The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-01
FOR FIVE PER Cent.
Greenville Citizens En-
dorse the Mayors Fran
chiSe Attitude.

The Sixth District Citizens Improve
ment Association held very important
meeting last evening at Bamber Hall, on
Linden avenue, Greenville.
The committee which was appointed to
visit the J. c. G. B. r. r. officials
and ascertain IL any steps were be-
lug made to equip the Greenville
line with electric cars reported
that the story published in THE JERSEY
CITY NEWS last week stating that electric
cars would be put on within ninety days
was correct.
AN OUTRAGE, SAYS SIMPSON.
The members then talked rapid transit.
President OF the Board Of Alderme II
Reuben Simpson, said:-
1.-The ordinance passed by the Street and
Water Commissioners fixing the tax upon
rapid transit companies at $500 per mile
of road is nothing short of an outrage.
This amount is inadequate. Such Or
dinances are not passed 10 other cities.
Five por cent Of the gross receipts
is little enough compensation when we
oonsider tnr trouble aud inconyenisnce
we must suffer when the streets are torn
up by the companies. Mr.. Van Horn,
one of the promoters OF The Jer-
sey City Rapid Transit Company,
| S6y9 CUuUs DIS ltiduy IS T5duy 10 pay y
per cent. Why 500 per mile is substi-
tuted is mystery TO me. But 1 have
my suspicious as to why this action was
taken. For four years the Jersey City
Rapid traniit Com pany has been
in the fieiu, and why its franchise
as not granted long ago is also d mys-
terry. The action OF the Street aud Water
nigh Valley steal WAS somewhat simi lar
to the action taken i'll regard
to the railroad companies. At Brown
place the Lehigh Valley Railroad was
willing to build its abutments so feet
apart, and so notified the board. The
Commissioners. however, gave away 80
feet of the city's property, aud gave the
railroad company permission to plac, the
aeutmepts within 20 feet OF etch other"
Eipauce Commissioner DetWller said:
,sFhe city officials will make mistake
in adopting the 500 offer. In tho past
our officials were TOO short sighted aud
we never prospered. The city should
have an interest III the railroads, and rs
its benefits should increase as the pophla-
tien increases"
Mr.. j. j. DetwiIler then moved that a
com mittee of three be appointed to draft
resolutions in RECORD to the matter and
| forward them to Mayor Wanser. Chair
man Cogan appointed Reuben Simpson,
| James S. Erwin and j. j. Detwiller.
| The resolutions adopted were as follows
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Resol we'd, That il IS the sense of this meeting
| of the Citizens Association OF Greenville that
| the plan adopted by the Board of Street and
| Water Commissioners of fixing rental
| of 500 per mile for the cleo
! trio companies seeking franchises in
| the use Of the streets OF Jersey City is not for
the best interests of the city, and that the plan
| of requiring the companies to pay rental of
| five per cent. on the gross income is the proper
| rule for the city's true interests and thus
| will the city's rental increase as the value Of
| the franchise inceeasss by the growth of the
| income has recommended itself to other nun l.
| CAPABILITIES; and further
Resolved That his Honor the Mayor bs urged
to do all in his power to bring about The system
above recommended; and further
Resolved, That it is the sense of this meeting
| that what the city needs is competlt ion in the
been added sfEer this ten siav,' tniG fiXei
| matter OF RAPID transit between different com.
| panies serving thu Same locality and there fore
\ that the proposition of the jersey City Rapid
Transit Co which desires TO serve better facilities
| for the travelling public shou Id be granted forth
| with so that there bs at least two companies
| to frniSh rapid transit. /
The following committee was appoint
| ed to present the resolutions:-Mungro j.
| Curite. Reuben Simpson, Jonn Morrel.
| I'll Harvey, James 5. Erwin and Thomas
| Co.an.
| OCEAN AVENUE WILL BE IMPROVED.
The committee whicn was appointed to
| look after cheaper gas and the Ocean
| avenne improvement. reported that be-
| ginning today the Bayonne Gas
| Company wouif reduce the gas from
| SO 900 to $l.25 per thousand feet,
| sioners had promised 10 I'm prove Ocean
| avenue as soon as the license money set
| apart for the Improvement OF streets was
| received