The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-07-28
NO TROLLEY TO PHILLY.
Company's Agents Did Not
Come to Time Yes
terday.
[specIal to ..rhe Jersey city News. m


TRENTON, July %, 1s0O.-It is now be-
lieved that the trolley road between
Trenton and Philadelphia via the Cal
houn street bridge, VIII not be built. A
meeting of the persons representing the
trolley company, which is composed of
Boston capitalists. who have been ne
gotiating for the purchase of the Calhoun
street bridge, was scheduled to take place
Thursday afternoon in the office of Case
& Cain in the Forst-Richey building. They
are conducting the negotiations on behalf
of the Williamson estate, the present
owners of the bridge
A number of the company's representa-
tives from Boston were expected to be
present and close the deal by signing the
final papers and paying down a forfeit of
$4,000. Lawyer Linton Satterthwaite, the
counsel for the estate, and a number of
other representatives from this city sat
in Case & Gains office most of the after
noon, but the representatives from Boston
failed to put in an appearance.
The telephone lines between the office
and Clinton street station were kept busy
all afternoon inquiring what time trains
We're due conveying passengers from
Boston. Finally the persons in the ofnce
threw the matter up in disgust. They
have now practically given up any idea
that they held that the Boston capitalists
meant business. They waited for the
Boston people again yesterday, but moth
ing was heard from them. The option ex-
pired Thursday
1t is said that the Boston company ex-
pected to find the owners of the bridge
only too willing to sell, and that the
bridge could be bought for very small
sum, but instead found them Just the on
poslte. The bridge is paying well on the
investment, and there is no reason for
sacrifice.
When the trolley company's representa-
tlves failed to put in an appearance
thursday afternoon for the purpose of
closing the deal and depositing a forfeit
OF $1,000 it was thought that they had
been delayed through some unforeseen
cause. and the meeting was postponed
until yesterday afternoon.
When they again failed to put in an
appearance the persons representing the
owners of the bridge threw the matter
up in disgust and went home.
The Boston people have made no effort
to have the option renewed.
tit. NdAii' ol the Hrm OIL case & CAIN
who were conducting the negotiations on
behalf of the owners of the bridge, said
yesterday afternoon that the deal looked
uncertain from the start, and in his be-
lief it has practically fallen through
He emphatically denied the reports that
the bridge had ben sold and that anyone
elese ouside the Boston company had
made overtures for its purchase
Should the Boston Company, which is
reported to have absorbed the Morrell
system, which runs from Bristol to Phil
adelphia, and which has the right of way
to this city, purchase the bridge, it is
highly probable that they will at once be-
gin to lay tracks connecting at Bristol.
making one continuous line from this citv
to Philadelphia.
lt IS also said that in the spring they
would begin operations toward pushing
tnelr tracks toward New York. as it is
thelr intention to operate one continuous
llne between New York and PHILADELPHIA.
Ihey intended to go out Brunswick ave-
nue. to New Brunswick, and there it is
said would connect with the tracks of the
New Brunswick Traction Company and
thence to Plainfield
From Plainfield they intended to run a
line of tracks through to Elizabeth, thence
to New York, passing through Newark
anu Jersey City.
The names of those who constitute the
company have not yet been made public,
but it is said upon good authority that
the Radel brothers of New Brunswick.
who are the owners of the New Bruins
wick Traction Company, are interested in
the scheme.