The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-18
LAFAY[TTE'S new PARK.
Citizens Meet and Discuss
Sites for the Breathing
Spots.
THANKS FOR ASSEMBLYMAN MURPHY
Resolutions Adopted Praising
His Excellent Work
at Trenton.
THANKS FOR ASSEMBLYMAN MURPHY

last night in the Building and Loan Han
on Wilton street and discussed various
subjects affecting that section OF the city
Among other things the site for the pro-
posed park for Lafayette was nxeo upon
and It was decided to agitate the raisiis
of the grade of Ash street SO as 10 in
prove the grade of Pacific avenue from
Johnston avenue to the bridge crossiiis
the Morris Canal. Freeholder Joseph
Zumbusch brought the latter matter up
for discussion by reporting on the present
stains Of the Pacific avenue bridge ngnt
which he has engineered in the Board OF
Freeholders. He reported that everything
mas now been arranged and that by next
week the piles for the temporary spur,
over which trolley cars and trucks will
mass while the new bridge is being built.
wil,,be driven and the long looked for i'm
movement will be actually begun
Freeholder Zumbuseh said that the inn
proyement would be largely spoiled II the
grade of Ash street were permitted to re-
main az It is at present. six feet SIX
inches lower than that OF communipaw
avenue. If the Improvement were maoe
with Ash street at its present low grace
Pacific avenue and Ash street wouio DC
a regular receiving basin. as there was
a steep grade in all four directions. An
the water from both sides OF Ash street
and from north and south on PACING ave-
nue. would pour down to the hollow az
Pacific avenue. BY raising the grade OF
Ash street two feet that would be lone
away with and a uniform grade could be
established from Johnston avenue to the
bridge.
There was only one objector to the inn
provement. George R. Hitler. who feared
that his property on Ash street would De
damaged. He had threatened to serve
an Injunction if the Improvement was
started.
President Lampson thought that the
saving in horse flesh alone would be
worth all the damage that could posi-
bly be done. He also said:-"There VIII
he more cursing and swearing If the
grade is not changed than would pay Tor
the damage a million times over
Freeholder Zumbusch moved the ap-
no;nfment of a committee of three to wait
,,non the Street and Water Board and
,,rre the Improvement of Ash street ana
10 trv and overcome the objections of
nroperty owners. The Park matter was
next discussed.
DIR. Lampson stated that the present
condition of the business is that they
have the Law. He urged that the mat
ter be pushed still further. Archibald A.
ramnbell. chairman of the Park Commit
Tee. reported the success of the commit
tae in its labors and offered the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted
whereas. The Lafayette Citizens
Association of Jersey City has unanl-
mously urged the passage of Assembly
Bin No. 10. empowering the city to ex-
pend a further sum of money IN ac-
curing and improving city parks, in
which endeavors it has been alded Dy
the citizens of the city at large, wnlcn
bill was duly passed by the senate ~
ASSEMBLY of this State. but Executive
sanction to which. however. was with
held for economic reasons; and
Whereas. Our Chief State executive
has seen fit to recognize the wants ana
desires for breathing places in TINS
civ as expressed through the public
press and by personal appeal to him.
and after mature consideration mas APP
proved said bill: therefore
Resolved. That this association, rep
resenting the citizens of the Lafayette
section of Jersey City. a dlstrict ex-
pecting TO be materially benefited by
the enactment of said law, hereby ten
ders to his Excellency Foster M. Voor-
hees, Governor of New Jersey. its sin
cereSL LQanhS IoI LlS :
tion upon this measure and for the
patience and courtesy shown at an
times. to the representatives of this
association in the numerous interviews
had with him thereon.
Whereas. The final enactment of the
law empowering this city to expend
further monies for city parks and their
Improvement is hailed by his the
Citizens Association of Lafayette.
Jersey City,. with great satisfa ction.
in view Of the probable benefits to be
derived therefrom by the people of the
Lafayette district OF our city. in the
purchase of a city park In this section
Hereunder: and
whereas. The hill so enacted into lay
was intrn7~ead bv the Hon. James j.
Murphy by his efforts passed by
the Leri 70 of this State: therefore
Resolved. That this association. on
behalf of the citizens and the people
Of Lafayette. extends to the Hon.
James J. Murphy its sincere. blanks
for his labors in behalf of II. meas
ure. and also recognizes in the sryices
this State. an honest. faithful and
capable servant of the people.
Resolved; Th hat a COPY Of these reso-
sented to the Hon. James ]. Murphy.
n NJ words were spoken = nraise Of
the work of Assemblyman Y In ia
vor OF the park bill. Mr.. - s;'aell read
an anti election letter from Mr.. Murphy
in which he said that he would work for
the bill. HE has endeavored in the
highest and most honorable IN
said Mr.. Campbell, ITO carry out that
promise. and had 1t not been for his eff
forts the bill would never lave passed.
John Heck said:-"Mr. Murphy cannot
feel too proud of his record in Trenton.
Governor Voorhees, has spoken to me in
highest terms of Mr.. Murphy's acts il
h last Legislature"
Resolutions were passed thanking the
newspapers for the stand they took in re-
gard to the park bill, and for the valu-
able assistance they gave.
President Lampson invited discussion on
the proposed site for the new park. 1t
was unanimously agreed that the site
should be the one always referred in the
discussions Of the association. The pro-
posed site contemplates taking the prop
erty from Manning avenu to Van Horn
street and running 400 feet north and
south. 1t includes part of the Van Horn
estate To bring about discussion and
to learn the views of the members of
the Association C. o. Barker proposed
another site. that opposite the German
Church on C-ommunipaw avenue, There
was Immediately a storm of objections
to tina site. 1t was too near the trolley
cars. was not centrally located, and was
49, A.. n ran+fo, of tia ropn-