The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-07

FERRY FARE FIZZLE
Freeho1ders Unearth a Law
Which Practically Leaves
Them No Power.
THEY FAVOR A INNOCENT RATE
Contracts for Boulevard Sidewalks
Awarded-Slabs to Measure
8 by A Feet.
THEY FAVOR A TWo-CENT RATE

" y nle Sours 11ou ~ a. ~ sO,,ns
was IN 1ul unl1orm anu aian d gun S.ue
II so.,a a,rns,tng for MOSQUITOES,
eoe - -
OF which There are plenty arouua evne
Court House grounds. 1t was a mistake,
howss,sr he was only anna we'd for rife
-. - az Eraa-
pracuce at sea dMl- 0oine u
holders spent about two hours DISCUS
r;ng the Ror,layard sidewalk contracts.
80. ass.~s 80 =, .,a sbaa ow of tbe
wnlle o1neas SAT an une Snauo" y .ue
east wall of the Court House and dis
cussed ~polittcs
orp,na,,+ootaor WA received from
a coanallualcAe'u was 49, 80 -
Mayor Wanser William D.. Salter ana
several Others asking the Board to adopt
49, .aa e. 49, aamat,.
oiue soone TOT .pe aiassfle.
Charles A. Meyer resigned as assist
ant engineer of the branch road and was
.naos,5sa5 s,r,.yor and =, r,ar,nteoden
of construction of the sidewalks. His
compensation was fixed at 21k per cent.
- +hr +o..a oost ,ortno,ch E-reaholder
VI paDo W" S0S'
Green objected, saying that hhe percent
age was too high and would amount to
se 5oo ua tbo,,oTht that . ner cent would
so'ow' p 1ous"e uAe p@ zen"
be enough.
The committee which has been incu-
-4s.u 49, ahoanar farrsan "a question for
SO 9ong submitted TINS report:-
.aro +,a uono,anaa +ba BOARD of chosen
F y salS of the rog,nfv of Hudson.
me co.PilrSuee appsyfldn ~
~ ~ gM, CO. 80 ~ aar,,fo ge ~ he
ahsnoaS s,r,dn' ffha vsTios,s fer,rss g tos,ch-
~ Is N u ~, = ~ EnSSon rasoerSf,9nv
asS II us ooWils
Tbo+ +ha,y coa,se5 nat4ce +o no semi
~ tba aa, farr US Soon 1Ses io,cb;nS in 81 a
country in rbe form anneysd hereto
- That three comrn1InS catsons were
receixae1 as fo0lowS.-From tine Port
Richmond and Bergen Point Ferry Com
pany. furnishing the Information re-
urired. Another from Cortland Parker.
counsel fer the New York, Lake Erie and
Western Railroad Company, asking for
further time. which was granted.
superintendent of the Jersey City ferries,
IN which, without concedsng ithe legal
right IN your BOARD 10 PROFOUND tine
1ll9u,loss p.sse az ne says pna1 ne Is
$500 t.s : dnia !" A"AAe ueasonapie ans"eis
W. . T,a+ 4ba o.ha- sarr u,S.n aes
to,,rhdne in tine co,lntv Of H,,5snn msds
No rasn9nsa No saSd sng,,Sr;ss ihAue
- Hshat an exsrn aiiy M tane1 4,uto tha .f
x.ars ~ +ba 81 - paopannn my ~ y "a.
Point Ferry Company Statistics us thai
the business Of sadd company is now
being conducted All a loss and that no
attempt should be made to regulate the
1ates of ferriage charged by said COM
pany at TINS time.
.. In view OF the 1ailllre or the various
ferry companies. with the one exception.
~ IIlahe une recurns nequlreo, your com
Inlttee was afoI possessed OF exact data
% ~ uIs VOLUME 81 business OF the
IN No. oanis.l y salu lerTy cofiPanles
fo7-a s5rs1,1n - y ~ - m1S, l1etS-
ins,slirfes as 9rsrs r,tft,Sn az, = ! pss
dihes Tsornrraiffee anna Aha non ci,,sio = ab ~ ~
alter s1Nch ins1s1irv So ~
THAT a fair and reasonahle rate If FAY
rage to be CHARGED ,1non ferrisS nlyi,a .
between the cities of .feresv Cs+r an5
Hoboken in the County of Hldson AMI
fhe ettSv Of Nsus vi ,s,,,i5 = auuSo alu
for every nersou on foot a4ova - aas
of ten wears and that ! fair INA raosa5
able rate of ferr;sps from no;nts T,s+H; n
the County of Hudson o,Itssda ~ Tarsa1,
CITY and Hobekan to tha c;tv ~ NJ,
York would he tbrsa ce,ts TO- ner
Hoa on lool eoove the age OF ten years.
feipo lne Soiiliniutee iurtner reports
euul tno couhsel 10 your Board called It's
Sruenllon 70 an act or the Legislature of
asc% Jersey passed IN 1898, fxing the rates
asllIaSe Wlhch might pc lawfully
- oy me propfletor OF the FERRIES
. E1ooken ana Jersey CITY. h act
snssy 70 iouiSu In tne laws OF
-oos II page SSO, ana stands In full force
a. 5nls qale.
MS peing the situation, our commit
ese - aqVfsed that the chosen Freehold
1ls % the county or Hudson have no
power 10 the rates OF ferriage in
une oltles 81 Jersey City and Hoboken, so
ioag as saro law remains u~nrepealed-
~ Is, tnereiore, that the
Alcehton OF une pubic be called to this