The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-07
NEW PARK COMING
Traction CompaaE,A sRrp-
posa1 to Benefit the gosf
of Hudson County.
MANAGER YoUNGs SCHEME
Similar Places in other citIss.Hsve
Proved Of Great Benefit
Details Of the Scheme.

General Manager David Young. Of the
consolidated Traction Company, 10 con-
sidering plan, which if carried out Will
De boon for Hudson County. It is to do
Tor this county what the Peoples Traction
Company. of Philadelphia, has done for
the City of Brotherly Love, namely, lay
out pleasure park with amusements all
the year round.
Mr. foung's proposal is to buy strip
OF ground. say about thirty to forty acres,
somewhere in Bayonne or the upper end
OF the county, and then put in bicycle
TACK, toboggan Sides merry-go-rounds
and amusements of a harmless and
healthful nature. Then run special cars
70 and from the park daily and In time
the property will pay for the first outlay.
The Philadelphia park said Mr.
Young to a News representative this
morning, lis an idea which / have long
had In my mind for Hudson county. These
places for the people have got to come
would lay out the park as in the case
OF Willow Grove. There would be skat-
II ; ponds for the winter, and of course,
an auditorium where the best music
could be heard. The only thing which
bothers me is where is the money to
come from. I am sure that it would
pay IN the long run, and would be dis
tlnct benefit for the people of this coun-
ty. Then we could have paviHons and
refreshments, no liquor to be sold. so that
one could spend a pleasant holiday there
with ones family.
IL the directors of the Traction Com
pany will look favorably on the scheme
before another summer the county will
have Traction company's park. Mr..
Young thinks tnat a piece of ground, say
about twenty acres. would do well to be-
gin with, and by degrees the company
could do as the Philadelphia company
mas done with its property. Around the
PARK the company would sell lots for neat
faIssJ thenueeu IN the o deedg the park would be
ence in other cities where these parks
exist has shown that they have benefited
the city. in the increased valuations on
it is notably the he case. 4 .sNews" rsprs. sga.s
sentative was in that city a few days ago
| Gals of the Peoples Traction Company
there.
| "Of course said the official. s'we have
| expended large sums of money in i'm
! proving the property and we are getting
excellent returns. not only in the traffic
| to people who are coming out from the
CITY to locate near out park. You see
we allow no alcoholic liquors to be sold
| on the ground. That rule is rigidly en-
| forced: We. as, you notice, have corps
of police In neat uniforms VINO preserve
order in the park. Then we have.open air
| concerts daily, with Walter Darnroseh
| as leader. and electrical displays, foun-
tain illuminations, and altogether we are
| proud of our park. We arg sure the'people
| appreciate our efforts, for the park is
| crowded daily and the spafteat people Ia
| Philadelphia are seen there No rowdy-
| ism is permitted, and as an educator even
| it is comforting a boon on the people at
| large"
| 1t is a similar place that Mr.. Young
thinks would be just the thing for Jer-
| sey City and if the directors will take
| no longer be theory. but condition.
| and the people will gladly appreciate It.
| 1t will give the poor an opportunity to
| get away from the slums with their little
| ones and for a few hours breathe the
fresh air and enjoy good amusements for
| a few cents.