The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-18
NOT ENOUGH RAILROADS.
THE BoABD OF TRADE ADVOCATES
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The Board of Trade last night decided
that this city has not railroads enough,
and that belt road is absolutely neces-
sary for it's welfare. @ ~
1t was late when enough members to
make quorum were present. Among
them were:-President Gordon, Secretary
Doane, Hugh Leslie, George E. Watson,
Thomas Hill, J. C. McBurney, George J..
Record, J. P. Hall, Joseph A. Dear, John
A. Walker. William Brown, r. A. Low
enthal, E. c. Vessels and Thomas S.
Williams. Peter Henderson and Michael
Mullone were elected members last night
Immediately after roll call
Under the head Of reports Chairman
Gordon said as he exhibited a type
written communication that would fill
three columns of The JERSEY CRY
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'tThe chair is in peculiar position. /
have here report that was referred to q
committee and by it referred to the full
meeting. 1t is great question whether
the member who makes the report has
under our constitution right to do So"
A motion was made to table it, when
Mr.. Hugh Leslie exclaimed
SIS that my report?"
'1Yes, sir, +" replied the chair.
''You may as well throw it out alto
gether as to table it,n said he in no very
amiable tone. The report was merci-
lessly tabled. This action displeased Mr..
Leslie very much and he requested to be
excused and left the room.
N (1nrdon Mt tha 1acf Daotjper f.oT1rcad
to permit this communication to be read
because, it is said it is full of personali-
ties, and is an attack on every one from
President of the United States to pound
keeper in this city, ana that it is especially
bitter against railroads.
DIR. Gordon said later in the evening that
he thought he ought to explain his a. .bi-
trary action, and said the reason the
communication had not been read was be-
cause the member who presented it
(Leslie) was in arrears with his dues, and
he proposed that every member should be
kept to the mark in this respect.
,a A PROPOSED BELT LINE
I. H Williams, offered this resolution.
which was adopted
Whereas, The manufacturers of Jersey CITY
are now deficient in railroad switching facilities
and as the same are very importent and very in
despensible for large manufacturing enterprises
to have proper railroad facilities by which
freight can be shipped by any of the numerous
ITuuk lines terminating III Jersey IlLy without
the cost of carriage. It is desirable that each
manufac turer should have a direct branch rail
road from his place connecting, through belt
road, with all the principal trunk lines; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That the influence of this Board of
Trade be exerted through its Railroad Commit
tee to secure this end, and that they be specially
instructed to obtain the necessary data and re-
port at the September meeting as to how this
can be accomplished
Mr.. Williams said that this proposed
road was necessity. 1t cost-so he said
from SIS to $50 a car to remove freight
road, with branch roads running into
each factory yard, would be a good thing
for the city.
THEY ALL AGREE.
Ex-President John A. Walker. of the
Board of Education, said that he could
not explain exactly what was wanted, but
that he heartily endorsed the resolution
and what Mr.. Williams had said. He be-
1ieved it would be a great benefit in many
ways to the city, and that it would de-
velop manufacturing interests. ta
II agree with Mr.. Walker" said Mr..
II agree with the others,o said Mr..
McBurney, " that a belt line is most de-
sirable In Atlanta, Ca, a belt road was
the means of increasing the population
very much and also manufacturing in
terests. 1t was built by the Board of
Trades efforts and through that body
several large factories were built"
sTnis belt road said Mr. Joseph A,
Dear, is a good thing and | agree with
the sentiments spoken, but | do not be-
lieve we can do anything without the
cooperation of the great Trunk Lines.
While the railroads have done this city
much good. they have also done it con-
siderable injury, and they owe it to us to
give this accommodation"
ThaU oil qgraad tQ al0Nt the rpen1ntiap
and the matter is intrusted in the hands
of the Railroad Committee, Messrs. H.
w. Carr, John D. Carscallen, I. f. Will
liams, G. w. Clerihew, p. E. Martin and
George r. Hitler,
WANT A STATE BOARD OF TRADE.
Secretary Doane said that he wished to
call the attention of those present to the
necessity of State Board of Trade. and
that Jersey City should take the lead in
establishing one. The benefits to be de-
derived from State Board could readily
be appreciated by business men when CITY
officials would be unable to see them. He
believed that had there been a State
Board of Trade sometime ago that now
we would have State Board of Water
Supply. He read list showing that in
the State there are nine Boards of Trade,
and he recommended that committee be
instructed to confer with them to devise
means to create a State Board. He Of
fered u resolution to this effect, which
was adopted. .,
Board two
THE POWDER rs TOO NEAR.
Jacob Ringle said he wanted to call the
attention of the members to the powder
magazine ON Ellis Island, which is but
1000 feet from the lower section of the
city. He said that should this magazine
blow up it would wreck the city and
cause a disaster worse than that at Johns
town. Mr. Ringle said that the city is
constantly growing nearer this island and
he recommended that the Secretary of
War be asked through United States Sem
ators Mcpherson and Blodgett, and the
members of the Lower House to remove
the magazine An amendment was
added to the resolution which was
adopted. to the effect that the co-opera-
tion of the New York Board of Trade be
requested
MR.. M'BURNEY ON PARKS.
A long speech on parks in this and
other countries was made by Mr. McBur-
new, who desired the Board of Trade to
endeayor to persuade the Park Commits
sioners not to take any immediate action
in the purchase of park sites. He believed
that the present law should be so amended
that the property Immediately benefited
should pay thirty per cent. of the cost by
special assessment, in addition to pro
rata assessment on all.
He offered q resolution that commit
tee of three be appointed to see the Park
Commissioners in regard to this and to
obtain delay until the Legislature has an
oDpnrfrpity tn mass on the uIlastiQn The