The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-17
HUDsoN co UNrY NUIsANcEs.
Three Of Them Severely Scored by ths
Grnnd Jnrr-GIIMord LndIcied.

The Hudson county. Nj, Grand Jury handed
no several indictments and three presentmcnts
to the court yesterday evening. Justice Lip
p%incott, who had been In attendance all day at
the Court OF Errors and Appeals In Trenton, did
not arrive at the Court House In Jersey City
until o 80 o'clock. The only important indict-
ment was that against Detective Edward Cliff
ford for the murder Of Division superintendent
William +. Watson OF the West Shore Rail-
road.
One OF the presentmcnts called the attention
OF the court to the manner in which the North
Hudson County Railway Company runs its cars
during the busy hours. The presentment says!
There exists In connection with the running
Of the trolley cars on the lines OF the North
Hudson County Railroad evils and abuses which
call for a remedial application Of some sort. II
is a matter of common knowledge and universal
complaint by those compelled to use the cars OF
the Union Hill division OF the North Hudson
County's line that they are crammed and
TANNED into the cars by the attendants OF that
company at the Hobokcn Ferry In such abnor-
nal Numbers that ali principles of comfort, de-
cency, and safety are grossly violated. and the
feelings and sensibilities OF females greatly out
ragged. The remedy for such a condition of af-
fairs is so patent and obvious that 1t seems like
presumption TO suggest 1t; the evils should be
remsdied and the abuses cured by putting more
cars on this division during the busy hours of
the day.
The prcscntmcnt also calls attention to the
fact that, the company fails to keep It's agree
ment to keep the streets on either side of the
tracks in good condition. The Grand Jury can
not comprehend why such "a condition OF affairs
should be allowed TO exist by the municipalities
through which the road runs. shelter and wait
ing rooms are for the different
transfer stations. The presentment concludes:
That the evils exist is p~alpable, that they arc
remediable by the grand inquest Is doubtful,
that the Legislature OF the state can and should
furnish n remedy Is past doubt. thatthey Wilde
so must be the desire Of every lover OF progress
the Common Council OF the township OF Union.
The membc OF the Council of the township
Of Union" 1t said, have been derelict in their
duty In many respects in their proceedings in
reference to the improvements on Twenty-third
street in said township. They have allowed the
proper bonds from the contractor to whom the
said contract was awarded; the inspector APP
pointed has been an inspector in name merely
without any knowledge AS to his duty in
that respect. The work already done has
not been done In accordance with the con-
tract and specifications, and the whole OF
said contract and all the proceedings of
said township have been irregular. ill-advised,
and improper, so much so that the Grand Jury
feels it its duty to call attention to II. Further,
1t is admitted that the engineer authorized the
payment of S313 to the contractor. but the
Council, in defiance Of this fact, gave an order
authorizing the certificate in the payment of
1873 to the contractor without any satisfactory
evidence that work to that amount had been
done"
The third presentment called attention to the
COW stables in North Bergen. where cows are
fed on swill and the stables are kept in a filthy
condition. and that steps be taken
TO abate the nuisance.