The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-20
GROVE STREET TROLLEY
Mayor Hoos Trying to
Effect a Settlement
Between the
Companies.
CALLS AID OF WATER BOARD
Maintains That City Has
Power to End the
Dispute at
Once.

Mayor Hoos has tried another way of
effecting an agreement between the
North Jersey and North Hudson Gaurtg
Railroads. Two weeks ago the Mayor
sent letters to the two companies re-
auesting them to adjust their differenees
so that the public would not be subjected
to a change of cars at Newark avenue
and Grove street.
The Grove street trolley cars are stop
ped at Newark avenue by the North
Jersey Company Horse cars continue
across the avenue and down Wayne and
Gregory streets. The. stopping Of the
Grove street trolley cars necessitatss a
change of ears going to and coming from
Hoboken. Complaints about the incon-
venience have been numerous, but May
or Hoos has been unable to accomplish
any relief.
Today he sent the following letter to
the Street and Water Board:
Dec 20. 49,
! Honorable Board of Street and Water
Commissioners
Gentlemen-There seems to be q misun-
derstanding. between the North Hudson
County Railway Company and the North
Jersey Street Railway Company as re-
CARDS the rights of the respective com
panieS to the use of Montgomery and
OtAGT5 Streets. 1316SS Two companies nave
been wrangling for long time about this
matter to the great Inconvenience OF
many passengers using the North Hud-
son County line A number of weeks ago
/ courteously requested these companies
TO adjust their differences, but as usual
in those cases nothing has been done
enclose herewith extracts from oTql-
nances which bear directly upon such DIS
putes, and which lodge the final adludi-
cation of such matters in the Common
Council of cur city am informed that
s+fad
which formerly belonged to the Common
Council, and therefore | request you, as
the possessor of these powers, 10 take
up this matter Immediately ard settle
this controversy. This matter is OF ex-
trenfe Importance to many passengers IN
particular and to the public in general,
and | trust that you viii take ur@ this
matter at once and so terminate con-
stant source Of annoyance.
Respectfully submitted.
EDWARD HOOS, Mayor
The ordinances referred to by the May
or We're passed by the predecessors OF
the companies that are NOW wrangling.
In December, 1855, the following was cons
sented to by the Jersey City and Bergen
Railroad
1.-THE consent to the said company to
lay said track in Montgomery street to
Newark avenue and Newark avenue to
Grove street. and In GsEoye, Gregory and
York streets, as stated in the first sec
ti0n is upon condition that the Jersey
City and Hoboken Horse Railroad Com
pany shall have the joint use for their
cars of any track that shall be laid in
said streets, by virtue of such consent,
and that II any disagreement shall arise
between the said two companies as to
the expense or manner OF laying said
tracks, or the use thereof, then such dis
agreement shall be finally adjudieated
and settled by the Common Council Of
said city,.
In January, 1850, the Hoboken Horse
Railroad consented to the following
THE Jersey City and Hoboken Horse
Railroad Company shall have the joint
use of the tracks of the Jersey City and
Bergen Railroad Company so far as may
be necessary to run the cars of said Jer-
sey City and Hoboken Horse Railroad
Company to and from their tracks in
Jersey avenue and Grove street TO Hud-
son street upon their agreement with
said Jersey City and Bergen Railroad
Company, in accordance with section
third of the ordinance 10 authorize said
railroad company to lay their rails, pass
ed December 49, 1859, and approved by
the Mayor December %. 1858.
1t is under these agreements that the
Mayor maintains the city has the power
to take up the present dispute, which is
causing the public such annoyance. AS
sistant City Attorney Fisk may look af-
ter the city's interests in the dispute.
The Street and Water Commissioners
will look into the trouble without delay.