The Jersey City news., 1905-09-26

avenue ana montgomery street. We ask
for an extension of the Jackson avenue
line. which now stops in 4 mud-hole at
Stevens avenue. When this line was
constructed property owners paid from
SO to 500 for the opening of the street
on the promise that it would be through
line. We also ask for the carrying out
of the original plan to run it through
Monticello avenue to Montgomery street
avoid traffic delays on Grand street The
cars are poorly lighted One can't even
read the newspapers after nightfall We
ask for six tickets for quarter and if
this can't be done, we would ask that
at least during rush hours, when working
people ride, that tickets sold at that rate
shall be good for fare,'
Rev. Heindel asked why the company
had made application for ~ connec-
tion at the present end of the Jackson
avenue line and if that didn't mean that
the line will end there permanently and
not be extended as promised.
Then Col. Hine, as the representative
of the company had an inning. He arose
with smile ard said the s'Y'l 'lwas to be
/ installed SO that the single-end cars, the
new type, can be turned around for the
return trip. "These cars" he said will
give far more room ON the rear platform
and relieve the present crowded condi-
ton of the platform, to the annoyance
of passengers getting off and on the
cars. We are changing all our cars to
that type. Every city in the Union has
I the same complaint to make about the
oyercrowding of street cars. In regard
to more cars, / will say that we must
/ operate on lines of a paying basis in
justice to our stockholders. We can't
give everybody seat and the service we
hwil give you better service. more cars
and better Illuminated cars. as soon as
we get more power from the power
houses We are now building. l promised
/ the improvement of the Jackson avenue
line service and mean to keep faith.
The installation of ''Y'' switch will
not delay the completion of that line. As
to selling six tickets for a quarter we
cannot at the present time afford it. Our
executive committee has declined TO fur
! ther consider that scheme. As to better
! accommodations at the waiting or trans
fer stations we have no authority to build
on the sidewalks. AS to the demand for
waiting room at the Pennsylvania fer
| site upon which to build. Nor can we
arrange our schedule to suit ferries of
another company who run boats irrespec-
! tive of our schedule. We can't exclu-
| sively occupy streets and we can't guar
antee to run cars on schedule time
tstitrough streets congested with truck OF
other vehicle traffic. | want to put in a
! big word for our police department,
/ which has in such an admirable manner
/ assisted US in clearing the tracks so that
we could land passengers as near on
schedule time as possible. / am afraid
| the people of Jersey City expect too much
| of us. We are constantly improving the
service. but it seems the people expect
the impossible. There will be a great
change in our terminal plans when the
tunnels under the North River are COM
pleted. The problem with us at pres . Il
is whether We get the people under
ground to the cars by elevators, escala-
tors (moying stairs or stationary stair
ways. On this point we have not fully
decided
Rev. Heindel asked if the Jackson ave
nue. line could not be extended three
blocks to Rose and Gator avenues. Col
Hine said it would require interested
property owners consent. Rev. Heinde
said he had talked with all the interested
property owners and he could guarantee
they would give their consent.
Mayor Pagan asked why the company
would not give continuous tickets through
10 Greenville beyond Culver avenue Col
Hine replied that the company was per
feetly willing to do 50, but believed j
better to educate the Culver avenue pas
sengers to take their own cars and no
crowd those occupied by through passen
gers.
UNITARIANS MEET.