The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-19
THH TROLLY UP NORTH
HobOken to Receive an OBJ
jeCt Lesson From It's
Working in Wee
haWken.
COUNCILMEN BLOCK THE WAY.
The Old Song About Danger Used to
Stop Pr0gress-Business-
men Want 1t.
OUNCILMEN BLOCK THE WAY,

The new officials OF the North Hudson
County Railway Company are very
anxious to solve the question OF rapid
transit in HoDoken and through the
northern towns by equipping their lines
with the trolley system, but the Hoboken
Council has already declared that it is op-
posed to trolleys.
l called at the office of the railroad
company In Hoboken this morning to
learn if the company contemplate
ed making any move in the
matter. President bod was busy,
but I learned from an official high
in authority, that the matter was
yet in allegiance, and that the railroad
company had determined to let the Coun-
cllmen see the error of their ways. In the
meantime the old slow horse cars will go
through Hob0ken at four or five mile
an hour gait. The company would like
to especially equip their lines to Willow
avenue and Washington street with
troleys These are the two principal
city lines They run through the heart
OF the city.
FOES OF THE TROLLEY.
conversed with half dozen Coun-
c1lmen as to why they opposed the trolley
system, and each and every one of them
threw up their hands in holy horror and
said that the system, if adopted, was so
dangerous that it would kill off the popu-
lation. One of the Councilman showed
me copy of Pittsburg newspaper
which told Of numerous accidents In that
city due to the trolleys.
But the railroad officials claim that the
system they will adopt is the latest inn
proved one and the same thatlis now used
with great success in Boston, Washing
ton, Baltimore and other Southern cities.
The railroad officials say that while years
ago the trolleys in their crude shape were
responsible for many accidents. the new
appliances make them perfectly safe.
On May the trolleys will be put IN
operation through Weehawken. Al
ready the poles have been erected aud
other preparations made. The thousands
who will visit Eldorado, Schuetzen Park
and the other resorts in the northern end
of che county will be taken on the horse
cars to the boundary line between Wee
hawken and Hoboken, where the horses
will be detached and the trolleys
will take the cars up the hill.
Mayor Simon Kelly did not seriously
oppose the railroad company, as he has al
wavs been friendly with the company,
and he believes the trolley system will be
big boom for The town he owns. King
Simon's subjects are enthusiastic over the
new system.
It is understood that the Union Hill
Councilmen have offered opposition to
the railroad company In running the troll
leys through that town. They take the
same stand as the Hoboken Councilmen,
and say that the system would be very
dangerous to life and limb.
THEY WANT RAPID TRANSIT
/ talked with several prominent busi-
ness and real estate men in Hoboken this
morning, and they expressed themselves
as being in favor of any system of rapid
transit. The majority of them secuted
the Idea that electric traction was unsafe.
and said that the Councilmeu were not
looking out tor the best interests of the
people when they refused to grant the
railroad company the permission they de-
sire.
I'VE will begin with the trolleys In
Weehawken about May IL said my in
formant at the railroad company's office.
"The horses will be taken off at Nine
teenth street, and, as the cars turn into
Union Hill off the Boulevard, horses will
be again attached. BY running the troll
leys through Weehawken we Will lessen
the time between the lower Hoboken ferry
and Eldorado and Union Hill by at
least ten minutes. If we were allowed to
run through Hoboken we would reduce
the time by at least twenty minutes.
After the Hoboken people and the Hobo
ken Councilmen see how feasible and
safe the system is, am satisfied that they
will ba Glad To adODt il ~