The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-08
CONSOLIDATION
Commissioners For Greater
Jersey City Hold q
Meeting.
REPORTS FROM MUNICIPALITIES
Some of the Townships Seem
to Ignore the Boards
Request.

A meeting of the Hudson County Con.
solidation Commission was held yesterday
afternoon in the Mayors office, City Hall
being the first session held since the sum
mer recess.
Among those present were Henry Brau-
tigam, S. p. Dickinson. w. .. Edwards
Herman Walker, John J.. Nevin. DR.. Hill
John Newman. Frederick Frambach,
Charles S. Conlin, W. r. Duer, William
chInidt and Mr.. Logan.
1t was expected tina the principal bust
ness at this session would be the recep-
municipality in the county, but Secretary
Nevin announced that only from Jersey
City, Bayonne, East Newark and West
New York had reports been received. al
though the request for their compilations
and submission was made IN June last,
over two months ago. Hobokenss repokt
was particularly expected at this meeting.
but did not arrive, neither did either OF
the two commissioners from that city APP
| pear at the meeting.
The reports referred to are calculated
to give full statistical information of the
various municipalities. regarding their
| geographical location, area, number of
streets. sewers, public parks. valuation of
property, taxable and untaxable; rate OF
taxation. debt, financial condition, etc,
and will form a basis Of information
requisite for the Commission to possess
in furthering the project of consolidation
of the entire county into a Greater Jersey
city. Reports Of the State Board of Tax
alton and other public have
Honn can4a~cl7 for raFororzo go NTH tIa
other reports will be tabulated and put
in the most convenient form for use.
Mr.. Herman Walker subsequent to the
above announcement presented the report
from Gutenberg.
Commissioner William ID. Edwards stat
ed that, owing to the delay in sending in
the reports, the committee had been un-
able to have them tabulated in the form
proposed, and under these circumstances
he thought it would be best to adjourn
for two weeks, he being satisfied that at
the expiration of that time all the nov
outstanding reports will be IN the hands
Of the committee. Mr.. Edwards further
stated that the reports already received
display much intelligence In their com
pilarion and furnish a vast amount of in
teresting and valuable Information.
Commissioner Frambach asked If all the
reports received In the next two weeks
would be properly classified or tabulated
for presentation at the next meeting.
Commissioner Edwards replied that nn-
doubtedly all viii be IN perfect form at
that time and the Commission then adj
5ourned to Thursday. September q. at 3
T. M.
Among the reports received from the
municipalities was one from thief
Engineer Charles A. Van Keuren, who
reports that Jersey Ci<yss area consists
of 8. acres, of which 5000 are upland and
meadow land and 200 acres are under
water.
Jersey City has SO $40 miles Of paved
streets, not including the Boulevard and
other county roads. OF this number, 70
miles of streets nave a Belgian or granite
pavement, 7 7-10 miles are paved with
asphalt, Is 4-19 miles are macadamized,
and one-half mile of streets is paved
with bricks. There are is miles of Jersey
streets that are graded and s~idewaiked,
but not paved, and 50 $40 miles OF unim-
proved streets.
There are IS $500 miles Of trolley
railroads, single track. About ], 200 acres
are unprovided with main or outlet
sewers.
The receipts from the water account
from May 1, 1888, to May /. 1899, were
$3.50. 14I. II. The disbursements in the
water account for the fiscal year end
ing Nov. 30, 1888, were s555, PSI. 5S. The
fiscal year ends Nov. 80. the Water De-
partlnent year, April 30.
The report from Bayonne gives these
figures among others:-
Population, about 3G,000; area, 1850 acres,
of which 2.400 acres are upland, 1o0 mea-
dow and 1,500 acres are under water.
Bayonne has one mile of Belgian block
streets, no asphalt streets. five miles OF
macadam pavement. 1t has ten miles OF
trolley road. nine miles of main outlet
sewers and ten miles of lateral sewers.