The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-31
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MOYLAN, HEANEY, TUMILTY.
Sketches of Their Lives and Ser
vices to the Public and
Their Party.
AN RISEN FROM THE cANKs.

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The voters Of the Eighth Assembly Dis
trjct at this election will have an oppor-
tunity to send to the Legislature man
Of whom they may well feel proud; man
who has an excellent record, who is able
and qualified; a man who does not seek
Office, but who allows his name to be
used as a candidate by the people. He
has served the people of his district once,
and serv ed them well. His past is the
augury Of his future. He is friend to
the La aboring man, and favors improve
ments which are beneficial to the county,
and he is opposed to everything bordering
on injustice. Such man is Assembly
man James Moylan. He has by his ac-
tions improved the value of property in
sembly last year, and used his ability
Tor the interests of his constituents
and to right any wrongs from
which they suffered. The people
trusted him, and his record while
in the House of Assembly shows him to
be a sincere and practical friend of the
wage Garner, and conscientious legis-
lator. He is Democrat in the truest
sense of the term. He Is not blinded by
partisanship nor tmbued with bitter pol
itical feelings.
James Moylan was born 10 Newmarket,
Ireland. August 25, 1845. When but one
year old his parents came to this country.
For seven years his parents resided in
Albany and Hudson, and in 1858 they
moved to thi- city. From the time Mr..
Moylau was eight years of age he was
regular attendant ut schools in this city
and New York. When but sixteen years
old he graduated from the old public
[ school on Sherman avenue. He proved
himself to be an apt, bright and active
Pupil. and was one Of the Youngest mem
bers TO praduate. After leaving school he
entered the sofiiee of the old HUDSON
County Democrat, having decided to
learn the printers' trade, under Mr.. A. o
Evans, who subsequently became Speaker
of the House.
Having developed liking for civil en-
gineering. he entered the Office of Messrs.
Post 81 Camp. He was apt and soon mas
tered the chief points, and upon the
death OF Mr.. Camp in 1874, struck out for
himself and proved as clever and efficient
an engineer as there was in this part Of
the country. Although but a young man,
his abilities were recognized, and from
1874 to 1879 he was assistant chief en-
glneer in the construction of the great
Third and Ninth avenue elevated railway
lines. Having been remarkably success
ful in the construction OF these lines, he
was appointed assistant engineer of the
West Shore Railway.
In the work required to pat this line of
427 miles through successfully, Mr.. Moy-
Ian distinguished himself and built up
an enviable reputation. Tunnels had to
be cut through miles OF rock and barriers
apparently unsurmountable were easily
removed by Mr.. Moylan's tact and in
genuity. He finished his duties on that
work in 1884, and then decided to go West.
While there. his reputation having pre-
ceded him, he was appointed assistant
chief engineer of the Atlantic and Pacific
Railway. which runs through New
Mexico. through Arizona to California,
ltue OF more than Sl5 miles. In 1886 he
returned to Hudson County and resumed
bnsint ss In this city and New York.
IN POLITICS.
He became more and more popular as
the people began TO know him better, ,and
last year mis- friends besought him To en-
ter the political field. He objected ut
first, but was finally prevailed upon TO
run for the Assembly, in the then Fourth
district, now the Eighth.
For three years prior to Mr.. Moylan'S
election to the Assembly he had battled
hard in the interests of the residents of
his district to get joint sewer to drain
tie upper part of the Fourth district and
the lower part of West Hoboken. Once
in the Asset bly, he put the matter in
train, determined to have certain streets,
which were almost impassable bitches,
drained so that they would become pub
lie thoroughfares. His earnestness was
appreciated by his constituents, aud now,
thanks to Mr.. Moylan's efforts, the work
of building this great sewer will be COM
menced.
The sewer will cost Se7. $50, according to
MIR. Moylan's figures, he being the engi-
neer of the project. OF this sum Jersey
City will shoulder $36. 500 and West Hobo
ken s31.2 .211. Mr.. Moylan's work In carry
ing this great project to successful issue
cannot be fully appreciated until it is
seen how greatly the value of property
will be enhanced by the work.
A diversity of opinions upon the issues
at hand caused a hot fight In his district.
The regular county ticket WAS beaten by
i've hundred, but Mr.. Moylan pulled
through with the handsome majority of
406. That the peoples of the Fourth dis
trict had made a wise selection was clear
~ demonstrated from the day their repre-
sentative appeared upon the floor in the
House until the session closed. His every
move was open and above board, and his
efforts were devoted 10 carrying out his
promises to his constituents. He dis
played his abilities in many ways, and
was finally appointed to supervise the
100000 worth of improvements which
have been made on the State House.
Governor ALBEIT appointed Mr.. Moylan
WITHOUT SOLICITATION. believing and know
Ing that II he could oversee the work, that
it would be we'll done. Throughout the
State the Republican and Democratic
press have been fiattering in their praise
Of the work and all say that it Is the best
and most honest improvement ever done
on public works. 1t will be completed
within a mouth. He has placed the prop
erty owners under lasting obligations.
and he should be partially rewarded hy
the com bined support of the voters or The
old Fourth, now Eighth, Assembly Dis
trict.
Another demonstration of Mr. Nov
lan's loyalty to the people of this county
is the fact that all the bills pertaining to
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