The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-03

properties would be liable for. il assess
license fund. on the basis of its being 2
paved. This, however, should not be done
unless the Cemetery authorities will as
sure s5asg yer aHs that nrd they viii Mb 1rqyi i woSia sugs
Side and eight feet wide on the east side,
FOOT Roadway. cornefison avenis. from
Mercer street to the south side OF West
ervelt street, can be paid for IN IKE
and If assessed. should not be assessed
for a pavement like the one proposed,
which Is for pleasure purp9sss srba ana
Such portions of the route not severed
should be severed under
assist in putting their mains under each
sidewalk. and such portions of the road
way need never be ed dis TW a;1rnanN
Another drive can be developed for the
northeast section of the city, bringing
lnto view the Hudson River ,sa ana,s Mew
and Lexington avenue, then east Through
same to ocean avenue, then to
70 c~ommunipaw. then to Park street
then to. Aston place. then to- Summit
avenue to a point where. Baldwin avenue
Baldwin avenue, by opening same where
necessary. to Payonia avenue, then to
c c1ssajn9 s aysnq te P tnfn t. N thsa Is a Fsans.
Bowers street and through same to
Boulevard; thence south to the same
This system makes a drive of five and
t~hree-quarter miles.
plan for lower Jersey City Of two miles,
and the northeast drivs ~ etgas miles,
Wien Mhfeh cam ana easiiy s.5 Sc preau @sefs ana as' & gen
eeaaly Of aiS the eity w vi 'e get some benefitt
from the expenditure of the license
monies coupled with the monies spent
Citizens in every part Of iRe City can
enjoy the improvement.
The policy of the city has beer to pre-
pare for this, and at the same time pnr-
sue a persistent effort to free the city
Of cobble stone pavement, which has
nearly been accomplished by tho suhsti-
stone in the last two years, and ii, may
be- of interest to the citizens to know
that the cobble stone pavements WhIen
lyn and there laid. While I would like
city disappear during the present suTnz
which will follow the discussion Of this
letter, before the board which follows
yours, prepares its plans for the pave
has always been COM resistance to
opening Baldwin avenue, and this part
of the route can be postponed, y sum
NIT avenue used to Academy. street and
then through that street to Baldwin
avenue. and thence north as indicated.
From Park street to Aston place, nearly
with Belgian pavement which could be
surfaced with asphalt, If we could spare
the money from the license fund and
81 assesament with that material where
IT is adapted to grade and wear, as
been lone on Park street, Odgen avenue
II this northeast drive is made with
asphalt the two drives will present two
different class of pavements, which will
III those r~oadways. r~aaterialixe similar
ones can be planned for the west side.
and the proposed Carteret Park could be
sept IN view a.. I rlhst a nns,Id he s ebetter IF
the city could afford it, Gregory street
could be widened to ave a thirty foot
road sonth 81 Of M me ssrees ear itr sfseks N
The Northeast Drive will Indicate the
desirabilitv of connecting Pavonia ave
and the Southeast Drive may likewise
produce the opening of Bright street,
which is a wide t~horoughfares to Cor.
nelison avenue; ana nc = n nt1nuau OF
Cross streets on the Hill would develon
because the parallel streets north and
sogth on the Dropose Ter routes resn San IL q
P, F. WANSER Mayor.
In compliance with the wishes of His
Honor the board adopted a resolution
directing Engineer Ruggles to- prepare
the necessary specifications for the5S.ex-
cavating, curbing and paving with trap
rock the roadway to Harmon street.
from Garfield avenue to Grand street.
and to grade and pave and nacadamize
Arlington avenue. from Grand street to
Bay View avenue. and Bay View ave-
nue., from Arlington to Garfield. and
Garfield. from Bay View to connect with
the present macadamized roadway about
300 feet south of GatesI venue