The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-26
NORTH HUDSON TRANSIT.
Electricity Will Soon Be
in Use Along
the Line.
PRESIDENT DOD'S STATEMENT.
Great Saving of Time Between
Union Hill and the Ferry
Trolleys Will Be Used.

A few days ago THE NEWS briefly told
of what the North Hudson County Rail-
way intended to do in the matter rapid
transit in the northern part of tine county.
Shortly after the demise of the late Pres
ident of the road. John Fl. Bonn. s. B.
Dod, who for years had been identified
with the Hoboken Land and Improve.
ment, left that company and became one
of the largest stockholders in the railway
company. AT a meeting of the Directors
of the railway company Mr.. bod was
elected temporary President, and later
was made permanent President. He was
also elected President of the First Nation
al Bank to succeed the late Presidents
Syms. Immediately after being elected
President of the railway company, Mr..
Dod saw the necessity for rapid transit on
certain lines of the road. and he went to
inspect the trolley system in New Eng
land.
Mr.. DoD's STATEMENT.
Mr.. bod was seen at the company's
office in Hoboken by reporter for The
JERSEY CITY NEWS this morning and he
gladly volunteered statement as to the
plans of the read.
81 am satisfied" said he, ''that all this
tenn is pure buncombe. We have decid-
ed to equip the extension of our elevated
road to the Court House with the trolley
system and will have it in operation
within sixty days. Mr.. Brush, the civil
engineer, who has the matter in charge.
consulted with me this morning and
everything is in readiness. The only
thing that remains to be done is the sign
ing of the contracts.
"At Boston l inspected the West End
system. This is the greatest trolley road
in the United States and 260 cars are daily
run by electricity, and the best results
have been obtained.
1.-THE electric current which this road
will use will not be sufficient to kill q
man, as great many people believe. 1t
will only have power of 500 volts"
"Will the trolleys be run overhead or
will they take the place of the cable
underneath"
"They will be run overhead and this in
itself will be an innovation, as this will
be the first elevated road that will be so
equipped. Messrs. Thompson and Hues-
ton have taken special interest in it and
intend to make the road show road.
WHERE THE PLANT WILL BE.
"The power house will be located at
Palisade avenue. The cars will be lit by
incandescent lights by the same current
which furnishes the motive power. The
lights will glow little brighter when the
car stops. The present cable road will
not be disturbed. Electricity will only be
used on the Court House extension. In
time. perhaps, we will have the Jrolleys
to The ferry. The cars which run to the
ferry now are forty feet long and are not
adapted for electrical motion"
"Will electricity be used on any other
portion of the road?" | asked.
'Yes. electricity will propel the cars up
the big boulevard hill and there will be a
great saving in time and horse flesh.
When a car reaches Nineteenth street,
Hoboken, which divides Hoboken from
| Weenawken, an electric motor will be at
| tached and will pull the car up the in
cline to Lewis street. Union Hill, where
| horses will again be attached and will
draw the cars to the end of the route.
| The power house will be located in the
water tower on the Boulevard"
Mr.. bod concluded the interview bY
saving that within a short time the COM
| pany intended to give five minute ser
| vice through the city of Hoboken.
The North Hudson County Railway
| Co mpany yesterday submitted to the
| Street and Water Commissionersits plans
| tor the new elevated extension. They
| provide for the running of cars by cleo
| tricity. The plans are in the hands of the
| Street Committee, of which Commissioner
| Dugan is chairman.