The Jersey City news., 1898-10-29
OPPOSE THE TROLLEY.
Webster Avenue People OBJ
jeet to the Proposed
Change Of Route.

Over two hundred persons attended a
mass meeting of resident Of the HUDSON
City section. at Pohlmann's. last night, to
protest against the granting by the Street
and Water Board 10 the North Hudson
County Railway Company OF a tenpo-
rary trolley franchise or Webster ave-
rue. A number Of women were present
as interested property holders. TIE COM
pary is obliged 10 remove its tracks from
New York aveauc on account of the pro-
posed new sewer to be cons tructed in that
thoroughfare. The company claims that
as it has been ousted temporarily from
New York avenue it should have its
choice Of thoroughfares in which to lay
its tracks. The merchants backed by the
Hudson City BUSINESS Mems Association
want she company to run its ears up and
down Palisade avenue, permanently. At
present the cars go up Palisade avenue
ard come down New York Avenue. The
residents of Webster avenue do not want
the cars on that thoroughfare. It is a
residential street with a number of large
apartment houses, and The street is often
filled with children. The company claims
that 1t cannot run cars up and down
without interfering with the pillars of its
elevated structure. near the turn.
The meeting was presided over. by John
NJ Kelly. J. Wallace Black was secre-
tary. Speeches were made by William f..
Kastenhuber, John s. Edwards. Wallace
Black President Julius Berger Of the
Hudson City Business Mems Association,
Claus Wins, Frederick Mandler and
others.
=. s. Edward said that if the company
.i-c.. n
| avenue they would no doubt permanently
remain there. He believed the company
was aiming to extend its line through
Webster avenue, because it was prac-
tically an extension Of Oakland avenue,
and Mr. Rouse called attention tosthe fact
that tracks were temporarily laid in New
ark street, Hoboken, twenty years ago,
| and they yet remain there.
Mr.. Berger said he was not opposed 10
corporations. We must have them, he
said. '.But they must have US. The ma
jority of the residents of Palisade ave-
nue. do want them.
William f. Kastenhuber, who spoke
first alluded to the advantages that would
accrue to all merchants Of Palisade ave
nue. by laying double tracks on that
thoroughfare. and the disadvantages that
would accrue to the residents and proper
| ty owners on Webster avenue. He called
attention to fne fact that Large number
of apartment houses and a police and fire
station were loeated on Webster avenue.
He said the street was only thirty feet
wide from curb to curb.
George Taylor said that the company S
claim that it was paying no dividends
was founded on the fact that it was using
its profits in extending its lines with a
view TO reaping greater profits. He did
not believe, in asking any fayors OF cor
porations. The following resolution Was
| adopted:
Resolved. That we, as property owners
of our city, and residents Of Webster
avenue and vicinity, in mass meeting as
sembled do most enphatieally protest
against granting to the North hudson
| County Railway Company the privilege OF
LAYING tracks on Webster avenue, when
| is a residential street. as it VIII pc detrl-
mental to property interests and danger
Gus to lives of many children lfvlng there.
A committee of ten was appointed 70 go
before the Street and Water Bparu, az
| the temporary Webster avenue fr.Seblse.
| The committee is composed as follows
| Charles Lehman, Wallace Black, julius
! Berger. Frederick Mandler, Frank M.
! Kelly Henry Lurz. John S Edwards,
| Claus Wins. NJ Body, William HASTEN
| huber and Alfred Wenzel.
| A petition against the granting OF the
| franchise was started and signed by many
| present It was announced that the Hud-
| sen City Business MEMS petition, in favor
| OF the LAYING of double tracks on Palfsade
! avenue had received $50 signatures.