The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-23
Elevated Railroad.

TN Fl MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF
appointment of comm issioners in condemnation.
Notice.
10 qchom it may concern:-
Transit Company, O corporation of the State of
New Jersey. having determined to con struct. main
tain and operate an elevated railroad over the fol
lowing route in Jersey City, Hudson County, New
Conmencing at or near the Ferry House OF the
Central Railroad of New Jersey at Cummunipaw.
properly to the easteriy end Of Johnston avenue,
thence westerly over and aiong Johnston avenue to
wego street; thence westerly over and along Oswego
street to the westerly end thereof; thence westerly
across private property. crossing Cornelison ave
nue., Clifton place and Summit avenue to the east
e enS end end, Of Jewstt Avenue u thence westerly oyer
avenue. together with the right TO cross all inter-
and nied with the city CLERK Of Jersey City in duo
form the consent in writing OF the owner RS of m ore
on such portions of each Of said streets or highwa
mentioned in said route through which the railroad
ing also obtained the consent of the Mayor and
Aldermen Of Jersey City to the location, construc,
Railroad by an ordinance, entitled IAN Ordinance
to locate, construct, operate and maintain an eie.
vated railroad through and over certain streets and
ana approved BY the Mayor OF said city OH January
And said Company not being able by agreement
to procure the consent Of the owner or owners OF
other Ian ds fronting on or bounded by said several
streets, 70 WIG Johnston avenue, Oswego street
ana Jewete avenues.
Anu the honoraDie Jon atnan Dixon, one OF the
Justices Of the supreme Court Of the State Of New
Jersey. on the application of said Company. having
by order bearing date the ywelrtn day Of july,
min Edge and Gnrwood Ferris, three disinterested,
impartial and judicious freeholders, resident in
said County Of hudson. Commissioners to examine
and apprafse the easement or rights of passage re-
quired FOR such proposed elevated railroad upon
and over the route aforesaid in front OF all lands,
the owner or o wners OF which have not consented
thereto and men Toned IN said app 1ication or petit
ton; and the said William i. Douglass having
since resigned as such Commissioner. aud the Hon
CRADLE Jonathan Dixon, Justics as afore said. on
the application of said Company, having by order
| appointed Isaac Romaine, Il dislnterested, Impair
tfal and iudtcious froehoider. resident in the
County or Hudson. as Commissioners (to nh the va
cancy in said Board of Commits sioners which had
occurred bv reason OF the resignation or said v IL
liam +. Douglass to examine and appraise with
ments and rights Of passage aforesaid;
And the said Garwood Ferris and Benjamin
! the nrst day OF August, "A, b., 1850, at two O'clock in
the afternoon, at the Chancery Chambers, No. /
Exchange Place, Jersey City, pursuant 70 notice
place having adjourned said meeting to the time
and place hereinafter mentioned and directed that
And each OF us having taken and subscribed an
oath faithfully and impartially TO examine the
port according to The best Of our skill and under
We have sppointed Tuesday, the twenty slxth
noon. at the Chancery Chambers, No. 1 Exchange
Place, Jersey City, in the county OF Hudson. as the
time and place when and where we VIII meet for
the purpose or performing the duties OF said ap-
pointmcntf and we hereby give notice that we will
nceE at the time and place aforesaid 70 Appraisel
the damages which the respective owners of lands
along the route OF said railroad, who have not con-
sented thereto. have sustained or win sustain by
waited railroad.
Dated august - 1880
BENJAMIN EDGE.
! FERRIS.