The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-18
BOULEVARD beauties
Freeholders Have a Charm
ing Drive Over the New
County Road.
THE NEW H0B0KEN LOOP.
Panoramic View From The Vice.
hawken Bluff-Finest Drive
in the Country.

North Hudson county learned with much
pleasure that the County Boulevard
would pass through and terminate at the
boundary line Of their territory. The
route of the road Is on the west side Of
the Hill. Prior to its adoption 1t had
been virtually decided upon to make
more circnitous drive and to rass
through at least four public parks, to be
built by the county. Had this plan been
adopted both the east aud west sides of
the Hill would have had entrance to the
driveway, but owing to the courts decid-
ing that the County PARK act was uncon.
stitutional. the east side route was tenn
porarily abandoned by the citizens and
the B oard of Freeholders.
The people who appreciated the vast
benefits that would result from such
public thoroughfare on the east side of
the Hill, when assured that iJ would not
run through their picturesque territory,
appealed 10 the last Legislature to per-
NIT the county tc develop their property
by adding TO the BOuleva rd a loop
which, according to the survey, would
give the county the m ost romantic and
desirable drive tnat is in existence
in any state or terrific ry 10 the Union.
The Legislature in its wisdom decided to
grant the request of the petitioners. aud to
permit under certain restrictions the con-
struction of the loop. The most inn
portant of these restrictions was that at
least twothirds off the right of way
should be donated by the property own
ers The land owners did not hesitate
for q moment at this restriction. and
made the required donation OF land for
The Boulevard.
THE INSPECTING PARTY.
The EraA1Ol0ars at their last meArinp
adopted resolution to exa mine, yester-
day, the territory so donated, and
through which the branch OF the Boule-
ward was wanted to run. In accordance
with this resolution the eX animation was
maize yesterday by free holders Ellis,
Doscner. Kelly, Halliday, Swartz, Heller,
Henuessey. Hauna, McNally and Direc-
tor-at- Large Bruggemann. They were
accompanied by Caief Engineer Edlow
W. Harrison. Engineer Charles B.
and Herman and Frederick Walk
er. The party drove direct
to Nuugesser's Hotel at the junction of
Hudson and Bergen Counties. The
hotel ls situated on Befgentiae avenue, q
few rods north of the Tace track. It IS a5
this point that the loop or bracch of the
Boulevard begins.
The main line after circling around the
north eud of the race track ends at
Bsrgenline avenue. The contemplated
addition begins wnere the main route
stops and runs down Berqanline avenue
ia allel with the race track for 1000 feet.
1be road asked for is TO be eighty feet wide
with ten AMI fifteen feet sidewalks as the
nature OF the land will permit. After
reaching the 1000 feet point the route of
The road Turns almost abruptly to the
east and at right angles with Bergenline
avenue passes through undeveloped
lands Of the North Hudson Land Com
pany two-thirds OF which is donated to
the old Bulbs ferry road. In doing SO it
crosses, ati grade. the North Hudson
County and Palisade railway. which is
now in the course of construction. and
rapid transit to New YORK. The
line of the road continues down
Bulls ferry road. which will
be widened to meet the requirements of
the law for oue-eigdth of mile. and then
leaves it in an acute angle for the route
OF the Northern Hill Side road, which
will also be widened. This road is fol-
lowed 10 the estate of ex-Mayor Opdyke,
of New York, through which it passes to
the Meggs estate and through this last
named property for 5000 feet. At ex-
Mayor Opdyke's property begius one of
u most beautiful bits of scenery that
can possibly be imagined.
BEAUTIFUL SCENERY ACCESSIBLE.
On the west is a wood of tall trees and
acres of farming land. To the east is the
HUDSON TktNeF. dHu from GulS QOlnL TO the
Weehawken terminus of the Boulevard
branch the road IS, with but few excep-
tions, within ten or twenty feet of the
bluff. The view along two miles of the
road is grand. 1t is beyond description.
The old forts at the narrows. the hills of
Staten Island. the observatory at Copey
Island, the masses of brick and mortar
Ia New York and Brooklyn, Jersey City
aud Hoboken, and the ever chan ging
panorama of the Hudson River are be-
fore the eye. The distant hills of the
north and the south make a most
perfect background Tor the picture of the
noble Hudson as 1t wends It's way past
the bustling cities ana civilization to til g
great ocean and the dreary waste. The
river is a Kaleidoscope panorama. The
ocean bound steamers with their freight
OF human lives, the swift moving ferry
boats, the little but useful tugs !. which
dart hither and thitner as the Zee fits
from bloom to bloom; the heavily iadeued
schooners. the fast sailing steam and
pleasure yacnis and tha Thousand and one
other moving objects are all seen from
this boulevard along tho bluff, which is
from one TO two Ers3red feet above high
water.
OLD BLOCK HOUSE POINT.
After passiuR ihrongh the beautiful
grounds of the Meigg's estate the road
will cross ravIne by3a bridge 200 feet
long, which will cost about s., 500 TO
build. The point where the bridge is to
he erected is known IN history as Block
House Point. and it was the scene of u
revolutionary battle. From this point
the proposed route, n is through
property of Herman Walker,
who. like the other owners
donates two-thirds of the land for the
Boulevard. Along the romantic and
winding bluff the road Will run, passing
through the old Dudley S. Gregory es-
tate, the Garraprant property, Judge
Prices lands, aud the beautiful grounds
of w. w. Nile. to- Eldorado PARK The
route runs directly in front of the
lavifon at this place. and enters the
grounds at the King estate, going to the
most beautiful drive within one hundred
miles OF New York, that is through the
Kings Ravins. irhe drive is thr ee-
s fuurths of mile in length, and
it winds through the ravine
in most delightful way. In this ravine
Is torreut shodded by vast eims. a
rugged rocky mountain side a peaceful
mead ow and cool current OF air. Leav-
ing the Kings Ravipe the road runs into
Weehawken and ends at Schneider'a
hotel.
After the Freeholders had dri IN over
this course hey returned to Eld ado and
had dinner. Speeches were ade by
Ediow w. Harrison, Charles 4 Brush,
Freeholder Hams. Freehoider Kelly
Freeholder Doscher, W. W Nile, Direc
;or Bruggemsnn, Freeholder Ellis and
1ah1l Rovn Ailfof rha ananKers snok q