The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-24
MILES ON MILES OF RAIL.
Hudson and Bergen Trac-
tion Company's Routes
New Lines Which
Viii Open Up the
Palisades.

tor OF the rights Of way of the North
Hudson County Railway Company
especially, and the Palisade Railway
Company incidentally This President
Dod of the North Hudson County Rail-
way Company assured a JERSEY CITY
NEWS reporter yesterday.
OBJECT OF THE COMPANY.
THE formation of the company" he
said, lis merely, at present, an effort on
our part to secure more convenient
methods for our many business interests.
The new law, passed by the last
Legislature, gives us additional
facilities for transacting our business.
And, another thing. with reference 10
other traction companies. may say, we
didn't propose to let others do this bnsi-
ness in our territory. The route OF the
Hudson and Bergen Traction Company
embraces all the old routes of the North
Hudson County railway Company. and
some new ones. Colonel Stevens wanted
me to build line in his interest, and the
Bergen Turnpike Company asked that
we consult their interests. they having
railway powers. They asked that we
take into consideration the matter OF
placing an electric road up their
way. The conclusions were arrived
at for that reason. Other interests out
side OF the Consolidation Traction Com
the only thing in view in the formation of
the company Is the protection OF our
interests and those of the Palisace Rail-
way Company r. w. De Forrest,
Counsel of the New Jersey Central, is our
counsel In this matter"
RIVAL LINES IN HOBoKEN.
President bod did not think the North
Hudson Company would change its
name. He said further that rs soon as
the o5her traction company filed its ar
ticles of incorporation, the North Hudson
officers saw they contemplated rival lines
in Hoboken. despite the new company's
assertions to the contrary. and then
it was decided to take this step to pro-
tect their interests.
According to the route of the New
Jersey Traction Company. they contem-
plated lines through Garden, Grand and
Madison streets, Second street and
Twelfth street, Hoboken. They also
contemplated connecting at Paterson
Plank Road; thence to Jackson street,
south to Jersey avenue. to Twelfth street,
to Brunswick, to Golden, to the junction
of Grand, Pike and Prior streets. The
engineer or the company evidently did
not know the nature of the ground over
which part of the proposed route was to
run. for great deal OF it is marsh land
and considerable filling, and some plling
would be necessary before track could
be laid.
Mr.. Charles B. Brush. the engineer of
the North Hudson Company, is familiar
with the county geographically, in fact,
what he doesn't know isn't worth know
ing. Therefore. the additions to the
routes of the North Hudson County Rail-
of the new traction company can be built
without extraordinary expense.
EXTENSIONS AND NEW ROUTES.
Besides the old routes of the Company,
there are the following extensions ana
new ones:-
Beginning at the lower Hoboken ferry.
running northerly through River street,
to Fourth. east to Water street. thence
north, along the old River walk to Tenth
street, west to Hudson, north to Four
teenJh, connecting with the main line
there. This is the route Colonel Stevens
suggested.
Another is to begin az Ferry street and
PARK avenue, running north along Park
avenue, TO Fourth street, to Willow ave-
nue., to T fifth street, to Park avenue, to
Fourteenth street, connecting with the
main line.
The Second and Marshall street route.
the right of way for which was recently
granted the company by the Hoboken
Common Council, will be pushed
TO completion, as will also the
road running west from Willow avenue,
to private right Of way. near the foot of
the hill. where by an easy grade the cars
will gradually climb the hill. going south
on a built elevation to about Thirteenth
street, thence turn. and up the slope of
the hill to Palisade avenue. The tracks
at present on Fourteenth street will re-
main.
Another new addition, and evidently
one suggested by the Bergen Turnpike
Company, will begin at Nineteenth street
and Willow avenue, Weehawken, run
ming westerly along Nineteenth street to
the Hackensack Turnpike. and along the
Hackensack h Turnpike to Anderson ave-
nue. in the centre of Hackensack, passing
through Fairyiew, RIdgefeld and Little
Ferry.
PLENTY OF EXTENSIONS.
beginning at F'airview, another extern
sion will run easterly along the Bulls
Ferry Road to Palisade avenue, connect
ing with the present steam road of the
North Hudson County Railway Company
at North Bergen, thus giving direct tran
sit to the West Shore depot and ferry.
Another extension up North will be
that OF the steam road from the Meeks
Estate to the Bulls Ferry road
The reader by this time is away up in
the woods, so to speak. but when all
these extensions are completed and run
by electricity there is a strong possibility
the woods will have to give way to the
march of civilization.
But to return to little nearer nome,
The Summit Avenue line, in West Hobo
ken, runs at present as far as High Point
Avenue; an extension contemplated will
bring it up to the Hackensack Turnpike.
The Jersey City Summit Avenue line
at present terminates at South street. 1t
will be extended to the Paterson Plank
road.
After this rou ndapout journey the
reader will feel that all the extensions
possible have been explained, and as he
nears the Palisade avenue station. where
he expects to take the Lear for HoooKen.
he feels that he has heard enough for
day, but when he gets up in the station
are more extensions.
Beginning at the power house there,
line will be constructed running down
the old Rayine Road to the junction Of
Ferry and Marshall streets.
ANEW ROAD IN VIEW.
Then, again. another road will be con-
structed south from the Paltsade avenue
station along Palisade avenue to Hobo
ken avenue, to Oakland avenue, and
thence by the old Court House road back
to the PaliSade avenue station.
And still there is another up that way.
1t will begin about Concord street on
HoboKen avenue, and run down the ave-
nue. on the side of the Hill, to Newark
street, Hoboken, connecting with the line
at present on Grove street.
One more, then I'll be done. This line
is to run on Henderson street from Ferry
street. Hoboken. to Newark avenue, this
city.
But hold, I was forgetting, it is also
proposed to connect with the right OF way