The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-01-04
City HALL EXTENSION.
Owners of the Additional
Property Sought-Values
Have a Boom.

The City Hall Commissioners decided
yesterday afternoon to give the Board OF
Trade and Citizens Association until
February Is to secure the passage OF
bill by the Legislature, increasing the ap.
preparation for Cit: Hall purposes
$3.50, 900. making the total 100000. The
Board of Trades Committee, consisting
of ,Messrs. Cleary, Gordon. Carscallen.
Dear. Ringle and Kenny, met with the
City Hall Commissioners in the Mayors
private office yesterday afternoon, ana
the question of acquiring the entire blocK
bounded by Grove Montgomery, Mercer
and Henderson streets was discussed, To-
gether with the questioned enlarginR and
beautifying tine present building designed
by Architect Broome. Messrs. Gordon
and Carscallen Of the committee were not
present, but the other members said
they intended doing all in their power to
have the City Hall face Grove street.
ALL OF ONE MIND.
The committee and Commissioners
were OF one mind on the advisability OF
acquiring the whole block, but q great
difference OF opinion existed as to the
best method Of procedure. Some favored
condemnation proceedings being begun
as soon as one offer was made. The
Commissioners, however, object to this
plan, believing it to be to the interests OF
all concerned to make amicable private
bargains and get clear titles for the city.
The Board of Trade committeeman ex-
pressed themselves as satisfied that $780,
600 would acquire the remainder of the
property. These figures. however, are
looked upon by the Commissioners as
far too low. They believe that $20e, 600
will be nearer the price.
Jacob Ringle pictured Grove street,
with the new City Hall facing on it, as
the leading business street OF the city,
and in this belief he was seconded by
Judge Kenny. 1t is believed that If a
proper petition is presented to the Legis-
lature, there will be no trouble exper-
fenced in securing the passage of bill
authorizing the issue Of bonds to the ex-
tent of $3.50, 900. The matter of altering
The plans of the building is secondary
consideration. The only trouble the Com
missoners expect to have is in acquiring
the remainder OF the property.
THE OWNERS.
On Montgomery street the George r.
Mckenzie estate owns No. 100, with a
front and rear house.
No. 1873 Is owned by Horace Farr1er
and has front and rear building.
Nos. 1914 and 1856 are owned by Martin
Dewitt.
T. Goughouns owns No. 200 and E. T.
and II. n. Farrier No. 202.
Nos. 274, 276 and 27S Grove street are
owned by Jana w. w. Van Chef.
No. 2781S by A. Hammond.
No, $50 estate of Jacob Erwin.
No. 2S2, front and rear. by Patrick
Rooney.
No. 2S4, William Robertson.
No. 1855, Martha Bumstead.
Nos 2s615 and 1885, Mary A. Bumstead. :.
On Mercer street, John Durken owns
No. 25.
Peter Smith, No. %.
Margaret Mason. Nos. 10 and 81.
August Fingado. No. II.
Without one exception the persons
owning property on the block have placed
higher figure upon it than was ever Ak
ed upon it before. On Grove street busi-
ness men will have to be dealt with, and
beyond all doubt damages for removal
will be demanded.
The City Hall Commissioners now in
tend resting on their oars until the Board
of Trade is heard from. A compliment
for which the the City Hall Commission
ers are truly grateful was passed upon
them yesterday. The Board Of Trade
will make no ATTEMPT to secure more
money If the matter of erecting the new
Hall is taken out Of the hands of the
gentlemen who now have 1t in charge.
Mayor Wanser favers the acquisition OF
the entire block.