The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-25
new BOULEVARD RULES
Director Heller Arranges for
Trucking on the Road Dur
ing Part Of the Day.

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In compliance with a request from
nearly a hundred business men Director
William Heller of the Board of Freehold
| ers has decided to make an important
change in the rules governing traffic on
the Boulevard. Rule No. 9 of the Board.
pertaining to the use of the road by
truckmen and users of heavy wagons, is
as follows
In addition to the accepted and COM
mon rules Of the road, governing public
uravel in this State, the following regula-
tons must be Observed
No business or draft trucks, cart or
other vehicle will be allowed upon the
| road except to deliver and receive its
loading and in that case must leave the
Boulevard at the nearest travelled cross
street.
Penalty for each offence IS.
Nothing however in the above prohibit
ton shall prevent the passage on the road
of a business wagon, weighing loaded
not more than 500 pounds, on each wheel.
when in use solely for a pleasure driving
or the conveyance of passengers.
A committee of business men from
all parts of the city waited upon Director
Heller in his office on Grove street a
few days ago and complained that rule
No. 9 is practically prohjbitive to their
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their protest and then asked what remedy
they could suggest. Several merchants
asked hat they be allowed the use Of
the road until five o'clock, blu Director
Heller held that that hour was a trifie
late and would doubtless result in the
inconvenience and perhaps mishaps to
pleasure drivers and wheelmen.
The merchants finally agreed upon four
O'Clock and tha hour was satisfactory
to Director Heller.
Concerning the change the Director
said this morning
"It is quite apparent to me that bust
ness men are entitled to consideration in
the use of the road. When the Boule-
ward was built it passed through an UNI
populated territory. The owners of prop
siderable money in hornes and business
places and in several localities the side
streets leading to the road are Gin a
| practically impossible condition, and as
a result the keeping OF wagons off this
Boulevard was a serious inconvenience to
many people. Four O'clock, I think, Is
a good heur. Wsheelrnen and women
and drivers do not turn out much -
| feTe four O'Clock, and I have no doubt
the police will clear the road as soon
after closing time as possible. If we
find that employees of business men are
abusing the right we propose to ex-
tesd We will be forced to put the screws
on, hut just now | believe 1t only proper
that they should be afforded some privi-
lege. The read is a public one and meant
for the accommodation and pleasure OF
ALL"
Rule No. 9 will be amended in accord
ance WITH the agreement arrived at on
July 2, when the next meeting of the
| Beard is to be held.
Director Heller also announced this
morning that he has Instructed Superin-
tendent Michael Coyle to order street
Signs for all streets, which lead to the
ferries.
Discussing this improvement he said
"Wheelnlen have told me that visitors
get lost on our Boulevard. They have
no trouble in reaching it from the ferries,
but after riding around they become
he ferries through poorly paved streets.
AS a consequence they visit us only
once. We want as many strangers TO
visit the city as possible and if I can
do anything to make their stay here
a pleasant one 1 propose doing it. The
street signs will, I believe, be as welcome
to our citizens as visitors. I am going
to try and have the signs in place within
a week or ten days"
The many people that delight in pro-
menading on the Boulevard on Sunday
will doubtless be delighted to hear that
sidewalks will soon be laid along that
thoroughfare. The Board of F'reeholders
at its next meeting VIII award a con-
elared today that he would insist upon
having the contractor put a large force
of men. SO that the sidewalks VII be
laid with all the speed possible.
The FTeeholders have numerous plans
under Amusement for the identifying OF
the boulevard,