The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-27
SEVENTEENTH ST. HOP Els
Proctor Bros Cooperage
May, After All, Aid in
the Much Needed
Improvement.


of the scheme to have Seventeenth street
opened from Division street to Hoboken
avenue received through the sudden
death of House bill No. 1888, which was
intended for their relief, has not wholly
discouraged them. Their hopes were
raised last week by the announcement
that new industry was to settle in their
midst, and fortunately upon the street
which they are still striving to have
opened.
The new enterprise is that Of Proctor
Brothers & Co., coopers. This is The
Company which purchased through an
agent the thirty-two lots of A. p. Bishop
OF Seventeenth street, with the under
standing that they would in no way inter-
fere with the opening OF the street. The
lots once Ia their poss eSSlon, however.
trey demonstrated through their agent in
their city, and as a result placed check
upon the preliminary proceedings. I5 was
this remonstrance which caused the mat
ter to be thrown upon the mercies OF the
Legislators.
A MASSACHUSETTS CONCERN.
The company was a first unknown. 1t
is now learned that it has until recently
transacted business in Massachusetts.
The new enterprise will give employment
to fifty men at least. Work has been be-
gun in the buildings which the company
will occupy. Patrick Connolly has driven
the piles for the foundation, and it is u
noticeable fact that the piles are . feet
above the present street grade This. in
the minds of the members of the Citizeu'S
Street Improvement Association. means
that the company is preparing TO meet
the contemplated raise in the street,
which, at the point where the buildings
are, will be feet. Even with this raise.
their buildings will be 8 feet higher rnan
the street grade.
The building is located on the south
side of the street. 1t is to be a frame
building four stories in height and meas
uring 3Sx150 feet. The agent of the COM
pany i'll this city at one time said that it
was the intention Of the company TO erect
buildings Oh each side of Seventeenth
street and connect them by bridging the
street. 70 bridge the street it would be
necessary to gobble up strip of land
twelve feet wide in Seventeenth street,
owned by the city. The Street and Water
Commissioners have assured the nleni-
bers of the Citizens Association that the
company will not be permitted to bridge
the street. Proctor Brothers have said, 1t
is understood, that their chief objection
to the opening of the street at the present
time Is that it will necessitate the experd-
iture of about $500 for filling in about
their works.
MAY SIGN THE PETITION.
The company. however. has acted
pleasantly, and ii is believed that it will
sign the petition now in circulation to
have the street opened by direct assess
meut. If the officers of the company
sign the petition. all difficulties in the
| path of the improvement will have been
removed. The street is now being raised
TO grade By Contractor O'Donnell from
Hudson street To Jersey avenue. When
this improvement is completed it Is un-
derstood that, if the Street and Wafer
Commissioners will construct sewer
from Grove street TO Jersey avenue, sew
eral frame tsnements will be erected.
The Board will be petitioned to con-
struct the sewer this week.
Transfers.
Henry o. Rosenkrans to Frederick Pope for
$1,000. two lots at Twelfth and Henderson
streets.
George Leubum and wife to Joseph Weiss
for ST. lot 717 and one half Of lot no, on north
side of Garden street, Hoboken.
Joseph Weiss to Margaretna Leubum, for ST.
above described property.
Sarah e. Sip to William II Tuttle, for S1,5c0,
lot 4 Block l. OF easteriY side of Bergen avenue.
Sarah E. Sip to Elizabeth Bailey, for 81, 500,
lot 5. Block l, esstery side of Bergen avenue
Patrick Fl. ONeili, City Collector to John
Edelstein and Daniel Z. Cleary, lot I, in Block
3l5, on Fourth street. for $S47.08.
Patrick H. O'Neill to John Edelstein and
Daniel E. Cieary. for $3.50, lot s6, Block ss7, on
Irving street, also lots 81, s3 and 34, in Block
oSO Oh NOEtu lul S-Jo.1o, stlSO rs x duu
2S, in Block 49, on Ninth street, for 3370.16 lots
65 and G6 Block 800, Poplar street, for Sl3T rs,
lot s5, Block, sS7, on Irving street, for S11S.So.
Mortgages.
Sarah j. Virgins to the Provdent Institution
for Savings, on lots and i0,in Block 1S4la, south
side of Willow street. for 81, 100
Edmun Parker to James Hamilton, Jr.. on lot
on south side of Emory street, 153 feet west
from Monticello avenne for So, $50.
Henry L. Meyer, to Gottlieb zuern., on lot
south side of High Point avenue and Spring
street. for $2,70J.
Bridget Kelly to John Birch, on lots 110 and
III. Block q Passao street, for s., $50.