The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-03
CITIZENS GRIEVANCE.
Freight on P. r. r. Tracks Gives
the Third Warders No
Peace.


Mayor Hoos today received a deputa-
ton Of citizens IN the Third Ward, com
planning of certain nuisances caused by
freight standing on the tracks of the p
r. r. line III that section. The complain
ants were O.. ii. Lohsen, 270 Fifth street;
Louis Bauman, NJ. D., 250 Fifth street;
Geo. II. Mitchell, 23l Fifth street; silas
c. Baldwin, 6l2 Jersey avenue; George
II. Williamson, Jr., 2s5 Fifth street; Paul
I. Esterling, so2 Fifth street; A. j. Van
Horn, 300 Fifth street; Jas. Il. Nibiett,
Isl Fifth street; Geo. +. Scholem, col
Fifth street; D.. Miller. 2S4 Fifth street;
Caroline L. Ward, 2s0 Fifth street; James
Rafter, 6l41z Jersey avenue; Geo a.
Haynes, 6lS1s Jersey avenue; James
smellie, 254 Fifth street; Charles Gal
lagher, 256 Fifth street; H.. Walmsley,. 22e
street; John Flynn, rs Fifth street;
liam III. White, a9 Fifth street; i, Kan
tro, 2s3 Fifth street; J. D.. Erwin, 20
Firth street; "A. c. Van Wrinkle, So4 tlftn
street; A. G. Van Wrinkle, ~ Coles street
G. VI. Brehn, $50 Fifth street; Bertha
Stelling, SO and 81 Coles street; Theresa
Stior, rs Coles street John Rugge, szS
Fifth street; Martin Engesser' 20 rll.n
John Wasilewskf, 336 Fifth street; Kate
Reinhard, 3S01a Fifth street; q. Heltmans,
3521a Fifth street; Elizabeth Clock, ~
street; Mrs. j.. c. Van SICKLE, 1853 Fifth
street; Jacob Gnterl, BIS Firth street.
Mary Garrigan, 36S Fifth street; trank
f. Lockwood, POI Firth street; Sophla
Palmatin, 263 Fifth street; Fred L. Meyyso
er, $40 Fifth street; ed w. Kenney, zo
Fifth street; Mary E. Farmer, zS tlIth
street; Patrick Kelly. s3 Jersey avenue
Barlow, D. D.. S., 646 Jersey avenue; !.
II. Evers, 249 Seventh street; T. a. a.:
Block, 120 Erie; $. i Aoicom q, 0 ov9
1872 Fifth street; Geo. A. Haynes, 6lSl2
Jersey avenue; VIM. NJ. Frazer, 227 Fifth
street; John Fl. Freeman, ~ Fourth
street.
After stating their complaint, the May
or sent the following letter to super
intendent e. f.. Brooks Of the = X. r.
November 8, 1913.
Dear Sir-The undersigned property
holders. residents Of the Third ward of
this city. have called on me with REFER
ence to the caused Ply rtg
freight elevated road OF your eoitpa any
city, particularly Fifth anu
Sixth streets.
It is charged that time and again ears
loaded with cattle are left standing on
the tracks for an hour at a time, wait
ing to get into the yard; that the ami
mails, being in want of water, make tnell
of the dumb beast, thereby causing muen
ANNOYANCE to those who would Wllllhgiy
aid them; it is also charged taat ne h
homes Of the residents with gas, smoke
and cinders and makes clean clothes an
impossibility. The drilling OF the cars
night and day is ~unbeara5ie ana tne pSo-
pie are deprived of their rest It IS also
stated that when the road was fi rs n op-
Grated great care WAS exercised 10 pre-
Vent as much as possible these obJec-
tionaple features. No doubt the fact that
a former Superintendent, MI. CRAWFORD,
al one time lived corner Of Jersey ave,
nue. and Fifth street, operated to extend
his own comfort and personal interest 70
his ~neighbors- - i1a
this matter immediate consideration, II
being properly brought to your attention.
T. as --ayor of this city, feel 1t my duty
to bring this matter to YOU notice ana
| trust that you will take immediate
steps to remedy this condition OF anaiHi st
Enclosed herewith YOU VIII nnd a lse
of the property owners who have pro-
tested against this nuisance
Yours respectfully
e. HOGS, Mayor.