The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-04-09
The PLANK ROAD
Hudson and Essex Lawyers
Confer With President
Young on the Sub
ject Of Bridges.
QUESTION OF ROAD MAINTENANCE
Company's Propositions to
Be Laid Before the Free
holders on Thursday.
QUESTION OF ROAD MAINTENANCE

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The Newark Plank road difficulty oc-
| casioned this morning a sort OF continI-
| Gus performance in the way of corpora
ton meetings. Lawyers John Griffin and
Joseph Mum, respectively represent
/ ing the Hudson and essex county Board
| of Freeholders, cae to the offices of tire
Plank Road Company to meet President
q. f. G. Young, Vice-President David
4 Young and Lawyer Spencer Weart to lay
before them the result of yesterday af-
ternoon's conference in Mr.. Griffin's office
between the committees of the Boards of
| Freehoiders of the before mentioned coEn-
| ties. That conference delegated the two
lawyrs to find out what price would the
company fix for the bridges.
Before any answer could be given to
that question first the Jersey City and
Bergen r. r. Co. executive committee
had to meet and talk it over. Then that
company having leased its rights to the
Consolidated Traction Company the di-
rectors of that body had to consider what
should be done and finally tho North Jer-
sey Street Railroad Company the sue
cessors Of the last company, discussed
the problem by it's executive commit
tee. Since each of its corporations have
a separate legal existence the procedure
of business which some would call red
tape is commanded by law and a very
necessary and prudent thing to do.
At the close of it all the lawyers for the
two counties asked President E. f. c.
Young what decision had been reached.
Il can only answer your question by
asking another" said Mr.. Young, with
smile IF the company should take and
| contribute its property in the new draw
for the Passaic River bridge, for the
| benefit of the two counties, would these
counties forever release the company as
20 the cost of repairs for the road?
The lawyers looked at each other and
said that they had not considered that
point. They would require time in which
to prepare an answer Mr. Young then
put another question. 1t was:-
IF we go on putting on the new draws,
is it with the understanding that the two
counties of Hudson and Essex shall stand
a portion of the expense and the Plank
Road the other?
Again the legal representatives of the
counties were at a loss to give any as
surances. Another knotty question then
arose, and that was. Who should assume
the responsibility of maintaining in good
condition the road between the two
bridges over the Hackensack and Passaic?
The Township of Kearny was too poor to
do that and there was nothing in the
legislation affecting the roads to throw
any light on it. Mr. Young assured the
lawyers that the Plank Road Company
would be perfectly willing to keep the
strip in question in repair for one year,
and in the meantime the Freeholders of
both counties could arrange for legisla-
tion on the subject.
President Young, for the company,
showed every disposition to meet the
F'reehoIders' representatives in the fair
est, not to say most generous spirit. and
Messrs. Griffin and Mum appreciated it
fully. They assured Mr.. Young that they
would present the propositions respec-
lively to their Boards at their next meet
ing. The Hudson County Freeholders
will meet on Thursday next and talk over
Mr.. Mr.. Youngs modus vivendi.
The attitude of the company was warm
ly praised by those interested in the mat
ter. They say the propositions are ex-
tremely fair and some went even as far
as to say that
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moran OF Jersey Sily, Saparh Oh dar-
rison and Nugent of Bayonne, composing
the Committee on South Bridges; County