The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-15
FACTORY NOT WANTED
jackson Place Residents Indig-
nant Over Mr.. Lembeek's
Proposed Building.

The property owners on Jackson Place,
Greenville, are disturbed over the rumor
that a hideous five story brick factory build
ing is to be shortly erected on that thorough
fare. The building in question it is sid, is
to be erected by Mr.. Henry Lembeck for the
Wuestner Dry Plate Company which already
has a factory on the north side of the street,
and the news that Mr.. Lembeck is to erect
the new building tends to make the opposit-
ion more animated. The present home of
the dry plate company has been on the
thoroughfare many years, and during the
past few years all but two of the lots on the
street have been covered with pretty frame
cottages.
No fault was found with the Wuestner
factory because the front of the building is
used for office purposes, and consequently
presented what the property owners term
Ha respectable appearance" But according
to reports the Wuestners not being in accord
with the owners of the property, have re-
ceived notice to move, and Mr.. Lembeck has
come to their aid by promising to erect the
new building on one of the vacant lots di-
rectly opposite the present site.
CAUSED CONSERVATION
This announcement has caused consterna-
ton among the property owners, who were
congratulating themselves because they be-
lieved that the present factory would be the
only eyesore on the t~horougbfare. They say
that they would not mind the new building
if the old one would be torn down, and that
they cannot bear to ave two factories in
full blast. They say that it is certain mat
the present factory will be rented for manu-
featuring purposes, and that the property on
the street will depreciate in value i'll conse-
quence Jackson place is a short thorough
fare, being but one block in length. The
property owners worked hard to have none
out pretty houses erected there, and now
that their hopes have been realized they
will make every effort to shut out the pro-
posed factory.
They will file a remonstrance with the
Building Inspector and request the Fire
Commissioners not to grant the permit for
the same on the grounds that the frame resi-
dences will be more liable to destruction by
fire.
One of the property owners when inter
viewed by a reporter of THE JERSEY CITY
News. last evening, said:-
IF anybody else were to erect a factory
here we would not be surprised. Mr.. Lem
beck has always manifested a deep interest
in the welfare of Greenville and endeavored
to improve the property as much as pos
sible.
PRETTY THOROUGHFARES.
''The property IN Winfield and Pearsall
avenues, which he was the owner of, could
not be bought Unless the purchasers agreed to
abide by the restrictions which he placed OH
it. This property was restricted to dwelling
houses and even these had to cost a certain
amount and be of a certain style Of
architecture or else the property
would not nave passed out of Mr.. Lembeck's
hands. Owing to this policy of Mr.. Lem
beck's, Winfield and Pearsall avenues have
become the p~retUiest thoroughfares in Green
vile, and Mr.. Lembeck's palatial residence
was surrounded by none but attractive
houses. We lave endeayored to improve
our streets as much as possible, and now that
we nave almost wholly succeeded, we hope
that Mr.. Lembeck will realize what it means
TO us if he erects the factory and change his
plans"
A committee of citizens will wait upon
Mr.. Lembeck, and if he refuses to LISTEN to
them, they will ask aid from the Building
Inspector and the Fire Commissioners