The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-25
NEAR COMPLETION.
Board of FTeeho1ders In
spect the Work onfhe
New County Road. |
THEY CANNOT FIND FLAWS
The Section from Newark Ave-
nue. to Paterson Plank
road Ready for Ae-
eeptanee.
WEEHAWKEN LOOP BEGUN
1t Affords an Unrivalled View OF
New York and the Majestic
Hudson.

The members of the Board of Freeholders
yesterday drove over that portion otsthe
new County Road known as Section D, Tor
the purpose of making a final inspection OF
the work done by Messrs. Henry q Mckinney,
to whom the contract for paving and
macadamizing had been awarded. Tn con-
tractors had notified the. Board that the
work was finished, and they wanted a final
inspection made SO that the Board could ac-
cept the work and the contractors receive
their final payment.
Section 5 begins at West Newark avenue,
and extends north to Paterson avenue.
the city line. As usual, the Freeholders
were late. Ten o'clock was the hour set for
making a start, and the carriages were on
hand promptly at that time. 1t lacked but
five minutes OF noon, however, before
Director Heller gave the order to start. A
number of the Freeholders were absent, and
he desired to have as many as possible go
over the road. Those who finally entered
the carriages were Director Heller, Free
holders Percy, Groth, McNally, Heiney,
Eichhorn, Dietz, Hanna, Klein and Klump,
Chief Engineer Harrison, Clerk John Boyd,
Mayor Zeller, of Gutenberg, and Contrac-
tor McGivney.
1t had been first intended to go over the
Bayonne section of the road also, but owing
to the delay in starting it was decided to
postpone inspecting that portion of the road
until another time. The carriages drove
down West Newark avenue until the Boule-
ward was reached. At st. PauPs avenue
the first stop was made. Freebooter McNally
had noticed that on the westerly side of the
road at that point there was a quantity of
water along the curb, and he wanted to
know what caused it. 1t was explained to
him and the others that the receiving basin
of the sewer at that point had become
clogged up and therefore the water had not
been carried awav. Contractor Mckinney
said that the trouble would be remedied at
once. As the carriages rolled on a careful
watch was kept for other defects in the
work, but none were discovered and no stop
was made until Paterson avenue, the end or
the section, was reached. A number OF men
were at work spreading the top dressing of
gravel on the bride path and putting the
finishing touches to the last fifty yards OF
the section. Mr.. Mckinney said that they
would be through in an hour or two, and
Jlen the 6nLlf6 SeCClOn, as ldf as 1ueA Gull
tract was concerned, would be finished.
PLEASED WITH THE SECTION.
All OF the F~reeholders expressed their
complete satisfaction with the section, ana
there is but little doubt but that the work
viii be accepted at the next meeting of the
Board.
The inspecting party then continued their
journey to the northern end of the road.
Just beyond Union street, west Hoboken, a
stop was made to enquire into a complaint
made by Florist AsMus, The road slopes
down both ways to a point directly in front
OF Mr.. Asmus' place. When there is a heavy
rainfall the water IN the hol-
low and flows over the sidewalk and into
the grounds of the florist. There is a receiv-
ing basin on the easterly side of the road,
Mr.. Asmus' place is on the west. but as the
basin has no outlet the water is not carried
away, and consequently the road is flooded.
Chief Engineer Harrison said that the
trouble was caused by the town of West
Hoboken. Til map of the town shows Vio-
let street to be located at that point. The
street has never been dedicated or cut
through, and the property is still owned by
private parties. A receiving basin was put
in there, and it was the intention to connect
it with a water causeway that crossed Union
street, several hundred feet easterly of the
road. Mr.. Werdon, who owned the prop
erty, refused to allow that to be done. Some
other plan for the carrying off OF the water
will be adopted.
At Schuetzen Park another stop was made
to see what could be done to remove two I'M
slightly poles that have been placed just out
side the Park fence. The road at this point
makes a sharp turn, and the poles referred
to were put up so that guy ropes might be
stretched to brace the poles on the other side
OF the road, on which are strung the wires
for lighting the road. The sharp curve in
the road causes the heavy wires to sag the
poles and they require to be braced. An eff
fort will be made TO secure permission from
the owners OF Schuetzen Park to place the
poles inside the fence.
INSPECTING THE LOOP.
From the HAckensack Plank Road to
Grove Church Cemetery the road is being
torn up by the Town of Union, who are plac-
ing a sewer there. From there on to the
county line everything was found to be in
very good shape. After a short stop for re-
freshinents, the lFreeholders decided to go
over the loop.
Contractor Curley's men are busily en-
gagged blasting and removing large quantl-
lies of rock along the route of loop. lie has
a large force of men at work and the Free
holders were surprised to see that ne had
made so much Roadway with the work.
Along the brow of the Palisades a retaining
wall, of stone, four feet thick, is being built.
1t is composed of innumerabie pieces Of stone
all sizes and shapes and is an excellent piece
of work. At one point the wall runs along
in a straight line for over 300 feet. Ii is
nearly thirty feet high and as straight as a
die. The inspecting rarity expressed Them
selves as greatly pleased with the work.
When the loop is finished it viii I'M
doubtedly be the finest and most popular
part of the road. From this point a mag
niticent view is obtained. Away below the
waters of the Hudson can be seen scintilla-
ting in the sun. Casting your eyes to the
East. a beautiful panoramic view OF the
metropolis is obtained with Grants tomb
1~--s., - - -, - II s+rAo -an1o,,r IN tptxrorcidn
Drive, sThe Freeholders expect that the loop
will be finished in about one year from now.
After a rocky and dangerous drive over
the balance of the loop. the inspecting party
drove TO Freeholders Groth's Hotel, IN Union
Hiil, where dinner was served.
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