The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-20
SOUTH COVE LANDS
Aldermen Determined to
Push the Suit Against
the Railroad Company.
ASK CITIZENS CLUBS TO COOPERATE
Mayor and Finance Board Invited
to Assist in Securing the City's
Rights.


The Board of Aldermen last night
devoted much time to the discussion of
resolutions respecting the interests of
Jersey City in the South Cove tract OF
land. This matter was resuscitated by
Alderman Day, who in a long preamble
cited the act which ceded to the city
the lands under the waters of Communi-
paw Bay, for the purpose of building
wharves and docks. and describing the
seizure of the property by the Cen
trail Railroad Company. He enumerated
sums of money received by the COM
pany from canal boats for storage fees,
which amounts should go into the city's
treasury. Again, he mentioned the fol-
lowing tenants on the South Cove prop
erty and the rent paid by each to the
Central Company
From about twenty squatters along
Canal, from Barrow street to Henderson
street, who pay at least ten dollars (S10)
each per year
From Elizabeth Pierce, squatters on
west side Of Henderson ssrest who 9o' paae paIs
From James P. Hall, who occupies
ground and water front for brick YARD yard
dollars (sl2QW per year.
From McDermott, who occupies, ground
for ice 15sous nouse and pays three. hundred
dollars (sS0O) per year.
From Honey Brook Coal Company who
occupy ground for canal yard and pay
one hundred and fifty dollars ($15O per
From Steinbruck, who occupies ground
for coal yard and pays one hundred ana
fy From a0laf Ross 5 and peg saggfora gfor who
py considerable ground and water priv
ileges and pay at least fifteen hundred
GF1 From t8aarR Barbour pstA Aphalt Paving Company
who pay at least Seven hundred and fifty
dollars ($750l per year.
hundred is and ffaty dollars dHais os25N per
Showing an annual revenue of at least
seven thousand dollars (SI000).
URGING LEGAL ACTION.
Alderman Day concluded by moyins
that the Cooperation Counsel and Cor
mence action Immediately to cause the
Central Railroad Company of New Jersey
to vacate then property eeded to Jersey
to compel said railrosld company. to
pay to Jersey City all moneys received
by SAID company for TIE BIZ use de er ss fhs
act, and requesting the Mayor and Board
of Finance to take action to accomplish
the object of the movement.
Alderman Dusenbery opposed the i'm
mediate passage of the preamble and
resolutions until some definite informa-
ton could be obtained concerning the
the Central Railroad Company.
President Simpson resigned his chair
to Alderman pusenbepry and +ps brocSSeaed Sea d
on the South Cove subject;
CITY HAS GOOD LAWYERS.
'The. city, now has in its employ two
Inns and w. D. Edwards, and they are
taking care of the South Cove case.
They, have won the right Of possessioo;5i
road Company has carried It to the
United States Supreme Court"
He wanted no action taken until the
its an outrage, Interrupted Alder Dc,
man Day; why should we wait. The
long enough already. The Central Rail
road Company pays man S125 month
tc collect rents from occupants of land
we es' to stand still and see the city and
property-owners robbed in this manner
If the city can get $4,000 year in rents,
doing our duty to sit still and say moth
| in? 1t is the duty of this city to appoint
a man to collect those rents for the
city" ! ao,,oo+ - (. =,
A FORTUNE SLIPPING BY.
Then, my God, let US get the pow power al al
time we wake up. to what is going on
around us, South Cove viii be gone, the
Hackensack water front will be stolen
and manufacturers will be demoralzed
Here is fortune for Jersey City star
| ing US in the face, and the city officials
are too sleepy to try to get it. We have
one public dock, and what good. is it:
| The city should awake, Duild docks and
piers at Washington, Warren, Hender-
| son and Grove streets and Jersey avenue
and make a basin. 1t would be a big
expenditure, but look at the benefits
! Why it would astonish person to try
and figure the thing out Here we are
| situated well, and should become the
| greatest manufacturing centre in tho
| world.
WHAT MIGHT BE DONE.
"Piers could be built from Lafayette's
| streets, and in short order We would
have a live city, and not dead one
| There isn't another city in the worlt
where such opportunities would be al
| lowed to pass, and where such an i'm
| position upon property-owners and edu
! Gated people would be tolerated"
| The resolutions were passed., and thu
| Aldermen propose agitating the Soutf
| Cove subject.
| Gratified at having secured the pas
sage of his first resolution Alderman
| Day introduced a second dealing witt
| the same subject. 1t was a. general cal
to all citizens associations asking Tor co
operation in securing the Improvement
| shadowed in the foregoing speech.
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