The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-09
OPENING RIVER STREET.
HoBoKEN CITIZENS HOPING IT
WILL BE FINISHED SOON.

WILL BE SOON.
Some of Them Think, Though, That 1t
Ought Not to be Paid for by the TAX
Payers at Large
Now that the Council of Hoboken
has borrowed the sum of $45,O00 from
the Second National Bank for the pur-
pose of cutting through Rose street,
between First and Second streets, 1t is
universally hoped that the work will
be pushed forward with as little delay
as possible. The proposed opening
will be of great benefit to the truck
men, who have had to haul their vast
loads up the hill on either Second or
Third streets and along Hudson street
to the ferry. The work imposed on
the horses, especially when the streets
are slippery, is enormous, and knocks
them all to pieces.
Again. when the streets are thick
with mud, extra horses have to be
used to help the struggling teams up
the incline. An enormous amount OF
business is transacted at the bremen
steamship docks, beside which there
is a large traffic with the Wilson line
dock and the steamers loading and
unloading at Campbelrs stores. From
the Bremen dock there are two large
steamers leaving and two arriving
every week: the Wilson line has one
arrival and one departure, n at
Campbelrs store there is an average
81 one departure and II arrival every
week.
A large amount of heavy traffic
passes daily up and down the steep
hill, and on. Hudson street, which is
lined with private houses. BY the
opening of River street the distance 10
the docks will be considerably less
ened and Hudson street Will ave q
vast deal more privacy.
William Utz, who does most OF the
carting to the Hoboken docks, IS
anxiously awaiting the Improvement.
He saws that besides the benefit ne
personally would receive, the City
would be a gamer. He told Inc thai
he had good authority for making the
statement that if Hoboken could afford
more facilities for the shipping inter
ests three steamship companies, when
al present have their docks in New
York. would come over to this side OF
the river. and that until Jersey City
offered better inducements, Hoboken
would be the place of their selection.
If this comes to pass, the city treasury
would be materially benefited, as a
considerable portion of the taxes are
paid by the steamship companies To-
Gated in this city at the present time.
Several uptown residents are COM
planning that they ought not to be
mulcted in any of the expense. They
claim that they would receive no bene-
fit, and that for any improvements to
the streets on which they reside they
have to bear the expense alone. Col
onel Hart takes this view of the mat
ter, and explained that, although the
expense to the residents in the uptown
section of the city would be very
trifiing, their assessment would be an
Injustice. Inasmuch as the docks and
the residents of the lower end OF Hud-
son street received all the benefit, he
said, they ought to bear the whole eX-
pense themselves.
The property owned or leased by
the steamship companies is now as
sessed at 100000, at which figure they
! bear a large portion of the city's taxes.
4 y..12mbar If Nor at present idle could
cot work and 90 rednce the moor rate.
!, Resides which a large amoun OF
ratahles would he created. which
would lessen the liability Of the up
town taxpayers.
A Reception to Mr.. Won Claim.
Mi. George Won Claim was given a
yacant;on at the residence Of Mrs.
- IN NJ 70 par,- ouon,o
Hattie Dollhely' w. 90 naiN "ye,
last night, by the Lady m Social
Club. Professor Junker had been n