The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-19
BOARD OF TRADE TOPICS
Resolutions Favoring the
L-R0ad and the Belt Line

At the meeting OF the Board OF trade
in it's rooms, last night, there were pre-
sent DR.. l.. j. Gordon, s. c. Doane, Hum
phrey w. CARR. K Pangborn, Joseph H..
Dear, Alderman Haas, Counsellor Flem-
ming, E. w. Harrison, William G. Cud-
lipp, G. w. Watson, Thomas Hill and
John A. Walker.
President Gordon announced that G. c..
Jewell had been elected a member; and
then a resolution asking the representa-
tives in Congress, of the United States
Senators-President Harrison and Post
master General Wanamaker to do all in
their power to obtain letter postage at
one cent an ounce was adopted.
A communication from the New YORK
Board of Trade was read. 1t set forth
that shipping in the United States is on
the decline. That in 1910 this country
had 61,717 tons of shipping more than 1t
has at present, and that in 1851 there
were / ,517, ,592 tons more than today. The
communication requested the members
of the Jersey City Board to cooperate
with their New York brethren in having
the Tonnage bflln made law. The
communication was laid on the table
until the next meeting.
A resolution, approving of the TORY
Bankruptcy bill, was unanimously
adopted, and Senator Mcpherson and
Congressman McAdoo will be asked to do
all in their power to aid in its passage.
AN L-RoAD RESOLUTION.
The following resolution was also
adopted -
Resolved, That tho Board of Trade of Jersey
City favors the project of the Central Elevated
Transit Company to build and maintain and ope-
rate an elevated rapid transit railroad, for pas
senger traffic from the ferries and the Central
Railroad of New Jersey. through Johnston and
TaxyQ nr0nQrtY
side avenue, and believes that such a road will
increase the value of propesty along the line,
add materially to the wealth and population OF
the city and benefit the whole community.
Resolved, That the Board OF Trade request the
Board of Aldermen of Jersey City to pass the
required ordinance granting the right OF way
over the streets and public places in accordance
with the petition of the Central Elevated Tran
sit Company with as little delay rs possible.
When Mr.. Carr offered this resolution
he said that the Elevated road was in a
fair way of being constructed promptly.
That il would prove great advantage to
the people on the Hill and he believed it
would be wise for the Board OF Trade to
urge the Board of Aldermen to grant the
necessary franchise.
AS one of a special committee Mr.. Carr
also reported that Engineer Brooks, OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, had
assured him that the company would
make every effort to elevate the tracks at
~
to make change of the street grade
unnecessary.
THE BELT LINE.
In regard to the proposed West side
belt line Mr.. Carr said it was the inten-
tion of the company to start from St.
Paul's avenue and run to Bergen Point,
where it would connect with the Central,
and thus nearly encircle the city. This
proposed road makes connections with
every railroad in the county, joining the
West Shore by connection with the Erie.
1t will be but seven miles long, and, un-
like other railroads, will not furnish any
rolling stock. This will be done by the
roads connected with it, and by the fac
tories. Concerning its financial condition
Mr. Carr said that the company had
plenty of money, and that work of con-
struction would begin early in the spring.
The president is George Helme and IL.
H. DougherGy is vice president. The
other directors are Livingston Clifford.
D. Garretson, Charles Seidler, John Nd.
Jones, George Gantz, Jacob Detweiler,
f. A. Earle and d. Gautier The COM
pany has made every inducement to fac
tories to build and agrees to run q spur
to the yard OF each.
Engineer Harrison went over the same
ground that Mr.. Carr talked about, and
advocated the scheme after pointing ont
the route on map. A resolution fovor-
ing the road was then adopted.
William G. Cudlipp, a member OF the
committee appointed to arrange for the
formation of State Board of Trade re-
ported that meeting had been arranged
with the members of all the local Boards
of Trade, to take place December 5, 8u the
Board of Trade rooms in this city.
Counsellor Fiemming offered resolu-
ton, that was adopted, to the effect that
the Board of Aldermen make city limit
for the exclusion of the erection of frame
buildings, and that the Board also fix the
thickness required for brick walls.
WORLDS FAIR PROJECTS.
John McCann, one of three delegates
from the Central Trades and Labor As
sembly, was then given the privilege of
the floor, and he asked that the Board of
Trade devise some way for labor and
capital to unite in giving this county q
good showing in the coming World 8
Fair. He said that the desire of the
Labor Assembly was to show the world
tween labor and capital President Cor
don appointed Messrs. Walker, Watson
and Laws as a special committee to make
the arrangements.
Major Pangborn then addressed the
meeting on the subject of bonded ware
houses, and complained that Jersey City
had but three, while New York and
Brooklyn had forty-nine. He suggested
that the railroads and other rich corpora
tions be interested in this matter, and
asked to erect some, for it would increase
the wealth of the city.
A resolution amending the constitrl-
tion was offered, which places the cleo
tion of officers in January, and makes the
official year begin on January 1. The
resolution was laid over under the rules,
and the Board adjourned.