The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-31
GRAND JURY AND TIE TROLLEY
The Members Believe the Streets
ShouId he Suf in Repairs.

The Members EeSSVe the streets
should BE gut in Repairs.
The Grand Jury on Tuesday made an in
spection OF the trolley system of the Con
solidated Tract on Company in this county
The Grand Jury was provided with hand
somely decorated special car for the oc-
casion, and President E. F. G. Young,
Manager David Young, of the Company,
Sheriff Toffey and Smith B. Mackey were in
vited guests. The inspection made by the
Grand Inquest was caused by the reference
to electric roads in the last charge of Judge
Lippincott to that body, and because of
large number of complaints that have been
made by individuals. The Judge in his
charge said that people had complained to
him chat the Traction Company had dam.
aged the streets very much, and that the
cars were run at a too rapid speed for public
safety.
70 ascertain whether these facts were COR
rect the Grand Jury left the ferry at fifteen
minutes after two O'Clock, and speeded over
sixty miles of electric road. Every bit of
road owned by the company IN this county
and the power house was examined, and the
Grand Jury even went as far as Newark in
search of information. The principal fault
that was found by the Grand Jury was in
regard to the streets A blind man could
almost see their disgraceful condition and
the need of immediate repair, but the Irac-
ton Company claimed that this was no
fault of it, and that it was ready
to place the streets in a proper condition as
soon as the city officials would permit. The
company and the city have signed a con-
tract to pave the streets hereafter mentioned
and to bear proportionately the expense.
The company will pay for the paving be-
tween the track and for eighteen inches on
each side of them, and the city will pay for
the work done on the balance of the street.
The contract covers these streets: Newark
avenue, from First street to Palisade avenue;
Summit avenue to Pennsylvania Railroad;
Sip avenue to Bergen avenue; Bergen ave-
nue. to Fairmount avenue; Faiimount ave-
nue. to Monticello avenue; Monticello ave-
nue., from Astor Place to Harrison avenue;
Harrison avenue, from Monticello avenue to
Cornmunipaw avenue; New York branch to
Greenville stables; Grand street. from Jer-
sey avenue to Junction; Pacific avenue, from
Grand street to Communipaw avenue; Com
munipaw avenue from Pacific avenue to
Hudson River; Newark from First street to
Hudson River.
The opportunity for thorough inspection
of the streets was lost when the Grand Jury
decided to go over the route in a car. be-
cause it was almost impossible to observe
the street closely from it, and only the few
who stood ON the front and rear platforms
really saw the bad condition Of the streets.
The Grand Jury, at the close OF the long
ride, were inclined to believe that the trac
tion company was doing all it could for the
benefit of the city.
AT about seven o'clock an excellent dinner
was served at Bergen Point, and it was
greatly enjoyed, for everyone was thorough
" hungry Grand Juryman Al Heritage
established his fame as a steamed clam
eater by disposing OF 29l of thefn, and then,
calmly and with dignity. directing waiter