The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-08
SUBJECT TO HOBOKENS CONSENT

SUBJECT TO HOBOKENS CONSENT
Company Stipulates Not to In
terfere With Boathouses
or Baths.
The Riparian Commissioners held an
| important meeting this morning in the
Fuller Building, and considered the appli-
lcation of the Hoboken Land and Inn
provement Company for a grant of iii
parian land under water at the foot of
Fourth street, Hoboken. The land is
| wanted by the North German Lloyd
Steamship Company for additional dock
age room. The land asked for is a por-
| tion of that in front of Hudson Park,
IIoboken. and in the basin are located
| several boatclub houses. Hoboken's free
baths and the U. S. S. Portsmouth, the
home of the Battalion of the East Naval
Reserve. From these sources come con-
| siderable opposition to the granting of
the application, as it was understood the
giving of the grant to the steamship COM
panies would oust the present occupants.
When the matter came up this morning
there were present Judge Joseph D. Be-
die, reprsnting the steamship company;
E. A. I. Lewis, for the Hoboken Land
and improvement Company; James F..
Minturn and John Mabon, representing
the boat clubs. Mr.. Mabon asked for an
adjournment for week in order that he
might prepare his objections. Judge Be
die said that if Mr.. Mabon heard just
what the steamship company wanted he
might withdraw his objections. Mr.. Be-
die then addressed the Commissioner, say
ing
Before the fire the company had four
piers which enabled them to berth eight
vessels, but their vessels now are SO large
and SOW ide and the loading of them so
rapid, that it has become necessary to
have more water space between the piers.
1t cannot get along with less than 80
feet between its piers for two vessels
loading in each waterway, and therefore
if the company should rebuild its plant
in Hoboken they will only be able to
there being no possibility of obtaining
northerly pier must be located where the
old pier, known as the Thingvalla Pier,
was located. AS it is, even with this
plan, they will have to make one or two
of the piers themselves narrower than
they expected to-
Rebuilding the northerly pier where
the old Thingvalla pier stood, will only
leave them fifty feet of their own land
| under water to the north thereof, and as
their vessels now are sixty feet and more
in width, it can readily be seen that they
will when berthed, lie over the lands un-
der water in front of the park.
This being so, and relying on it, the
company has had its engineers at work
and plan has been devised for relocat-
ing in Hoboken, provided this accommo-
dation can be given, and cleaning up has
already been commenced for the purpose
of rebuilding the Thingvalla pier. The fee
of the Hudson Park is in the Hoboken
Land and Improvement Company subject
to the easement of the city.
"In LISA Colonel John Stevens became,
by purchase from Cornelius Harring,
agent for the sale of forfeited estates,
the owner of tract of land containing
five hundred and sixty-four acres, then
in the township of Bergen, in the county
of Bergen, upon which the city of Ho-
boken has since been built. Having in
view the projection of city on this tract
of land, Col. Stevens procured the max
ing of a map by one Charles Loss.
Upon this map the whole tract is laid
out in streets and lots, except four
SQUARES, the second of these squares is
marked Hudson Square (the square in
| question:"
According to a decision of the courts
the fee remains in the original proprietor;
the easement, or privilege Of using it ac-
cording to the effect of the dedication, is
in the whole community or public.
.sThe only plan that l have been able
to devise that would assist us in this
matter is to have the Commission make
a grant of these lands to the Land Com
pany, subject to the grant to the city,
and he Land Company then convey them
to the steamship company, upon the
same condition, and the steamship COM
pany then to make its agreement with
the city that it should keep the said lands
dredged out as an open waterway, and
that the city will permit it to do so, and
to moor its vessels and load and unload
them at its dock, and the steamship COM
pany further agrees that no advantage
will be taken by. it of the question of for
feiture by reason of the same.
''It is not the intention of the com
pany to in any way interfere with these
boat houses or public bath, but on the
contrary, recognizing the advantake and
them remain. They will not be in the
way"
Considerable discussion followed and the
Board finally decided to grant the appli-
cation subject to any right the city of
Hoboken way have in the premises,w which
means that the steamship company cam
not use the land unless the city consents.
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