The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-12

WANTS OF MERCHANTS.
Newark Avenue Dealers
Formed an Association
for Their Benefit.
WANT BETTER TROLLEY SERVICE
Committee Will Wait Upon
STANLEY and Young and
Try to Secure Transfers.
WANT BETTER TROLLEY SERVICE

tween Warren and Coles streets, was held
last night in Fishers Hall, Erie street and
Newark avenue. The merchants gath
cred in Response TO a call issued by the
following individuals and firms. Furst
Bros, the Boston (William 7. SULLIVAN.
John w. Holmes, proprietor of the Bijou
Theatre; Gilmore & O'Keefe, Wood &
Menagh and ]. Ringle & Son.
The purpose of the meeting was to agi-
tate in favor of an asphalt pavement Tor
Newark avenue, between Warren ana
Coles streets, and improved transit faeili-
ties to that section of the city. All OF the
gentlemen who signed the cali, with the
exception of William 7. Sullivan, who is
ill, and sent a letter expressing his SYM
pathy with fhe movement, We're present.
There were also present about thirty otner
representative business men. All were
enthusiastically in favor of the proposed
improvements. The result of their en-
thusiasm was the formation of the New
ark Avenue Improvement Association
About thirty members were enrolled last
night and a committee of three was ap-
nointed to visit each merchant on Newark
avenue and invite him to join the assoc
citation and take an active part IN the
agitation for improvements calculated 10
benefit them and improve the value OF
their property. The committee is com
posed of Max Ernst, who suggested the
committee; ]. O'Keefe and Colonel John
w. Holmes. The officers of the new as
ISOLATION are:-President, Myron j.
Furst; Treasurer, John Menagh; Secre-
tary, A. NJ. Henry.
The members of the association propose
to lose no time in idle talking. Before adj
journing a committee was appointed to
wait on the officers of the North Jersey
Street Railway Company and urge them
to connect Greenville and Bayonne to the
South. and Hudson City to the North OF
Newark avenue by direct cars with that
thoroughfare. Mayor Hoos was made a
member of the committee. The other
members are President Myron J. Furst,
Finance Commissioner Jacob Ringle,
James J. Mcbride, John Menagh. Emil
Bonnet and Fred Klein. The committee
met after the meeting of the association
and organized with Commissioner Ringle
as chairman. It will meet in the anti
room of Mayor Hoos' Office tomorrow at
four o'clock. The matter of asphalt
pavement for Newark avenue was not
gone into at length last night. It will be
the subject of discussion at the next meet
ing, which will be held on February .,
unless the committee on transit has
something important to report before that
time. in which case a special meeting Will
be called. BY the next meeting President
Furst will have a detailed statement of
the value of property on the portion OF
Newark avenue which would be affected
by such an Improvement, and the amount
oortaxes paid by the merchants and prop
erty ownrs who desire the change. The
amount is so large hat it is not thought
possible that the Street and Water Com
missioners will refuse to make the i'm
provements asked. Although probably
the heaviest tax payers in the city, the
Newark avenue merchants, have hereto
fore asked for very little in the way of
improvements.
1t was 500 O'Clock last night when My
ron ]. Furst. who first suggested the
meeting, called it to order.
ST believe" he said, hi everyone
present is acquainted with the objects of
this meeting, the improvement of the
traction facilities in our city and the inn
provement of Newark avenue. The first
business before us is the election of a
chairman"
A IA III NIL. tA0 49,
was elected permanent Chairman. The
election of Mr.. Henry as Secretary and
Mr.. Menagh as Treasurer o1lowed. Mr..
Furst thanked the merchants for the hon
or they had conferred upon him and then
without more d said
.The idea of this movement originated
among a number of well known business
men, and this meeting was called in order
that we may discuss plans for making
Newark avenue as attractive as possible.
We believe that Newark avenue is un-
doubtedly the shopping street of Hudson
county today. The merchants in New
ark avenue labor under a great many
disadvantages They are cut off from the
northern and southern parts of the city.
If we had lines of cars passing from
these sections through Newark avenue to
the ferry all this would be rem
odied. We should remedy existing
condition, using every means in our power
to do so. It seems to me that If a line of
cars was run from Grand street, through
Jersey avenue or some other lateral street
to Newark avenue and thence to Warren
street, for the convenience of shoppers,
It would be of vast benfit to the cuisines
men Of Newark avenue. In New York
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convenience of the shoppers. Why should
they not do it here? At present W. nave
no direct communication on Newark ave-
nue. with other parts of the city. People
coming from Bayonne have to change
cars at the Junction and take a long cir
cult around the hill. We have an i'm
mense population north of Newark ave-
nue. in Hudson City, and all the way north
to Gutenberg. They are legitinfately our
customers If we can get them here. In
order to get to the shopping centre on
Newark avenue. however, they are obliged
to- pay two fares. The objection the Of
ficfals of the two traction companies
make to consolidation is that If ut were
brought about a person would be able to
ride from Gutenberg to Bayonne for
one fare. | don't know what the profits
OF the car lines are here, but In New York
YOU can ride for fifteen miles for one five
cent fare. and yet the company prospers.
IF one lien line Of cars from Hudson City
and North Hudson wer run through to
Ia Newark avenue and a transfer givn at
that point it would send thousands Of
persf . to us who now go to New York
to do their shopping.
Mr.. Furst called for an expression OF
the Views of those present.
Finance Commissioner Jacob Ringie