The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-01
NOT MUCH MOVING.



May is not making many changes in
Greenville res dents or residences. Some
Of the prestige of that great day seems
70 have departed, and II does not now pre-
sent the moving spect tacle it once did
There We're as many changes on April l
as there are today in this section, and
all through the month just past vans
. fitted mere and there as If there were
that
Several well known families have
fchanged their places Of residences. Two
families OF this section left Jersey City
entirely, one TO take up residence in
Brooklyn, the other in New York. To
counterbalance these four or five families
from New York have been attracted by
Greenville's country aspect and SEASIDE
ar The story that SO many families are
departing Tor New York is denied in tlls
ana the Bergen sections at least. Some
dents are leaving their old houses 10 move
into them. Then the old ones are slowly
taken by out-ot-toWn peopIe.
Mr.. William Maxon, of the firm of
WenS and 4Maxon. said today y.--"There
does not appear 10 me to be any truth
IN that statement about the people ieaying
town on account of the water. People
would rather fall back on the wells tnan
give up a residence which they cannot du-
plicate in the matter of atmosphere and
general Surroundings anywhere 50 mean
4seW York We real esrate men feel the
eIfect of the Boulevard Improvement and
the electric lighting already. They make
I'D considerably Tor the pau water, and
the result of the fight being made for a
better supply. Still / do not believe that
our poor water supply has been advertised
throughout the Eastern States, Last year
there was great exodus to New York,
out this year We are more than holding
<our own .
Those who changed their residence in
the last few weeks in Greenville are
Mr.. Henry A. Humphreys moved from No.
- Linden avenue to No. Al Columbia ave-
avenue VIII be occupied IN al day or so by
family from New York whose name
could not be learned. Mr.. Michael Coop
er, who formerly lived at No. Al columbia
place, has gone to New York Mr.. Wal
Iace's family have moved from No. 70
Pearsall avenue to No. 60 Linden avenue.
sail avenue, has taken one Of the hand
somely appointed fats in the Lembeck
Building at Ocean and Winfield avenues.
Mr.. E F. Gallaher has come from New
Mr.. Stephen A. Cooper has left his old
house on Garfield avenue. near Gator. for
house was vacated by the Julians who
have taken one of Judge divers two
new houses on Warner avenue. Mr..
W liam Fell moved from No 93 Danferth
Mr.. r. BralIss came from New York to
occupy No. SO Danforth avenue. Mrs.
M. Petit formerly Of No. 1870 Danforth
avenue now resides at No. III Avenue e.
The family of Mr.. Porter. of Staten Is
land, will live at No. so Linden avenue.
Mr. C. w. Henry has moved up from
Clerk street to No. is Bartholdi place.
Mr. William Charloclz left his. fiat at No.
S4s Garfield avenue to an entire house at
No. III Old Bergen Road. Mr.. Herman,
| Robb. who owns and manages the New
Jersey Central Hotel at Liberty and West
vile from. ,Hoboken. He will live at No;
as the manager of the saloon in the old
Brooklyn Bridge. The building has since
irnpree eements Mr. Ingersoll and house
dence at Winfield avenue and Avenue
Kelley will return in a few days and
occupy this house, which is Mr.. kleiey'
own.
Over the PENNSYLVANIA ferry to Cort-
landt ard 9Desbrosses streets, New York
the traffic of moving vans and wagons !ys
was unusually light for May Day. What
| there was was more in the line OF m
migration than. migration. a situation
quite reversing ti1at of last year. when me
exodus was surprisingly large. Oyer ,ss !; 5he h
| Brooklyn annex the movers TO TINS CITY
had the call over those changing to
/ BROOKLYN Traveling, in either difee-
ton the number of vans was sInalls.