The Jersey City news., 1904-12-08

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means OF these tracks from their
railroad yard on the opposite side
of the street. 1t is therefore appar-
ent that the company has no intention Of
removing these tracks at the expiration
Of SAID ninety days. Al that time they
isi!exptet your Board 10 grant an ey-
tension Of this privilege, On failure Of
which fliey viii apply to The f:Sslrt fel.
an Injunction restraining The rity ihou
taking up the trucks. and The m9ttey WiIl
tlleii lbeeuiiie involved III prolonged liiiga-
tion.
The folly of sarrenaeripg witlsonf
compensation extremely valuable PRIV
! neges 8 g railroad corpqrafi94g, cannat be
ago, REPRESENTATIVES, Of tie Erie Rail-
road called upon me rs Mayor, and asker
for the vacation Of this street. and % ogisers
aed to pay to the city proper coinneiisa7
tlon therefor. naming $4,000 AZ tiieir
first ofier--i fold Them that this was a
subject in which fhe city was particular
" interested at This time. to wit.--Tlle
demand which The railroads, apparently
by concerted action. had been recently
made for a substantial reduction in WA
ter rates, under Il threat TO buy wate..
from the private water company which
has taken away tic West Hudson
towns, and that should therefore in
slst, in addition to a proper money cons
sIderatioi, that the railroad company
Should bind itself 10 take water from tie
city at present rates at least until the
city should take over the new water
plant and thereby be i'll a position to re-
adjust water rates to this demand the
railroad representatives agreed.
BesVre ralITsl take up Tile subject
with the Street ana Water Board then in
Office, tile desisioHasf the court restored
your Bpafd 10 power. From this It APP
pears that the railroad company was
then. ana | he.lieye still are, willing To-
nlaiSe 4 substantial payment ia money
and ether valuable concessions for the fa-
yor which this action 81 Your Board
would operate TO virtually give them for
nothing
The privilege granted by this pernis-
sion is intended 10 be either temporary or
permanent; IL it is intended 10 be tenapo-
raFy it is perfectly easy 10 insure the re-
inoval Of the track at the expiration Of
tile time mentioned, by requiring the rail-
road company to deposit with the City
Treasurer say SJU.0uo. to be forfeited to
the city if the tracks are not removed at
the expiration Of that time; il the rail
road intends 10 remove the tracks, this
requirement would not burden them: If
they do not intend to remove the tracks,
then no penalty could be too severe If
the permit is intended to be permanent
one. which, unquestionably, weuld be the
result Of yenr action, then Your Board
has failed not only to protect the inter
esfs Of other property owners in the
neighharhood, but has failed to secure
for the city the money compensation and
other concessions which the company
was perfectly ready to yield
| consider this action such needless
surrender of valuable asset of the city
e the railroad company thar hereby no
tify your Beard tAat If you pass this
resolution over my Veto ! Will exhaust
every resource IN my power to prevent
its becoming effective.
Respectfully submitted.
MARK NJ. FAGAN,
Mayor.
Received and tabled under the rules.
From the Water Assessor
Submitting list of additions and cam
cellatiqHs. water register, week ending
Nov. II 1864.
Received and referred TO the Commit
tee OH Assessments and Extensiens.
From the clerk:-
Jersey City. Noy. 21, 1904.
Hon. Board of Street and Water Com
nlissoners:-
Gentlemen: The Commissioners of As
sessments have filed with me on this
date their. final assessment maps and re-
ports as follows
First-For the improvement of Belvi-
dere avenue. between Duncan avenue
and lands of the Holy Name Cemetery.
second-fnr the construction of sew
er in Mallory avenue from Boyd avenue
10 Airginia avenue and in Virginia ave-
nHe from. point 1tt5U feet east of NAL
lory avenue to and connecting with the
sewer in Mallory ayenue.
Respectfully submitted
GEO. I. BOUToN,