The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-06
NEW CITY HALL RUMORS.
No Idea of Changing the
Site-Why Piles We're
Carted Away.

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There was a rumor afioat yesterday
about the City Hall. which, when i5
became widely circulated. caused consid-
cradle anxiety in the minds of property
owners surrounding the present City Hall
site. The rumor was that the site was to
be changed at this late date, and the
explanation was that the Finance Com
missioners would delay the progress OF
the building by refratnipg from issuing
the extra $3.50, 600 worth Of bonds provided
for by the act OF the last Legislature,
unless the change were made, Again. 1t
was said that the services OF Architect
Broome were to be dispensed with. aud a
new architect engaged. 1t had also been
discovered that Piling Contractor Con-
molly had been carting away some Of his
pilings. These rumors, combined,
created good deal OF excitement
amongst real estate owners, who for the
past month have been altering their
houses about the site, building exten-
sious, and /: various ways spending hard
earned dollars to meet the great rental
demand, which, it was believed, would
follow the driving of the first pile for the
new municipal building. As the new
City Hall is the chief improvement
destined to effect realty in lower Jersey
City, naturally much interest is mani
tested in every move OF the officials in
any way connected with the schcelie.
Spectators who have option on property
In the neighborhood were frightened TO
such an extent that it is said of one
man, his hair turned gray. This gentle
man is engaged in the real estate busi-
ness with wealthy wholesale grocer,
and together they are reaDing Il rich
harvest by speculatlng in property sold
under the MARTIN Act"
SPECULAToRS ALARMED.
Spectators who have made outlays
ranging from $50 TO $1,000 on their hold
ings were also in great distress and the
City Hall Commissioners have been be-
sleged at taeir offices and at their homes
by Interested spectators.
A JERSEY CITY News reporter investi-
gated the startling rumors and can an
nounce with tolerable certainty that the
City Hall site will not be changed. An
official who can speak autnoritively said:
"The present City Hall site, is where the
new building will stand, TO attempt to
change it now would result in
almost a riot. Real estate i'll
that locality has changed hands
and vast improvements have been made
on adjoining property can say positively
that the site will never be changed. It
would be absolutely wanton to change II.
Grove street is the coming thoroughfare
and business street, and the site is just
where it should be. That settles the
site agitation.
'.As to the possibility of the Finance
Commissioners declining or hesitating TO
issue the bonds authorized by the Legis-
lature, it is nonsense. The Finance COM
missioners express themselves as ready
to issue the bonds. principally because
the Board or Trade and citizens asked
that the bill authorizing the issue be
passed. Even should the Finance Com
missioners hesitate about issuing the
bonds, the City Hall Commissioners
merely wink and give utterance TO word
that sounds like 'Inandamus.'"
THE REMOVED PILES.
The story about the removal OF Arcni-
tect Broome is also without foundation.
The removal OF piles by CONTRACTOR Con-
molly is the last of the mootee. points,
but real estate owners need not lose any
sleep over this proceeding. When the
piling contract was awarded to Mr..
Connolly, he had about two Thousand
piles towed to the Morris Canal basin.
To prevent them from becoming frozen
in the ice, he had them hauled TO the
CITY Hall site. Mr.. Connolly has paid for
the piles, and in order to avoid farther
outlay for piles fer other work, he has
been using those intended for the CITY
Hail.
Il
than anyone connected with the proposed
building scheme, and by business men.
who see that he is losing money on his
outlay, it has been suggested that the
City Hall Com missloners, as matter or
right and business, pay him interest on
his investment"
The City Hall Commissioners say the
building will be pushed to a rapid con-
clnsion Immediately after election.
Transfers.
Max Reidi to Gottleib Pape, for ST., property
at No 235 Garden street. Hoboken.
Central New Jersey Land Improvement Com
pany to John Murphy, for 1852. land and prem
ises on southery side of Avenue E, 675 feet
westerly from East Twenty-tirst street, Bay
onne
Albert Edwards to Edwin D. Edwards, fo- 81,
property on Riverside avenus, 55S feet north OF
Jerry Clark farm,
Edwin D. Edwards to Marion Edwards, above
described property, for 81.
Edward Philip Boos to Adolph Birkper, for
800 lot 3, Block 2, east side of Fourth street in
the Town OF Union.
Mortgages
Bayonne Improvement Company to the Bay
onne Building and Loan Association No. 2, on
lot northeast side of Margaret street. lsS feet
from Avenue A, for 800.
John Gatherdt to Joseph Laufenberg, on
northeast half of lot 10, Block 2, on Secaucus
Road. for $1,000.
Mary Hicks to Louis Becke on lot on south
corner of Fourteenth and Adams streets, Ho-
bokeu for $4,ul0
Rosanna iMcNel to Walter NJ Fredericks, on
land and premises known as lots 4B and ~. Block
I, Nelson avenue and Charles street, for $500.
Frank g. PrelsSer to Marion NJ. Van Horne.
lot on south side OF Grand street, l19 feet west
of Summit avenue, for $780,
Mabel Suydam to William G. Strange on lots
and IL, Block G, for $4,000.