New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-09
HOBOKEN SELLS A FRANCHLG1
RUTHERFORD ROAD GETS ITS RIGHT o.
WAY THROUGH FIRsT-sT.
MUCH-oPposED ORDINANCE PASSES THE Con-
MON couNcII~-THE COMPANY TO PAT
$4,000 70 THE CITY--sTREEr
MAY BE wIDENE


At meeting OF the Hoboken Common Council yee-
terday afternoon franchise was granted 70 the
Jersey City. Hoboken and Rutherford Electric Rail-
road Company. authorizing the construction an1i
operation OF an electric road through the city OF
Hoboken. For over two years the company has been,
struggling to get the Council TO pass the ordinance.
but much opposition made by property-owners
in Flrst-st who objected to the running OF tho
trolley-cars through that thoroughfare on the
grounds that the street was too narrow. The rail-
way company sent in altogether four applications
for franchise. and after another proved to %
avail until the fourth. which was submtttea
last November. was considered
Many stormy Council meetings. were held. at wncN
citizens gathered and protested vigorously against
the granting OF the franchise Ii has been known
for several weeks that the majority Of the Council
was in favor OF granting the franchise, and the op'
position began to die away. scheme was proposed
to widen First-st., and a committee OF citizens.
which had the matter in charge. conferred with
President Jordan, OF tho railroad company and ex"
Judge Abel |. Smith, the companys counsel. In re-
gard to the feasibility of the plan AZ the meeting
a furniture dealer who was the most vigorous oppo.
men. of the road and the originator OF the widening
in the company would not lay tracks IN rirs ~.
ST. unN 1t could be ascertained whsther or not ing
the company would simply lay single track "a
Secondst with proper switches and thus e9nns nee,
the Hudson River In case It was found to De I'M
widen First-st after all, the counsei
blamed the company would be willing to have the
original route in that thoroughfare changed to any
other street.
of the ordinance by second reading. Chairman
Thinker and Councilman Murray voted In the mega.
tive and Councimen Fox. Snyder, Onerman, Capelu
and Sturken in the affirmative The measure waS
then taken up third and final reading, ana "as
adopted by the same vote. . ,
The Rutherford Railroad, as II Is commonly
called will enter Hcboken through First-s ana WIZ
run TO River-st. The eastern terminus Will De
front Of the Postoffice Building, at Newark ane
River SITS Going from the city. cars VIII run W
River-st. to Second-st. and along that tioroukms'
fare to Harrison-s and then TO the foot OF inc nL
The road extends to Paterson. crossing me rteignu
in territory covered by the North Hudson County
Railway Company. The latter company mas AZ
electric system connecting Hohoken with Jersey
City Heights and the North Hudson towns. but e
Hoboken proper It runs old-fashioned horsecars IL
is generally believed that the advent OF the hutner-
ford Companys electric cars will spur the old com.
pany to secure for itself rapid transit facites u
The city of Hoboken. $780,, ,,,...
Tn. Jersey City, Hoboken and Rutherford Electric
Railway Company In consideration OF its FRANCHISE
is to pay $4,000 to the city. 60. 4.
Ex-Judge Smith induced Councilman Onerman 70
offer an ordinance, which was passed by nrst read
ing granting the company the right to run omni'
buses within the city limits In order to convey pas
sengers from the ferry to the present end OF the ina
until such time the tracks In Second-st sha!i o
completed The work OF laying the tracks IN tnat
thoroughfare cannot be begun until thirty days aftes
the ordinance IL adopted.