The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-04
TO PaIsBRvE THE BOULEVARD.


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|, The Executive Committee Of the Eo
boken Division Of the Good Roads Assoc
weiation held an interesting session last
night at Quartette Club Hall. In the alb
sence OF President Hexamer. Vice Presi-
dent 0 ]. Cells presided at the meet
ing.
Mr.. Cells report en- the condition of the
asphalted streess was the first matter
that engaged the attention Of the mem
beers Of the association. Mr.. Cells stat
ed that there were defects in a numbe
Of places IN the asphalt work. At the
corner OF Hudson ard First street, he
said that the asphalt had not been prop
eriy laid between the curling and the car
tracks.
Yice-President Cells announced that
The association had communicated with
the Board OF Freeholders. reminding
that body Of the necessity Of prompt ae-
ton in enforcing the Boulevard regula-
lions.
At the request Of the member secre-
tary Roelier was Instructed TO read
aloud the communication sent to the
Board, the contents of which was in part
as follows
Conference.-The attention. of your
III Dit DOQy Is respectfully tdllSQ "
the chronic violation and non-enforce-
merit of the Boulevard rules in the Vi
einity Of West Hoboken, Union Hill,
t Mebe Se AND Y0 Wses MS wKen Ber Tse G Tuie
prohibiting the driving of heavy bus
mess wagon and trucks over the
M. and 8 ?. M. is 4 dead letter. and
is honored only In the breach. Heavy
ago constantly drive upon the
hilly parts OF the road with brakes
II q nd AnU n nal cen how fh6V ont
ruts through he surface OF the road
and simply annihilate the top dressing.
The other Boulevard rules regarding
bicycle sorching, fast driving. etc, are
constantly being broken. In some of
the townships, we are told that the
police have orders not to modest the
the law breaking draymen.
The Good Roads Association respect
fully requests that proper signs be
placed at frequent intervals along the
road on which shall be painted in
rules for regulating traffic on the road
principally those applying TO the use
of the road by heavy vehicles, bicycle
scorching and horse racing; It seems
hard to fire people s. or $40 for viola
ting the rules when many people using
the Boulevard are entirely. ignorant
that they are violating the law.
We would also request you to inform
the authorities of the above mentioned
towns that unless they comply with
your request to police the road ard
bring the matter before Judge Lippin-
colt and the Grand Jury. The rules
are enforced by the police of Jersey
City Heights and Bayonne.
The Good Roads Association expects
prompt action in this matter and feels
it is only necessary to call the atten-
ton Of you honorable Board to this
state of affairs in order to see it corr
rected by you Immediately.
After the foregoing letter had been read
it's contents were discussed by the mem
bers and all agreed hat the association
had done right in communicating with
the Freeholders and drawing their atten-
ton to the matter.
Mr.. Cells read a report on the s~lovenly
name in which the garbage was col
lected by Contractor Flaherty. It was
decided on motion to request the Common
Council when giving out the contract in
future to require the contractor to live up
to his agreement. not make any speciiea-
ton as to the time for the collection of
garbage and enforce the rules relating to
covering the carts.
The meeting then adjourned.