The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-02-02
TWO STREETS Tn PERIL.
Shall We Have a Great
Freight Depot in the
Heart of the Citya
LEHIGH VALLEYS GREAT SCHEME
It Looks as Though it We're Preparing
to Close up Two Of the Most
Important Of Our Thor
oughfares.

day or two ago THE JERSEY Cry
NEWS exclusively announced the pur-
chase By the Lehigh Valley Railroad
Company Of the triangular tract Of land
covering several acres, bounded by Pacific
avenue, Grand street and she Morris
Canal. in the Lafayette section Of the
city. The suggestion then made that the
land was to be used as the site for
freight depot has been confirmed by ths
application made 10 Building Inspector
| Clark yesterday for permit to erect 4
freight house upon it.
II was learned today that the company
is negotiating for still larger tract Of
land north of Grand street, and right
across the way from tbs scene of its re-
cent purchase. The tract referred to be-
longs to the Sisson estate, and covers
about thirty acres. The negotiations
haye not been concluded yet, but it is as
summed that the company viii conduct
them TO successful ending.
II the company succeeds IN getting pos
session OF the tract, it is understood TO be
its design to build other dep0ts north OF
Grand street and 10 turn the two tracts
into great freight yard.
wv SIREEIH EADAAEEAEI.
10 reach these yards the railroad COM
pauy will be forced TO cross Pacific ave-
nue. and Grand street One IS the main
thoroughfare into Lafayette, the other
the Main th0roughf7re into the South
Bergen section and Greenville 4 great
freight yard means, Of course the con-
slant forward and backward move Of long
lines Of freight cars, and the frequent
choking OF travel on these two great art
cries OF tie city. The Erie Railroad cross
ing at Grove street is but faint sample
Of what the travelling public must suffer
IN delay and annoyance at these points.
The Jersey City and Berqeu Railroad
Company sends its Greenvil1e horsecars
up through Grand street: its Lafayette
and south Bergen cars up through Pa
cific avenue With a view 70 learning
what he thought Of the possible obstruc-
ton 10 travel at both points Mr. Charles
3. Thurston. the president Of The COM
panF, Yas visited yesterday.
lie said thar he was not sure that the
ruLnor OF The proposed purchase By the
LeEIgh Valley Company of the S5ss0n
property was correct He had heard il
from ex-Judge Garrettson. Ex-Judge
GarTettson, when called upon, said be
was not sure, but he first caught the ru-
NOR from 9Ir. Thurston himself
MR. THURsT0N's VIEW
At any rate Mr. Ihursion is eudeaFor-
Ing to verify the rumor He declined TO
express bis views as to what are the prob
able aims Of the Lehigh Valley Company
IN acquiring lands on both sides Of Grand
street. But no reasonable doubt can be
entertained that. il the Lehigh Valley
Company is actually negotiating for the
purchase of the Sisson property, It is with
the ultimate object of using il for termi-
nal purposes, in which event it's terminal
tracks viii cross those of the Jersey City
and Bergen Company, probably at grade
This viii seriously Interfere with the
latter eompsHy's traffic To what extern
Mr.. Thurston declined to say