The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-17
TROLLEY ABUSES.
Grand Jury Makes 4 Present
menI Against the N.
H. Co. Railroad.
NUISANCE or 0VERCRoWDING
Township Of Union officials Told
That They Are Dsrelict in
Their Duty.
NUISANCE OF OVERCRoWDING


The Grand Jury handed up twenty-four
indictments and three presentments yes
tcrday evening. when Justice Lippincott
returned from Trenton. It was q some
VIA unusual thing to see the court
room lighted up, but did not attract
much attention as there were few people
on the streets on account of the storm.
The Grand Jury filed into the court room
about $50, and Foreman Brautigam hand
ed up the indictments and presentments
Among the indictments were two for
murder. one against Joh Mackin for the
killing of his wife and his mother-in-
law. Mrs. Conners, and one against De-
tective Clifford for the killing of Division
Superintendent Watson,
The first presentment was against the
North HUDSON County Railway Com
pany. The presentment says
That there exists In connection with
the running of the trolley cars on the
lines of the North Hudson County Rail
road evils and abuses which call for q
remedial application of some sort. It is
a matter of common knowledge and uni
versal complaint by those compelled to
use the cars of the Union Hill division
of the North Hudson Countyss line that
they are crammed and damned into the
cars, by the attendants of that com
pany, at the Hoboken ferry, in such abb
normal number that all principles Of
comfort, decency sand safety are grossly
violated, and the feelings and sensibiii-
ties of females greatly outraged. The
remedy for such a condition of affairs is
SO patent and obvious that it seems al
most like presumption to suggest it.; the
evils would be remedied and the abuses
cured by putting more cars or this d.
vision during the busy hours of the day.
The ordinances under which this com
pany is permitted to run its cars, both
horse and trolley, through he streets of
the different municipalities in the county,
require the company to construct and
maintain a good and sufficient pave
ment between its tracks and for eighteen
inches on each side thereof. 1t is OBJ
servable and a lamentabie fact that the
company In the majority Of instances
has not complied withAfhe ordinance re-
the pavement between5lne tracks In sucn
a d~eplOrabre state OF lack OF repair, that
1T is impossible to- drive thereon, without
racking oneself terrlply and inJurlng the
carriage IN which one may be riding.
THE reason why the tracks are allowed
by the railroad Company 10 In
then pave. a clear track for their cars;
but why the boards or councils of the
several municipalities having control OF
the streets over winch this road passes,
and having a clear statement Of the duty
of the railroad mp In respect to
paving clearly pointed out in the several
tenance to the maintenance OF this evil
is something which this Grand Inquest
cannot comprehend. AT the different
should be placed a shelter. q waiting
room of some kind for the accommoda-
ton OF passengers; the mere suggestion
recommend it to the favorable consider
alton of any ompan desiring to FUR
nish to the public; the great source from
keeps 1t vital and thriving a good, safe
and proper service.
There have been from time to time
during the term complaints of g more
or less grave character made BY cit1-
zens compelled to use the North HIud-
son County Railroad cars, concerning
vice furnished by the company to the
public; it is not our intention to re-
nsslss saeae t aUmp proper %re 2eafa q but It
only to suggest in conclusion that the
parties complaining were respectable,
complaints were thoroughly well sub
regret to this Grand Inquest that the
rather within the domain of the Legis-
lature than. that of the Grand Inquest:
that the evils exist is palpable; that they
State can and should furnish a remedy
is past doubt; thu they will do 50 must
The second presentment called atten-
Of the Town l1arIpe St i Ea'G tra mss aAi busi.
has discovered these facts
That the members of the Council of
the Township of Union have been dere-