The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-05-26
GROVE STREET TROLLEY.
Street and Water Board
Finally Passes the
Ordinance.
MAYOR HOGS WILL VETO PLANS
Messrs. Heintze and Boltwood
Say They Will Sustain
His Honor.


The Grove street trolley Ordnance was
passed by the Street and Water Commits
sieners at their meeting yesterday after
noon.
The Board did not meet until haif-past
four O'Clock. AS late as half-past three
o'clock it had been agreed to pigeonhole
the ordinance. This agreement was ar
rived at after William D. Edwards, coun-
sci for the company, had waited on the
Mayor and appealed to him TO give up
the idea Of inducing the company to pay
5 per cent. of its gross receipts The
company had already agreed to establish
transfer stations so that a passenger will
have to pay only one fare in this city no
matter how many changes are made II
had also consented to ave between its
tracks with Belgian blocks and is inches
outside. and to keep the streets they use
in good condition. Better service all
around was pledged. and q bond in .Slo,ooo
offered for the faithful performance OF
the agreement.
Mayor Hoos was aware of all the CON
cessions the company had made. He had
been drawn into the fight to demand .
per cent. of the gross receipts OF the nne
as an additional compensation to the city
by business men and Grove street prop
erty owners, and he refused to take a
back track.
At this interesting juncture Mr. Ed
wards flashed on the Mayor a petIlio1
from the business men along Grove sl+see
and Newark avenue fayorins tne
duction OF the trolley system.
The Mayor read II and. hastily gla q GEO
through the long list Of names, Al lns
petitions that may be pregarea VII VIII n tSe
make me change my mind, sale ens
Mayor. s.Some Of the men who were fofeS
NEST in the fight for the : per cent, =
gross receipts have signed ms peAeiotl.
That they have don SO aStomsneS me,
out it does not and will not make any
difference to me. l ant 2 pei csnl Z
s1.oN a year from the aoF mi wiH
not approve any ordinance that may oe
Nr Edwards hurried over to the Street
and Water Beard and a long conference
was heard. Commissioner hollywood Wlen
asked about his stand on the question
Il viii not vote for the ordinance under
any circumstances. If the orciganc NAG
been taken up and passed at the proper
time I would have voted ior u Now.
& ssls tee late There mas 0ssn 20 mug.
Commissioner Heintze was apparently
inclined to favor the ordinance. re Wo "
not commit himself, however. MI Ed-
wards felt certain he yenld vo5s fe sm dhs
have declared they would not touch me
would vote for it. They wanted the vote
of either of these gentlemen. because 70
pass the ordinance without elsnsr y
of the Mayors vetoing any action thal
might be taken No amount OF Question:
ing would draw anything definite Lrom
were finally convinced that LENS
would be with them. They felt doubly
sure Of this after they they had J. na ne q a sons
pany's representative.
At fifteen minutes past tour Hauchs
Nolan and Smith had declared rnelr intens
of bait was thrown out to eMr- Heintze.
but that gentleman maintained a discreet
silence.
reached in the regular order of business;
Commissioner Nolan, as Chairman 81
ordinance be taken from the table. Every
one watched Heintze intently 70 see what
he would do. He did not keep his coli
leagues in suspense very long. Comfnis-
sioner Boltwood was the first TO interpose
an objection. He was for tabling the or
dinance. Mr.. HeintEe was next called,
ing the ~dinanc Hauck, Nolan and
Smith became uneasy, but having started
the bali rolling they decided to send 1T all
Clerk Bouton read the ordinance, and it
was put on its final passage. Boltwood's
name was called first.
Il want it UNDERSTOOD he said, that
I I'M opposed to giving rich corporations
valuable franchises for nothing. For
that reason I vote against the ordin-
ance."
Commissions Heintze voted in the same
way for the reason advanced by Mr..
Boltwood. Hauck, Nolan and Smith voted
for the ordinance.
The will probably be submit
ted to the Mayor for his action not later
than Saturday. The Mayor will veto it.
although some officials think he may al
low it to become operative without TAX
ing any action on it. In the event of a
veto it will require four votes to over
ride it. MessTs. Heintze and Boltwood
said today thai they will vote to sustain
the Mayor if he vetoes the ordinance.
That will end the movement to establish
a trolley line In Grove street unless the
Mayors demands are complied with.