The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-16
The Board of Trade Attacks
Street Railways Which
Occupy But Do
Not Use.
COMMITTEES REPORT PROGRESS.
Another Endorsement for the State
Water Commission-Rapid
Transit and Railroad
Exemption.

The Board of Trade discussed various
matters last night and adopted resolu-
ton calling for the resembling of street
suited In the running of cars. Presis
dent Dear was in the chair. Tha attend-
ance numbered about twenty.
The resolution in reference to street
railway franchises was introduced by
Mr.. Hall. who said that st. Paul's ave7
| nue. was made almost impossible by the
unused rails of proposed horse railway.
The resolution Is:
Whereas, permission has been granted at div
ferent times to horse car companies to use cera
tain streets in this CITY, and
Whereas, the horse car companies have failed
In some cases to avail themselves of such per-
mission, and in other cases have, after using
tain streets, discontinued the use of such
streets; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners be requested to reScind all Or
dinances or permission SO granted, whore the
company has failed to use the streets; and,
Resolved, That where tracks or rails laid
IN streets are not used for the purpose for which
permission was granted, the compapies owning
such tracks or rails should bs compelled to re-
move the same from the streets.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted. after further remarks by Mr..
an Inconvenience from which no adTanr
tage is derived.
SHOULD STOP BETWEEN CORNERS.
Mr.. Hail. In reporting for The Commit
tee on Rapid Transit, said that II all lines
should be run as the electric line now is,
| the people in the lower part of the city
would De at considerable disadvantage.
They are often carried a block beyond
where they wish to stop, by the refusal og
| the conductor to stop except on corner.
This is rapid transit for the people on the
| Heights, only. The company might run
some through cars and others for the ac-
comodation Of downtown people who
| take short rides.
| President Dear said there would proba-
| bly, be some improvement in the street.
car service in little time. The number
of cars had been increased on the Belt
| and Greenvilie lines. This was good so
| far rs IL went, but the Greenville people
"have grown blind, and are aging
rapidly waiting for rapid transit"
THE WATER BILL.
| President Dear tor the COMMITTEES on
| Water Legislation reported progress
| The Committee were able to completes
| the draft of the bill for the re-establiSh-
| ment of the State Water Commission only
| week before the adjournment of tho
Legislature. President Dear suggested
| that the Committee be continued. 1t would
| endeavor to enlist the Boards of Trade IN
other cities for the ultimate passage of
| the bill. Is had been introduced and or
dered printed and got no further.
| A motion by Humphrey w. Carr was
| adopted that the committee be continued,
and 1000 copies of the bill be printed anu
| distributed at the discretion Of the COM
| mittee.
| RAILROAD EXEMPTION.
! President Dear, as ex.oEKicio member of
| the committee appointed on January ID
| to watch legislation and call attention to
| the exemption of railroad property from
taxation, said the committee had not
| done much but would continue. He was
the only member of the committee pres
| enC. The people had NO 1de2
how this exemption WAS incressinRe
He had arranged with Tax Commissioners
German for meeting of the committee
with the Tax Commissioners, to give in
formation aud for the drawing of map
to show the exemption, giving dates, and
| showing the distinction between railroad
and other property. The facts would
astopish the people. ALI this will he
put into shape before the next Legisla-
ture and an effort will be made to get the
State to do justice to all classes of oita-
zens.
TRANSFER TICKETS WE'RE READY.
In a discussion of the street railway
bill, introduced. by Assemblyman SaisRgef
ana dead in committee Mr.. Banks said
that President Thurston had tickets ready
for new scheme of transfers when the
negotiations for the sale OF the Jersey
City and Bergen stopped this arrange
ment, temporarily at least.
President Dear said the new owners OK
the Jersey City and Bergen must be given
to understand that it must assume the
bond of good faith OK the old company to
give something approaching rapid transit.
No one here would object TO their mailing
money, but the oity suffered for the lack
of rapid transit.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Joseph Warren was elected member.
On motion OF Mr.. Carr the Directors were
ordered to pay balance of $135 due on
the Boards annual dinner. President
Dear announced that an inner room in
the basement of the building occupied by
the Jersey City Insurance Company could
be rented for 5000 peg year. The Direc-
tors were authorized to rent the rooms,
which will be kalsomined and fitted up
for the Boards occupancy about May l.
Mr.. Anderson withdrew his amendment
offered il February for a reduction in ths