The Jersey City news., 1899-10-24
HUDSON cITYpARK
Business Men Ask That the
$1,000 Surplus Be I'm
mediately Expended.
COOPERATE NTH LAFAYETTE
The Two Associations Will
Try to Get the $780, 900
Authorized By Law.

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| The appointment of a committee by the
4 Hudson City Business Mems Association
4 to hunt up new members SO as4to add to
| the influence of that organization has al
ready borne fruit. Eight new members
were elected last night, several Of whom
were initiated. All of them are well
known business men. They are:-John
| Staele, of No. 4S1 Palisade avenue; ],
! Green, of No. 403 Palisade avenue; John
| Greye, of No. S77 Palisade avenue; Will
lam ]. Breher, of No. 357 Palisade ave-
nue.; H. r A. Michels, of No. 176 Ogden
| avenue; G. E. Kaison, of No 60 Franklin
/ street; f. Bongartz, of No. 1858 Palisade
avenue, and Mr.. Meyne, of the firm of
| Meyne & Bro.
President Kastenhuber called attention
to the fact that most of the new mems
bers were from Palisade avenue. He said
he would like to see more Central ave-
+ nue. business men come in. 1t was an-
nounced that the Central avenue member
of the new Membership Committee had
a number of applications for member
| ship in his possession and that he was
unayoidably absent.
DR.. IT, Allen of the committee on the
proposed viaduct, reported that he had
waited upon members of the Good Roads
Association and had been assured Of CO.
operation.
The committee recently appointed to
wait upon the Boulevard Commissioners
and the Board OF Freeholders, to see if
the Boulevard rules governing truck
traffic on that tfioroughfare could not be
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members. The three members appointed
at the last meeting felt that a larger
showing Of prominent members of the as
sociation would have more effect There
is much complaint among the mempers
concerning the rules which compel their
drivers in delivering goods to customers
who live ON the Boulevard to make long
detour The new members of the COM
rnittee are Messrs. Ludewitz, Greve, Wof-
mann, Schumacher, Hupfer, Ruchstahl,
Meyer and DR.. Allen.
Henry Roltfs. Of the Park Committee,
reported that he had waited upon mem
bers of the Street and Water Board con-
cerning the immediate expediture OF the
81. 900 left over from the purchase OF the
site in improving the site to that extent
He said that Commissioner Nolan told
him there would be no difficulty in doing
so. but suggested that the association
confer with a committee of Lafayette
folk, and together try and get the issue
of the bonds for 100000 authorized by law
for the Improvement of parks. The La
fayette folk are entitled to $4,000 of this
amount and the Hudson City folk 10
$40 GO. Mr.. Nolan advocated waiting until
this amount is available and then expeaid
the entire s47 900 on the Improvement at
once.
The members prefer. however, to ex-
pend the 81 900 at once They claim that
al present the site is but dumping
ground and is an eg-esore to the commun-
ity. The $1,000, they believe. could be
wisely expended in laying out the design
and plan of the park and fencing 1t In if
necessary. SO as to prevent further dump
ing there.
Attention was called to the fact that
permission had been given contractors
to dump dirt from excavations over the
brow of the hill which is to be graded or
terraced, but that some contractors vio-
late their agreement and do not take the
trouble to dump dirt over the brow of the
hill. The proposition to expend the
s7 coo ir1anefiafe3y caused considerable dis
cussion, but 1t was finally decided as tho
sense of the meeting that such should be
done. President Kastenhuber opposed the
motion.
Mr.. Rollfs reported that he had seen
Architect Campbell and other Lafayette
residents interested in the Lafayette
park. and was told by the Lafayette peo-
pie tnat they would heartily Cooperate
with the association in efforts to secure
the issue of the bonds for sId0.o4e for park
improvements. Mr.. R3llfs said that Mr.
Campbell suggested that a joint commit
tee wait upon the Finance Board at an
early date He said also that he had
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found in accord with the wishes of the
people of the two sections in the park
matter.
The subject was discussed later on un-
der the heading Of New Business" Mr..
Rolfs said that while the 1900 was avail
able at any time the Finance Co1nmis-
ready to issue bonds for 100000.
DR.. Allen said he was much interested
in the park question He said it always
riled him to read or hear Of criticisms
on the selection of the present site. Ma
ture, he said. put it there for a park.
He favored Joining with the Lafayette
people for the issue of the 100000 bonds.
but said the association should not lose
sight Of the $1,000. It could be used in
various ways without being thrown away.
The road leading up. the hillside would
have to be aasphalted and electric wires
strung: If nothing else could be done it
could be fenced off and kept from be-
coming public dumping ground But
the Doctor thonght the site could be
greatly improved with even $1,000
Architect Won ARK thought that If the
city did not have paid landscape garden
er one could be secured to lay out plans
for the park. He did not believe ii should
be left to engineers. The 81, 900 could be
| spent in various ways that would allow
of other moneys being wisely spent in
conjunction therewith. A fence, he
thought, should be placed along the brow
OF the hill to protect children.
President Kastenhuber took the floor to
! oppose the idea of an immediate expen-
diture of the $1,000. He thought it best to
wait until the so 000 was available and
spend IT all together. otherwise the $1,000
might be eaten up with plans on paper
and in other ways which would leave
nothing to show for its expenditure.
| DR.. Allen was not inclined to the belief
that the sf09.0e0 would be easily obtainab'e
| in the near future; hut he said he had
every confidence In the engineering de-
| parfment of the city to make the $1,000
| 90 ~ far as POSSIBLE. Let's get the
5000 for sure. We'll at least get the park
| in habitable condition. so that people con
/ 20 there and get the benefit of the de-
| iightful views IL affords.
The motion to secure the 500 at once
| which was carried expressed also fhe de-
| Termination to cooperate with the Lafay-
| cite people in securing he 800, 600.
Mr. Troll. of the membership committee
reported that the outlook was good for
! adding from fifty TO one hundred new
members to the association before the end
| of the year.
| It was reported that plans and specid-
cations for the widening Of Ferry street