The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-03-01
Trolley Committee Tells the
Seventh Ward Improvers
More and Better Light
ed Cars Are Coming
ALL DEPENDS ON POWER
And the New Building Will
Furnish That Demand for
= Increased School Room in
GreenviIle.

The Seventh Ward Improvement As
sociation last night discussed a number
of proposed improvements, including a
new school for the GreenyilIe section.
Ex-Finance Commissioner Reuben
Simpson alluded to the fact that Presi-.
dent Jacob Ringle favored the convert
ing Of the big assembly rooms in the
schools built in recent years into class
rooms in order to relieve the present
crowded condition of the schools and
afford more school accommodation. Mr..
Simpson said he did not agree with Mr..
Ringle.
Mr.. Walter J. German advocated that
the association go on record as being op-.
posed to Mr. Ringle's idea. A motion
10 that effect was put and carried. Mr..
German said the matter was simply a
hobby of Mr.. Ringle. and that while he
was sound and honest business man,
he should be more liberal, especially in
educational matters.
Mr. German reported the result of
the trolley committees interview with
Colonel Hine. Mr.. German said that
Colonel Hine told the committee that
lack of power was responsible for the
poor light on the Ocean avenue cars and
the cause of more cars not being run.
The Colonel said the company was
building new power-house, and as
soon as it was completed there would be
more cars running on the Ocean avenue
line and that the light would be Of 3
better character.
There has been much complaint about
the poor quality of the light on the ears
on all the lines in tile counties. a great
number of passengers going to and from
their homes and places of business read
newspapers. and in the home rush III
the evenings have to strain their eyes
in the effort to read an account of the
poor quality of the light.
Mr.. German said Colonel Hine prom
ised that he would place a uniformed
man at the junction Of Comuunpaw
avenue and Grand street to hold cars un-
til transfers can be made. Often con-
duetors, 10 make Hp iost time, s:eaal
the motogman tc 90 ahead while nas
sengers are being transferred from am
other ear, ana leave some 70 st;lld unHi
the next car Genes along.
Regarding the proposition to run
smoking cars during the rush hours on
the Ocean avenue line for the benefit Of
the men who work in the oil works at
Constable Hook and for other workmen
employed in Bayonne and the Greenyille
section who live down town or IN New
York Col Hine told the committee he
would give the matter his serious eonsid-
tfaiiob. Tx Stiu Xix NOAld <tStSi Asliii
how many men wanted to be thus ac-
commodared and how many ears it would
be necessary TO run.
Samuel Ross advocated new letter
carrier for the GreenviIle section ont of
the six new ones that the Government
viii soon add to the regular force Of
the city He said that Assistant Post
master Woolley had told him that It
would not be long before . sub-station
would be established 1t the Junction.
Mr.. Ross said also that he knew i man
who stood ready to put up 4 new huiId-
ing for rental to the Government on con-
saitions prescribed by the Government.
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