The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-18
The HUDSON CITY PARK.
Improvement Association Now
Wants Two--The High
School Site.

The question of parks and the proposed
High School site afforded the principal
themes of discussion at last nights meet
ing of the Hudson City Improvement AS
sociation. These resolutions were adopt
ed after some discussion concerning the
proposed Harrison estate site for the new
High School
Resolved. That this association en-
dorse the action of our Board Of I'D,
ucation in recommending to the Board
of Finance the purchase of said site;
and be it
Resolved, That we earnestly hope
that the Board Of Finance Will act act
with as little delay as possible; and
be 1t
Board of Finance to purchase the
whole Of said site, provided that It can
he bought at such suitable price as
the Board of Finance may, In their
judgment, seem proper
IN discussing the Harrison estate as a
site for the new High School, Mr.. Muir,
Chairman of the associations Committee
on High School Site, said the association
had always advocated that site. There
had been some talk, he said, of locating
A new Court House building there, but
he really thought the site should have
been chosen for the new City Hall. 1t
was. Mr.. Muir thought, even a better site
for High School, not only on account of
the splendid situation, but on account Of
Its central location. 1t was within easy
access of pupils from every section of the
city by paying one car fare. Mr.. Muir de-
cried the attempt to have site chosen in
the Bergen section. He said the building
should not be cooped up. The Harrison
site had plenty of breathing space about
1t. and 1t would be practically another
park to the city should the entire tract
be purchased
Recording Secretary Buckland spoke in
the same strain and Joined Mr.. Muir IN
expressing the hope that the city's finan-
ciers could see their way to adopt the rec
ommendation of the Board of Education.
AS to the question of park sites In the
Hudson City section various opinions
were expressed. The members generally
oppose the Ogden avenue site unless It is
enlarged and extended to Palisade ave
nue. Some argued In favor Of the aban-
donment of the site by selling it and
combined efforts of the Eleventh and
Twelfth wards to secure the old abandon
ed reservoir site for one big park for the
Hudson City section. general sentiment
was expressed however, in favor Of two
parks, the Ogden avenue site and the old
reservoir.
The secretary was instructed to ask the
Corporation Counsel for an opinion as
to the right of the Board of Finance to.
turn the reservoir site into park.
Mr. Muir, as a member of the commit
tee appointed to see Mayor Pagan of Ho-
boken and advocate the paving of the
two unpaved blocks of Ravine Road In
that city reported that there was no avail
able fund for that purpose. The only
chance of securing the improvement.
which would make a complete paved
roadway from the Heights to the Hobo
ken ferries, he said, was by petition Of
the owners Of abutting property. The
North Hudson County Railroad Company
owns ali the abutting property "a one
side. Mr.. Muir said he would try 70 I'M
tereat President Young of the conapany
ii tbs project. trusting 70 hts public
spirit