The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-09
OPBN---l3TH STREET.
Lost Petition and Three
Years Of Work-Diseoyery
Made Last Night.

After three years of hard labor in
e-ndeavoring to secure the opening of
Thirteenth street, from Coles street to
Hoboken avenue, Messrs. A. ]. Corcoran
and John Casey, who are at the head Of
the movement, learned from ex-Corpora-
ton Counsel Edwards last night tina
Thirteenth street is already opened. For
the past month Messrs. Corcoran and
Casey ave attended the meetings Of
the Street and Water Board with the
hope that some action would be taken
in regard to the opening of the street.
Their original petition was accompanied
by a check for $50, to pay all expenses
incurred in advertising the proposed
opening. They demanded the return of
their money if no action was to be taken.
Their petition has been lost, and all eff
forts to locate it have been of no avail.
That petition very plainly asked for the
opening of the street.
Mr.. Edwards interested himself in the
matter and found by reference to maps
that it was comparatively an open street,
with the exception of a few lots owned
on it by the New Jersey Junction Rail
road. This fact was ascertained by Mr..
Edwards about the time the railroad
company wished to have Railroad ave-
nue. vacated. After considerable hare
work 1T was arranged that if Railroad
avenue was vacated for the benefit oil
the railroad ompan it, in turn, would
give the city title to about fourteen lots
on Thirteenth street. This was done
and Thirteenth street is an open street.
The mistake is that the Improvement
Of the street should hay been applied
for instead of it's opening.
The Street and Water Commissioners
last night promised that as soon as a
petition for the Improvement is Tiled ac-
ton will be taken. Mr.. Edwards agreed
Messrs. Corcoran and Casey departed in
a happy frame of mind. The improve
ment of the street is a monster under
taking, and will involve the expenditure
of from $50, 600 to $105, 600. To cross the
West Shore Railroad tracks the con-
structfon of a viaduct is necessary, anu
this is the expensive part of the under,
takingIeThe street will have to be nlleo
in in the same manner as was Mont
gomery street, and the filling will uni
doubtedly have to be protected by re-
tanning walls. Notwithstanding the APP
parent objections to be encountered, the
property owners are determined to push
the Improvement along. If it goes through
It win give property north OF the Erie
needed improvement and should be made.
The objections of the West Side avenue
property owners, who objected 70 the
proposed change of grade of that ave
nue., were considered last night INC
found insufficient. The work Will be be-
run at once. This is mother improve
ment which will boom West Bergen prop
srty along at a merry rate. 1t win per
NIT the Consolidated Traction Company
20 tend les line to Greenville by way
Of .est Side avenue, n incidentally
make head room enough at the Central
Railroad bridge over that avenue to per-
nit fire engines to pass under 1t.
Christian Law complained to the board
9f the lack of the carrying capacity
of the Central venue sewer.
At the last meeting of the board CON
5ractor .John Nolan was awarded a con-
sract to pave Erie street, between New
ark and Pavonia avenues. The Conmis-
sioners forgot that there are car tracks
IN the street. Last night Nolan was
directed to pave outside of the tracks
only. Bernard Mortimer was appointed
a bottom mar to clean sewers. Ihe
monthly payrolls were passed ana ao-
~journnient taken.