The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-27
ALL SAY GRADE.
Street and Water Board
Hears Facts About
Danforth Avenue
Crossing.
WILL BUILD UP FACTORIES
An Embankment Would Destroy
the Value Of Lots--Cranks
and Muskrats.
WILL BUILD UP FACTORIES

NAA
The Street and Water Commissioners
sat last night to hear all the remon-
strators against the proposed crossing of
Danforth avenue at grade by the West
Side Connecting Railway. The remon-
strators were conspicuous by their
absence, but property owners who re-
gard the proposed crossing as the open
ing up for factory purposes of a terri
tory hitherto isolated filed the lobby and
a trio of them who are enthusiastic over
the prospects of the road improving their
holdings addressed the board and ex-
| pressed themselves as anxious to a v
the petition of the company granted at
once. q
John Mulcahey hauled Reuben Simp-
son and Mr.. Morrell, the star cranks,"
as he termed them. over the Goals in
an amusing manner. The company was
supported by the property owners most
interested, and the battle was practically
won. The necessary ordinance will be
passed for the relief of the company as
soon as it's agreement relative to the
construction of sewers under it's tracks
is filed with the board.
Nit. DEL VIEWS
"As a taxpayer and the owner of two
or three hundred lots in the Greenville
section of our city," said Finance Com
missioner Detwiller, 81 consider it will
be to our advantage to allow the road to
cross Danforth avenue at grade. / am
opposed to having the company elevate
it's tracks. The property affected by the
proposed crossing is particularly fitted
for factory purposes. There is only a
little property west of the railroad cross
ing, and / cannot see where the damage
IS going to accrue from a crossing at
grade. l am the owner of an acre of
land in that neighborhood, and conse-
Quently am interested. Property will Ce-
p~reciate and become practically useless if
an elevation is insisted upon. We could
never fill in our lots to a height equal
to the embankment that an elevation
would make necessary. The only thing
1 want to understand is what the COM
pany offers to do in the matter of con-
~structing sewers, and what assistance it
will render us in the event of a street or
streets being opened"
COMPANY'S PROMISES.
I'm every street opened or hereafter to
Edwards, 'in which a sewer is to be con-
structed, the company will, at its own
expense, continue such sewer from the
the Norris Canal bank.
From estimates made by our engi-
neers, the company under this agree
ment may be called upon to build a num-
Der of sewers. varying from one hundred
TO four hundred feet in length. TIL
company wants to satisfy everyone in
Greenville. 1t will make. improvements
and money in improving one thorough
fare. We have requested that final ac-
ton on this matter be deferred until
the company files with this Board an
agreement under the seal of the Presi-
dent, setting forth just what it will dc
in consideration, Of the privilege of
to do what will please and satisfy a ma
Vile
81 was speaking with Mr.. Morrell, one
of the DIRECTORS" interrupted President
Macarthur, land he wants the company
to build about 400 feet of sewer in Dan
owners would not sign a petition for a
sewer in Danforth' avenue, | would like
to ask Mr.. Detwiller if he is willing to
sign a petition for such a sewer"
Il will at any time" replied Mr.. Det-
will, 81 nave never been spoken to about
this matter, but | will sign such a petit
FAVORs A GRADE CROSSING.
81 favor the granting of the company's
petition to cross at grade" said Will
lam Zimmermann. Il am interested in
crossing at grade, provided the COM
PAM will do what Mr.. Edwards says il
will. If the mpan will continue any
sewer we build more than 1000 feet in
free of expense to US, the sooner we have
that grade crossing the better.
with the woodlawn sewer on account eoanl
of a railroad. What the trouble is l
don't know. We want lots of things
in that locality a a{d by being obIiging
lieve that this railroad crossing Danforth
avenue at grade will benefit us. That
strip Of land west Of the railroad is
this roads tracks would be to destroy its
CHRoNIC CRANKs.
John Mulcahey, a large property owner,
who has been taking a lively interest in
this matter, next addressed the board.
This is the opportunity our locality has
some some Chronic cranks are pes Kicking g'O Why,
if they would wake up, they would re-
member that we have only the Linn fac
tory there. The Chadwick factory was
forced to close it's doors, and why? Be
cause the operators were unable to get
the raw material they required. Give
us, give manufacturers, q chance; give
no attention to the cranks who are
shouting for an elevated railroad. There
are only two people west OF the County
Road who have any business to say
anything about this matter. For twenty
five years ! have p~loughed in and out of
that mud, and | suppose / would con-
tinue as many more. If some of Green
viHe's star cranks had their own way.
Consider our interests, and don't7let those
who nave no business to object ruin our
chances of having our property covered
with factories. When the factories that
used to be there closed the men who
were thrown out of employment had to
go elsewhere to find employment to sup
port their families. Why, I couldn't
get a load Of ashes from Simpson to
help fill up a big hole. down our way.
He and Morrell want to preserve the
muskrats, mosquitoes and frogs, | think;
| own property near this crossing and
have paid my taxes unc~omplainingly.
Now there is an opportunity for me to
have my property improved, and l hope
you will not hesitate to allow this road