The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-01-29

he said, has planned for general or
union distributing station, to be located
on Jersey City Heights, probably On Pal
isade avenue, in the neighborhood of the
present elevated station. From this point
passengers viii be transferred to cars
running in every direction.
His hearers appeared gratifed when
he told them that the day was not fars
distant when a passenger boarding car
in any part of Hudson County viii be
carried direct to the heart of Manhattan
Borough. At times Mr.. MeCarter spoke
in humorous vein, and altogether his
addressnwas regarded as mastery eff
fort and seemed to meet with the APP
proval of everyone who heard him.
In response to the toast of Jersey
City" the Mayor said in part
In response to the toast of Jersey
City, don't know where to begin and
where to leave off. Jersey City is, per
haps, the most peculiarly situated city
in the country. By virtue of its proxim-
ity to- the great metropolis it is praeti-
cally borough of Greater New York.
The interests of New York City are so
absorbing that they overshadow our local
concerns in the minds of great numbers
of our citizens, particularly with those
who find their daily employment in New
York City, These conditions make it
unusually difficult to develop local civic
pride. The city labors under another
peculiarity. In all other cities an appeal
can always be made to the interests
of property owners to support good gov
ernment or rebuke bad government. This
/ consideration, in our city, does not apply
to the owners of a large portion of the
property of a city. Railroad companies,
under our system of State taxation, pos
sess upwards of one-third of the most
valuable area of the city, but by rea-
son of the State assessment of its prop
erty for State taxation it is, to the eA-
tent Of its ownership of this property,
absolutely Indifferent as to whether the
government of Jersey City is good or
bad. The Importance of this considera-
tion is great. | speak advisedly when I
say that the railroad corporations having
been Indifferent to the good government
of Jersey City but have been in active
alliance for more than twenty years with
the forces which have steadily made for
corrupt government. Notwithstanding
these great handicaps, l think we can re
port progress tonight with feeling of
reasonable satisfaction for what has
been accomplished and with an increased
faith in the possibilities of the future.
X 'sPlans have been laid for the repair of
many of our old sewers and the construc-
tion of much needed new ones. A new
water main must be laid down Newark
avenue for the better supply of water to
the lower part of the city. The new
High School seems to be practically as
sured. The new City Hospital has en-
countered many unexpected obstacles,
and the project is at present temporarily
delayed by a most peculiar complication;
but this, while unfortunate is not as SER
ious as it seems. l believe, however
that the hospital will be built and that
without much delay.
.sThe erection of new school houses is
a constant necessity, and must not be
neglected.
'The matter of the new water supply
will come up within the next year or so,
and is the most important transaction in
which Jersey City is now engaged. 1t
will necessftate the payment of some
seven million dollars and the taking over
of 4 vast plant. | am of the opinion that
the responsibility which devolves upon
the city officials in this matter is very
! grave, and calls for the best intelligence,
the most expert advice and the exercise
of the greatest possible care and good
faith The comfort and CONVENIENCE Of
our citizens are at present sadly interfer-s