The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-01-25
THE GRAND DRIVEN
Simon Kelly Enthusiastically
Describes the Boulevard
Loop-Will Save the
Palisades.

Simon Kelly, the DlSgeSt man IN west
Hoboken in more respects than one, Is
deeply interested in the new Boulevard,
and few if any n is better acquainted
with matters relating to the construction
Of the great driveway. In speaking of the
road the other day Mr.. Kelly said
1.-The main line of the Hudson County
Boulevard, which will be completed by
August of this year, will make a drive
way generally 100 feet wide with Telford
macadam pavement from Bergen Point
to within about two miles of Fort Lee, a
total length of Az miles. The total cost
for the whole road including lands, grad
ing. bridges, paving and electric lighting
will be about 81, 100000 paid for by the
issue of county bonds, bearing interest
at Az per cent. The main line follows
generally the westerly side of Bergen
Hill, and does not touch at any point
the City of Hoboken or Town of Wee
hawken. These localities, paying a very
large proportion of the county taxes,
their citizens considered should at least
be furnished with a means of access to
the boulevard.
"A movement was started about three
years ago to secure a connecting road
from the upper part of Hoboken through
W~eehawken to connect with the main
Boulevard, and al act was passed in 1893,
allowing the county to be bonded to the
extent of $3.50, 900, and such a connection
to be built, provided two-thirdS of the
land required should be donated by the
owners for this purpose. The work of
securing the necessary two-thirds OF the
the Chief Engineer of the Public Road
was able to report to the Board of Chosen
F~reeholders. that of the total length of
the branch road, 1856 feet, or about four
decided to the count for the full width,
while the greater part of the remainder
had been decided or dedicated for a por-
ton of the width. much more than the
necessary two-thirds required by the act.
THE PROPOSED LOOP.
The proposed line as laid out by the
Mr.. chas. B. Brush. the surveyor Il in
leaves the main boulevard at its north
eastwardly across the hill to the top Of
street, fS NV York. o FRRRen follO Ssnf fEe sdse
miles, at an elevation of about 200 feet
above the Hudson River, until the FL
dorado GROUNDS are passed, about oppo-
ray!ne through the old King estate,
passing through q wood of ancient trees
for about th~ree-fourths of a mile and
coming out at the end of Park avenue,
Weeha vixen, about one-half mile from the
Weehawken Ferry to Fourteenth street,
For the whole distance along the top
Of the Palisades the road follows The
such a way that it leaves no land on
the east side sufficient to ever erect any
distractions to the magnificent view of
rows, and the cities Of New YORK and
Brooklyn, the view being secured to the
public forever.
This location also settles the ques-
tion of the preservation of the Palisades
in Hudson County, its easterly line being
a complete. bar 10 further rock quarry
or Bergen county would adopt the same
plan, It would not only serve to pre-
serve the Palisades in that county. but
which would be equal in beauty of view
MAGNIFICENT PROSPECTS.
The land secured by the county for
nominal consideration, constitute all but
: short section of the whole Palisade
prospect of the whole city and harbor
Of New York, were in the hands of
private owners of enormous value; it is
worth at least one million dollars.
The ROAD, will be of easy access from
The Hoboken ferry to Fourteenth, and
once upo 1t opens up to the metropolis
smooth macadem to Bergen Point, where
by. crossing the short ferry the many
miles of good roads in Staten Island
can be reached.
Application has been made to Judge
Lipplncott for the appointment of COM
parcels of land not acquired by deed,
and as soon as the appointment is made
the work of improvement will be com
menced. The first issue of Az per cent.
bonds for this branc were proposed for
at the last meeting of the board of
Chosen ~Freeholders.
1.-THE experience already as to the re-
suits upon real estate values as shown
by the effect of the partially completed
main boulevard shows that the county
Will be repaid in a very few years many
times the cost of the unroYementn