New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-02
UNION COUNTY,.
ELIZABETH.
Or \ FERRY COMPANY
TO CROSS THE KILLS.
CONSOLIDATED TRACTION PEOPLE BEHIND THE
sCHEME-LoCAL NOTES AND NEWS

CONSOLIDATED TRACTION PEOPLE BEHIND THE
scHEME-LoCAr NOTES AND NEWS
o. INTEEi:sr.
The ,,corporatlon Of the Ncw-I.;aey and staten
Island Ferry Company hese during the last week
Is taken to indicate that project which VIII De
marked benefit TO the lower part of this city or
Ellzabethport is at last about to be undertaken
The need of ferry facilities between this city ana
Richmond County has been greatly felt FOR some
years or since the Central Railroad Company WITH
drew the boats that used to make two Trips ud'y
betwoer Elizabethrort ard New-fork. touchlhs
at Staten Island. Even this accommodation was not
a sufficient means OF Intercourse between the TWO
communities that are only separated by the kllls
\ ferry company that would operate boats every
half-hour looked upon as the thing needed put'
although several efforts have been made to get
the transportation they have failed. The business
men at Ellzabehport delighted at the prospect
OF last seeing ferry in operation. and think
that both Richmond County and Elizabeth Will
be gamers from the srprlsc IT IL rumored tnat
the Con@o,iGat ted Traction Company Il back oil the
ferry. which is he. il is assorted. a connecting
link between the Traction Con panys lines in Eliza
beth and the Staten Island Rapid Transit Railway.
As the Traction Company's line extends to wltnin
block OF the Elizabethport water front 1t would be
a comparatively easy matter TO extend the track
TO the proposed ferry-hOuse. and spur could be
built across the Staten Island meadows by the
Rapid Transit Company to the fcrry-landing IN
Richmond County. What gives color TO the belief
that the ferry scheme Is ultimately designed TO
connect the Traction Company with an electric
railway on staten Island Is the fac, that one OF
the prime movers in the ferry project. Charles r.
Thurston OF Jersey CITY, has been for years a
street railway man there, and is director IN the
Consolidated Traction Company.
The Progressive Land and Building Company has
been organized in this city. Ex-Mayor Bennett has
bee n chosen temporary oresId mt and exSherf Geas
by secretary. The company's capital has been placed
Ar 500 COO 81 which $1,000 Is To be paid in cash
and $1,000 is to be taken in land 10 be developed
by building.
The presentments made by the Mon County
Grand Jury against the Ccnso.. lated Traction 'on-
many have aroused the officials Of the company
and one Of them has declared that the Grand jury
action was a bow at improvements in elizabeth
ard the county. There have been &.'V)VN spent
IN public Improvements In Union County IN the iaSt
six years" said this indignant man, and not one
Of The late Grand Jury men had hand in causing
a dollar Of this money to be- expended. took the
trouble to look the record OF every inehiDs
Of the Grand Jury. and absolutely ia dsn,ias s
with the public improvements mace N ,n.s VDu ~
since the Barring failure MA yet lnty J uP ian, o,'
trolley system from Essex County TO Eizabethport
within the time specified at the sf9huhs ol '"e
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company is stili fur
Their Improving its property in this city by the cree
lion OF an iron girler bridge over Mary-st, ana
The building II a stone wall parallel with the ROAD
from Narv-st to Fairmount-avc. When this IL
completed the company expects 10 De aoie 10 oPet-
at. lts four tracks through this city.
\ new chapter Of the Masonic order OF the East
ern Star was organized here on Saturday night last
Al Masonic Hall Delegates were present from cnap-
ters in New York. Hoboken and Paterson besides
vas named Lucinda in honor OF the late MIS- James
r. smith Of Newark. VINO was a prominent of'iceT
in the order 20 her death. -,
The annual ball OF the New-Jersey Contra! ID,
vision 3o7 and Neptune Division. 1853 orier or
RAILWAY Te,egraphers VIII b. held in the Veteran
Zouavc armory here on the eve OF Washinstons
Birthday. -, III, Ill, Ill,
II Mccall MacC;regoi Of New-iork will visit this
civ February > and give Illustrations OF the drill
M fhod applied 10 American history.
James f. and John c. Hart. OF this city. with
their wives attended on Monday the tenth wedding
anniversary OF their sister. Mrs. Van Nortwlck, at
the Hotel Breslin. Lake Hopatcong.