The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-02
CARE OF THE BOULEVARD
Good Roads Association
Wants a Special Police
Patrol.

The Hudson County Good Roads Asso-
ciation met last evening at Whenke's
Hall, Boulevard and Fulton street, Union
Hill, for the purpose of interesting the
Mayors of the different northern munich
paliNes in the care of the Boulevard.
Mayor Otis of West New York, Mayor
Franck of Weehawken, and Mayor
Schlemm of Union Hill responded to the
associations invitation to be present at
the meeting. Mayor Bergkamp, of West
Hoboken, was unable to attend but sent
a letter to Secretary Udo Rocker ex-
pressing his sympathy in the work of the
association and promising to lend it every
assistance he could in a personal and
official way.
Boulevard Commissioners Birdsall, Lewis
and Urquhart were also present. Pres
dent A. P. Hexamer announced that the
prime object of the meeting was to inter-
est the Mayors of the different munici-
palities more keenly in the protection of
the Boulevard This magnificent stretch
of roadway" he said, costs the county
about $4,000 per year to maintain and it
is rapidly going to destruction because OF
the lack of interest taken in it. This is
especially true of the northern section of
the roadway, and 1t is for this reason
that we have invited the Chief Executives
of that portion of the county to be present
here this evening. Commissioner Birdsall,
l am glad to see, is here with US and his
remarks will probably enlighten the
officials present better than mine could"
Commissioner Birdsall responded to this
invitation of the President to address the
meeting. His address was a review of the
Boulevard situation. He said in part
What the Boulevard requires for its
preservation is a better police patrol and
more official interest in it. There is no
denying the fact that some of the north
ern townships do not do their share to-
wards protecting the roadway. Heavy
trucking is permitted to a reckless extent
and the road in some places presents
truly sorry spectacle. Jersey City is much
better in this respect. Its police do their
share in protecting the road, but even
then things are permitted which would
not be if the patrol was an institution of
legislative enactment
''That is what is really needed. The
Boulevard police should be appointed by
an act of the Legislature and until this
is done the road will never be properly
much good could be done and if the diff
ferent townships along the road would
look after their own portion of it the gen
eral Improvement would be marked. The
Commissioners are always ready to do
thei- share of the work and are likewise
willing to accept suggestions from the diff
ferent officials. For my part believe that
the road will be much better protected
just as soon as the officials of the differ
ent municipalities will awaken to the true
condition of affairs. NO one has ever ac-
cused any of them of lack of public spirit
and I believe this meeting will result in
the desired effect. The road must have
better protection and strenuous efforts
should be made to bring this about"
Ralph Rolf suggested that signs for
bidding heavy trucking be placed along
the Boulevard and the Mayors present
promised to have this done.
The most important outcome of the
meeting was the adoption of a resolution
to draft a copy of bill providing for the
maintenance of police patrol for the
Boulevard. This will be presented to the
Boulevard Commissioners, who will in
turn secure the approval of the Demo-
cratic and Republican leaders before hav-
ing it presented at the next session of the
Legislature.
Mayors of the different townships in the
meantime to interest them in the protec-
ton of the road