The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-05
HOBOKEN'S BIG KICK
It Will Prevent the Ruther-
ford Company Grabbing
First Street.
MASS MEETING LAST NIGHT.
Mayor Pagan Gives Assurances
That Property-0wners' Rights
Will Be Protected.
MASS MEETING LAST NIGHT

Those property owners along First street,
Hoboken, who nave suffered from in
somnolency for a week past with visions Of
a horde of men with pickaxes and shovels
and hammer bouncing upon the street to
lay tracks for the Jersey City, Rutherford
and Hoboken Railway Company were en-
abled last night to vary the programme, and
if they could not sleep it was not because
they wero worried over an expected in
vasion For before they went to bed they
hadfthe promise from Mayor Fagan's own
lips that the street would be guarded by
police and no grab would be allowed, and
they had had the assurance that the
Common Council, which now stands as a
barrier against the road taking First street,
would not grant the franchise. The Council
| Chamber in the Hoboken City Hall
was packed to its doors last night
when Max Schilling called to order the mass
| meeting of citizens who were : protesting
against First street trolley. Senator w. d.
Daily was selected chairman of the assem-
blage, and School Trustee Horny Martini,
Secretary. Senator Daily announced the OBJ
ject of the meeting, and said that Councillor
Smith, counsel for the company, had told
| him in the afternoon that the company had
no iaaa Of grabbing First street. MIR. Smith
had said the company did not know that they
| positively wanted First street, but If they
did they would wait until permission was
| secured.
MAYOR FAGAN's PROMISES.
Mayor Pagan, who sat within the enclos-
ure. when asked to express his opinions,
| said:-
81 have always expressed myself very
enlphatically in regard to the trolley i'll
First street. l am opposed IN every manner
to its operation on that street.. In my mind
there are but two streets to run on, Wash
ington and Ferry streets, and no others. l
| can say no more"
Max Schilling said ne remembered how
| Mr.. Smith had tried to explain the advan-
tages Of trolleys on First street 20 a meeting
| some months ago IN the Council Chamber,
but was unable to convince him.
aMr. Smith gives his word the trolley
won't be put through until a franchise is
| obtained, but l have positive information
| that it was to have boon tried last Friday
| night. They will do it when they get O
| chance. First street is too narrow for a
trolley road. We ought to send our Cor
| poration Attorney to Trenton to take care
| that no funny law making goes on next year
to give away our street. We business men
| built that street, AMI we want it ourselves.
| Let the company have Ferry street"
Tax Commissioner Stuart moved that the
| Council be instructed to take means to pre-
vent the trolley company grabbing FIRST
| street. The motion was carried. just then
Butcher Melchior jumped up and whispered
a few things into Mr. Schilling's left ear.
eyes, yes," ejaculatej Schilling, and he
nonpaa M in his seat. ut has been suggest
cd to me that those against tho trolley road
come inside the railing with US" But
a series Of laughs drowned out Sciilling's
words, for the room even could not hold all
who wanted TO squeeze IN.
coUNCILMEN INSTRUCTED.
Senator Daily offered this resolution, which
was adopted
Resolved, That it be tie sense of this meeting that
tie Eoard OF c, u C. imei OF taii city be instructed to
iess to The Rutherford Railway OF any other cor
poSration for the use OF First street for trolley pur
poses.
Mr.. Casper said the property owners paid
for building up the street. and the company
now seeks to rnin them for life in grabbing
it.
Mayor Pagan said there need be nc fear
about that, for the Mayor and Council viii
not give it away, and the whole police de-
partnient is ready to prevent the grab.
Mr.. J. Henry asked il residents on Ferry
street road had no protection. I'VE need us
much protection as the First street people.
We have electric cars and now they talk
about more cars. Half the street is claimed
BY the railway company and the express
wagons, and all the heavy trucking goes
there. They talk about First street and say
shove it to Ferry.p
The Mayor said Mr.. Henry needn't be
worried: the consent of the majority of
linaal feet property owners must be OBJ
tanned first.
Said Mr.. Schilling-'sWe are not here to
talk about Forty street"
.Our streets as good as yours, and we
paid for it," retorted DIR. Henry. n
SchiIlipp So down. S4fss~N
Chairman Bewig Of the Council assured
the people that the Council would vote
against First street trolley, and Councilman
Weinthal said the same. saa
Max Schilllng got up again and said there
was no advantage in the trolley No moro
trade was brought in, because there are big
stores on the Hill ON. Councilman Snyder
agreed with Councilman Bewig and Wein-
thai when his turn came.
THE LAW EXPLAINED.
Senator DAILY made a few remarks pre-
iminary to the introduction of resolutions,
in which be said that by an act passed by
the last Legislature no trolley road may be
operated unless the consent is obtained of
the majority of the lineal feet property own-
ers, and the franchise besides must be granted
by the governing body OF the town OF city
through which the line is contemplated,
which saves Hoboken's First street
$50 there is no fear about that said the
Senator.
mot unless the majority consent"
THAT should have been done before na%les
were signed to a paper giving away the
franchise by some ofcthose very people who
kick here tonight" said Councilman Snyder.
..They wantto throwfit upon the Council
now
Commissioner Stuart said they had a right
to change their minds and they don't intend
to blame the Council.
Senator DAILY gave more Law He said the
| Legislature had made valid those in~junctions,
and if there were a majority of lineal feet
signed away the road might come through
save for the council. b consent is ire
vocable. 81
Fred Kathmeyer thought he had signed
for q horse car and not q trolley.
soLUTIo ADOPTED.
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