The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-05
OBJECT TO IT'S CLOSING
Professors Regarding Wash.
ington Street Appear
in Numbers.


| missiopers met promptly at half past ten
o'clock this morning TO give public
hearing on the proposed vacation OF
Washington street, south of the Gap. as
petitioned for by the Lshign Valley Rail
road Company several weeks ago. The
audience as a whole was composed OF
railroad men. A few citizens. headed by
f. C. Wolbert, were also present, and the
only Reon Barnes form wassyisible in the
lobby
John L. Conover represented the Cen
trail Railroad Company. He opposed the.
proposed vacation at every turn. He
maintained that it was an outrage for
the board to even consider Tor moment
the idea of vacating such thoroughfare
and cutting off communication with
Communipaw. To grant the petition
would be to ROB private property owners,
II hope and believe" said he. THAT
this board will not seriously consider
this arulication."
p T. Doyle. a member of the State
Board of Arbitration, which looks after
ana settles labor disputes, surprised the
board bv appearing as an objector.
Don't close Washington street," said
he, land thus allow workingmen TO go to
and from their business over there with
greater Inconvenience than they en-
counter now"
Special Master in Chancery Washing gton
B. Williams also addressed the board on
the subject.
ST is weli," said he, never to make a
concession to a railroad company unless
some great benefit is to be derived, or
some adequate compensation received.
"As far as can see the city derives no
benefit from the proposed vacation. do
not believe III the officials OF any city
yielding too quickly or easily to a rail-
road company. Let them pay for priv
ileges received. Jersey City has been
sacrificed enough already TO railroad
the entire lower section Of our city
iuto terminal. Such vacation
would reduce our valuations. say let
the company provide Il bridge or tunnel,
ana not ask for the vacation Of this now
important thoIoughfare. Let them
bridge and operate draw. 1t will worE
no harm or disadvantage TO them. DO
not let US give away anything to rail-
roads without proportionate compensa-
tion.n
PROPERTY OWNERS PROTEST.
A body of influential citizens present
ed, through j. Z. WolDert. the followi ng
remonstrance. The objectors own the
ErOQ6Tby
the remonsurance:-
That, as residents of Jersey City aud owners
of property on Washington street. we have a
direct interest in an application made by the
Lehigh Valley Terminal Company and the
Easton ana Amboy Company to your honorable
board to vacate that portion of Washington
street, in Jersey City, extending from johnson
avenue to what is known as the Gap,
and that by reason of such direct
interest we do emphatcally protest agains. tn e
closing of Washington street applied for, an q
we do most earnestly pray that you will deny
the application, firmly belleving that the clos.
ing of the said Washington street will be again st
the interests of Jersey City and its citizens.
And your petitioners as in duty bound VIII ever
pray. Signed
street, James Flemmiug No. 25a; Eugene Hart
nett, No. a74; Anna Vehrmann No. 2O1; White
head G Brother, Nos: POI and s49; Thomas
Ernst A. Rohfs, Nos, 1872, $50 and lSo; F. G.
Wolbert, No 2o5; E. II. Curley, Nos. 1879 and
1S9; Mrs b. Fay, No. l9i: rnos. Hickey, NJ, % Q
Alex McKeuzia, Nos. 215, 218 2aD, 222, 2iS and
25.; DR.. B. Edge. Nos. 270, 279 and 256; John NJ.
Jones. Ii 0 feet frontage on Washington, north
east corner of Morgan street; commissioner
Charles Somers, for father S estate, NOS. lS5
and 1o7.
The whole matter was referred to the
Committee on Streets. A recess was
taken at this point.
After taking Il recess at eieqen O'Clock
this morning the Street and Water Conn
missioners did not recouveDe until half
past one There was. 10 all appea RANGES,
4 hitch over the rapid Transit ordinances,
as they did not come up in any form.
REGISTER FARMER RESIGNS.
Joseph It. Farmer, the present Assis-
tant Water Registrar rendered his resig-
nation, 10 take effect as soon as his sue
cessor gualitiies.
Mr.. Farmer received his commission
this morning as Collector of Internal
Revenue.
Nine contractors submitted bids for the
Improvement aud sewering of Arlington
ayedue. p. J. Mullery was low.
Ten bids were received for the construc-
tion of n sewer in ST. Paul's avenue.
Ryan and McGibney were the lowest bid
ders.
Bids were ordered and advertised for
the laying of new water pipe across the
Hackensack at the site of the new bridge
at the foot of Newark avenue.
The Board Of Finance was requested to
appropriate So, 800 with which to meet
claims in excess Of the original aDpro'
priation for the repair of englne houses.
Frank w. Decker was appointed clerk
in the Water Department a5 q salary OF
SIS per month. The use of all streets aud
parks was given to the Sunday schools
for anniversary purposes.