The Jersey City news., 1903-01-05
H0RSEMAN
DISAppOINTE ED
Mud and Water Make the
Boulevard Unfit for
Speeding.
WATER COMPANY BLAMED.
Commissioner Birdsall Says
the New Pips Line Has
eau ed All the Trouble.
WATER COMPANY BLAMED.


The Hudson boulevard was in
wretched condition yesterday The mud
in places, especially, feom Newark ave-
nue., north, WAS three and four inches
deep. Through Union Hill, near the.
Schuetzen Park the road, for several
blocks, was a regular sea of mud and
water from one side to the other.
Although the weather was Disagree
able many horsemen were ON the road.
They came out expecting to find the
roadbed in good condition fer speeding.
They were disgusted when they encoun-
tered the mud Some continued to drive
either to Bergen Point or Gutenberg
while others turned back to the stable.
Those who went ahead did so because
their horses needed exercise.
DISGUSTED HORSEMEN.
A well known horseman and member of
the Hudson County Road Drivers Asso-
citation, said to a reporter for THE
News" yesterday afternoon:-'It is a
shame to allow the Boulevard to get into
such condition as it is today. Tho road
needs scraping and rolling. 1t was a
good road once; why can't it be good
road again? 1t was one Of the things we
like to point to with pride when visitors
come along. The road is not kept in con-
dition like roads in other cities and coun-
ties are"
DISAPPOINTED CROWD.
There was disappointed crowd of
people at the Waldorf Hotel and vicinity
in Gutenberg yesterday afternoon. Some
good sport had ben promised and large
number of spectators was on hand. The
mud interfered with brushing.
The best the horsemen could do for the
crowd was to dance and jog along their
trctters, roadsters, and PAGERS.
WHAT THE COMMISSIONERS SAY. Z
When reporter for The News asked
Boulevard Commissioner Charles Biedsall
about the reported condition of the road
this mcrning Mr.. Birdsall slid:-
''The only bad spots on the road north
of Newark avenue that I know of are
near Manhattan avenue where the new
Jersey City water pipe line is being con
sfructed under the driveway. This work
has temporarily stopped the surface
drainage of the road and some bad places'
have resulted. Then the side streets in
this section are unpaved and each storm
washes down quantities of mud and gray
Ell which chokesg the cutters Of the Coun-
ty road ard also causes washouts. These
washouts are always repaired as quickly
as possible
Among those who plowed through the
mud one way or another were:-Dr. O.
H. Albanasius, with Belmont Boy; John
Magner behind Taylorsoti, George Dom
aldson driving Stella W.. George w.
Henry with Phillip, William ]. Davis
behind Black Joe, DIR. T. e. Smith and
Black Diamond, Samuel Renner with
Prince S., Edward Carroll and Little Cid,
ex-Police Capt. Fred Farrier with Char
lotta, John Burke with Rose, Frank Gal
lery, Frank Jaegers, NJ. I. Connolly,
Harry Peckham, VIM. o. Vile, George
Little, Street and Water Commissioner
Ferdinand Heintze, Gus Lembeck, ex-
Freeholder James Kelly. ex-Judge Thos.
f. Noonan Harry Hintemann, Michael
Farley, Charles Wagner, George VIII
hanson, Joseph Schellenberger, William
Symes, George Schueler, Michael Sulli-
van and James J. Mclaughlin.