The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-31
CONE ON THE WARPATH
Street and Water Board Passes
Resolutions to Compel the
Traction Company to
Remove Snow.

The Street and Water Commissioners
held their last meeting for this year
this morning. Commissioner Cone belieV-
ing it to be a good time to make good
resolutions, started in by tackling the
Consolidated Traction Company by Of
fering resolution: That the Clerk of
the Board be directed to communicate
with the Consolidated Traction Company
to the end that better facilities for trans
fer may be Immediately offered at the
following points:-Grand street and
Communipaw avenue, Bergen avenue
and Montgomery street, and Five Corn.
eFs, the miserable conditions at present
prevailing demanding that remedy
should at once be applied.
My motive in offering this resolution
said Commissioner Cone, is because OF
the unsatisfactory accommodation az
foTded during the recent inciement
weather at the points indicated IN the
resolution. I have personal knowledge
of the fact that patrons of the ROAD, old
men and old women and tender chlIdren
were compelled to stand on the curps az
the points mentioned for twenty-five
and thirty minutes, during all this prac-
tieaily zero weather:
HAS UNLIMITED MEANS.
1.-THE Consolidated Traction Company
has unlimited means and the magnifi-
cent franchise it enjoys in this city
should compel them to provide US with at
this city granted the company It's in
valuable franchise, all sorts OF allur-
ing promises were made in return for the
favor and particularly was it promised
that we should be given modern accom-
modations. At first 1t appeared that
the company really & proposea pro- s 10 ao9 40
inexcusable neglect. No care is. taken
of the patrons. 1 myself have been
sufferer for the past four or flye days
and l know that scores of people have
been compelled to stand in slush, rain
and snow for cars. There is no excuse
for the company, particularly when IT IS
remembered that not the slightest effort
was made to shield passengers from the
severe weather.
Il think it devolves upon this board
to make az as ss raap bars
patronized and believe we can compel
the company to provide the shelter to
which we are all justly entitled. II Is
of everyone that should not go by un-
noticed"
The resolution was unanimously adopt,
ed, President Macarthur declaring that
Mr.. Cone had expressed the sentiments
of the whole board Commissioner Cone
was by no means through with the Con-
HIT EN- AGAIN!
II have another resolution, he said,
dealing with the same matter" 1t was,
THAT the Consolidated Traction Com
pany be directed to at once remove the
ice and snow from the streets occupied
by its rails, conformably to the terms
of the ordinance under which said COM
This snow fell Wednesday night"
said Mr. Gone, tand our thoroughfares
are still practically impossible by reason
Of the refusaI A OF the company 70 ,a1 elear
Railroad has cleared all the. streets
where its lines are operated. but the
Traction Company has not as yet made
Of the streets on the Hill. The franz
chise held by the Traction Company
certainly warrants an outlay OF this
kind, and / don't see why wealthy
corporation should have to be driven to
fulfil the terms of an agreement. There
are hundreds of men in our city who
would be glad to get two or three days
than that to remove this unsightly and
awkward stuff.
'"The company very carefully swept its
tracks and piled the snow in the gut
ters. The result is that II is impossible
for a merchant or resident of the Hill
to drive within four or 1ye feet of the
curb. We are now on the eve of winter
and il we tolerate this abuse this time
the next time it SHOWS the public will
be imposed upon to a greater extent.
insist that it is the duty of this board
to compel the company to live up to its
agreements or take steps to deprive it of
the valuable franchise 1t obtained under
promise TO perform certain things which
common deeeney would prompt any
wealthy corporation TO MAKE GOOD
The second resolution was also unani-
nously adopted, and unless prompt ac-
tion is taken by the company there is
likely to be trouble.
Residents of Woodward street petit
tioned the board for more street lamps.
Henry c. Post asked to be appointed
Inspector of the Virginia avenue Inn
proyement and the Hudson city Improve
ment Association asked that that per-
ton of Ninth street, which connects
with Hoboken avenue, but which is oc-
cupied by the North Hudson County
Railroad Company, be put in shape, so
that it may. be used as a carriage way,
has no power in that street. 1t Is owned
and operated by the North Hudson Coun-
ty Railway Company. and any improve
ment desired must be made by that COM
pany.