The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-02
TRO[LEYS AT OUTS.
Why the Grove Street Line
Stopped at Bay Street,
Hoos Takes a Hand.

Mayor Hoos, today, sent the following
letter to General Manager David Young
of the North Jersey Street Railway
Company:
CITY HALL, Jersey City, Dec. 49,
David Young, Manager, North Jersey
Street Railway Co, Exchange place,
Dear sir-For the convenience and
accommodation of the general public,
the North Hudson County Railway
Company was allowed to change its
motive power from horse TO electric
ity on the Grove street line upon the
payment of a consideration to the
city for such privilege. ! appeal to
you, on behalf of the travelling pup
lie of this city, which is particularly
inconvenienced during this inclement
weather by reason of the compulsory
changing of cars at Morgan street 70
arrange your differences with your
rival company (Which differences |
am not familiar WITH and come to
some understanding immediately an
adjustment of the troubles Which are
responsible for the delay and annoy
ance that people are subjected to Will
be heartily appreciated by the tray
elling public and myself.
Yours very truly,
EDWARD HOOS, Mayor.
The Mayors letter is based on COM
plants which have been made to him by
merchants of Newark avenue and pusl-
ness men and residents of Grove street.
The North Hudson County's trolley line
is complete in Grove street from Hoboken
to Morgan street this city At the point
passengers are transferred from trolley
cars to horse cars and vice versa coming
from and going to Hoboken respectively.
The North Hudson County Company
has been unable to get across Newark
avenue. owing, ii is SAID. to disagree
lnent with the North Jersey Company.
The latter company does not object TO
horse cars crossing the avenue and going
down Wayne and Gregory streets TO the
ferry, but It does object to the trolley
cars. The consequence is that passengers
are subjected to the discontinue and an
noyanee of changing, to which Mayor
Hoos alludes in his letter.
For two weeks the trouble has been on,
Merchants now complain TO the Mayor
that the annoyance travellers are sub
jected to diseourages them from coming
from Hoboken 10 this city to make pllr-
chases.
The difhculty, as Mayor Hoos UNDER
stands it. is over the sum which the
North Jersey Company asks TO allow the
North Hudson Company to run its cars
down Wayne street. Whatever the trouble
may be, Mayor Hoos says It should pc
pemedied
Il have no desire TO interfere in the
differences of the companies, said
Mayor Hoos. today but while they are
squabbling the public is being subjected
to fearful annoyance. The companies
should settle their troubles speedily and
give the people good service in this dis
agreeable. weather The interests of the
people are paramount. The companies
are enjoying liberal franchises through
the courtesy of the people and it is the
duty of the companies to do all in their
power to accommodate the people.
Mr.. E. +. G. Young. president of the
North Jersey Company. dropped in to
see City Collector Davis this morning.
While he was there Mayor Hoos walked
in. He spoke of the trouble between the
North Jersey and North Hudson County
companies and asked Mr.. Young to use
his influence and adjust the difficulty Mr.
Young said he would look into the trouble
at once and do his utmost to bring about
a speedy settlement.