The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-01-04
THE BIG COUNTY ROAD.
Engineer Harrison Says It
Will Not Exceed a
Million in Cost.
FOURTEEN MILES OF DRIVING
Bergen is the Most Extensive Point
to Pass More Legislation
Will Be Asked Big
Outlay for Bridges.

Edlow w. Harrison, the chief engineer
OF the new County Boulevard, is busy In
the preparation of the maps showing the
territory within which the route Of the
proposed drive VIII have TO fan. There
are to be about fifty Of these maps alto
gether; thirty four have already been
drawn.
They show he said yesterday, a
strip of land extending from Bulls Ferry
to Bergen Point, length Of about
fourteen miles. This strip embraces in
the east and west boundaries. all the ter
ritory within which the line OF the bouIe-
ward will TALL We can't make orr pick
OF the line altogether. The limit Of our
purse rather confines us to the roads al
ready IN existence and that can be
wiaened and adapted to be part OF the
county drive.n
WITHIN THE MILLION
SO the idea is 10 contine yourself to
the expenditure Of the million dollars
the act appropriatesSn the reporter
asked.
ION. yes, was the engineers reply.
"A good many people had an idea that
the million dollars would be used to
Legislature would be asked 70
sanction additional expenditures
to complete 1t; but the idea is an errone-
GUS one entirely. We intend to keep
within the limit already fixed. aud are
working on that basis. .
Mr.. Harrison said that he did not be.
Heve there will be any friction ID the
matter Of the choice Of 3 route.
The engineers have proceeded
on the assumption that the
public wards already in existence will be
utilized as far as they can be made ser
yiceable- That will save the condemna-
ton Of land and the cutting across lots TO
the destruction of The houses that stand
on them. The line Is clear one from up
north down TO the Bergen Hne and q
clear one from the Bergen line north 20
the Point.
EXPENSIVE BERGEN
Its going to cost quite as much to get
through Bergen as 10 get through all OF
the rest of the county. Bergen Is thickig
settled and no line that can be ms0Ded
out viii avoid the buildings that stud its
territory
1T will cost u.s." Mr.. Harrison added.
|abeut $2D0,009 to cu1 through Bergen. II
we are forced 70 condemn every house we
reach We propose 70 save $4,000 Of
That money. however. by asking for legis-
iaflon that viii enable as ~ move the
houses that stand ia our way We shall
not have TO buy them or condemn them
II that permission be accorded us, as 1t
undoubtedly will =
The right of way, 1t Is expected, will
cost altogether about s40o ,050 Then il
Will be necessary TO spend an additional
100000 on the erection of bridges over
the railroad cuts and other breaks In the
surface and grade Of the proposed road
The rest OF the money Will be spent IN
improving the road Il viii Ncf provide
much beauty. but It viii open and grade
and make the road in shape for use. II
won't provide trees. a fountain, or parks
or beauty spots, and that kind Of frills
when will you probably get down TO
real wofk?' Mr.. Harrison was asked.
"Well, was the answer, IF there is no
delay about fixing the route and II the
Court will give us more than one set Of
Assessment Commissioners, to facilitate
in securing the right Of way, there's nc
reason why we should not let the con-
tracts by June next