The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-25
7ROLLHYS And DOCKS
Hoboken's Council Wants the
Harbor Board to Let the
City Extend Its Pier
Line.

A1uC.
The Hoboken Common Council held a
lengthy melting last night. The hearing
on the proposed granting of permission
to the North Hudson County Railway
Company to operate trolley cars on the
streets of the city was taken up. Ralf
w. Skinner, a clerk in the office of Coun-
sellor William s.. Stuhr, was the only
speaker. Mr.. Skinner said he appeared
in behalf of the railway company for Mr..
Stuhr, who is Ill. 1.-THE North Hudson
County Railway Company" said he, has
made under provisions of a certain sec
ton of the charter. application to change
its means of motive power on its several
lines in this city. 1t has been suggested
that the compan give the same consider
alton in return for the privilege it asks
for. and ] have to state that the sugges-
ton has been considered in detail and that
the company has concluded that it can
not comply. 1t will, however, agree to
give the city d fully equipped trolley SER
vice. It is now to be decided as to
whether the city wants am excellent and
improved system of rapid transit or is
satisfied to retain the system in vogue
at the present time. 1t has been said that
the residents Of Jersey City Heights and
North Hudson are the only ones who are
anxious for a change and that should a
change be effected Hoboken would be lit
tie better off h at present, as all the
consideration on the part of the com
pany would be shown to residents of
those places. If the city will grant this
franchise l will say that the company
will provide the city with an Independent
trolley line
When Mr.. Skinner had finished Council
man Weinthal said he thought the stand
taken by the company was the best it
could axe under existing circumstances.
Some of our citizens" he said, flavor
a reduction in fares, and others believe
that a lump sum of money should be paid
into the city treasury. We often find
that the reduction in the price of goods
has a tendency to reduce wages. Now if
this company is compelled to reduce
fares in order to procure this franchise 1
am convinced that it will place the bur
don mon ;+s en,n,oves and red,,ce wages
= apoA rs a
the members of the Board should have
more tirna IN Witch ~ consider tbis mat
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continued at the next meeting"
TInon M ms.rtba,,s sueges+ion the
opon -. . ~
hearing was continued.
Among the communications received by
the BOARD was one frorr rornoration At
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torney James r. M1nturn reiaefVe 10 the
meeting of the Harbor Line Board held
l.s+ Erida,, Al Nav yorlr for tba n,,rnose
iast isaas = "" : ! = - ~
OF nearing op]ectlons TO the extension OF
the New York pier line. Mr.. Minturn
mos da1aoo+sd ~ tba ro,na1 &c ono ~
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a 20 look aIter Hopokens IN
terests. In hts report Mr.. Minturn said
.uTba arp,,u,ent nrasanted Nv tbe New
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YORK autnoriqles as Wen as py the repre-
sentatives of the Board of Trade and the
Meroan+ita Evobanoa mada e. a,sta c1aar
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That the necessity OF TINS proposed ex-
tension exists and that the requirements
- ~ +ba o;+,, ~ Man, var1s -,
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ing to the increased length OF modern
steamships make the extension manda-
nsaa~;a1 Ns
this State and myself were therefore d.
rected to show the necessity for d SINH
lar extension on the Jersey shore in the
event of the extension being granted in
New York.
"My argument drew out from the repre-
sentatives of the Bremen and Hamburg
Lines of this city the fact that they were
DESTROYS of having the proposed extern
sion in New York made FOR their own