The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-09-28
SPURS
Prospects of a First Class
Highway in Harrison
and Kearney.
FREEHOLDERS ON A JUNKET
On P~retense Of Inspecting the
Routes They Make Another
Free Beer and Dinner
Raid.

Nine carriages, containing Freebooters,
other officials and guests, to the number
OF thirty-Aye. left the F~reeboolers' Office
about noon yesterday to inspect the
route for the new east and west Boule-
ward Nearly all the member of the
Board, Clerk Edward w. Woolley, As
sistant Clerk John P. Noonan, Chief En-
gineer Edlow w. Harrison and Assistant
Engineer Ralph Earle. were in the party.
They drove down West Newark avenue
to Marion, where the new Boulevard will
cross under the Pennsylvania Railroad,
at James avenue. On reaching Harrison
they were met by the officials of Har-
rison, Kearny and East Newark, and
were taken to the Elberon Hotel, where
some refreshments were served. The
Freeboeters and the officials of the town
ship drove from the hotel toward the
Belleyille bridge. About a mile this
| side of the bridge the party left the car
riages and walked through the fields and
woods through which the new road is to
rum. They re-entered the carriages at
the bridge and drove along the river
road and back again. In passing they
inspected the new bridge at Fourth street.
After the inspection they went to Evans
Hotel, in Harrison, where the Freeboot-
ers were entertained at a banquet by
the officials of the townships,
Clerk WeoIley said this morning that
an impression prevails that no prelimi-
nary work can be done on the proposed
road because no appropriation has been
made to pay for it. This is Incorrect,
Mr.. Woolley says. The preliminary work
can be done and Improvement certificates
issued Tor II wnlcn can ne proVlaed Ior
in the next tax levy.
Tho EraahoIdars fre+ c~a-~trod the
graded streets west OF -s@.iue and
the present Boulevard. several of which
have ao,,ai advan+aoas oooo-dino ~ Er-
slneer HARRISON. 1or the purpose desired
1t is proposed to cross under the Penn
sv,vania Railroad TRACKS, nv constructing
- $50 4s.s, as-.seas = Ne
d Wlae afcaeo eunhei IN the
vicinity of James avenue, and the exact
location of this transans tnnnel will he
"a refniv chosen as' the -Eraaboidars ia
sira to afford fha raaidants Of North
Marion section an availables method of
crossing fine tracks safely as well &C to
neef RE rs~n,,iremenfs Of he new Ras,,e.
ward West a tha tunnel the new Ro,1le-
vsrd viii follow the nresent t,1rnnike road
crossing the old ty1rnnike bridge aver the
Hackensack River.
Concerning the line west of fhis struc-
tt1re. two PROPOSITIONS. probably the most
difficult to decide of ali the problems of
the entire route. have been under CON
sideration since the project of building
the Rouleyards took shane. Chief En-
gineer Harrison has advocated a route
swinging out ON the ado directly
north from the Kearny side of the turn
pike bridge to a point about SOC feet
across the Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western tracks at right angles and
north equidistant between the Newark
branch of the Erie Railroad and the turn
pike road to Hamilton avenue in Harrison.
This proposition would remove the new
Boulevard from unpleasant proximity to
the meadow nulsances, u wouId ada
rector Green. who is a resident of kearny,
is opposed 70 this plan, and mdorsss the
plan of making temporary use Of the old
turnpike road to Harr1Son, improving II
as much as possible and completing the
two extreme ends of the Boulevard. Later
On, he argues more money VIII pc dyaIl-
able for road constructor ana then q
new bridge may De puIit Horlh OF tns
R5llread oridse ana q road
constructed airecliy across lhs nsauows;
Ihus Following q Ilns efttireiy FeanoSeu
from the HfeaaoW iiuasaheeS aHo shoisey
car INES.
AFTER oeeidliis upon shese eve pfVpo-
slelons tse rfeeiioAuees e9oh -
foute from tne corner ~ laws asenug
and Harrison m Harrison ana
GROVE north TO Mldland avenue II AT
iIngton, thence te the east OF Senayier
avenue, ana nofth again 70 the plceur-
esque arlington Cenaetsrss WHere lne hew
road VIII turn West INTO StuyVesant ave
nue., fofioWing tnaI grace oNer tns eres.
OF the ridge to FieasanI piaee, WheFe a
beautIIul PANORAMIC View OF Noftn new
ARK, Forest HUI Bellevile ana uhe ofs-
cant orange ounlain s Is 70 y naa.
from lntS Sposs over 4oo ISee aoose LIE
PassaTe. River, the route WINGS III 2 nortnI
westerly dfrect1on across Ile psaatiiu
Johnston estate, once ths ealnous iesolu
tionary homestead OF tne y lanil-
". n road passes wlshiE a stone throw
of this well preserved old mansion; ana
the spot IS destined to pc one OF tne
most popular OF the entire Hudson county
boulevard system Chief Engineer Harri-
son has gone over the estate, ana wnen
his visit was fresh IN his mind he said to
q reporter that It was one OF the
most romantic and beautiful plots OF
ground in the entire county. He advo-
Gates tina the boulevard through this
partake of the character of a
PARKWAY. and it is probable that his sug-
gestioa will be followed.
From the extreme north end of this
picturesque Passaie River road. which the
oofn 80 a. 10 a rat,,,