The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-06
THERE'S 4 JOB IN II.
West Bergen's Site Is Who'll
ly Unsuitable for
a School.
RESIDENTS BOILING MAD.
The Lots Are Simply a Big Hole
Into Which the eity's Money
Is to Be Poured.


the public school. The Street and
Water Commissioners have chosen five
lots on West side avenne and one on Ege
avenue. twenty-five feet from the n. i.
Church. The West Bergen Improvements
Association has had special COMMITTEES
on the school site AR ". ]. Henry, Of
this committee, recently spent two days
in the examination Of sites, and the com
mittee We're ready to tnske an exh ansttve
report. but the Street and Water Coma
N issioners never gave them an intima
tion Of their intention. and the members
of the committee think they have not
been accorded the recognition which
they merit.
l interviewed a number of property
owners last evening. President Robert
T. Jennings. Of the West Bergen In-
preyement Association said ~:
i am very much dispieased with the
site. The price is too high.
There is an excavation twenty feet
deep covering the whole six lots. AZ q
very moderate estimate ib viii cost SEQ
per lot or 81 200 to fill the lots III. More
desirable and better sizes the Committee
on School Sites OF the West Bergen I'm
proyement Association were prepared TO
offer the authorities 1 might say
that four beautiful lots on Union street,
near West Side avenue, can be purchased
for 81 $50 In conclusion, desire 20 state
that the West Bergen Improvement AS
sociation has not been treated courteous
", to say the least. BY the Street and
Water Commissioners.
Mr.. Monroe Simmons, of Clark avenue.
did not think the nearnesE Of sites TO the
church was q valid objection. He thought
the building would add 60 the attractive
objections were made by the citizens, ne
thought If the matter were laid befare
the Street and Wafer Com ulssloners in
diplomatic way, it could be amicably
settled TO the satisfaction of all
Mr.. Charles Judge saids-'.The price is
reasonable. the location is an undesir-
able one because Of It's proximity to ths
NJ E. Church and nearness to the rail-
road Eighty trains run daily except
Sunday, and on chat day our pastor has
frequently TO stop in the midst Of his dis
course because OF the noise Of the loco
motive Mr. Robertson, rhe owner Of
the lots. is an honest man and paid SOD
PET lot for them twenty years ago No
accusation Of crooked dealing can be
made against him or any body else as TAR
as / know.
Mr.. john F. Murch, superintendent
of the Griffin Iron Company. The
selection of this site will deprecIate the
most valuable property in West Bergen.
The children would break all the win
aows IN the M. E. Church and ruin the
pretty grounds around the church. The
site IS TOO near She depot. and the yOune
sters would probably get on the track
and accidents serious and terrible would
RESULT
Mr.J. w Fletcher, station agent Of the
New York and Newark Railroad at West
Bergen, said:-"The site is TOO near the
church and depot Z
Mr.. George Sanders, storekeeper near
the station, said:-'sThe site regard as q
fine one, but hear everybody else is dis
satisfied. y
Mr.. John F. Standish said:-ssThe site
is very Objectionable because of its near
ness TO the church. Very frequently our
minister has TO wait while in the midst of
discourse because Of the noise of
trains. In the springtime, when the win
dows in the schoolhouse would all be
open, the teachers would have.a hard time
instructing their pupils while eighty
trains went roaring by.
Mr.. W. H. Beach, president of the
Board of Trustees and superintendent OF
the Westside Avenue NJ 4. Church sun
day school. said:-'.The location is very
undesirable one. l hope the report thai
the site has been agreed upon by the
authorities is unfounded-
Mr. W. II. Cummings. one of the most
active members of the West Bergen I'M
erty owner, said.-"The site is not suira-
bic because of its nearness to the church
and the depot The price is too high I
know Of better aud cheaper sites
Mr.. w. H. Henry, a prominent Wall
street broker residing on Eye avenue,
said:-'.I shink he site chosen unsuitable
because of its location near the church
and railroad The lots are nothing but a
great big hole. The price is too high.
can offer cheaper and better sites. I
spent two whole days in looking M sites
4 last week for the West Bergen Improve
ment Association | could have given
the Street and Water Commissioners
much valuable information had | known
they were going TO take this course OF ac-
| tion.7
Mr.. Eugene Miller, superintendent of
| kaiser's large factory in New York city,
1 endorsed Mr.. Henry's views entirely.
Mr.. Robertson, of No 50 Madison ave
nue, said:-'.Had known the opposition
of the church l wonld not have made the
offer to the Street and Waler Commits
sion ers OF the land. l casually, on meet
ing one of the Commissioners, told him I
would sell for $500 per lot or 81, 500 for the
six =
A lively time may be expected at the
meeting of the " est Bergen improve
ment Association on July :, at eight p.
M, at the usual place OF meeting.