The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-27
JACKSON AVENUE TROLLEY
First Car Goes Over the
Line at Ten Tomorrow
Morning.

Vice President David Young of the
North Jersey Street Railway Company
announces today that the company is
about to operate new line on Jackson
avenue. He states that the first car
will leave Jackson and Communipaw ave-
nues tomorrow morning at ten o'clock
Mayor Hoos and other prominent offl-
cials will go on the ride.
This line which has been discussed for
more than three years. extends from
Communipaw avenue along jackson to
Stevens avenue. There the route termir-
ates owing to a fight made by ex-Mayor
oliver against the road passing his prop
erty The company hopes to secure the
right of way in a short time and the
route will then be extended to the ex-
treme end of the Greenville section. 1t
was at first proposed to have the road
run through Scott street, and
thence through farm lands to
Gates avenue, thence to the line on Ocean
avenue, thus completing the belt. There
were divers other plans suggested for a
line in thar section Some wished to have
the road form belt with the West Side
avenue line by running down Danforth
avenue, from Stevens avenue and con-
Meeting near the shore front. The difficult
ty in securing property put the plans IN
allowance The prices asked by the own
ers of lots were so high that the company
deemed it wise to put the plans for ex-
tending the route in allegiance.
Stevens avenue, the present terminus of
the new line, is about two blocks this side
of the New York Bay Cemetery. The
stopping point for the present is about
one block from the Boulevard. The line
is almost in a direct line. 1t IS ABOUT
three miles long. This route will no
doubt relieve the congested state of traf-
ic on the Bayonne and Greenville lines,
which at present is almost beyond con-
venient handling of the company. the
passengers cannot travel with comfort
The future plans of the officials are in
definite. Some suggestions as to the route
for the new line have been made seveTal
times. one in particular, which seems to
meet with considerable favor, is line
running up Montgomery street from the
ferry, thence through Jordan avenue 70
the recertly opened section of Monticello
avenue thence into Jackson avenue.
Those who advocate this route are of the
opinion that the traffic on Grand street
is so heavy and the trucks SO numerous
that if another line of cars were estab-
lished on that thoroughfare the cars
would be forced to run very slowly and
would be caused much incon-
venience.
Therefore the above route appeals for
ciblv to the railroad officials and it is
not unlikely that this route will be
planned out,
The Jackson avenue line is all but COM
pleted. At present the only difficulty
lies at the bridge over the Central Rail-
road. This structure was trie shaky
and the railroad is standing the expense
of having it put in good shape for the
heavy cars to croos with safety. New
girders are being swung into place to sup
port the heavy tracks and this work will
be completed in the morning.
A large force is at work on the improve
ments and the work will be pushed all
night if necessary. The tracks were laid
for the entire distance several months ago
and the poles and wires erected last sum-
mer There remains nothing now to COM
plete the route save the bridge rails and
these will be in place for the special car
to go over in the morning with the in
specting party aboard.