The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1903-12-10
TENEMENTS
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Tenants of Nos. 303 and 3O5
Warren Street Ordered
Out on Short Notice
THEY RESENT BEING SAVED
In Spite Of Their Manifest
Peril They Refuse to
Bulge Till They Sc
cure Lodging.

There was considerable excitement
among the tenants of the two ranshackle
brick buildings Nos. 303 and 305 Warren
street when they were told to vacate the
premises Immediately as the buildings
about to fall and had been condemned by
Building Inspector Saul.
Dangerous as is their predicament the
tenants were mad at the peremtory order
and refused to obey it. They were al
lowed the opportunity of securing other
apartments Meanwhile the bulging of
the walls on the Railroad avenue side Of
the building have been showed up by
stout pieces of timber.
No. 303 Warren street is on the north
west corner of Warren street and Rail-
road avenue. There is a saloon on the
first floor run by Phillip Feltz. James
Reilly and his wife and two children live
on the second floor. On the third floor
lives Mrs. Robert Bright, widow, ,Nsixty-
FIVE years old, and Mrs. Thomas Noonan,
a centenarian, who has for sixty years
lived in the building and has for many of
she entertained such friends as visited
her. Her husband left her some money
and she has still some of it in banw.
In te rear Of No. 303 Warren, on the
second floor lived also Mrs. Barrett, fifty
five years old. On the first floor of No.
3O5 lives John Quinn and wife and seven
children, and on the second floor Mrs
Manning, widow ad three children.
The buildings are owned by Thomas
Hill. Contractor Gilmariin announced
that he would begin tearing down the
buildings this afternoon, and the tenants
have been scurrying around looking for
other apartments. That no real suffer
ing should ensue Deputy Poormaster
George Murray accompanied the police,
and offered whatever aid was necessary.
A number of tenants resented the offer
of charity.
The building has not been repaired in
many years, the owner realizing when
the Pennsylvania embankment was con-
s+,,,otr7 tho+ "a <,I,5o NO t+o,. of +;,na
when the houses would have to go. The
constant passing of heavy and jarring
trains within few feet of the building
weakened the walls. They become
cracked. Portions of the foundations
have sunk and the walls in one Or two
places are cracked and are bulging.
ITS cruel" said Mrs. Bright last
night as she sat in rickety chair, which
ratified with every passing train, ito the
plotting against poor persons and tryin'
to put EN- out in the rain. Bitter cruel,
l call it.
Tim an old, old woman, muttered
Mrs. Moran, the centenarian. IA poor old
woman. Over sixty years I'VE IIived
in the house. A hundred ar noa veers
have lived on this earth Would they
drive me out now"
My husband lived by the water, God
bless him." said Mrs. Bright, "an' when
he died he left me little money for my
old age. It's little enough to be sure,
but it will feed and warm me and Joannu
Moran isn't long to live. I'll find rooms
somewhere and we'll get along.
Temporary quarters were offered Mrs.
Moran and Mrs. Bright by the police, un-
til they could be taken to the poorhouse-
They remained in the building last night,
however.