The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-17
RE CENTRAL'S STRONG POINTS.
Claims of the Jersey City Rapid
Transit Company-A
Freeze Out.
BOARD OF FINANCE MEETING.
The Railroad Avenue Vacation OBJ
jected To, But the Reasons
Given Very Light.

Acting Mayor Simpson. this afternoon.
listened to protests of people owning
property on different routes contained in
the ordinance granted by the Street and
Water Board. but which yet awaits the
signature of the Mayor, to the Consoli-
dated Traction Company on August 2.
Corporation Counsel Edwards is pres
ent.
The Bergen avenue property owners
are protesting against route No. 9. which
takes in Bergen avenue. from Fairmount
30 Communipaw avenue.
There are also protests from property
owners on Pacific avenue. from Com
munipaw avenue to Caven Point avenus.
THE CENTRA LIS OBJECTIONS.
William A. Barkalow, Representing the
Central Railroad Company, offered the
following remonstrance:zs
"Routs Nos. to z .of SAID company
along Pacific avenue between, Com
munipaw avenue and Caven Point ave-
nue.
Said route crosses the Newark and
New York branch of this company at
grade and this company strenuously OBJ
1ects to such q crossahg. U pom this
branch about eighty passenger train 9
pass per day Co aud from the city of
Newark and affording rapid transit to a
large population ingsJsrsey City located
near Lafayette, Arlington avenue aud
Jackson avenue aud West Side aveune
stations a Sid route. The opera
tion OF troliy road at
grade across said tracks would
be dangerous to life with the best system
Of projection and in any event would
entail a very large expense for the pro-
lection of the crossing. There fs no
provision in the ordinance for the pay
ment of the Consolidated Traction Com
pany OF any part OF this -pense.
''2. Route No, Of said ordinance pro-
vides for tracks on jackson avenue to
ceuiral line of Jersey avenue. This
route has been established by company
now operating roads TO the Pennsylyau la
ferries. It's control by this company would
prevent any competing company from
reaching the Contra Railfoad ferry.
There have been various plans for surface
and elevated railroads to the Central
ferry, none of which can be consummated
If this route is granted to the Consoli-
pated Traction Company. Unless time
be tlxed within which a road on
this route should be built and
conditions affixed TO the grant providing
for its efficient operation, its establish
meut would not bring about the con-
struction OF road, but would prevent
any road being built, and would cut off
the Central Railroad communication
with the balance of the city.
=. Route number one provides for a
line on Washington street from Grand
street to Morris Canal Basin.
tn the near future some means will be
found to connect Washington street
with the property south of
the Gap until that has to
been accomplished. no presumptive rights
should be given to any street railway
company which would interiors with
that tmprovcment.
The remonstrants urged upon His
Honor to veto the ordinance In its pres
ent shape"
PROTEST OF THE RAPID TRANSIT.
The Jersey City Rapid Transit Com
panY demonstrated against the approval
of the ordinance because it was first or
gaDlzed. 1t deposited $4,000 per mile
with The Secretary of State. which still
remains on deposit. Immediately on the
fling OF its charter the company succeed
ed 10 procure the consent of the owners Of
majority OF the property along the line
Of each of said streets through which the
built. The company claims that it soon
ascertained that there was no feasible
method of reaching the Central Ferry at
Communipaw through the public streets
OF this city because it 10 claimed that
johnston avenue does not extent furthe r
east than Jersey avenue The CO nsen
of the Central Railroad Company was
essential to the success OF Tue prof ect of
this company, and that could not be
obtained for surface. railroad. more
over surface railroad could not be
operated In Johnston avenus With safety
To the public across the tracks of the
main line of the Lehigh Valley Railroad
CsHpany.
In order to obviate these difficulties an
arrangement was made with the Csntra.
Elevated Transit Company whersb y this
company Was TO connect Its lines north
and south upon the Hill with che elevat-
ed road of tina Central Elevated Transit
Company. aud at the Same time abandon
as unnecessary its route east of Summit
avenue. Consents had been obtained after
difl1culy; yet afterward the petitioners
learned that the Consolidated Traction
Company had procured the passage of an
act bv the Legislature dispensing with
the necessity of obtaining necessary con-
cents. The petitioners claimed that It
was the evident intention of the
Consolidated Traction Compan as pur-
chaser Of The ]. 9. s. Bergen Railway
TO prevent the construction Of the road
proposed by the Jersey City Rapid Tran
Sit Company, or any other rival Company
within tie limits of Jersey City. The
representative claimed rnst the company
was the first to accede to the
demands for per cent. OF gross recsipts'
made by the Mayor. Tho company did
not ask for monopoly OF transit In any
portion of Jersey City. but only for a
chance to compete.
The representative admitted that the
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transit from Bergen TO the ferries Is by
means of routes proposed by the Jersey
City Rapid Transit Company III connec-
MATEERS OF E,ACT.