The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-04
TROLLEY OPPONENTS.
Grove Street Citizens Will
Not Tolerate a Double
Track-Shaking
Up Daily.

The exclusive announcement in THE
JERSEY CITY NEWS yesterday that there
was petition in circulation amongst the
propers Owners alonge the line of Grove
street, asking for the operation of the
trolley system on thet thoroughfare with
double TRACK privileges, and the lively
fight in opposition to the scheme already
afioat, attracted to the meeting OF the
Citizens Improvement Association held
last evening at st. Lucv's Hall,
q large body OF men who Will oppose the
trolley scheme at every point. So great
is the feeling against the scheme that
leading members threaten to tear down
the poles as fast as the company puts
them up, while others declare they wou Id
tear up double tracks If laid.
build fires under the rails, and
twist and bend them in such q manner IS
to render them useless. The members
also declared that under no circumstances
would they give up eighteen inches of
their sidewalks for the purpose of widen
ing the streets for the benefit of the
Railroad Company.
Contractor NJ. 7. Connolly. who. it was
supposed, secured for Pierce Fleming the
position OF signature gatherer to the
petition, denied all connection with the
matter. He knew that the petition for
istence, but he was surprised to find
that The JERSEY CITY NEWS had
learned of it so quickly, con-
siderable secrecy having been exercised
in circulation. Mr.. Connolly did not
venture any explanation for the sudden
removal of the water pipes from Seven
teenth street, which were to be laid for
his accommodation. IL was intirnated,
however, that it was the result OF Mr..
FIeming's reporting to headquarters
the names of the persons who opposed the
trolley system by declining to attach
their signatures TO the petition.
WON'T YIELD AN INCH
One Mr.. Kennedy argued in favor of
the trolley system. He maintained that
its operation would be a great be nefit to
property on Grove street. He advocated.
however, the widening of the street so as
to permit the laying of double track.
When he suggested that property owners
give up eighteen inches of the sidewalks
for this purpose. there was big howl.
mo, l will give them nothing" said
President Connolly, "and am sure that
do not propose permitting the operation
of double tracks on thirty foot street..
The scheme Is an outrage, aud | know
that people won't submit to it,"
you're right" interrupted a member.
''if they put up trolley wire poles we
should take sledge hammers and knock
them down."
II am not afraid Of enybody," con-
ssinued President Connolly, ''I will not
give half an inch TO the company. Why.
at the present time, the company sweeps s
the snow up ON our side walks, and with
one track the street is tmpass-
able. With two. we would have
up in our front areas. I have heard too
that the company would ouly run its
electric line to Pavonia avenue, which
demonstrates that they have no use for
us north of the track and say we will
show them that we have rights on this
street and that we will defend them.
1.-TWO tracks would take up the Who'll Q
street and compel US to leave our houses
by the back doors. They would ruin
business on the street, and drive business
men on side streets where trucks could
reach Them" Cheers greeted this speech.
and then Mr.. Mccullough spoke in favor
of widening of the street.
SEVENTEENTH STREET OPENING.
The subject of the opening of Seven
teenth street was taken up aud the men,
bers were given encouragement when
President Connolly announced that As
semblyman Carroll had directed him to
say that he would stake his political frl-
ture on the success of the bill. A
Committee consisting of Messrs. NJ. T..
Connolly, M. Sullivan and Charles
Hill WIS dppUkulCu w Wdlb upOu 00udtOE
DAILY and urge him to use all honorable
means IN securing the passage Of the Dill.
The bill is now in the hands of the Com
mitJee on Nun icipal Corporations of the
Senate. The members are Daily Of Hud-
son, HinchIiffe of Passaic aud Skirm of
Mercer.
Fathers Gillen and Mclaughlin, who
attended Seton Hall at the same TIM
Mr.. Hinchliffe was a student there, have
communicated with that gentleman, ask
ing his aid for the passage Of the bill.
als reply was favorable.
The members of the Association hold
Senator DAILY responsible for the delay
in the passage OF the bill aud last
night declared that if it was
beaten, they would know who was the
direct cause of it. The defeat of the bill
means that Senator Daily will find the
property owners north of the Erie Rail
road tracks antagonistic to him in case
he appears before them as candidate for
any Office in future.
1t was decided to petition the Street and
Water Commissioners to lay water pipe
in Seventeenth street. and also to con-
struct a three foot box drain sewer
under Seventeenth street; also not to
fill in Mill Creek, which drains
the territory. Residents north of the
Erie tracks will repair their sidewalks as
soon as the weather permits. They also
intend having all receiving basins on
Grove street cleaned.
Transfers.
For real estate advertisements see Sec
ond Page.
Philip Tum ulty TO Henry A. Heidi, lots 27 and
30, in Block 434, on the southerly side of Rail
road avenue, 1926 feet westerly from Merseles
street, for ST..
Maria Davis to Martin Lawless, lot on norther-
ly side of Harrison avenue, $50 feet westerly
from Fourth street, for So 900.
Jacob j. Detwier and others to Bay View
Cemetery Association, strip of land so feet wide
on Gator avenue between Ocean and Garfield
avenues, for $4,000.
The North jersey Land Company to Louis
w. Lindblow fr1 $50, lots and 8 in Block A
on the norther, Midland avenue.
$780, land and premises the northerly side
of Lake street 150 fee rom Montrose avenue.
William g. E. See 3. Beva for $4,000
lots l. 2, g. 4 in Block i, 4t,e.sssr'S deed
Henry Hemshemer to Henry Y Amerman fol
$500, lot 90 Block in Kearny.
Louisa Glace to John Hill, for $4,000, property
on northerly side of John street, rs eet eastery
from Bergenwood avenue.
Henry Mortimer and others to Jt'i>. NJ. Croft
for ST. property on the eaSterly 81 of New
County Road, III feet from West Fou->h street
In Bayonne.
Mortgages.
Julia A. Croft to Henry Mortimer Brush, on
land and premises on the easterly side OF New
County Road. III feet southerly from West
Fourth street In Bayonne, also all the land In
Juliette street. to the centre line thereof, in
I front of land above described, for S675