The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-24
AT TIE FERRY.
A "News" Reporter Keeps Tabs
on the Departure of Cars.

A NEWS reporter was detailed to keep
tabs on the depar ure of Green
willie aud Pacific avsuue RS last
seven O'clock from the PennsTl vania
Ferry. The object OF this was to find out
exactly at what headwaY these cars were
stsrted and TO ascertain the numb.r of
cars running on the route mentioned
within given time.
Since the beginning of the work of ra-
laying the old lines of the j. G. & B. r.
r.. the people of the city have endured
with exemplary patience delays
and incouveniences on the
road caused by the construction
WORK in operation; but when a liue like
the Greenville liue is open from begin
ming to end there is not so much room
tor excnse on the pare of the Colsoli-
dat d Traction Company that the service
OF Cars is hindered by construction
operations. For several nights past dnr-
ing that time when neople are ret ur ing
home from the days work, they have
found the cars running at long and irrez-
ular intervals and each car literally
packed with live freight. Taey have not
unreasonably grnmbled taat the COM
pany might put on more cars and ruu
them oftener, Two nights ago, for in-
stance. a citizen standing on Grand
street saw only four cars pass him within
about forty minutes, and each car was
crowded, the people even hanging on to
the steps outside.
superintendent Sayre, when spoken
to, yesterday morning.. said that there
were plenty of cars. aud occasionally
there might be q rush. but promise to
remedy the state Of affairs. II is true
that there was q change last night, aud
for the better, but much requires 60 be
done before one can really say the transit
is rapid and efscfive.
THE ACTUAL CONDITION.
Stationed in the ferry at fifteen min
utes TO six p. M. the reporter noted the
departure at that time of Gresnville
car crowded with over seventy passen-
gers, and as MANY more waiting outside
unable TO find accommodation. Exactly
fifteen minutes this crowd had to wait
before another car left the shed. 1t was
filled long before the time of departure.
namely, six o'clock. From this time
until 6:33 p NJ. the service was excel
lent cars running at two. three aud five
minutes headway. From 6:33 2. M. an
otner long wait of a quarter OF an hour
and then quick service again. 1t is only
jnst to observe that tbs starters AZ the
ferry dispatched the cars as fast as they
were filed, and when the long intervals
occurred there were no cars In Iha shed.
The fault in these cases was at the end OF
the line. s
Here is the exact time of departure to
Greenyille and Pacific avenues:
545-Greenvllle, crowded car.
5.50-Paci1c avenue crowded car.
6.00-Greenville. crowded car
6.05-Pacifc avenue. crowded car.
607-G Green vile, crowded car.
609-Greenvile, crowded car
6I6-paciic avenue. crowded car
6.i7-Greenvie, light.
f.i9- -Greepville, light.
E.sI-Greenvlle. empty.
6.12-Paciic avenue, crowded.
q 6..5--Greenve. crowded.
G.sS-Greenvile. crowded.
e.s3- Greenvile, crowded..
641-Pacifc avenue, crowded.
G.5O-Greenville, crowded.
t.53-Greenville, crowded.
U.54-Pacifc avenue, crowded
G.;o-Greenvil'r lcrowded.
NOT sU GENT ACCOMMODATION.
II WI N0e SEEN toaJ within one hour
tsse vels Nrs ran to Greenville at an
Hs seragt me of five minutes headway.
From glance at the table it Will De
noticed also that with three exceptions
every car which left the depot within the
specified time was crowded at the start
No provision was made 10 take up pas-
semgers standing on the corners Of streets
further uptown. This fact alone shows
that the company has not su fcient
number of cars running. TO give
ample accommodation between the
hours OF six and seven In the even
ing the company ought at least
to run cars at 80 nlicutes headwav.
why could they NOT. when the landing
of ferrybeat pours hundreds into the
car shed, siait TWO cars ioRether?" asked
some Of the impatient bystanders last