The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-10
The MAYORS PLAN
What Has Been Done for
Street Improvement
in Jersey City.
PROGRESS OF ASPHALT WORK
Mercer Street When Finished
Will Be a Boon to the
Bicyclists.
PROGRESS OF ASPHALT WORK

Three weeks ago Mayor Wanser in a
letter to the Street and Water Board OUT
lined a plan for the improvement OF
streets, the cost to be paid out of liquor
license funds. The plan delighted pros
perty owners in all parts Of the city.
The Committee on Streets has in some
instances carried out the Mayors sugges-
tions. Nothing has been done in regard
to others; but it is said that the commit
tee is mapping out a plan whereby the
work will be pushed to speedy compile
tion.
The asphalting of York street, between
Jersey avenue and Barrow street, was an
improvement which the Mayor desired.
AS q consequence that t~horoughfare has
been designated to be paved first. The
Barber Asphalt Company did the work,
and the street has already been thrown
open, much to the delight of residents Of
that block and incidentally the crowds OF
wheeimen who enjoy riding on the smooth
surface.
AS soon as York street was finished the
company moved its plant to Henderson
street and laid the pavement between
York and Grand streets. In future there
will be quietness outside for the members
of the Tabernacle.
Third street, between Jersey avenue and
Coles street, is now being paved with as
phalt, and so is Clifford place.
Montgomery street. from BrunsWlck
street to the Cornelison avenue bridge, Is
being brought TO grade preparatory 70
being macadarnized at the head of Wayne
street, where Contractor Byrne mas a
contract to open to the hill. The Wayne
street rise viii be slight, and II VII
drivers who now rise Academy street.
There is one Improvement, however.
which Mayor Wanser is anxious about
and which he would ike to have begun,
It is the ~asphalting of Mercer street.
Sufficient money is at the disposal of the
Street and Water Commissioners on &C
count of the liquor licenses to start the
work, but for some reason Commissioner
Kaiser of the Committee on Streets has
taken no steps in this greatly desired
improvement. Everyone is patiently wait
The viaduct. which is to connect the
lower part of the street with Church
street. is nearing completion; Inc guaro
tically all that remains to be done is 10
lay the brick pavement in the roadway.
The approach to the viaduct Is Deing
in the street as rapidly as possible just
as soon as the National Docks and JUNO
ton Railways remove the pillars an Their
where the street ends at Brunswick
street up to the approach to the viaduct.
This part of the work can be finished in
a short time and in fact before the
asphalting of Mercer street from Hen
derson to Brunswick can be completed.
Commissioner Kaiser says he will prob
ably order the work begun In a few days.
The Barber Asphalt Company has enlarged
It's plant, and it's representative says he
will push the work along in a hurry;
The Mayor wants Mercer street paved
first. and then he will urge the Com
mittee on Streets to lay asphalt in Hem
derson, from Mercer to York. down York
the roadway for wheelmen from the ferry
to the Boulevard will be completed. The
committee has promised TO attend to
Mercer street first. After that they will
order the other Improvements suggested
by the Mayor.