The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-05
TO IMPROVE TIE CITY
Property Owners Meet and Con-
slider the jackson Avenue
Extession Plans.

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ed in the proposed opening and extension
Of Jackson avenue. gathered in City Sur
veyor ". d. Wo%rtendyke's office in the
City Hall yesterday and discussed various
routes with the object of agreeing upon
one that would be acceptable to the city
and all concerned. A large map of the
section through which it is proposed to
extend the avenue from Warner avenue,
to connec With Avenue B in Bayonne, was
laid out upon as large table and around
this the property owners gathered. In
The gathering were Henry Lembeck, ex-
Mayor Oliver of Bayonne, who wns con-
siderable property in the G~reenville sec
ton; ex-Alderman Gotthardt, Michael
Schultz. William Armbruster, John Meyer
Joseph Abel. T.. Woeckner. Joseph Blaese.
Jackson Holman and Louis Hennemeier.
Street and Water Commissioner Hauck
was present throughout the meeting only
to catchsthes sentiment of the property
owners. He took no part in the discus
sion, leaving the property owners to set
tie the matter among themselves. Com
missioner Heintze was also present for a
short while.
The map exhibited showed just what
property would have to be considered in
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line. The majority, in fact, nearly all,
agreed that the straight line extension
was the best. Tlfey only feared that the
cost OF acquiring the property would be
50 great that the city~would not consent
to the Improvement. 1t is estimated that
the right of way will cost between $40. 900
and $4,000. The straight line route cuts
sliagonally across all the lots south of
Danforth avenue, SO that in every sixty,
feet practically four lots will be rendered
useless.
1t WIS proposed by some TO have the
extension follow the northerly II SOUTH
erly line of lots, but that plan would bring
lie avenue out on the Boulevard at Nep-
tune aveEue. whereas the idea is to have
it connect with Avenue b, iii Bayonne.
The city of Bayonne is willing to shift
the lire of Avenue 3 west over thirty-five
feet so as moi to make the bridge over
the canal at right angles instead of on
the slant. This would reduce the cost OF
the bridge.
Mr. Oliver said that all the trouble con-
corning the cost of acquiring land for the
proposed straight route might lave been
obvlated thirty years ago had his sugges-
ton to lay the lots out at right angles
instead of On the slant been adopted; but
he maintained that the straight route
would iii the end prove cheapest to the
CITY. By this he meant taking into con-
sileration sewering and paving. Green
vile, he maintained. was already the
worst "cut up section of the city.
Mr.. Henry Lembeck. while having no
other route to propose, declared his be-
1iaf f1aa+ if fr,a oi+xr maud not an,,ropriofa
$4,000 for the opening up of Lembeck ave-
nue. they surely would not pay 1000 to
open up Jackson avenue. He also said
that the trolley cars could not pass
through the city's park in that section.
The straight line route cuts the park in
halves. Mr.. Lembeck commended that a
clause in the deed conveying the park
property to the city specifically set forth
the land was to be used for park pur-
poses only.
could condemn its own lands. and if it
could not in this instance the cars could
around the park.
The following route proposed by one
of the property owners did not meet with
From Warner avenue to and through
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wilened to sixty feet), to Long street, to |
Rose avenue, to Danforth avenue and up
the latter avenue to a point opposite Scott
street. thence through to G%reenville ave- |
nue. TO a point 215 feet east of Scott
street, thence AT about right angles to
Greenville avenue to Seaview avenue"
The sentiment of all present was that
il the straight route was agreed upon the
Consolidated Traction Company, which
would reap a considerable advantage. |
should assist the city in the purchase of
the land to be condemned for the right of
way.
Mr.. Lembeck refused to act on a
committee to wait upon General Manager
David Young of the Traction Company TO
see IL the company would share the bur
den Of cost.
A committee was, however, a%ppoiated,
to wait upon Mr.. Young to see what the
ompany would do. Mr.. Louis Henne-
meier was made chairman of the com
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