The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-28
MADDEN REFLECTED.
Reorganization of the Street and
Water Board-The Presi-
dents Speech.

The Board OF Street and Water COM
missloners met yesterday and organized
by the election Of John E. Ma dden Presi-
dent for another year. President Mad
den, upon taking the chair. made long
speech. He thanked his colleagues for
the honor done him by his reelection. He
dwelt on the duty of the board to step all
leaks by which the public money might
be wasted. He alluded to the reductions
In the years appropriations, and then
went on TO outlins plans rs foilows:-
Notwithstanding tnis. We have been
able to MAKE decided progress III various
directions. A new police station house
is now building on the corner of Ocean
aud Gator avenues for the use OF the
! Fifth precinct. We also expect to erect
new Public School in Greenviile and
may possibly replace one or more OF The
older school houses with modern strnc-
lures Extensive repairs have also bee n
made to all the schools and provision will
probably be made to put the Fire Depart
ment buildings in good shape.
IMPROVING THE STREETS.
"The streets of the city have not re-
ceived all the attention we desired to give
them, although several OF the main
thoroughfares have been repaired. There
is well defined intention on the part OF
this board, however. to do considerable
in this direction. New York city has
found asphalt pRvements desirable ln-
vestments and Jersey City will probably
take similar steps in the march OF prog
ress The thinking taxpayers will ap-
prove any efforts we may make
towards good and modern ariveways,
anyone who questions the pracribility
of asphalt on streets devoted to large
traffic, has only to cross the river and In
specu Eighth avenue for instance.
1--WE have been able to secure the per-
| manent improvement of many streets
during the year. among them were Dor
lions of Ogden, Germania. Hoboken and
Sherman avenues and Erie and Halladay
streets The opening OF BALDWIN, avenue
| from Academy to Church streets and
| OF Pavonia avenue from Garrison to West
| Side avenues are practically assured. The
Baldwin avenue improvement will add
over $1,000 TO the city's valuations from
new uouses to be built by one gentleman
Senator McPherson) alone. The agita-
| tion favoring the opening of Seventeenth
street will eventually succeed. and no one
need be surprised il Eighth street and
| Pavouia avenue are also opened from
| lower Jersey City TO the Heights. Both
| of these improvements should DC made.
SEWERS.
"Tne question of sewers has been we'll
considered, and improven1 ats
| of this nature have been
| effected under the supervision or this
! board on Charles street, Oceau. Summit,
| Pavonia, Magnolia and Baldwin avenues.
| while the initial steps have been taken
for extensive man sewers 10 GreenViile
and on the westerly slope Cf the
Heights. An independents joint
| Commission Is pushing q big se.ver De-
tween Jersey City aud West Hoboken,
while another outside body is TO rebuild
the Ravine Road sewer. Another prob
lem that confronts as is street lighIis
We nave not had money enough Tor thls
purpose, but recent laws practically
place this matter in our hands exclu
I'VE can safely predict that the streets
will be better lignled in the future than
ever before. Our city parks have received
all the attention consistent with the
money OH hand We should have more
money for these breathing spots.
RAPID TRANSIT.
sit would take more time than is now
available to- express. even a portion OF
the arguments advanced III favor of
rapid transit. Your Pt esident believes
that he voices the sentiments OF all In
stating that Jersey City's bes interest s
demand as many travelling facilities as
! can be obtained. AT the same time we
should draw the line somewhere In the
granting of valuable franchises gratuit-
ously."
| MIR. Madden further denounced grade
crossings. especially urging the raising of
| the Erie tracks. He touched casually Oh
the water question, and tnen concluded
thus
| 1--WE have succeeded In trimming down
| expenses and with lthe benefits OF an in
creased output, the result OF the city 8
growth in population, are able TO point
to the tidy sum OF about $l69 900 In the
water sink. ng funds. This amount has
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