The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-24
SOUTH cove GRANT.
Mr.. W. D. Edwards Plan
for Utilizing the Newly
Acquired Property
BY the City,
WoRTHTNo MILLIONS or DOLLARS
Basin With Wharges and Piers
Like the Erie Basin Suggested
Railroads Want to
Lease 1t.
WORTH TWO MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

L.
Former Senator William b. Edwards has
mapped out q, comprehensive plan for the
utilization of the South Cove grant. Title
to the grant which oons;s4s s aho,,+ 80
- - ~ y
"oteS was oi-iy recently acquired by the
city, the American Dock and Improve
ment Comna,v of the can+ro, pas,ro.d
ha1,,s. 0iie
As ir @ourteeH years dlsputed the
city's rightSto possession in all the courts
of the Stare qyha oor,nan, nax7ar
TIE nope OF retaining peaceful
possession until the case reached the
| United States Supreme Court There II
49,
a,uWeu the 'fity % WIN by default.
The tract was originally granted to the
city in consideration of $1,000 bv the state
| Owing ITO i'd aoca tio5n bsfuaan IN aras,
o".Ae y ! iocaaoHp pstWeen the greal
systems Of the Ledligh Valley and Central
Railroads., and having an or1tlet to the
North Rive,. II II todav as+snaatea -
possess a valuation for railroad and ship
| ping PURPOSES OF So. 900. 600 1f
Sinca tba ,ca,,fs3+4aa .,o
~ ~ r y eme
cley' tle oIleers having PUBLIC lands under
control have. been agitated to find an
| advanta eac,,s nroat,,od ,a.,,... = -,
~ l " = 1eitlzlng the yafl-
dple tract 50 that the c.ty's revenue may
be increased and a portion of it devoted
10 Hba f,,,,5sna aoa4a -
u a: Aua1sri'is = CERTAIN parts OF ehe
ponded5 lndeotSdneSs.
Senator Edwards practically recovered
tba anan. - 4rsS<.4N 800 ..
bis farns,,as y = IVY and because q
~ nalia,iarIly win lana Valuations,
p~arueuIarly Wnere railroads are concerned
Wnlcn was demonstrated in his recent con-
duct Ct Jersey Gity,s fight for equal taxa
upon by the city officials to suggest some
method for the development Of the South
Cove grant which would attract railroads.
A variety of ideas have been advanced
from unsolicited sources, Whdle offciaI re-
cognition has been taken of each. none
have been acted upon.
favor generally nrovidem for he h,,,lI,ns
of Storage ho1Ises niers and VIA ryas I5n
order to make fhem accessibIe nv watre
as well as by radl. it is provided that
snfic5ent d,snth f. nermit The 6ocSSi ng &c
vessels of any drai1ehl' ioaded or l;eh =
That MAN e~onfemnsates the ~exnendif,,re
y a. EAST shuU'uoV Jusl now the city
han = ~ Spositlon 70 RAISE Ina sum on
which might under adverse circumstance
prove Improbable
Ihe remedy most approved Is to lease
With vii la the u u ndarstaqaaIs Chat 4 f fbspe aba11
be created a basin similar to the Erie in
R g piers n Wharves erected and
lease would be for a long term of years
or sufficient to enable the capitalists
financing fhe project to realize a fair
pnf PROM nj On IN y. sne II outlay: During the term
pc paid g certain, percentage of the net
receipts as a. part consideration for the
the lease, 10 have the whole plant revert
70 the CITY.
There are in New York capitalists, it
lease on the terms mentioned.
Dennlte disposition is to be made of
Inc grant immedIately after the adj
What has a sme Lnegidsia14ae, ~.
a ansga4pm nf tb o. me land IS the apparent
| lev Rsi,rnadn Sei VI anu Lenlgn eai-
AGENTS 81 thasoe c eua ~ nss OF Il.
| said mada dafterinp off FL navS, II IS
| particllarlv the I.ahiph yo1Ia1 - nj Li.y,
compan is anxions fo enlarre w4 tar
| minal wards -.ssN ~ tei-
A rumors which has caused intarest IN
official circles is that the Vanderbilts
want to get hold Of land on tha Iersav
City shore front for the e~xtension ~
their West Shore Railroad.
That report has given rise to still an
other, that the construction of the New
sylyania Railroad at the Point of Rocks
In Jersey City by the Vanderbflts is a
part OF me plan to reach the shore
front south OF the Pennsylvania piers
ana noTlh or the Central Railroad.
ont nStW Jersey junction load is a
nossing ,,ndar " lle west Shore, and
with ali fhe ra i1roads sn,s isaas connects
svivania,s = ad1iroaus soula OF the Penn
is the Taebip pat Wa1iau n hmong me latter
minai vaTds + 'ssn,,yy. "a. roao mas ter
Cove, grant. Direct andais me south
Communication Wifi t Jae Independent
ever has not vet hear nbfa;nr yaits now
pany having been unable tn se sne CON-
CommunipaW avenue which If m,1st oross
at grade. =
The cornpany's line is built nm either
side of the o~bstructing avenue ana an
ordinance is now before the Street md
Water Board. which If passed win pro-
ley and West Shore Railroads are Now low
forced by lack of independent ferries IN
Jersey City to run their. trains into +ha
The Lehigh Valley ~oficials are anx,ous
it is quite we'll established 10 haysa an,