The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-05
BOULEVARDSAVIORS
Hudson City Improvement
Association Endorses
the Anti-Truck
Ordinance.
PROGRESS OF STREET OPENING
West Shore Blocks One Good Work
"A Lady's Private
Assessment.

The Hudson City Improvement Assocl-
alton met in F~roschefs Hall, Beacon and
Oakland avenues, last night, and trans
acted considerable important business
Before adjournment a resolution. con-
| demning the Hudson County Boulevard
Association and commencing the Board
of Freeholders for the stand it has taken
against heavy trucking on the boulevard
was passed unanimously.
President j. Wallace Black received re-
ports from the various committees on I'M
provements. C. A. Bucklin reported that
Beacon avenue is being improved from
Summit avenue to the Boulevard. Secre-
tary N. P. Sheridan reported on the Ho-
boken avenue sewer Improvement. Work
on the W has been started but in order
to connect it with the Thirteenth street
sewer, as planned, a new petition from
the property owners on the line to Tnir-
tenth street will be necessary. No con-
nection can be made until the petition is
secured and granted.
Nicholas Wittech was spokesman for
the Committee on the Palisade Avenue
Extension. He reported that Judge Green
is obstinate and will not concede the land
which it is necessary to secure from the
West Shore Railroad unless the city in
return deeds the West Shore certain land
which it desires in Seventh street. In
order to widen Palisade avenue from Ho-
boken avenue to Newark avenue as pro-
posed is feet will have to be cut off from
the property on either side Of the street.
The West Shore, which owns EGO feet on
the east side, is the only property owner
who is holding out against the improve
ment.
The paving and sewering of jefferson
avenue. from Oakland to Central avenues
was next discussed. The city will not
pave this street, as 1T is not provided with
a public sewer. It developed in the course
of the discussion on the subject last night
that Mrs. Mccormack, a property owner
on jefferson avenue, had a sewer put in
and that she charges her ~neighbors $40
each for the privilege of connecting with
it. The sewer answer the purpose and
the property owners DON'T seem at all
anxious to nave 1t replaced by a public
ever, consequently other Improvements
are blocked. There was considerable dis
cussion of the subject. Julius Berger
could not see how Mrs. Mccormack could
become part Of the city and assess per-
sons $40 each for using a sewer that ought
to be controlled by the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners. c. A. Bucklin
was in favor Of securing legislative ac-
ton in the matter. He believed that the
city should have the power to condemn.
land for necessary improvements and
open any street without waiting for Pc
titions from the property owners af-
fected. It was finally decided to consult
the roperty owners on Jefferson avenue
again and try and secure their co-opera-
ton in bringing about this much needed
Improvement.
c. A. Bucklin next offered the resolution
regarding the preservation of the Boule-
Unless safeguards are placed upon the
yBoulevard.g' he said. 1T will soon be in a
worsd CONDITION than nany of our side
streets.
association declaring itself in the matter
as the ordinance in question had been
passed for the beneft of bicycle riders,
and was injurious to property owners
whose places of business are along the
Boulevard or adjacent to 1t.
Nicholas Wlttsch answered him,
There Is not a city III the world" he
said, Z that will allow heavy trucking On
its pleasure drives. New York CITY win
not allow heavy trucking In Central Park
neither could you drive a brewery wagon
through Prospect Park, ID Brooklyn. We
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