The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-10-04

TRAVELLERS
Surface Read "HOId Up" Delays
Christopher St. FerryPatrOns.
Shameless Course of rIanhattan TIu-
nicipaI Assembly Interferes With
All Uptown Traffic From Eioboken
Terminal.

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All Uptown Traffic From Eioboken
Terminal.
The Mail and Express of Wenesday
published an article on the t'hold -up''
of surface car lines connecting with
the christopher street ferry, which is
daily patronized by hundreds OF the
residents Of Morristown and this sec
tion of the county and State.
AS this is matter in which the
people of New Jersey are deeply in
terested we repnblish the article in
full, trusting that our readers, who
have influence with the powers that
be will exert it to the utmost:
Owing to the lack of interest that
the Municipal Assembly takes in the
accommodation of some 10, 900, 900 an
nual patrons of the christopher street
crosstown cars, that body has held
up for months the final passage of an
act to grant the right to the Metro
politan Street Railway to run one
track along West Tenth street, be
tween Sixth and Greenwich avenues.
In the meantime The public is
compelled to use the miserable horse
cars on that CROSS town line, which
has been so long the abomination Of
the thousands Of business men and
shoppers who have to use the Chris
topher street ferry. If the act which
has been passed once by the Council
and approved by the Board of Esti-
mate and Apportionment should be
immediately passed the company
could install within ten days an nm
derground electric service from Six
tn avenue west through Tenth street
and christopher to the Hudson River.
NEARLY ALL READY.
All the work of installing the mn
foreground circuits has been done and
President Vreeland, of the company,
says the completion of only one block
Of track is all that is delaying the
new service. When this work is done
the Sixth avenue cars Will be run to
the Christopher street ferry and the
old horse cars be one away with.
This ferry is used by thousands OF
Hoboken and Jersey people daily, and
they are for the most part OF the bet
ter class. The ferry is the New York
uptown terminus of the Delaware and
Lackawanna Railroad and for two
years patrons of that road and Hobo
ken residents have been petitioring
President Truesdale of the Laclka-
wanna, to secure better cross town
service to the ferry. e
Mr.. TruesdaIe took the letters Of
many prominent people to President
vreeland, of the Metropolitan Com
pany, some time ago and asked what
could be done. Mr.. Vreeland said
that the company would be glad to
put in first-class electric service for
its patrons this year and assured Mr..
Truesdale that the work would be
started immediately. This promise
has been kept so far as the company
could carry it out, and the inactivity
of the City Council is all that is now
delaying the service being put in op-
GRAFTON.
ONE BLOCK WANTED.
The right of way desired is short
block past the Jefferson Market Po-
lice Court, and the compensation to
be paid the city has been agreed upon
The city authorities are willing
that the company should be granted
what it wants, but the thing has been
hanging fire with no excuse III the
Municipal Assembly.
The company has agreed to every
thing that was asked of it, and while
the privilege will yield no additional
revenue to the company, it will be
a great accommodation tosit in MAX
ing it possible for a service to be es-
tablished which will benefit thousands
Of New Workers daily going to and
from their business and their homes.