The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-02-13
TROLLEY ORDINANCE
Routes Granted to the North
Hudson County Railway
Company.
WHERE THE CITY COMES IN
An Agreement to Pay Five Per
Cent. on all New Lines
Mayor Wanser Will
Investigate.

The ordinance granted to the North Hud-
son County Railway Company, yesterday,
by the Street and Water Commissioners is
the same one presented by the company on
February IS, 1898, but which was not passed
owing to the refusal of the company to agree
to pay to the city five per cent. OF the gross
receipts of all new lines operated.
The company at that time contemplated,
it is said, increasing the number of its lines
in the city. Now however, that idea has
been abandoned, and no lines will be operat-
ed in addition to those already being oper-
ated in the city.
The ordinance grants to the company the
privilege of operating the trolley system.
The ordinance also extends to the company
the privilege of operating double tracks.
These are the routes laid out by the COM
pany.
THE FIRST ROUTE.
On Hoboken avenue, from the Hoboken
line to Summit avenue; Oakland avenue,
from Hoboken avenue to jefferson street;
Palisade avenue, from Hoboken avenue to
Ferry street; Pavonia, avenue, from Pater-
son street to Forrest place; Forrest place,
from Ravine avenue TO Ferry street: Ferry
street, from Forrest place to Central
avenue; Central avenue, from Ferry street
to Franklin; Grove street from
Pavonia to the Hoboken line; Manhattan
avenue, from Summit avenue to Central
avenue; Summit avenue, from Hoboken
avenue to the northerly line of Jersey City
Subsequently the company is given the
privilege of connecting the elevated struc-
ture with the surface road on Palisade ave-
nue. between Pavonia avenue and Ferry
street.
ANOTHER ROUTE.
Then follow the routes most interesting
to Jersey Cityites, namely, on Grove street,
from Hoboken avenue to Newark avenue
Double tracks may be laid on Grove street
if the company desires, but it is understood
that the single track system will be operated.
The property owners on Grove street viii, it
is reported, if Mayor Wanser doesn't veto
the ordinance, certiorari the proceedings OF
the board in granting the company the
privilege of operating the trolley system
The company Is satisfied to get the line
through on the single track system, without
crossing swords with the property owners
or attempting to lay double tracks
On Pavonia avenue the company viii
operate from Erie street to the ferry, on
Erie street from Pavonia avenue to Ninth
street. Seventh street, fro m Jersey avenue
to Monmouth street, Ninth street, between
Erie street and the right of way to the foot
of the Hill, on Hoboken avenue from the
Hoboken line to Summit avenue, Oakland
avenue from Hoboken avenue to Prospect
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sade avenue, jefferson street from Oakland
to Palisade avenue and Palisade avenue
from Hoboken avenue to the Paterson Plank
road.
Running northerly the company takes in
New York avenue from Ravine avenue to
the Paterson Plank Road, Central avenue
from Ferry street to the Paterson Plank
Road, Franklin street from Central to Pall-
SADIE avenue. Ferry street from Central TO
Palisade, Railroad avenue from Palisade
avenue to Forrest street, Forrest place from
Railroad avenue to Ferry street.
RESTRICTIONS.
The company is compelled to so construct
its wires that they will be seventeen feet
above the street, pave between the rails and
eight inches outside with Belgian
blocks In the whole ordinance
there is not a new line, and where the city
comes in for any compensation is question
which Mayor Wanser will examine into
thoroughly before he acts upon the ordin-
anee The question has already been asked
by readers of the NEWS: Glow does the
company propose running its cars from
Newark avenue and Grove street to the
ferryF'
1t was intimated that an agreement had
been entered into with the Consolidated
Traction Company to transfer all passengers
from that point This is untrue. Should
such an agreement be made, the company
under its ordinance would be COM
its lines. To avoid this the North
Hudson county officials have purchased
the right to run over the lines of the Trac-
tion Company down Grove street to Wayne,
down Wayne to Gregory to York TO Hud-
son. The purchased privilege covers term
of ninety-nine years. similar agreement
IS in operation on Pavonia avenue.
MAYOR WANSER WILL GIVE HEARINGS.
Mayor Wanser will not act upon the
ordinance for at least one week, during
which time he will give audience to all per-
sons opposed to it or any portion of it.