The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-27
BUSINESS MEN ATTEND
But Tire of the Street and
Water Boards Delay
and Leave For
Their Offices,
BOARD OF TRADE MEMBERS.
On May a Hearing Will Be Giyer
to Directors to Railroad Fran
chise Grants,

Atthe hour appointed for the conven.
ing of the Street and Water Board this
morning, committee from the Board OF
Trade WAS in attendance in the chamber
and occupied the audience benches. They
were DR.. Leonard J. Gordon, Messrs.
James e. Banks, Edward Hood, Joseph
A. Dear, Peter Radamann and Mc.
llhenny. This committee, OF which Dr.
GORDON was chairman. was appointed az
Friday nights meeting of the Board OF
Trade, In accordance with q resolution
adopted by that body, and which was
published in Saturdays JERSEY CITY
NEWS, to present the views of the Board
OFT rade regarding the assessment OF
railroads at not less than five per cent
taxation on the receipts of the railroads
for franchises granted. and for which the
city never received any consideration.
AoBLIGATIONs OF CORPORATIONS.
Pending the assembling o t theBoard th9
Committee discussed an amendment To
the resolutions which had been drawn up
by Mr.. Radamann. and In which THAI
gentleman embodied the sentiment that
'in granting franchises to occupy public
streets, which are reserved for the public
in general, to such an extent as demanded,
1t seems, 10 my mind, a question OF great
Importance to conserve the safety OF life
and limb of the public, and. therefore. in
granting such franchises to powerful corr
poratlOns, they ought to be found, in par~
ticular, as to applying the motive power
10 their cars, That Jhey shall, upon de.
mand, apply such motive power as may
be or Will be hereafter invented, that Will
give the best guarantee Tor the safety OF
the public"
Some little debate epsued between the
committeeman when Mr.. Radamann had
read the resolutions, and DR.. Gordon
said:-
'"rhat is the worst of the Board OF
Trade. Ever since it's inception IL has
dealt 10 theories and impracticable plans,
which have in no way benefited the city.
nor pointed out any way out of the diff
culties presented. Such a suggestion as
that is purely theoretical and impracric-
able"
II fail to see where" responded Mr..
RadamanU.
why, in this way. If it is of benefie
to the companies, and. certainIyi5 would
be 80, they would adopt whatever in
ventIon would best conserve their inter-
est, and what would benefit them would
benefit The public of course, and inciden-
tally iutha5 way themselves"
Some desultory talk ensued, when,
Glancing at their watches, the COMMITTEES
arose and prepared to leave the building.
BUSINESS MEN CAN'T DELAY.
"1t'S ali right Tor them to delay this
long" remarked DR.. Gordan, "but we,
business men. cannot dawble away the
whole day waiting upon the pleasure OF
the Board, They have ample time to
spend. whereas every moment of our
our time Is valuable"
While not loudly expressing their in.
dignation, The Committee, it was ap-
parent were ill-pleased over the fact that
they could not De heard, and LETT wi5houe
saying when they would meet again.
4 lanr rr-0if 1n6 nd -0d
12:40 O'Clock when the memDers filed into
the room.
Margaret Worth. of No. 444 Wayne
street, filed q petition against the
opening of Baldwin street which will
destroy the value OF the property, and
that the damages awarded her in the
preliminary estimates were not sufficient.
The objections were not sustained.
ANOTHER ROAD COMES IN.
The application of the Jersey City, Ho7
boken and Rutherford Electric Company
was next read. This road wants to run
cars on the Secaucus road and as far as
the city line of Hoboken.
The resolutions adopted by the Board
of Trade Friday night. asking for the five
per cent. annual charge for the rent OF
the city's street by the railroad, was re-
ferred, after the reading of communi-
cation signed by property owners along
the proposed route of the Jersey City,
Hoboken and Rutherford Company, Civ
ing the company the right to construct
tue road.
Corporation Counsel Edwards SUBJ
mltted an opinion In the matter of the
petition of the trustees for the support
of the State of New Jersey, in whicn he
found that the facts therein stated ara
true and that the city cannot collect the
water rents against its own property on
Forrest and Ocean avenues"
0PIEC.T0RS WIFI, RE HEARD
A resolution was presented, providing
that on May /, at ten A. M, hearing be-
given to the parties Interested in the ap-
plication of the United New jersey Rail-
roadeand Canal Company, and the Penn
sylvania Railroad tor the vacation OF q
portion of Pearl straet from Washington
street west to Warren.
May 1st was also set as the day on
which to have hearing of persons who
may have any objections TO make to tha
granting of franchises to the Consolida-
tion Traction Company.
Among other measures that came be-
fore the Board was a resolution appoints
ing Phillip Riley, a laborer, at 50 per day.
The application OF William Craig for
improvement on ST. Paul's and Tonnele
avenue, was referred.
laborer on the Water Meteor. was ac-
cepted, ard Arthur Morris was appointed
in his place.
A resolution approDriatipg $50 for the
Improvements OF The Soldiers plot in New
York Bay Cemetery, was adopted.
Mr.. Somers moved that Mayor Wan~
ser's veto of the payroll of the Engineering
Bureau for 81 ,401. .66, for the months Of
December and January be overbiddan.