The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-18
Elevated Railroad.

TN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF
North Hudson County Railway Company for
nue., Jersey City. Hudson county. New Jersey.
Notice to srhont tt may concern
Notice is ~herebygiven that the North Hudson
County, Railway Company. a corporation of the
struct. maintain and operate an elevated railroad
over the following route in Jersey City, Hudson
Beginning az the westerly terminus Of the eIe-
titioner at or near Paiisade avenue and Ravine
avenue in Jersey City aforesaid, and running
private property TO Central avenue; thence south.
erly over Central avenue TO and across lIoboken
a assase N sna rRsa Avenue exsr % Pr pavonl R.o asenue % az ana q
point near the Hudson County Court Rouse. for
gers thereon, which cars on such elevated road
cable, TO be put and Kept in motion by statlonary
steam power. located at such convenient point Or
the limits Of any street or public highway, and not
by locomotive steam engines; which elevated rail
the purpose Of running cars and carrying passen-
gers thereon at 2 height Of at least thirteen tlS'
and the under side Of the lowest beam or girder
set on each side. at distances Of not less than than Thirty niHst
CD feet apart lonRitudinaliy and having obtained
more than one-haf the lands fronting on or bound
ed by the streets and highways above mentioned
proposed TO be built, and having also Obtained
The consent Of the Mayor and Aldermen OF Jersey
City TO the construction and operation OF said
elevated railroad by an ordinance entitled An
ordinance 10 auJnOftZe the North hudson County
Railway Company to construct an elevated railroad
south OF Ferry street TO Hcboken avenue, with the
privilege to cross Hoboken avenue. and also 10
cross Newark avenue. passed April ~. 1883, and
approved by the Mayor Of said City on the I'd day
And said vompany not being able by agreement
to procure the consent of the owner or owners Of
other lands fronting on or bounded by Central
avenue in Jersey City aforesaid. And the Honor
able Jonathan Dixon, one OF the Justices OF the u
preme Court of the state OF New Jersey, on the ap-
plication Of said company. having by order. bear.
ing date the 18th day OF July, A. d. 1890, appointed
the subscribers; John A.. Nugent, Benjamin. Ed se
aud Daniel Van Wrinkle, three disfnterested, I'M
partial and judicious freeholders residents IN said
appraise the easements Or right of passage ra-
quiied for such proposed elevated railroad upon
aud over Central avenue, in front of alt lauds, tho
owner or owners of which have not consented
thereto and men toned in said application or petit
Iion, and each OF us having taken and subscribed
matters In question nnd 10 make q lust and true
report according to the best of our skill and under
standing.
We have appointed Wednesday, the thirtieth
forenoon. at the Court House in Jersey Cisy. In the
County or Hudson, as the time and place when and
where we Will first meet for the purpose of per
forming the duties OF said appointment; and we
hereby give notice that we VIII meet at the time
and place aforesaid. and win proceed to appraise
the damages which the respective owners Of lands
along the route OF said railroad, who have not
consented thereto. nave sustained or VIII sustain
by reason OF the building and operation of such
road.
JOHN A. NuoEsT,
BENJAMIN EDGE.
QANIkL VAN WINKLE.
commissioners.