The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-23
CAN'T AGREE ON A ROUTE
Difference Of Opinion En-
dangers the Jackson
Avenue Trolley.
TOO MANY TRACKS OYER BOULEVARD
What David Young, Vice
President of the North
Jersey Has to Say.

That many serious obstacles will have
to be surmounted before the proposed new
Jackson avenue trolley line is constructed
was demonstrated yesterday afternoon at
a meeting of five prominent property
owners in John Morrelrs real estate rooms
on Danferth avenue, near Ocean avenue.
They came to the conclusion that if the
initial step was not taken by them the
road would never become reality. They
were:-F'inance Commissioner Reuben
Simpson, J. J. Detwiller, John Morrell,
". Zimmerman and William Arm
bruster. These men met for the purpose
of deciding what course to pursue in re-
gard to the choosing of route for the
trolley line.
The Traction Company submitted a map
Of the property of the west side of Green
vile for those property owners who were
not well posted. Right here is where the
trouble win no doubt begin. The route
spoken of at yesterdays meeting was as
ws:-Communipaw avenue to the ter
mipation of Jackson avenue, thence across
Warner avenue to Henry place, thence
westerly along McAdoo avenue to a point
about three hundred feet west OF the
Boulevard thence southerly to Greenville
avenue, southeasterly on Greenyilie ave.
nue. to within about one hundred and fifty
fest OF the Boulevard, thence southerly TO
Seaview avenue, thence southeasteEly to
Ocean avenue to the Greenvill terminal
The route to the west of the Boulevard
will necessltate the opening of a new
thoroughfare which the property owners
thought yesterday would cost but a trifle,
when compared with the cost of opening
jackson avenue.
This route may suit those property
owners who met yesterday said a Green
Willie, 'but let NE say that the majority
of the residents OF the west side, are go
ing to offer a remonstrance to this plan.
Have they taken into consideration that
the route would necessitate he crossing
on the Boulevard twice more? I think not.
for If they stop to think it over, they
viii change their plans.
"The people will not stand for TWO more
sets OF tracks on the public road and
besides the turns and twists the road
will take is enough to turn a person S
head
1t was explained to the speaker. that
al Hope OF ever having Jackson avenue
extended, had vanished, and that the city
would not pay one cent toward the open
ing of that street. Further, THAI the cost,
as estimated would be oevr $l00,0 ,00e. This
amount would have to be paid by the
property owners whose property would be
cut up in oredr to open that thorough
fare The majority Of them were willing
to sacrifice their property, if the railroad
would help pay the cost. but it appears
this VIII not do.
The speaker said he knew there were
any number Of obstacles in the way, but
that the people will not stand for the
above mentioned route. If the property
owners refuse to consent to the route men-
toned it is the opinion of many that
the road will never be perfected. With
jackson avnue out of the ueqstion, and
the second named route knocked out by
the property owners, the people fail 10
see how a road can be built to accom-
modate them.
President David Young is decidedly
in earnest when he says he is willing 10
go ahead with the building of the road
when the route is decided upon AS it IS
Mr.. Young viii go ahead with his plals
and construct the road as far as Jackson
avenue runs There the work will stop
until the remaining portion Of the route
has been decided upon Mr. Young said
the work would begin just as soon as the
material arrived.
A public meeting for the purpose Of dis
cussing the proposed route will be called
in a few days when all interested property
owners can give their views and some de-
cision be reached A prominent citizen
of the West Side said last evening that
the proposed route would cost but one
quarter of what it would cost to open
Jackson avenue.
"g'he plan as we have looked at II ne
said is the best that can be selected.
Jackson avenue, we all know, is out Of the
question The route on the west side OF
the Boulevard will run in such asdlrse-
ton as to do away with the necessity CT
tearing down any house. However,
suppose two or three dwellings Will nave
to come down.. -,
It has been said that the company VIII
run the cars up Montgomery street 20 the
recently opened section of Monticello ave
nue. along Monticello avenue 70 COM
nlunipaW. to Jackson avenue. rms foate,
| it is said, will be shorter by ten mlautes
than if the cars ran up Grand street, De
cause of the heavy traffic OF trucks on
the latter thoroughf2re. which greally Fe-
tards the trolley progress.
Another meeting of the properly owners
will be held this evening TO arrange loi
the public meeting.