The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-05
RAPID TRANSIT WINS
North Hudson Company's
Ordinance Passed Over
the Mayors Veto.
ARGUMENTS HEARD PRO AND CON
A Nice Batch Of Gas Bills-WoOd-
lawn Sewer Difficulties Over
Come-Other Business.

The Street and Water Commissioner this
afternoon disposed of Mayor Wanser's veto
of the ordinance granting to the North Hud-
son County Railroad Company permission to
operate its lines with electricity. The veto
was taken up and passed without a dissent
ing voice.
When the board assembled at about noon
today, the lobby was packed to its utmost
capacity. There were lawyers and represen-
tatives of the North Hudson County Com
pany present to explain the virtues
of the trolley; there were prop
erty owners from the Hill
who demanded that the ordinance be passed
over the veto so that their property might
be improved, and last, but not least, the
property owners of Grove street north of
Pavonia avenue who demonstrated for the
reason that the double track system would
ruin their Grove street holdings, owing to
the narrowness of the street.
THE ~CoMPANY'S CLAIMS.
Counsellor George Holmes, for the COM
pasly, declared that it would be useless for
the company to equip its lines with slectr1-
city if any greater percentage than hve on
ali new lines was demanded. He explained
that the company could not afford to pay
more. He cited the fact that the Traction
Company had met with opposition when the
trolley system was first proposed
but he declared that it would
be impossible to find anyone who would ask
to have the old horse car system restored.
He argued that the North Hudson Company
wished to give its patrons rapid transit and
not remain forty years behind the age IN
this matter. He called particular attention
also to the fact that the company he repre-
sented first introduced the trolley system in
the city. William Starr n Fred Mer-
sheimef advanced similar arguments.
Henry Casteris, Dr.. Allen: Ludwig Sigel
and Robert Edgar, representing property
owners in the old Fourth district, petitioned
the board to pass the ordinance over the
veto, claiming that the trolley system would
certainly benefit their property n give
them connection with the other part of the
city, and afford them relief for which their
part of the city was suffering.
wANTED THE VETO SUSTAINED.
John McAuliffe, Timothy Murray. Jere-
miah Sullivan and Richard Burns asked that
the veto be sustained, claiming that double
tracks on Grove street would result In the
loss of lives and be q detriment to their pro-
perty.
Patrick Connolly and Patrick Casey, from
same section of the city, favored the system:
A recess was taken for half an hour and
the ordinance passed over the veto.
1t is highly probably that the Grove street
property owners will certiorari the proceed
ings.
A remonstrance presented by Robert
Anderson on behalf of the Merchants; Pro-
tective Association was filed. The merch-
ants demanded five per cent OIL all the lines
to be operated.
After the meeting Patrick Connolly and
Michael Sullivan had the hvelist kind of a
s'run in" Sullivan took Mr.. Connolly to
task for favoring the trolley system. Mr..
Connolly replied that he was an honest man
and had never stolen five cents in his life.
He concluded by telling Sullivan that he
was more afraid of his manure carts than he
was of all the trolley cars in the city.
GAS BILLS.
Robert Elliott. agent of the m~onopolistic
gas companies presented to the board a batch
of old claims for lighting the city aggre-
eating $780, 900 odd dollars. He asked that
the city make provision for their payment.
The Board of Finance was asked for the
necessary sum to pay the claims.
The difficulty of passing under the Morris
Canal. and the tracks Of the Central
and Lehigh Valley Railroads with the Wood
lawn sewer was adopted by the adoption of a
plan prepared by Chief Engineer Ruggles.
1t provides for the lowering of the sewer
two feet further so that there will be at
least four feet of ground under the bed OF
the Morris Canal. The sewer will now be
pushed for speedy completion.
Terry McDonad, who has been inspect
ing the work on No. 4 truck house was re-
lieved from further duty this morning.
ssTerry'' has gobbled up all the appropria-
ton for inspectors fees.
April 8 was fixed for hearing on the open
ing of Prior street and improvements of
Zabriskie street and Manning avenue and
Whiton street. To the improvement OF Hal
laday street there were no objections.