof
the meeting-the report OF the Committee on hcca-
non-was called up. Petitions in favor OF three
locations had been considered, and these locations
were she eastern. the ceatral and the western Not
one OF these would cross the Court House. The
HERALD struck q keyxote. however, that could not
safely be disregarded when 1t set forth the great
benefits that would accrue to the county Of Rud-
son Ia general, and to the Judges Sheriff and
county and county oficers In particular, II the
rickcty old Court House were demolished. TO
cross the hne OF this structure slight divergence
woald be necessary, and the Commissioners
yielded with good grace to the force OF the sugi
gestion. The following Ii the report in fall
Your committee appointed to look oyer the yars.s
Of the Hudson County asensc, beg leave to report:
ssa
sS q and are Of 50 rsa
%i,ses but just .S.t se@s spsfh sea : should BE-
SG sna are Ss9g nsssns
S the Si na e as
eyed rorahe consideration Of that point the question
as ae
to the conclusion that the line of avenue
south naonsh the ey q Bayonns wSenins on he
sane d %sa se Tn en NEW MADE 70 the
TeaehinS avenue cTSssns the New Jersey Central
ka iSs
n:s,. nss
as int @
70 @
church thence across lands
ing the Same 70 its in,srsestoa with belmont
s @
paade tine Of Bald
ss to to a enss n
avenue asshown the map ACCOMMODATING this report.
psss ms on & as e %
street thence ,,s continuing and with curve to
a. ,aa s;s ss ss
the intersection Of Malone street and the Bergen Wood
bSsis9 @ Insoa :sssst
sehazen PARK thence rannng sastsTly and oI!owns
Vine Il e1s,sIIy SiTssPn ne
campans until Lane
thence ua sowns Ss line ne Of ,hs he pa s
turnpike or less until inersects with sunnysae
fhs ssIf 5 6 snes s9s
and across the lever Or Bulls Ferry road into the lands
until the line falls with the Bulls Ferry road at or near
Blum street. in the town of Union then following the
line Of the Bulls Ferry road the northery line the
| county.
This location will satisfy larger number of citizens
and property owners than any other that has been
gested; large petition from Bayonne asks that
cross the Central Railroad at avenue II. Another asks
that we adopt the old line Of avenue 9 Another asks
very large number ask for the adoption OF Central
Another calls tor Nelson avenue ON
the westerly side of the county. The Schuzen
Park owners ask that 1t reach the park
point and very large petition signed by owners of
than thousand valuable property nsk the
county be crossed there and the Bulls Ferry road be
adopted the line OF Bergen county All these sug
gestions adopted by this line. All OF the school
tact public building Is removed except the old
House and the removal of that we believe, will be gam
rather. than a loss to the county.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
SOLON HUMPHREYS,l
SAMUEL G. NELSON, Committee.
PETER HENDERSON,
| After protracted debate the report of the COM
| mittee was adopted. The same committee was IN
structed TO have preliminary map prepared, and
| this map will in all probability, be on file in the
Ofice or the Commissioners at the expiration Of ten
days. When 1t is considered that the map will en-
brace the entire county-a length OF sixteen
miles--the expedition In completing ID will be an