The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-06-03
ERIE'S OFFER
DISCUSSED
Mayor and Street and Water
Commissioners Held a Con-
ference Yesterday in the
City Hall.
no DECISION REACHED YET
Tenth Ward Improvers Not
Bitterly Opposed to Rail-
roads Proposal-Ar-
guments For and
Against It
NO DECISION REACHED YET


The Mayor and the members Of the
Street and Water Board were in confer
ence yesterday afternoon over the con
ccssiolls offered BY the Erie Railroad
Company in connection with its proposed
ss,0e0,o0 improvement Of its property
in this city in consideration Of the yaea-
ton Of unused portions Of certain streets
necessary to the carrying out Of their i'm
proyements. The real value of the prof
fered route for an outlet sewer for the
Horseshoe section and other concessions
which the company claims will foot up
q value Of 100000 was discussed and
compared with the value Of the conces-
sions asked Of the city by the railroad
officials The subject was discussed in
formally and no definite conclusion that
win enable the Street and Water Board
to decide on accepting or rejecting the.
company's oeffr was reached. Other
conferences are to follow.
Commissioner Heintze. president Of the
Street and Water Board. said before the
conference that he was unable to state
whether or not his Board would take
action on the Erie's proposition at next
Mondays meeting. but he hardly thought
they would be able to do so. The COM
missioners have weighed in Committee
Of the Whole the objections presented in
writing At the recent ,ul,iie irraring as
well as Of those who, in accordance with
the request Of the Board. submitted in
writing the objections they offered ver-
bally at the public hearing.
Prior to last Mondays meeting a dele
gations from tie Tenth Ward Improve
ment Association, from whom most Of
the verbal objection were made. called
on the Commissioners and had an infor-
NAL talk over the matter. The majority
of members of the association are not so
bitterly opposed to the Erie's proposition
as some Of the objections made at the
public hearing would indicate. They fear
most that the railroad people will not
carry our their contract in gaod faith
and viii leave the proposed cut through
the Hill in similar condition to that of
some portions Of the Pennsylvania Rail-
roadcut through the Bergen section,
which one of the objectors termed ..hid-
eons.7 They believe that such condi-
ton would further depreciate the value
of property in the immediate vicinity. A
conservative element of the interested
property owners. believes that if the plans
as prepared by the railroad company are
carried out in good faith the proposed
combination cut and tunnel can be made
to increase rather than decrease the value
of the property affected; that IT can be 50
beautifed as to ornament the section
through which it viii run. The railroad
people have manifested a disposition to
Do everything reasonable in this direc-
ton
While the Erie's proposition has met
with some opposition on the part Of the
residents Of the Horseshoe section ii is
generally believed that big majority Of
them are 80 anxious TO secure a big sewer
outlet to the river that they want the
propositions accepted. They are jealous
Of the railroads encroaeiment on city
streets. but realize that the proposed i'm
prgysments are likely e prove Of some
advantage 10 their section in addition 10
tsat bestowed by the route to the river
for a Big sewer. The main contention Of
All il thai tie city shall be amply com
peAsated for the vacation Of any Of it,
streets.