The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-26
RAPID TRANSIT COMING.
Greenyi1le Elated Over
Promised Relief
Benefit Staten Island.

When the Sixth District improvement
Association appointed q committee last
week to visit President Thurston of the
]. C. & B. R. r., and secure, If possible
rapid transit TO Greenville. few residents
Of that thriving section thought that the
committee would succeed, and con-
sequently, when the ne ws spread through
out the district that Mr.. Thurston prom
promised to have electric cars running to
Greeuyille within ninety days IL caused
no, little excitement.
The rumor that the railroad company
would make his important improve
meut. was at first generally dlsbeleved,
but a thorough investigation OF the mat
ter by a reporter of THE JERSEY CITY
NEWS proved that the stories promui-
gated by the members of the committee
are true, and the residents OF GseenviIle
may rest assured that before the summer
comes to q close. they Will be able TO
travel to Jersey City in twenty-five min
utes instead of forty as heretofore.
The members of the committee endeav-
ored TO keep the matter quiet for awhile,
but when they learned That the FACTS
were known to a number OF outside
people, they spoke freely and gave out the
full particulars.
QUICK RELIEF IN SIGHT.
Mr.. Thurston, the members say, re-
ceived the committee very kindly. and,
after listening to their grievances rega rd-
ing tine slow horse cars, promised them
that he would take immediate action, and
that the electric cars would be run ming
to Greenville WITHIN three months. That
Mr.. Thursuou will keep his promise no
one doubts. He has already oriered the
extra electrical machinery winch viii De
required TO operate the line, u az or oer
has been placed with q prominent car
builder for new cars. The work OF set
ting up the poles for the trolley wires Will
be begun tomorrow, and II 10 obstruction
IN the shape of picking property owners
is met with, The poles will be IN position
by June Is. The mprovement VIII not
stop at Greenville. but Will continue on
through Bavonne TO Bergen Point. The
compan slready has the permission OF
the officials OF that city to erect poles
and string wires aud, wnel the work Is
once started. it will not be long before
one can rid from the pennsylvania
Ferry TO Bergen Point Ia thirty-hve
minutes. This trip at present consumes
one and a half hours,
BENEFIT TO OTHERS.
When this branch OF the system Is COM
pleted it will be a great convenience TO
| the people of Staten Island. Instead OF
a riue in the trains to. Fort George, and
thence u long trip in a tefryboat up the
bay to New York they will take the ferry
aCEOSS Luo all va AA0hS JG"p
electric car. and reach New YORK In less
slime tina by the present route. The
| officials of the j. c.. & B. r. r. expect
that the residents of Staten Island
will patronize this branch OF
| the road to a large extent. ln winter
this route will be. much safer than the
ST. George route owing to the fact that
| the tedious Journey Through the ice In
The New YORK Bay will not have to be
maze.
The people of G%reeuville are shouting
| for joy now that rapid transit is assured
and the officials of The company are De-
| ing lauded daily for deciding to give
| Greenvilie the improvement which II
should have had years ago.
WILL IMPROVE PROPERTY.
Alderman-at-Large Reuben simpson.
when interviewed by a reporter OF the
EVENING NEWS last evening, said
II am satisfied that Mr.. Thurston will
| keep his promise. and that before many
| months eIapse the cieizens Of Greeuyiile
will be riding TO lower Jersey C16y In
trolley cars. Now that the company has
| taken steps to give as this mucu-ne5dea
Improvement no owaer shouiG stand IN
| the way by refusing to allow u trolley
pole to be placed in front of bis property.
| Rapid transit will build up This section,
! and the property owners will profit by it.
Let all the property owners give what
ever assistance they can TO the enter
prise"
The Citizens Association will hold q
a special meeting to taIk over the matter
on Wednesday esening at Bamber Hall.
| No. 90 Linden avenue aud all property
owners in Greenville are Invited.