The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-13
SIX pages again today-no flies on
THE JERSEY CITY News.
The Thirteenth Street Ferry.

The Thirteenth Street Ferry.
Here is the old story OF individual
selfishness again. A large number of
persons have absolute daily need for
a ferry from this city to the foot of
West Thirteenth street, New York.
Hundreds OF shippers belonging to
this State want to deliver their stuff
at that point, and thousands of citi-
zens of New York would be facilitated
in their business by having the a
ket produce of New Jersey concen-
trated in that locality by a new Terry
line.
The Pennsylvania Railway, recog-
nizing that business demands the new
line and would make it pay from the
outset, is ready to establish it. CitI-
zens of both States petition the New
York York Board of Aldermen, who
have the franchise in their gift, that
they grant it forthwith.
But now Mr.. Delamater pops up in
opposition. 1t will be in the way of
his business, if you please. There
will be such a rush to the new ferry
that the street will be blocked, and
that would be vexatious to Mr.. Della
mater.
What a PITY Now If we remember
right, Mr.. Delauualer is one of those
gentlemen who use the public streets
r NJ. VII 60 4l-a;r xD-,xyt IN ~ -
poses without the least regard to pub
lie rights. II we do not mistake he
has the sidewalk and a. good part OF
the carriage way numbered up with
rubbish OF all sorts from steamship
boilers down TO scrap iron. Engines,
models. propellcrs - Heaven only
knows what besides. obstruct traf-
ic, and cndanger the wheels OF
vehicles and tho limbs OF pedestrians.
We would strongly advise the
friends of the ferry to carry the war
into Africa by forcing tho New York
Bureau oil Encumbrances to take cog
ni1ance Of the way III which Mr.. Del
anlater abuses hethorougafares from
which he is endeavorlng to exclude
the puOlic.
We do not exactly see how the
Fourth District tax compliments
have advanced their case through the
answer obtained from Messrs. Collins
L. Corbin. The answers are admir-
ably clear and precise, and, we doubt
not, are very good law. but the Ques-
tions were something like this,-iDo
two and two make four2" "If you
take two from five and add three to
the remainder will the total be SIX"
What were the property try
ing to get at, we wonder?
The Bank tina HaIliard Wrecked.
1t has taken the depositors OF the
Mechanics and Laborers' Savings
Bank a good many years to bring the
reckless managers OF the institution
to book; but they seem finally to
have got them there. The fulltext of
the ChancelIor's opinion will be
needed, however, to enable the ex-
preston of a trustworthy opinion as
to the value of the Judgment
that has just been given against
them. The Chancellor finds almost
uncomfortable recklessness in the man
agement of the banks affairs. The
Directors seem to have placed the
h.o1ralc IF fhoacapds of fha nnpav
of the depositors at the unrestrained
and unrestricted proposal of John
Halliard. The result is just what
might have been expected. The great
vaults filled with gold tempted him,
and he yielded to the temptation.
This much was patent on the face OF
the testimony.
1t was when he came to fix the in