The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-28

1nlS Is nOG SO.
Mr.. Murphy exercises great care in
leasing his apartments to horses only.
Mayor Wanser was engaged, became
fully understood throughout the city yes
terday afternoon, when one of Spencer
Weart's "ticklers" was served on each
member of the Street and Water Board.
The buncombe document in each case
read as followS:-
Please take notice that under and by virtue of
the provisions of Section Is, OF Chapter 1874 Pub
lie Laws of New Jersey, A. D., 1891, you are
hereby notified summoned and required to be
and appear before me, Peter F. F.Wanser. Mayor of
Jersey City, Nj, at my office in the City Hall in
Jersey City, N. j., on Thursday, October 6, AID,
1922, at three o'clock in the afternoon, to show
cause why you should not be removed from the
office you now hold. to Commissioner of
the Board of Street and Water Commissioners of
Jersey City, for the neglect of the interests of
Jersey City, because with knowledge of the i'm
portance and necessity for so doing you have
not attempted in a Board of which you a
member to declare as public street the tract of
land acquired by the Mayor and Alderman
of Jersey City from Albert V. Brown and wife
by deed dated December 12, 1856, and recorded
January IT, 1886, in the Registers Office of Hud-
son County, N. J in Liber IA of deeds, page 81,
by which neglect the rights and interests In
Jersey City in said land are imperlled.
Dated Jersey City; Sept. 26, 1882.
PETER f. WANsER, Mayor,
WHY THEY LAUGHED.
Other Secretary Nevin served a copy of
the foregoing letter upon each member of
the Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners. They all laughed on receiving it.
Commissioner Cook was seen this
morning by JERSEY CITY NEWS
reporter, and when asked what
reply he had to make to the
Mayors summons, said:--"We will show
His Honor what we will do this after
noon. Our Board will meet at three
o'clock and deal with that communica-
over-zealous Mayor. What have we to
fear from himi Can he show where we
have not protected the interests of the
CITY III the matter of Brown place.
"Notvery long ago we passed resolu-
tien declaring that strip of land. which
was acquired for sewer purpose8, q public
street. What was the result? Mayor
Cleveland vetoed the resolution. stating
in his message that our action
was premature; that a public street
at such a point was unnecessary,
and that to grade and pave it and put it
in passable condition would involve the
expenditure of a sum of money that the
city was not justified in making at the
time.
"That letter will have no effect upon
anyone, as / think its true object
was to arouse public comment.
What we have done has been
done openly and publicly. Mayor
Wanser can investigate any action of our
Board that he desires. We are not to be
frightened by any such proceeding.
will be at that meeting with the Mayor
bright and early on October g."
WILL BE INTERESTING.
Commissioner Yoe said:-"I received
one of the Mayors notices. l have not
read all of it yet, and I don't believe
rryii1 hoUn
The Mayor made a great hit by
bringing this Brown Place matter up.
He has mad his fun out of it. now our
part of the performance will probably
be equally interesting"
STORY OF THE TROUBLE.
On Thursday, September Is, Mayor
Wanser sent a lengthy commune
Water Commissioners requesting that
Brown Place be dedicated as a public
street, as Henry Lembeck and others had
petitioned for such dedication.
The Mayor pointed to the
prospective value OF the strip
of land and concluded by stating that the
action should be at once taken to check
railroad encroachment. For two years or
more the Lehigh Valley Terminal aud
National Docks Railway companies have
been fighting to obtain the privilege of
crossing Brown place on an elevation of
thirteen feet above the crown of the
sewer. The companies desired to cross
by means of bridges built upon abut-
ments twenty feet apart.
The Greenville property owners OBJ
jected to this and insisted that no abut-
menrs should be permitted to be placed
upon the city's property as they would be
distractions to the street.
The communication came before the
Board officially on September 10. 1t
was filed, as is the custom with such let
ters. Last Monday no action
was taken on the suggestions of
the Mayor. The Commissioners believed
they were secure in their stand against
the railroad companies. the members in
dividually having said that the petition
of the railroad companies would
not be granted. Yesterday ensued
the merry chase for Mayor Wanser by
railroad lawyers TO serve upon him
a notice that condemnation proceedings
were TO be begun at once.
CITIZENS TO APPEAR.
A large delegation of Greenville proper
ty owners win be at the meeting of the
Street and Water Board tomorrow TO
give reasons why Brown Place should,
Immediately, he declared street. Presi-
dent Harney and other members of the
Sixth District Improvement Association
will be among the delegation.
The GreenYille property owners, almost
to man, want the thoroughfare to be a
public street.
Mr.. John Morrell of Linden avenue, in
speaking about the matter this morning,
said:-
IF the railroad company is allowed to
seize the thoroughfare we will have no
way of reaching the shore front. The
railroads practically own Chapel and Lin
den avenues. the only other thoroughfares
leading to the New York Bay Shore. Now
our only hope lies in Brown place. II it
is taken from us, Greenville will have to
strnd still at least, as far as manufacture
ing purposes are concerned. If we have
street leading to the shore front,
manufacturers could land their materials
at docks that could he built along the
shore front. and thus save the expense of
carting 1t from lower Jersey City or Bay
onne. Now you can see how important u
right we are fighting for"
81 weuld like to sound the praise of Hoods
ri1la over the antfrd IJpive,.se y vvrifas