The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-30
BOULEVARD PERlLS.
Numerous Dangerous Spots to
Be Avoided by Wheelmen-
The Storms Havoc.

Cyclists who went out last evening IN
anticipation of enjoying a pleasant SPIN.
on the Boulevard had their hopes soon
dashed to the ground for hat roadway
is simply in a terrible condition. The.
Greenville section is perhaps the worst
of all. From the bridge wnich
spans the cut over the tracks OF the
Newark branch of the Central Railroad
out as far as Bayonne, the road on the
south side is practically unridable. The
bed rock is now exposed in some places,
which means that about one foot OF the
roadway has been washed away. Al the
Boulevard and Bidwell avenue there NAYS
gathered about ten tons OF mud ano
stones, which the storm carried mere
from the adjacent streets ana loss. may
part of the road is impossible. Inc Hluu
is. without exaggeration, TWO Ieet oeep
and covers an area of about fifty feet
Cyclists at this point dlsmount, that, Is
if they are enough 70 see Inc
mud in time, otherwise they GO
in and get covered with it. There IS not
an electric light within two blocks OF ehis
point. III
road bridge. the whole 0 from one
side to the other for a distance OF over
seyenty-five feet, is covered with stones
ranging in size from a egg 70
having stone. This is an extremely dan
gerous spot, for cyclists coming down the
hill hardly AVE time to stop ana are
sometimes thrown from thelr Mneeis av ns
nue. the same condition prevails. Ian
forth avenue and the Boulevard presents
a horrible condition. Here the muu aln
Danforth avenue have covered nan the
block with it. The sidewalks at Green,
vile avenue, those which nave oeen iaiu
only about a week, We're carried out N
the road by the rain, and IN oIper places
have sunk about a foot. About TWO
blocks from this place at Barthoiai
mace. the south side of the Q Is GOV.
cred with a layer of mud about several
inches in depth, which extends out to
the middle of the road.
Between Gates venue and the Morris
Canal Bridge, in Bayonle, the soutn slde
of the road has been abandoned by the
wheelmen. The top dressing, has been
large as a persons hand. Under the Lee
high Valley Railroad Bridge, in Bay
onne, the mud is about two rect deep
and covers the roadway from side 70 size:
Passage at that point is impossible. AT
the foot of Gator avenue the mud ana
water overs the roadway for q DIS
lance of forty feet. All of the SIDE streets
in Greenville, with the exception OF one
or two, are Of dirt, and it is this which
causes the mud to gather at the corners.
In the Bergen section the road Is ina
fair condition., barring a few q spots
near Connmunipaw and Mandeville ave-
nues. The Boulevard in the hudson CITY
section is in a sorry plight. From West
Newark avenue, for about two miles out
in the direction of Fort Lee. the 9 a is
one series of holes and mud piles galore.
AT ST. Pauls avenue the road is in a
denlorable condition, n to make mat
tiers worse the electric lights along there
have refused to do duty, which adds very
place. That section of the road was com
pletely deserted last night. AT the cross
ing at West Newark avenue the macad-
gian blocks, leaving holes about a foot
square in several places. Woe betide n
wheel that goes over that spot. Van
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rank condition. The sidewalks have
been washed out into the road, leaving
the road dangerous to pedestrians. In
is a wreck and it will take thousands of
dollars and months Of labor to get the
road in a fit condition for wheeling.