The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-28
WANT A LINE OF PARKS.
CITIZENS OF GREENTILLE DIS
CUSS THE PROPOSED SITES.

CUSS THE PROPOSED SITES.
The Idea of Several Parks United by a
Boulevard Strikes Their ~Fancy-The
News of Bayonne.
1t was a deserted appearance that pre-.
scented itself when a score of gentlemen
entered the old Linden Avenue Methodist
Church last evening. The pulpit was
gone, the carpets aud cushions had disap-
peared and even the collection plates were
III of sight. But the organ was there,
1t is small, old fashioned and not adapted
to the new church.
Among the twenty in the church were
Henry Lembeck, president of the Park
Commission; +. Simpson, COMMISSIONS
of Board of Works under the new charter;
Domfnicus Wegman, who was defeated
for office because he AN sell fruit better
thar obtain votes; S. L. Harvey, E. J. S.
Ryte and M. Schmultz.
GREENvILLE WANTS A ri
The object of the meeting was to allow
the members of the Greenville Taxpayers
Association to discuss the question which
pieces of property should be purchased
Tor parks.
Mr.. Simpson was chosen chairman and
George Bouton, clerk of the new Board OF
WOrKS, secretary. ,. Ia. harvey reuldIheu
that he had hitherto said so much ABOUT
the parks hat he could say nothing new.
After referring to the speech he made at
the Court House a week ago, he advocated
a park in Greenville and declared that
Hudson county would never prosper until
it had parks like those in New York,
Brooklyn and Philadelphia.
MR.. LEMBECK A LoOKER ON.
Mr.. George Bouton said that the meet
ing was called last night by Mr.. Lem
beck, President of the Park Commission,
and he wanted to hear from him.
'That is a mistake. l had nothing to
do with this meetingl" exclaimed Mr..
Lembeck.
"You told me you had a few minutes
ago." retorted Mr.. Bouton.
Il am here only as a spectator and L
have nothing more to do with it," Nh.
Lembeck said.
Chairman Simpson poured oil on the
ing had been called by the Taxpayers
A LIN OF PARKS.
Mr.. Lembeck said the Commissioners
ought not to be confined to any particular
sites for parks and he thought it possible
to get a line Of parks instead of having
them scattered. He asserted positively
that no site had been selected.
Mr.. James McBurney declared himself
in favor of Currie's Woods for a park, and
he also favored a line of parks. He de-
clared that if the Commission would
locate them, the citizens would force the
Freeholders to connect them by a boule-
ward
CURRIE'S WOODS.
Mr.. Benjamin Vreeland said he was not
in favor of the Currie property, because a
canal runs through it, and railroads will
do so soon. He thought a park should be
laid ont where the New York Bay could
be seen, n the ocean breeze received.
He would like to have Peter Henderson's
estate made a park. There were only a
few houses owned by others in the tract,
and they could be purchased at low
prices.
Mr.. McBurney said he agreed with Mr..
Vreeland, and suggested the Bidwell
property, between Bergen avenue and the
Bergen plank road, as a most desirable
location.
II think y said David bluf1y, 'sthe best
ers attend to their own business. Wewill
do much better by less discussion
Dominicus Wegman was in favor of
Currie's Wood, If the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company does not take possession of
part of it. He liked the idea of a string of
parks.
Mr.. Lembeck informed those present
that if the proposed railroad should go
through the Currie estate it would still
have 1000 feet water front-a most de-
sirable feature to a park.
THE PEOPLES SAY.
81 want it understood said Mr.. Nc
Burney, "that / don't own any property
near any of the sites to be benefited by
them. The meetings have heretofore
been conducted by those who own prop
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