The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-30
REAL ESTATE NEWS.
The Trolley on Old Bergen
Road-Various Railroad
Grabs.

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The residents along Old Bergen Road
were ably represented at a meeting of
the Street and Water Board last night
by Mr.. Henry Lembeck. The PROPOSE
ton of the Consolidated Traction Com
pany to lay double tracks along that
thoroughfare, between Thompson's lane
and Danforth avenue, does not please
them-first, because it puts an end to
their plan of having the road macadam-
lied, and secondly, because the tracks of
the COMPANY will occupy fifteen of the
thirty feet of roadway. Macadam outside
the tracks would be unserviceable. and
Mr.. Lembeck fears that the property
owners will not consent to an assess
ment for Belgian block. They regard
the Belgian block paving as a benefit to
the, Traction Company as to themselves.
He expressed himsel as thinking it
strange that the Traction Company did
not make its proposition of invading Old
Bergen Road with it's trolley line known
until after the contract for matchmaking
had been awarded.
"Who is going to return us the $50
| deposited for the preliminary expenses
of that improvements" asked Mr.. Lem
| beck.
Il believe that matter can be amicably
adjusted replied President Macarthur.
g" would suggest that the property
owners hold a conference on this mat
ter" continued Mr.. Macarthur, land
| agree upon some new plan of procedure.
If you decide upon a Belgian pavement,
it is in the power of this board to COM
pei the Traction Company to use the
| same paving between it's tracks as you
desire outside of them"
THE people are opposed to the extern
sion of the trolley line on Old Bergen
Road said Mr.. Lembeck.
WELL" replied Mr.. Macarthur, cit must
be remembered that our predecessors
granted the company it's franchise and
sion of the system. I am advised that
work upon the line through Old Bergen
Road will be begun this week"
1t was finally agreed that a meeting
of property owners should be called,
and anew petition for the Improvement
of the road formulated and submitted
to the Street n Water Board for i'm
WEST SIDE AVENUE SEWER.
"Reminiscences against the construction
of a main sewer in West Side avenue
were called for last night. None were
presented, and Contractor Michael Con-
molly will proceed at once with the work.
When it is completed an enormous terri
tory will be drained and property valu-
ations will take q big jump, as a result.
PARK STREET IMPROVEMENT.
Objections to the proposed improve
ment of Park street were called for last
night by the Street and Water Board.
None were presented, and Mr.. w. H.
Speer, who was present at the meeting,
went home perfectly satisfied that by the
time the improvement is completed his
property will have about one-third more
value
GRANT AVENUE GRAB.
The petition of the Newark and New
York Railroad to have a section of Grant
avenue vacated for its relief appears to
have either escaped The notice of West
Bergen property owners or they have
accepted it as final that the company pro-
poses constructing its branch in their
midst, no matter objection it en-
counters. Christopher Salter. o h And
rews and William Crawford were the
only. property owners who demonstrated
against the vacation. Their objection
was based on the fact that the avenue
was the natural outlet for a sewer,
which must sooner or later be built,
for the proper draining of that section of
the city. They contended that the va
cation woul render the avenue useless
for sewering purposes. The complaint
whole. The petition, it is said, will be
granted shortly, unless the property own
ers stir themselves and make a deter
mined opposition.
G.. R. Powell complained to the Street
and Water Board Hast night that Dey
street is almost impossible, and in its
present condition a disgrace to the city.
An effort is to be made to remedy the
evil.
John Collins, who operates a cooper
age at Jersey avenue and Nineteenth
and Water Board a petition to allow the
Delaware, LackaWanna and Western
Railroad Company, to lay, a spur to his
works. He says that If better shipping
70 aili+iae n no ooo0raad him If will hppp6t
his interests, give employment to more
men and place him in a better position
to compete with other manufacturers.
Railroad petitions are piling up on the
Commissioners, and they are not in
clined to grant too many privileges to
corporations without the city receiving
something in return. Collins petition is
to be carefully investigated before any
definite action is taken.
J., ]. Weigel and others are anxious to
lay a private drain under the sidewalk
on the south side of Ocean avenu John
B. Benna wants permission to lay a f1f-
teen-inch sewer in Poplar street, and
John G.. F1agler wan to lay a twelve
inch sewer in Halliday street.
Frank L. Clark believes that a re-
ceiving basin on the southeast corner of
Arlington avenue and Union street will
improve his property pert IN that tia - locality AL
Duncan and Hancock avenue have been
accepted as completed by the Street and
Water Board.
~ Ira nsfers.
Ephraim De Croft to George vix, parcels
of land Nos. 1874, 1856, fronting on Bulls Ferry
Road, Weehawken.
Hoboken Land and Improvement Company
to Louisa Dommusch, one lot northeasterly
corner of Spring and Oak strest, West Hoboken,
for SO, $50.
4 John Minturn to w. d. DAILY, lot of land,
with buildings thereon, for Sc, 900. Beginning
at a point on the easterly side of Willow ave-
nue., Hoboken, one hundred and twenty-five
feet n~ortherly from northeast corner of VIII
low avenue and Sixth street, and thence east
one hundred feet; thence north 20 feet; thence
west 100 feet, and thence south along Willow
avenue to point of beginning.
Thomas S. Curtis to LYDIA D. Bass, land and
premises in Hoboken on Bloomfield street,
from southwest corner of Tenth and Bloom
field streets; thence south % feet, west 100
feet, thence east 100 feet to the point of begin
ming.
LYDIA D. Bass to Thomas S. Curtis, land
commencing on east side of Garden street,
Hoboken, 100 feet south from southeast cor
ner of Garden and Eleventh streets, west 100
feet, south IS feet 0 inches; thence west 100
feet.
Philip weigele to Charles Winkler for $3.50,
lease OF store No. 800 Park avenue, Hoboken.
Bernard Conollan to Agnes Huls for $3.50.
lot number No. "a. fronting on Washington
street, West New York.
Mortgages.
Charles w. Burroughs. to Maria E. Wing
for $1,000, lots Nos. 3 and 4, in Block No. As
of map of Arlington, N. ].
John Jacob. Tobler to Town of Union Build
ing and Loan Association $1,000, lots /, Q and
3, ON tract f of map of 1S4S, now lot Z, 'front.'
ing on Hudson avenue.