The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-11-15

I cross over 10 liODDken Terry Sat4hk
l Of some fifteen minutes
IslAsinucn IL the majority OF he stocs
! OF tue jersey City and bergen titilr0ad
\ Horse Car Company is controlled ny the
4 Pemnsy fvapia Il. r.. Co.. and seeing
also, that the Hoboken ferries Will catch
! the passengers VINO now go over the
| Pennsy lvania ferries, the result will be
one OF swo things. namely, the building OF
| an ZIP road parallel with Montgomery
street. and branching north aud south up
!, Bergen avenue; or the running OF local
| rapid trains oE the structure OF the new
IL" or the Pennsylvania Railroad III
/ order to retain the passenger trafiie that
might be lost by the North Hudson Eieva.
ted, carrying the passengers to the Ho0o-
PARKS AND BoULEvARDs.
Another great drawback, aud one
which has driven a great many wealthy
property owners away, is the lack of u good
road. People who are wealthy aud own
fast horses like TO have a road to drive
them on. But this pleasure, like many
others, is denied to citizens of Jersey
City. When so inclined. they must either
take the Annex boat to Brooklyn, or the
Twepty-third street ferry for Central
Park or the Backwards.
But, there is one consolation-lt cannot
be forever thus. Citizens have already
realized the necessity for new departure
in this aud other Important respects. Let
us hope that the work already begun
shall be carried out TO speedy compile
tion.
Jersey City at last seems to be awaking
from her trance; she has left the hyber-
mating period behind. After all the
gloomy things that have been said it is
pleasant to record that the city is on the
eve of great activity aud municipal enter
prise.
For instance, a new Boulevard Is in
course of construction, which will run
the entire length OF the county, from Bsr-
gen Point to the Bergen county boundary
line, a distance of eighteen miles The
Boara of Freeholders have got over
all their difficulties OF legal nature, and
are now waiting for the Commits
sioners appointed by Judge Knapp
TO report. Under the act, the
Board of Freehoiders are authorized
to issue bonds and to condemn property.
They have already laid the work out in
six sections, for six different contracts.
The route Is established, and the maps
approved and arrangements made to con-
denim property. The prospects are that
in year the greater part of the road will
be in shape to be driven over This
Boulevard runs along the westerly slope
of Jersey City and Bayoune, and to the
north it comes out in front oil the Gutten-
berg race track
Another great detriment to the good
name of the city will speedily be re-
moved The city is without parks. worthy
called-Hamilton and Van Worst. We
call them squares in New York. All
this in time will be remedied.
So, after all. Jersey City has the
PROMISE of future. Her past has been
clouded. She may yet emerge into the
sunshine and take her place among the
queen cities of the Atlantic seaboard.
this hor - will ha nm f.f 6a
wonders of the age.
IL something could also be done to inn
prove the condition of the streets. what a
blessing it would be. Without a reform
OF this kind all other e forts to make the
city presentable and attractive Will avail
but little. Those unsightly cobble stones
must 90 first and be replaced by some
other substitute or process more in keep
ing with modern methods. Then bring
out your broom brigade aud keep them
at it. Then all good citizens Will have
cause TO rejoice and be exceeding glad.
for assuredly the millennium has come.
SOME sUMPTUoUs STABLES.
In my peregrinations about town. I
learned that Jersey City was prominent
for one thing:-her stables were the most
elegant to be found anywhere. That must
be Il proud distinctionl II has already
been noted that fine buildings OF any kind
are conspicuous by their absence. An
RXCeUIlOH IuuSG Ut titdUo III The case Oh
these stables. That which has been denied
TO man has been youchsafed to horses
LiKe the Roman Emperor Caligula, he
who was educated .tfor the destruction of
the Roman people," whose favorite horse
was stabbed In a palace, fed at marble
Manager with gilded oats, was made a
member of the College of Priests. and
afterwards raised to the Consulship: like
Caligula, there are tho VINO consider
their horses worthy of consular honors.
And Alexander the Great, in remem-
brance of his Bucephalus, built city near
the Hydaspes. which he called after him,
Bucephalia.
These paatial stables belong to express
compan ies:-Adams. on Montgomery
street; the United States, on Henderson
street; Wells Fargo g. Co.. on Pavonia
avenue. As boastful citizen remarked,
"they are pride, a credit and an orna-
ment to the CITY,"
If some enterprising and public spirited
citizen would build and endow college.
or library, or an art gallery, or all
three. these boosted stables might be en-
durable. But In city where there are
neither art galleries. libraries or colleges,
these equine establishments are very
much of q reproach.
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUILDINGS.
Public buildngsithere are none at all
that can be mentioned favorablv. The
building called by courtesy city hall is
not to be compared with Adams Express
stable Police Headquarters is the most
recent municipal building-built last
year-buJ who would think of calling it
an architectural triumph? The building
of new city hall is contemplated. Let
us fondly hope 1t will lie municipal
monument that will reflect credit on the
city. 1t is to cost half million dollars
50 far as my memory serves the city IL
without public baths. The small boys
are even debarred the privilege and
pleasure of taking header from
a string piece. as there is no dock open to
the public. Russian and Turkish baths.
presume there must be; but they have
escaped my notice. Reading rooms, if
such there be, succeed In hiding their
light under a bushel; for have not come
across any OF them. The people may get
along without reading. but. parbleu,
they must certainly eat. But where are
the restaurantss OF such there are but
few of any kind and none of name.n
There is not one restaurant In all Jersey
City such as would rank as third class in
New York city. There is no oyster house,
ice cream Saloons. pity the couple who
How can young man be expected to
where there are no parks. no gardens no
shady promeuadesf Why, even Gold
smiths Deserted Village'' was not be-
hind hand in these particulars; for
the poet describes
The hawthorn bush. with seats beneath the
shade,
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