The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-16

Big TRANSIT WAR.
The Rutherford Trolley
Company Fighting the
North Hudson.
HoBoKEN COUNCIL SURPRISED.
Extraordinary Promises of Good
Services to Back Up Legal
Techniealities.
HoBoKEN COUNCIL SURPRISED.

The proceedings of the Hobokeu Coun-
Gil last night gave hint of an interesting
fight between rival electric railways, and
an investigation of the matter this morn
ing laid bare the fact that big fight is
going on, involving the North Hudson
County Railroad Company, the Jersey
City. Hoboken aud Rutherford Electric
Railway Company and the Honoken au-
thorties.
Some weeks ago THE JERSEY CITY
NEWS exclusively announced the clash be-
tween the companies t hat was inevitable.
When the route of the ne W company was
made known through the publication OF
its articles of incoIp Iporation, the Nortn
Hudson Company Immediately petitioned
the Hobokeu Council for permission to
lay tracks along Marshall street from Its
right of way on Ferry street, to Second
street, and thence along Second street
TO Willow avenue, connecting with It's
line there. By going through Second
street, the North Hudson Company was
securing part of the street over which the
new company proposed running. AT the
meeting of the Council held February 8,
the North Hudson Counby Railway was
granted the right of way applied for by
resolution, with certain provisions. Ths
com pany accented the provisions.
A SURPRISE PARTY.
Last night, Chsirman Erlenkoetter
SURPRISED the members by saying The
privfledges SHOULD be granted By ordfn-
apce instead OF resolution. Corporation
Attorney Minturn was asked his opinion.
aud replied he thought by ordinance, but
asked to nave the matter referred TO nina
for Investigation.
The new company, the Jersey City.
Hoboken aud Rutherford Electric Rail-
way Company, petitioned the Council at
the meeting on February for right of
way through the city. embracing
in its petition First, River:
Newark and Second streets. Last night
the company, by H. A. Gaede, attorney,
notified the Council that under Section 8
of an act entitled AN act to provide for
the Incorporation of street railway COM
panies and to regulate the same" aB-
proved April 6. 1888, the Common
all parties interested by publication
for at least fourteen days before the
Councils meeting, of the time and place
at which the Council will consider the ap
plication for location. This has never
been done before In sbe granting
Of franchises, and is not necsssa ry the
North Hudson County Railway Go mpany
conte uds, because the latter company Is
organized under a special charter, and
the provisions of this act are not, there
tore, applicable to the company. but of
course are operative so far as the new
company IL concerned This the new
company will not admit.
TRYING TO AGREE.
A conference of the directors OF both
companies has been held and the matter
talked over. but it looks as If neither side
would let up in its present position. AS
to the Second street matter. the new
company will content that the
granting by resolution was il
legal; that it should have been
done by ordinance. Another contention
of preemptiop, the grant could not have
legally bsen awarded the North Hudson
County Railway Company till after the
Council should have decided the fate of
the new company by ordinance either for
or against. The new company is a mat
the men Interested are deter
mined to fight hard to secure
the right of way they at first determined
upon. In Hoboken the consent of prop
erty owners has been secured in ma
jority of cases. they say. In Jersey City
The consent of every property owner on
Congress street and Summit avenue has
been obtained and the Street and Water
Board has been petitioned. Last night
the West Hebokeu Council was Pc
tiiioued. The Board of Freeholders will
next be petitioned, as the route embraces
=
controlled by the Freeholders
BIG PROMISES.
Mr. Gaede said the service of the COM
pany would be Of the best. In the first
place, as soon as the rights OF way are
secured. work on construction will be
Immediately begun, and the road will be
built In sections. If possible, the stock
holders would like to have it In opera
tion by July l, or at the very latest by
early fall. There will be two power
houses. one in Rutherford, for which
the property has been purchased,
and another in Hoboken. The ter
minal station in Hoboken will
be at the foot of First street. Heavy
vestibuled cars Will be used, with seat
ing capacity of sixty persons. and there
Will also be run a package car, whereby
persons carrying bundles or baskets eau
check them. and thus be saved the incon-
venienience of bundle carrying. III a
word, the company promises the best SER
vices.
There is no doubt but what this new
company in time will construct a NUMBER
of feeders" to lbs main route, both from
north and south.