The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-26

nue. to the centre line of Cavenpoint
ayenue and ending there.i
There is not and will not be any grenb
demand for street car ommodatlons
on this route. IT passes through Lafay-
cite celery gardens and thinly popu-
lated territory.
THROUGH WASTE LANDS.
Route No. s. Beginning in the centre
line OF Communipaw avenue, whers the
same is intersected by the centre line of
jackson avenue. and thence running
southwesterly along the centre line Of
jackson avenue to the centre line OF War
ner street. and thence running south
westerly, continuing along Jackson ave-
nue and Henry place to the centre line Of
Waverly avenue; thence continuing
sonthwesterly to the centre line Of
Gardner. street, and thence running
southerly along the centre line of Card
ner street to the centre line of Rose
avenues; thence southwesterlv along the
centre line of Gator avenue; thence
through private lands TO the centre line
OF Dauforth avenue and the old Bergen
Road, and thence running southwestsrly
along the centre line of the old Bergen
Road to the centre line of Thompson ave-
nue. and ending there"
rms proDosed route is a parallel one
to the present Ocean avenue line. but it
does not have the advantage of passing
through such good street car territory.
jackson avenue Is very enterprising
business street for a short distance, and
then 1t passes through q large territory
OF waste land, much Of which is not even
used for gardening purp oses. jackson
avenue is but one and Two blocks from
Ocean avenue during its entire length,
aud when the route branches Into old
Bergen Road 1t is but one block from
Ocean avenue. Citizens who havs lived
III Greenvilie for MANY years have fre-
quently said It would be many years be-
fore Greenyille could support a
street railroad parallel to the Ocean
avenue line. The riders On the cars
are nearly all through passengers
ana but very few short rides are made.
The short rides are the profitable ones to
ali street car companies. II is not prob
able, judging from what Grsenville
people say, that the proposed route could
he operated az profit for many years,
but at the same time 1t is about the only
available route beside the one on Ocean
avenue.
OF NO USE TO ANY ONE,
Route No. 8. Beginning at the centre
line OF Old Bergen road where the same
is lntersected by the centre line Of Fair
mount avenue and thence running along
the centre OF the Old Bergen road to the
centre line of Walker avenue to the
centre line of jackson avenue and ending
there.
This route would be of no use to any
one II 1t did not make connections with
cover this territory at present iu a man
ner that meets all the demands of trans
portation.
COULDN'T PAY EXPENSES.
Route No. 10. Beginning at the centre
line of West Side avenue, where the
same Is intersected by the centre line of
Montgomery street; thence running
hn linz 0f
West Side avenue to the centre line of
Broadway; thence running easterly
along the centre line of Broadway to the
centre line OF Tonnele avenue and ending
there"
At present no road unless operated in
conjunction with some other one. could
pay running expenses on this route. The
J. G. & B. Co. have the franchise from
Montgomery street west on West Side
avenue. and it is said that this portion OF
the road is run at a loss to the company,
although this section is more thickly
populated by street car patrons
ToLERAaLY FAIR.
Route No. II. Beginning In the centre
line of Summit avenue where the same is
intersected by the centre line of Newark
avenue. and thence running westerly
along the centre line of Newark
avenue to the centre line
of Hackensack River and end
ending there. Together with the right to
cross all intersecting streets and avenues
upon said routes, and also the right to
construct any and all necessary curves,
sidings, and cross curves and switches
that may be required for the proper safe
and economical use of any or all of the
above designed routes" !"
This route is che best one leading to
the Hackensack River aud although
less than mile in length passes through
a populous territory.