The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-21
BHRGEN'S PUBLIC NEEDS.
Shall the Freeholders Bui1u
the New Boulevard?
MONTGOMERY STREETS NEW PAVEMENT.
Matters Discussed at Last Nights
Bergen Improvement Asso-
ciation's Meeting.

The Bergen Improvement Association,
which has an existence of eight or ten
weeks. met last night at Fairmount Hall
There was but very little business accom-
plished, but there was a power OF talk
in'n
Among those who participated in the
discussion were w. W. Coffin. presidents
Hugh Hartshorne. secretary; II W. Carr,
Counsellor Frank l.. Clark, Daniel Van
Winkie, Garry Van Horn. w. W. Knight,
Charles Mapon, Livingstone Clifford. j.
n Holton, Henry Hammond, John M.
Jones and ex-Freeholder Nelson.
The president notified the association
that w. j. TAFT had resigned from The
Executive Committee The resignation
was accepted D. r. Schenck was un-
animously appointed to the vacancy.
THE NEW BOULEVARD.
The Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee reported that meeting had been
held by the committee at the Carteret
Club, at which it was resolved to recon-
mend to the association that Legislative
Committee of three be appointed to
watch legislation and to endeavor to
have the construction of the new boule-
ward placed in the hands OF the Park
Commissioners aud that copy OF the.
resolution be sent to the Board OF
Trade. This was adopted, but later IN
The evening ex-Freeholder Nelson said,
concerning 1t, that ne was NOT IN favor Oh
taking the work from the Freeholders
and further legislation for it would sim
ply result in delay of one or two years
in beginning the construction. Ihe mat
ter had been adjudicated by the Supreme
Court and in April the Court of Errors
would also render a decision.
Should the Legislature place the build
ing of the road in other hands all this
legal battle must be fought over, for
people will not buy bonds unsecured by
judicial decisions. The president ap-
pointed Frank l.. Clark, Peter Hender-
son and John +. Klumpf the Legisla tive
Committee.
TO MAcADAdIzE MONTGOMERY STREET.
The Executive Committee also recon-
mended that the Street and Water Com
missioners be requested to macadamize
Montgomery street between CornellSon
avenue and Merseles street This part of
the report caused long debate in which
every one took q hand, and, metaphor
ically speaking, rough and tumble fol-
lowed, but it was finally loss and for it
was substituted resolution from COun-
seIlor Frank j.. Clark that the matter be
referred to the Committee on Streets with
power, and that they see the Commission
ers Of the Street and Water Board and
request them to cover the territory re-
ferred to with crushed stone
This will cost about 5000, while to
macadamize would cost $5,00o.
The Finance Committee reported that
out of membership of 1l5 seyenty-siX
have paid their 81 dues.
H. W. Carr, Chairman Of the Railroad
COMMITTEES, reported that about the only
new thing he had to say to the association
was that the Board of Aldermen had pro-
posed some restrictions to the Bolt line
and the elevated railroads which were
perhaps necessary. He thought the alder
men would not oppose the construction
Of the two roads.
PAssAIC CITY'S SEWERAGE.
A resolution was adopted that the Com
mittee on Pollution should confer with
Corporation Counsel Edwards as to the
best method to prevent Passaic City4rom
emptying sewerage in the p lssaic River.
Mr.. Clifford, in respondent manner,
said that from the lack of interest that
was manifested IL was apparent to him
that, unless there was change in things.
the history of the organization would be
like that of all others that had been started
become defunct. President Coffin heard
the word defunct, and it fitted so snugly
with his name, that he almost enthusi-
astically, although there was at the time
a funeral tone to his voice, said he agreed
with Mr. Clifford. Discussion over this
gloomy prospect was long and heated,
and the fault was all laid on the should
ers of the members of committees who
fail to attend committee meetings.
The discussion ended by resolution
offered by Mr.. Clifford to the effect that
the committees be requested to attend
cussed In public be presented in writing
to the executive committee
This was adopted and the meeting ad .
journed to meet at the call of the chair.