The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-28
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Traction Company Takes
City Officials Over Jack
son Avenue Route.
Mr.. OLIVER ABOARD
Mayor Hoos and Chief Muir
ply Try to Persuade Him
to Cease Blocking the
Road.
Mr.. OLIVER ABOARD

The new Jackson avenue trolley line
which has been in the course of con-
structisn for the best part of the last two
years, was formally opened to traffic this
morning at 10:1S o'clock, when special
car carrying a number of officials of the
North Jersey Stret Railway Company and
several prominent city officials, went over
the route on a tour of inspection. The
car, No. 700, fresh from the shops and
fitted up elaborately with Brussels car
pet, left Jackson and Communipaw ave-
nues. at 1918 to the minute Frederick
Schultze was the conductor and Matthew
Montyange was the motorman.
There was ONE delay owing to the fall
ure of several of the officials to be on
time A crowd numbering one hundred
people stood on the corner awaiting the
initial step over the road.
When the word was given to start there
were on board Mayor Hoos, Chief of
Police Benjamin Murphy Captain Nu-
gent, James Mckinney, General Superin-
tendent Chaplin, Treasurer HILL Auditor
Hibbs, Superintendent of Lines Dunn. Mr..
Holcomb Of the Claim Department, Super
intendent Beatty of the Jackson avenue
line; Superintendent Leahey of Construc-
ton; James F. Blocker, e-Mayor d. w.
Oliver, Commissioner Nolan and Chief
Engineer Van Keuren. All along the
route there were people standing on the
corners or looking out of the windows
when the first car went by. There was
much cheering.
Roundsman Ramsey and two officers
were stationed at the jackson avenue
bridge, which is being repaired, to guard
against accident. The move was wise
one on the part of Captain Nugent, for
the crowd there was large, and the Off
GERS were needed. Boys and men took
snapshots of the car as it was going over
the bridge.
The trip was a most pleasant one in
every respect. The run through the un-
populated section of jackson avenue was
particularly fine. The run to Stevens ave-
nue. where the road terminate at present,
was made in II minutes. Here the car
stood for half an hour while refreshments
were served to those on board.
Here Mayor Hoos. Chief Murphy and
ex-Mayor Oliver had a discussion over the
extension of the road through Mr.. divers
property Mr.. Oliver owns the land west
of the terminating point of the trolley
route, and Jackson avenue beyond that
point is unopened.
The ev-Mayor refuses to allow the
company to extend its lines unless the
street is widened extensively. He says
that no line will pass his property while
-he lives unless his demands are acceded
to.
This action on the part of Mr.. Oliver has
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road and the extending of tracks through
the entire Greenyille section to Seaview
avenue For months the matter has rest
ed and Mr. Oliver declared positively that
he would hold his ground while he lived.
The run back from Greenville was made
in short time and the officials were taken
to the City Hall.
For the present the Jackson avenue
route will only be operated from Com
munipaw avenue to Stevens avenue. This
delay in opening the entire route is due
to the failure of the company to secure
the right of way through the recently
opened section of Monticello avenue, be-
tween Storm and Fairmount avenues.
The owner of this property is abroad,
but the company has secured his promise
the work will be pushed vigorously when
the necessary permit is secured. This Will
then complete the line from the ferry up
MONTGOMERY street, to Jordan avenue, to
Monticello avenue. to Communipaw ave-
nue. and to Jackson avenue.
This as was explained yesterday. will
prevent the congestion of traffic on Grand
street and permit the making of much
better time.
The Traction Company intends to
abandon it's tracks on Harrison avenue
when the new route is opened all the way.
The belt line and jackso navenue cars
viii run on Monticello avenue between
Communipaw and Harrision avenues.
One line will run up Communipaw to
Jackson avenue and belt line cars will
turn to the left and go down Communi-
paw avenue in the same direction as the
Newark line row runs.
But two cars will be used on Jackson
avenue for the present. These will be run
on ten minutes headway and passengers
on the Newark and belt lines may secure
transfers for the one fare.
The Jackson avenue route is now in
good shape and the only repairs necessary
are the strengthening of the tracks over
the Jackson bridge.