The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-15
BOULEVARD GOING.
Hoboken Good Roads AS
ISOLATION Says the Big
Road is Neglected.
JUSTICE LIpplNCoTT HEARD FROM
Freeholders, He Says, Might Tell
Why the New Weehawken
Loop is Delayed.
JUSTICE L~IpPINCoTT HEARD FROM

Who is responsible for the delay in
the construction of the new Weehawken
loop of the Hudson Boulevard?' was the
question discussed by the members of the
Executive Committee of the Hoboken
branch of the Hudson County Good Roads
Association last night. The committee
met in the clubhouse of the Castle Point
Cyclers, at No. 1895 Park avenue, Hobo
ken. President A. P. Hexamer and six
other members were present. AT the last
meeting of the committee a letter was
sent to Judge Lippincott calling his at
tention to the delay in construction of
the road and requesting him to look into
the matter. In answer to the letter
Judge Lippincott sent a communication
to the members which was read last
night. He said that the only municipal
authority which could be looked to for
the performance of the work was the
Board of Chosen Freeholders and recon-
mended the committee to make a COM
plant to that body. Judge Lippincott
said, however, that he would be pleased
to receive any detailed statement of facts
concerning neglect Of work on the Boule-
ward, which the association desired to
make.
A long discussion arose among the mem
bers as to which would be the best action
to take in order to push the work. Presi-
lent Hexamer stated that the committee
had no material at present to present to
Judge Lippincott and he suggested that
the committee make a tour of inspection
and ascertain the cause of the delay.
"The road should nave been completed
last September" he continued, land
there is apparently no excuse for post
poning the work. Contractor Feeney has
signed the contract and SHOULD go ahead
with the construction of the road. In my
opinion Judge Lippincott Is the proper
authority to see about the matter. If we
go to Contractor Feeney he will tell US
he cannot go ahead on account of Con-
tractor Curiey, and If we go to Engineer
Harrison he will refer us to Feeney. l
think the best thing for us to do is to
investigate m find out what the trouble
is and then make our complaint before
Judge Lippincott. Somebody is at fault"
A number of the other members also
expressed similar opinions on the sub
ject.
cided to appoint a committee of three
members to examine the road within the
four days and report at the next
meeting as to whether any work had been
on the o and the cause of the
delay.
1t was also decided to SEND a letter to
the Board of Freeholders requesting them
to take immediate ACTION on the resolu-
tions passed by the Common Councils of
Hoboken and Weehawken calling for the
extension of the road.
A communication was received from the
Arcanum W~heelmen, who stated that
they heartily approved of the action TAX
en- by the association in the advancement
Of good roads in Hoboken and in the
President Hexamer, who was
one of the members appointed to inspect
the Boulevard, stated that the committee
had driven down the road as far as Sal
ter's and found it going to pieces for
lack Of repairing. The report of the
committee has already been published.
w. F. Coogan said that Herbert p. Camp
bell, a member of the association, had
resigned and had gone to live in New
FORK. 1t was suggested by /. G.. Geiis
that the association provide for the
placing of a red danger light at the foot
of the Gorge Road near Weehawken.
9TH place is a dangerous one,, said
Mr.. Cells, both to horsemen II cy-
clists. Many accidents happened there
association will supply a lamp, Mr.. BEN
der, q man living in the neighborhoood,
will see that 1t is kept filled with oil
lighted. I think 1t would be a good
thing for the committee to taxi the mat
ter up. 1t seems to nj that such a
precaution to guard against accidents
have been taken long ago.
MI. Cells suggestion was adopted and