The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-15
Freeholder KimmerlT Asks
Why the Boulevard
Route Is Not Ac-
ceptab1e.
IMPATIENT AT OPPOSITION
The Contract With the Standard
Oil Company, He Thinks, should
Have Been Signed at Once.

The prospects are that the meeting Of
the Board Of Freeholders 10 be held 10 =
morrow afternoon win be q hot one. a
Freeholder kimmerly hzs put on waz
paint and win probably scalp one or two
Of the Freeholders who are now delaying
the passage Of the resolutions regarding
the route of the boulevard through hia
district.
The row IN the Board eminates from
the contract submitted Monday By the
Standard Oh Company through Free
holder Kimmerly. The contract gives
the OIL company the right to use other
streets in Bayonne for its I'll mains, By
vacatine Avenue b. the proposed route Of
the boulevard
FEEEHOLDER KIMBERLY TALKS
do you know why this conrrars Is un-
satisfactory to Direcior-at-Large Brucge-
mann and Freeholders Coyle and Eif1s{v
/ asked Justice Kiumerly this morning.
No; l do not" was his reply .Tho
whole thing is 3 mystery TO me, buf ! viii
sift It out and make myself heard very
shortly.
About four weeks ago this matter was
referred to me in conjunction with our
Counsel and the Counsel Of the Bayonne
Council. The Standard OIL Company on
cials said that they would give up Avenue
b, as they wanted 70 lay new line They
were successful in getting the privilege
to lay the Bergen Neck Railway. it took
me some time 70 arrange mattcrsIsatisfac-
torfly, and all the time the Freeholders.
who are now Kicking. kept urging me to
rush the matter. At the meeting last
Thursday they wanted 10 adjourn until
Friday or Saturday. They would not
give me week to make my report, stat
ing that Bayonne WAS always behind,
always delaying everything. I EnaiiF
agreed to have my report all ready By
Monday at three o'clock
OBJECTIONS AT TIE LAST MOMENT
.At four O'Clock this contract vas
ready and signed by tho officials Of the
oil company In the COMMITTEES room
found there was kick and that 1t would
not be accepted, and now they want 70
look It over after rushing me a. they did
Well, they can't fool with me like that I
know what the people Of Bayonns want
represent them and If / don't get il
there will be trouble
This company IL independent. IT Is
now operating with four and six inch
pipes The pipes have beeu in use ten
years. and leak. and the right OF war
II viii lay ten inch pipes at . cost Of
about 81, coo The new ronte Il az least
mile shorter than the one through Ave
nue. z, and the new pipes when laid will
never De QfHrurne1.
Have you opposed the route Of the
oeuievard through any Freehoider's dls-
trictSs / asked.
mo, this Is ths funny part Of the
whole thing. / consider that every
Freehelder knows where the pennle OF
this district want that road. and have
voted with their representative
'sFreeholder Coyle insists upon having
Judge McGrath's written opinion on the
subject. whereas in committee our Coun~
sci said that the contract wig
q good one, and that the interests
of the county were well cared for.
WILL GO THROUGH AVENUE B.
They can object. but the boulevard
will 20 through Avenue B. The pros
pects are that 10 change that route would
cost the Democratic party an Assembly-
man. 1t makes me look small, too. The
people elect me and expect me to look
after their interests. ana I intend doing
SO. II some good explanation OF this de-
lay is not made in a short time there win
be some unpleasant disclosures.r
tATToRSEY EoRTHRoP's OPINION
City Attorney Sorthrop, Of Rsycnne,
cannot understand the action of the Free-
holders. 'sThe contract is q good one for
the county, he said, this morning 'aThs
Bayenne Council wants the road through
Avenue B, and l know that the peopls
favor that route Why this delay e
caused / don't know. but no fault can be
found with the contract"