The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-03-01
MAYOR HELPS.
He Answers Questions About
the New Post Office for
Congressional Com
mittee.
POINTS OUT CITY'S NEEDS
Shows How Present Building
Will Be Entirely made
quate Within a Few
Years.
POINTS OUT CITY'S NEEDS

Years.
Mayor Fagan has sent the following let
ter to Washington yesterday
Jersey City, aFebruary "a 1852.
Honorable David H. Mercer, Chairman
on Public Buildings and Grounds, House
of Representatives, U. s.. Washington
D. C.
Dear Sir-Replying to pour communlca-
tion of the 1st inst, I have compiled the
following information, in connection with
the introduction of bill in Congress,
providing for the purchase Of a site IN
this city and the erection thereon OF
Government building to be used for post
office and other Governmental purposes;
@. What was your population in 1900.
and what is it now?
A In 1900 it was 2O6, ,4SS; in 1902 tes'l-
mated 215.ooo
O. What is your estimate for population
in 1920?
A In 1s9a-if the present ratio is main
tained-s05, coo.
@. VIII the city or citizens donate a
site?
A. No such offer has been made.
q. % If not, what is the lowest cost
price of "a site about 1OOx15O feet in busi-
ness part of city?
(2) Give values of land on principal
street and second principal street.
go Describe location of site in each
case.
A. Concerning the estimated cost Of
suitable property for new pestoffice with
in two or three blocks from the business
~. = God
and estimated market value Of four sites,
three of which face on three streets
"The assessments here average about
rs per cent. of estimated cash value, and
the estimated market price in each in
stance is obtained by adding one-third of
assessed value, to wit:
Block 1T9, Henderson street, 100 feet.
Newark avenue 1s8 feet, Gregory street
175 feet. Assessed valuation. s113,oo0; mar
ket value, s15e,666. Henderson street is 50
feet wide Newark avenue is one of the
principal thoroughfares.
''Block 2s6, Grove street, 20 fest:
Montgomery street. 165 feet; York street,
I65 feet Assessed value. sS4,S00; market
valHe, slaSs0e6. Montgomery street is go
feet wide, Grove street is IS feet wide.
and York street is 60 feet wide.
Block 2SS, Grove street, 200 feet:
Wayne street. I75 feet; Mercer street, $50
feet. Assessed vaule, 10000; market val
ue, S., 200
Block 200. an entire city block; 2o7
feet on Grove street, 39s feet on Montgom-
cry street, 2o011 feet on York strest; tot
al, 1886 square feet. Assessed value,
s1840OO: market value, s245,SSs.
probably 2c0x150 feet can be secured
xf.s- H. H..
1900 square feet for $50, 700, or s2.79 per
square foot. Assessed value, $2.09 per
square foot"
Block No. II; assessed value, s5.22; es-
timated market value, $3.50; Washington,
Greene Montgomery street and P. R. r.
Block No. 2S7; assessed value, $1.SS; es-
timated market value, s2.44; opposite
City Hall; Grove, Mercer and Montgom-
cry streets.
Block No 1856: assessed value, s2.s1; es-
timated market value, Ss75; triangle
Montgomery, Gregory and Henderson
streets.
Block No. 1861; assessed value, 1919; es-
timated market value, s4.25; triangle,
Newark avenue, Cooper place and Mont
gonery street.
Block No 202; assessed value $3.50; es-
timated market value, $40; Grove, Aler-
Ger, Henderson and Wayne streets.
Block No. 40; assessed value 1866; es-
timated market value, s4.Ss; Henderson
strete, Newark avenue, Cooper place.
Block No. 2SG; assessed value. $269; es-
timated market value, $S.5S; east end of
square, Grove. York and Montgomery
streets.
Block NO 2sS; assessed value s1.S7; es-
tirnated market value, s2.4s; east end cf
square, Groge. Mercer and Wayne streets.
Block No 200; assessed value 500; es-
timated market value, s2.s7; square,
Grove, Henderson, Montgomery ana
York streets.
@. Describe general character of bust
ness done in city, and state number Of
railroad lines leading thereto?
A. Jersey City's growth as manufac-
turing and railroad centre has been pheE-
omenaI. The capital invested In Jersey
City's enterprises aggregates $50, ,327, ,e7S,
according to the census of 1900; this is an
increase of S4z per cent. over the capital
in 1890 The products in 1900 amounted in
value to $77,2z5,116. an Increase of 10T per
cent The number Of establishments is
365. an increase of 80 percent. over those
If 1890, largely manufacturing and rail-
rDad1ngs seven important rauroad iiuSs
not counting subsidiary lines having their
terminals in Jersey City.
@. why should a Government building
be erected in your city?
Al. The following tabulated information
shows the present cramped condition Of
affairs in the Jersey City Postoffiee, and
the space that is really need follows:-
Dimensions in
square feet nee
Present Present 10 yrs
floor area. needs. hence
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