The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-07
THE ELEVATOR SECTION.

ILL IAL A1V1l DGOl1ONs
In that section of the city which lies north
of the Pennsylvania Railroad cut to the
Paterson Plank Road, which is known as
Hudson City, and the Elevator district,
there are q number of improvements which
ought to be made Immediately One of
them, and the most important, is the sewer
| ing OF the entire district west of Summit
avenue At present the only drainage that
many of the side streets in that district have
| is that furnished by nature. The water runs
down these streets to the Boulevard, along the
Boulevard till it strikes the streets that in
cline towards the Hackensack meadows and
thus down those streets into the meadows.
When the sewer is built under the Boulevard
it would be good thing to sewer at least
Hutton, Zabriskie, Griffith Lincoln, Bowers
and Charles streets and Manhattan avenue.
These thoroughfares are the most Important
ones and should be ATTENDED to at once.
Whenever it rains the water rises up over
the sidewalk. as none of the streets are paved
or curbed west of Summit avenue.
East of Summit avenue, with the excep-
tion of Charles street and Manhattan ave-
nues the streets are all paved and severed,
but the incline is towards the east, and is of
no benefit to the residents on the West Side.
The drainage on the east side of Summit
avenue, from Ravine to the Paterson Plank
Road, empties into the New York avenue
sewer. This in turn, empties into the
Ravine avenue sewer. The latter is the
main sewer and carries the entire drain of
the hill east of Summit avenue to the sewer
in Jersey avenue This empties into the
main sewer that connects with the Hudson
River at the foot OF Sixteenth and Second
streets.
FILLED WITH MUD.
This New York avenue sewer is only
thirty-five inches in diameter, sand the resi-
dents claim is entirely too small to carry off
the natural drain, especially when there is a
heavy storm. > 1t Is filed with at least foot
of mud. 1t should be cleaned out as should
the Ravine avenue sewer, which has also
from q foot to two feet of mud in it. Neither
one Of these sewers have been cleaned out for
the past fifteen years.
This New York avenue sewer is the one
that the old Beard of Street and Water
Commissioners gave leave to the West Ho-
boken authorities to connect their main
sewer with While the question as to who
should do the work of connection was being
considered in the Common Council Of West
Hoboken, the residents on the Heights got up
petition ard sent it to Mayor Wanser re-
questing him to rescind the action of the
board. Indignation meetings were held and
His Honor said he would stop the work.
West Hoboken promised to build a sewer
for the Jersey City people on North street Ia
distance of about one block if they would
let them make the connection This sewer
on North street would benefit no one, as
there is good natural drain there which
empties into the cess pool on the corner of
New York avenue and North street
One of the first things the new board
should do is to take steps to prevent this
connection being made A petition has
been started by ex-Commissioner Helm and
Hewey Braun, requesting the new board to
take action upon the matter at once, and
also to have the sewer cleaned.
Another important improvement which
should be looked into is the Hundred Steps
at the foot of Franklin street These steps
are entirely within the Jersey City limits
and are under the jurisdiction of the Street
and Water Commissioners. They are in a
dilapidated condition, and E,enace to life
and limb.
STREET PAVING.
In the matter of street paving the most
important streets on the Heights which
should receive attention first are Oakland
avenue, Manhattan avenue, West Newark
avenue, Palisade avenue, Central avenue
Summit avenue, Bowers street and Hancock
avenue. These streets are all full of ruts
and holes. Oakland avenue is a disgrace
In the first place the old tracks of the North
Hudson County Railway Company are from
two to three inches higher than the cobble
stones. These stones line each side of the
track for eighteen inches. The tracks should
be taken up as they are no longer in use.
The rest of the street is a dirt road and full
holes.
Manhattan avenue is the only road to
Tonnele avenue and the Marion station that
heavy loads can go up or down, and this
should be paved. The other streets leading
to Tonnele avenue are too steep for heavily
laden vehicles. West Newark avenue is not
in such bad condition, but needs repaving.
Palisade avenue is fairly good with the ex-
ception of that strip between Hoboken and
Newark avenues This needs grading and
should be paved, as it is well travelled
thoroughfare. Central and Summit avenues
need paving only above South street. Bow
ers street is all right, except that small por-
tion under the bridge that spands Ogden
avenue. The street there connects with that
road which leads down the Hill into Ho-
boken and is used considerable This is full
of holes, ruts and projecting rocks, and
should be fixed and graded. Hancock ave-
nue. needs paving from Franklin sire bt to the
Paterson Plank Road. Other streets that
need looking after are Laidlaw avenue st.
Pauls avenue, New York avenue, Charles
street, North street, Ravine avenue and
the mountain roads