The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-18
GROVE STREET. TROLLEY
Pros and Gems of the North
Hudson Railway Project
To Go Through After
Election.

There seems to be a disposition on the
part of President bod, of the North Hud-
son County Railway Company. and its
other officers, 10 offer all the inducements
in their power to out Of town residents to
locate either in this city or Hoboken. The
company operates line of cars in this
city which, with all due respect to COM
peting lines, must be acknowledged
as offering better facilities than
any other road. The cars are
run under three minutes headway, and
are kept up to scheduled time. The
Company's rapid transit line to Weehaw-
ken. brought about marvellous changes
in the value of realty in the outlying pre-
clDcts OF Hoboken, and indeed IN the prop
erty all along the Hill. It's line to the
Hoboken ferry from Summit avenue rev.
o]utionized real estate values on the Hill,
aud in numerous ways the company has
helped greatly in developing real estate
values. It's very latest improvement Is
the adoption of a transfer system which
was described in The JERSEY CITY NEWS
OH Wednesday,.
Ii permission could be gained, the next
Improvement of the company would be
the construction and operation of troll
ley system on Grove street. 70 do this.
however, The company should have the
privilege of laying double tracks on the
street. The street is but thirty feet wide
and the property owners. particularly
those above the Erie Railroad tracks.
the Introduction of the troll
ley system. The advisability, how
ever, of giving the street up TO the
company Is now being seriously consid-
cred by the Street and Water Commits
sloners. and it is even hinJed that Senate
bill No. 1S5 will help the Commissioners
in N Aking concessions to the company.
Commissioners Madden, Cook and Yoe
are said to be in favor of a rapid transit
system on Grove street. Commissioners
Dugan opposes it because no room would
De left for him to have trucks
stand in front of his feed store
Commissioner Somers supports Dugan,
for the safety aud welfare of Phil Null
doon's wooden Indian. An effort will be
made to get the property owners from
Newark avenue to the Hoboken line to
surrender IS inches of their sidewalks.
This will widen Lhe causeway 3 feet.
With width of 33 feet, the system, it is
claimed. could be successfully operated,
without detriment to business men. The
property owners desire, however, 1t the
system is to be operated, that the
cars be run to Hoboken through Grove
street, returning through Henderson
street. The matter is now before the
Street and Water Commissioners, and at
the past two meetings the ordinance Civ
ing The power to the company has been 10
the hanus OF a certain Commissioner. who
hesitates slightly about presenting it, at
least until after the spring election.
Tbe ordinance Is going through after
April II, Notwithstanding all objections.
Transfers.
August Jaroschewsky to the Morris and Essex
Railroad Company, for $780, land and promises
adjoining the southeasterly corner of lot az in
Block f05, near the railroad tunnel in old
Bergen.
Mary Ann Rowe to John Luhrnlann, for $500,
lot IL, Block 8.
Theodore W. Burger to Joseph Parker, for ST,
factory and fixings at No. 351 to 365 Eleventh
street. The transfer is made by Mr.. Burger to
insure the payment Of all claims against his
business.
William Matteas, ct ux, to Elijah V. Miers,
for S050 lots If and 16 BLOCK n. on the north