The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-31
RAPID TRANSIT ASSURED.
Two Valuable Franchises
Granted BY the Street
and Water Board.
TWO OTHERS PASS FIRST READING
Routes of the Jersey City Rapid
Transit and Consolidated
Traction Companies.


Board Of Street and Water Commission
ers had passed the ordinances giving to
tae Jersey City. Hopoken aud Ruther-
ford, and the North Hudson County Rail-
way Companies their respective fran
chises.
The Street and Water Commissioners,
with Corporation Counsel w. ID. Ed
wards called the representatives OF the
various rapid transit companies into their
caucus room. one alta time. and finally.
at half past two o 'clock, all of them were
called in, and all difficulties advanced by
the opposing companies adjusted, and
now there stands nothing In the path Oh
rapid transit becoming certainty.
CONCESSIONS.
Despite the fact that Mayor Wanseri IS
opposed to the granting of franchises az
the nominal rate of 500 per mIlei per
year for every mile of road operated, the
Street and Water Commissioners decided
that by accepting this proposition made
bv tue companies it was the only
means of ever having rapid tran
sit replace the slow coach
horse cars, Again the companies made
the paving of streets and proper care to
be taken of them in future, aud foremost
the agreement that the companies would
in future In return for ths franchise keep
the street entirely free from snow in
winter. This item alone will save the city
few thousauddollars After every snow
fall in the past Street Contractor Byrnes
has had to put an extra number OF men
and wagons at work in order to make
some of the city's thoroughfares even
passabie. AS a whole the bargain IS con-
sidered a fair one and 1t is believed tnat
Mayor Wanser will be be conyerledto this
belief shortly. The routes over which the
Jersey City, Hoboken aud Rutherford
aud the North Hudson Railway Conf an
les will operate electr cars have Deeu
published in THE JERSEY CITY NEWS.
Both of these companies are compelled TO
have their respective roads IN operation
before November /, 1898. The representa-
tives say that both roads will be equipped
with electric propulsion long before that
time.
JERSEY CITY RAPID TRANSIT co.
Beside granting these ordinances to the
two above named companies, the board
placed on its first reading an ordinance
for the relief OF the Jersey City Rapid
Transit Company. The ordinance granted
to this company demands a payment OF
500 for every mile operated in the city,
aud also exacts the same agreements
as from the foregoing coinuahles
aud also makes 1t mandatory for the conf
pany to permit the Consolidated Traction
to use its tracks and wires IN certain
streets in when both companies have
battled for the right OF way. This pro-
vision is general, but applies more di-
rectly to CommuniDaw avenue between
jackson and Crescent avenues.
THE ROUTE.
The proposed route over which the
Rapid Transit Company Will operate its
cars is as follows
Beginning at the intersection of Jewett
aud Summit avenues. beginning north
erly along Summit to Academy street,
through Academy across Bergen
Square, to Tonnelle avenue and TO Sip
avenue.
Second. beginning at Summir and
Jewett avenue, southerly along Summit
to Belmont, to Crescent, to Commune
paw, to jackson, to Clinton. to Sackett
street. to Bramhall avenue, TO Bergen,
to Bidwell, together with the right to
cross all intersecting streets and ave.
nues.
This ordinance will be adopted in all
probability at next Mondays session of
the board.
THE CONSOLIDATED TRACTION COMPANY.
The Consolidated Traction Company's
ordinance also came up for first reading.
1t is granted with the same understand
ing as all the Others. This company,
however, asks more than the others.
its cars:-
No. l. Beginning at Grand and wash
ington streets, southerly through Wash
ington to Morris Canal Basin aud ending
there.
No. 2. Beginning at Grove and Wayne
streets, easterly along Wayne TO Summit
avenue, to Academy street, 10 Van Rup-
pen Place, thence along Tonnele avenue
northerIy to county Road, where at
intersects at Tonnele avenue. just north
of Quincy street, thence along
County Road TO Penhorn
Greek aud ending there,
together with branch line extending
from Summit avenue and Academy street.
to Cornelison avenue, to Wayne street.
No 8. Beginning at Grand aud Bates
street, to Golden, TO Brunswick. TO Tenth
street.
No. 4. Beginning at Summit and Sip
avenues along Summit avenue to Grand
street.
No. 5. Beginning at West Side and
Belmont avenues along Belmont to Sum
nit avenues; thence along Clifton place
to Fairmount avenue, TO Cornelison
Grand, to johnson avenue, to
Pacific avenue. together with an exten-
sion beginning ar Pine street and john
son avenue co Jersey avenue. together
with right to connect by straight line
through private iauds on Oswego street,
at Cornelison avenue, to The angle in
Clifton place south of Fairmount ay-
enue.
No. g. Beginning at Communipaw ave.
nue. and Piue street, through Communi-
paw avenue to Phillip street,
No. 7. Bogiuning at Communipaw av-
enue, along Pacific to Caven Point av-
eaue.
No. s. Beginning at Communipaw and
Jackson avenues, along Jackson to
Warner street, to Henry Place. to
Waverly avenue, to Garden street. to
Rose street, to Gator avenue, through
private lands to Danforth avenue, to Old
Bergen Road, to Thompson avenue.
No. 9. At Old Bergen road and Fair
mount avenue. to Walker avenue, 30
jackson.
No. TO- At West Side avenhe and Mont
gomery street, along west side OF Broad
way to Tonnele.
No. IL. AT Summit avenue and Newark
avenue, along Newark avenue to Back
ensack River.
This company being part and parcel
of the Jersey City AMI BERGEN I'll is
readily teen that 1t gobbIes nearly all of
the remaining strees in the city where |
i've cents is to be picked up. With this
ordinance law the city will |
be we'll supplied with rapid |
travsit. Mayor Wanser may veto
the ordinance, but it Is safe 10 say that
the vetoes OF His Honor on these matters |
will not be sustained.
There will, however, be some very |
lively discussions before the Jersey City |
Rapid Transit and Consolidated Traction |
Company ordinances 90 thrnuxh.