The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-26
STRATEGIC ROUTES
The Consolidated Traction
Company Never Intend
ed to Operate Them.

The JERSEY CRY NEWS has had much
| to say about the strategic chain of routes
OF the Consolidated Traction Company,
as embraced in the ordinance vetoed by
| Acting Mayor Simpson. contending that
many were merely put in for quasi legal
| purposes. It has been shown that many
of the routes really had no ending. while
others would never be operated. For the
information Of the public. and to enable
have full information on ths subject be-
fore they take action on the ordinance
Monday, we give digest of the routes
that cannot help bnt be instructive.
INTO THE CANAL.
Route No. / beginning in the center
line of Grand street and Washington
street, and thence southerly through the
center of Washington street TO Morris
Canal Basin and ending there"
There certainly is no immediate use
for street railroad over this route, and
| never will be If bridge over the canal is
not built.
A ROUTE THAT WOULDN'T PAY
Route No. Q, beginning at the center
| of Grove street where the same is inter-
sected by the center line of Wayne street.
| thence running westerly along the center
| line of Wayne street to the ceuter line OF
Summit avenue, thence northerly along
the center line of Academy street, thence
westerly along the center line of Acad-
emy street to the center line line of Van
Reypen Place, thence running ia a
northerlY direction along Tonnele avenue
| to the centre line of the County Roa
where 1t intersects said 1onneie avenue
| just north of Quincy street, and thence
running northerly along the centre line
Of hoC 70 a 70 . n n
Horn Creek and ending there
1t would be many years before street
railroad over this route would probably
| pay dividend. IL would run parallel
with the Montgomery street line to Ber-
gen avenue aud then would be parallel
avenue and parallel with the North
Hudson County Summit avenue road to
the County Road. An average of about
three blocks would separate ese lines.
The Summit avenue line is by no means
a mint at present The route along Ton.
nele avenue would have comparatively
little patronage. because, people desiring
TO go to New York would live on the east
side OF the ro ute and would
naturally support the Summit
avenue line, which wo Md be nearer.
The west side of Tonne le avenue con-
sists of bat comparatively small popnla-
tion and the Hackensack Meadows. The
route along the County Road to Pan
Horn Creek would not pass a half dozsn
houses lt is across the Hackensack
Meadows.
NOT WORTH Ro W OF PINS.
Route No. 8. Beginning in the entire
line OF Grand street. where the same is
1ntersected by the centre line OF Bates
street, thence northerly along the centre
line OF Golden street; thence easterly
through the centre line of Brunswick
street; thence northerly along the centre
line of Brunswick street to the centre
line of Tenth street"
This proposed route would open short
cut from Grand street to Tenth street by
crossing the Meadow district. II weuld
be parallel road to the pressnt Erl e and
Grove street lines and would, from New
ark avenue to Tenth street, be separ ated
from them BY three and four blocks.
From Newark avenue to Grand and
bates street the route would have no
practical competition from paralI elroad.
IL would pass through the Italian quar-
ters and across the meadows. 1t would
probably be many years before the
patronage from this section OF the route
would amount to q row of pins.
WOULD GET LIGHT PATRONAGE
Route No. 4. BeginnInR In the center
line OF Sip avenue, where the same is in
tersected by the center line of Summit
avenue and thence running souther
along the centre line OF Summit avenue
W shS Suubi0 l4ue Vi Grauu 6LFeeb anu
ending there"
This route would be parallel with the
present Belt lire. and would be separated
from 1t by an average OF about four
blocks. IL would be shooter cut across
the Hill. but in order to pay it would
have to draw from he Belt line much of
the patronage on the vert side OF the
Hill because 1t would run along the east
brow of the Hill. East of Summit ave-
nue. the patronage would be very light.
IL is doubtful IL road on this route
could be made to nay in many years.
EIGHT BLOCKS LONG.
Route No. 9. Beginning ut the center
line OF Com munipRw avenue, and where
the same isintersected By the center line
OF Pine street, aud theEce running
easterly along the center liue or Com
muutpaw avenue TO the center line OF
Philip street and ending theren
This proposed route is but eight block
long. and does not pass through busi.
ness centre. Standing alone ana unaidsd
ny other railroad CONNECTIONS, tnis pro-
posed road would never pay dividend,
The route begins one block from where
the ]. G. 81 B. roads run.
PASSES THROUGH CELERY GARDENS.
Route No. 4 Beginning az the inter-
section OF the centre line OF Communipaw
avenue with the centre line Of Pacific
ayentes and thence running southwest
eriy along the centre line of Pacific ave-