The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-16

trees are fairly well distributed, some of them be-
ing clustered in inviting groups,
situated between Avenue A and Newark Bay.
Its soil is sandy, the land rolling and gradually
rising into a ridge as 1t nears the Bay. This ridge
runs parallel with the bay and descends rather
The average elevation Of ridge is 80 feet.
th sts END agd on ha THIS If Faid aSar one an see ha Sne ga tSs maan o.
dcent line Of the Orange Mountains.
At the eastern end OF this section there are rock
outcroppings, Interspersed throughout this sec
THE proposed park tract has d frontage OF 1890
to beenjoyed on the bay, the beach could be made
subtle for bathing at a comparatively small ex-
The canal contains an area of s9.1oO acres and
could he made a great adornpent to The park in
This tract is situated partly in Jersey City and
HTenyge < runs through It. These two avenues are
thoroughfares connecting Jersey City and Bergen
horse cars, which pass through Avenue G and also
by Central Railroad Of New Jersey.
This tract is bounded by Communipaw, Westside
and Duncan avenues and the Hackensack River.
Total area OF said tract, 29S.IlW acres, 1872. 14-10
acres being 'salt meadows
Estimated cost of land, SECS, 1880.
In my schedule the development and improvement
of above named salt meadows has not been con.
sidered.
The remainder OF proposed site being mainly up
land, and comparatively level, and there existing
no natural obstacles 70 overcome, hive not deemed
estimate the probable cost Of improving that
mostly upland, and rendering same ht and service
able for park purposes Will be .S2sS, 1880, making the
total cost of park, when completed, with the excep.
Ss5l, 1880.
estimate the annual cost of maintenance as fol-
Operating expenses pens e ",..-.. $50 1922
Total ...a............. .......,. $50, 1900
Cost of salt meadow unlmproved per acre. s467.eo
Cost Of upland per acre. ............, 1,BU5.Gu
Cost of improving upland per acre.......... 2,1C00O
Total. So, 46aGO
The elevation of this upland section is from two
to thirtyIfve feet above tide water. The principal
part OF the tract consists OF farm land In a good
The general slope of this land is n~ortherly from
West side avenue to the meadows. That part ADA
consideration contains f,s7s large trees Of different
varieties, and also 250 small ones.
The proposed extension of the montgomery street
surface, road would, make the location easy Of
Respectfully submitted.
Chief Engineer.
To the Park Commissioners, Hudson county, MI
Conference.-The tract of land offered as a park
site by j. ". smith, representing ntteen parcels OF
ing 116 acres, is shown on the accompanying map.
az az fs an ele on i sisage Of " SSoat e IL SegSf Feet fis Sbo Neis aids,
water, and slopes westerly to West Side avenue.
where the elevation is about sixteen feet. 1t COM
mands a beautiful view of the surrounding country
10 the north, west and south, mcluqlng me orange
| The additional purchase Of an almost unoecupiei
tract on the east side Of Bergen avenns, lying OPP
view Of iNeyW YORK bity, the Statue Of Liberty on
Bedloe's Island, and the Upper Bay.
The location Is central and accessible from exist
ing improved avenues and streets. Horse and
steam railroads pass along the line of, and in the
Immediate vicinity of the tract.
The soil is rich and well cultivated.
The tract is not intersected by dedicated streets.
Only a few buildings are now on the property, and
these are OF small value; some OF them can be
utilized for park purposes.
The land is high and practically free from swamps
and marshes. On the westerly side Of the tract
there are two groups Of fine high growth trees, prin-
cipally elm. maple and gum.
While rolling surface, greater number Of trees and
more running water would be desirable, still ii is
certainly true that this tract is well adapted for
park purposes.
The property offered is enclosed within a shaded
brown line, The adjoining tracts could no doubt be
obtained. If desired, at reasonable prices. either by
agreement or condemnation.
This park would contain about three miles of
drives and live miles of walks.
The cost of these lS acres and of the
present buildings would be S24S,-
ti6, or about ,.....,.. Sc, 100 per acre.
The cost OF the park Improvement
would be about $240.0N, or........ 1850
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Total cost, S4S3,T16, OF. ....N.......S3,D "
The cost of maintenance. including interest ON
capital invested. would be about SIS, 600 per annum.