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Board Of Trades Committee
Reports to the Street and
Water Board On the Coast
Line Telephone Company
40 PERPETUAL DOMINION

NJ 6uE 81 VNh
kERMs ON WHICH GRANT
SHOULD BE MADE TO THE
COMPANIES RESOLUTIONS on
THE DEATH OF WATER PUR-
VEYoR C0AR
AT yesterday afternoons meeting OF
lie Street and Water Board the report
tf the Committee of the Board of Trade
kppointed to investigate the application
b the Coast Line Telephone Company
l,r franchise in this city was received
Bid referred to the Committee on Streets
BID Sewers. The investigation led to the
blowing conclusions and advice; That
he application of the Telephone Com
Iany was very general and indefinite as
}, the terms and conditions of the pro-
sosed grant; that oral offers made by the
Eonlrnittee are inadequate in the way of
fompensation. and that the franchise
Mould be limited to few years.
The communication from the Board Of
Trades committee contained the follow
p.g paragraph
1T IS high time for Jersey City to be
N,lous of these assets created by her
krowing population and prosperity. No
singer should she permit perpetual do
lainion over any portion of her streets.
The seems to have the opportunity of
psserting her independence and to insist
Epon fair and reasonable price be- sg
iaade to her for the grant"
The advice of the Board of Trades
Committee further set forth is as fol-
!ows:-
%. That the grants shah be limited
10 twenty years with no extension or
privilege of renewal. but subway, condu-
Is and other equipment shall become abb
s6ilufeiy the property of the city at the
termination of the franchise.
"a. That the rates shall not be more
than S36 year for business services, un-
limited as to numberof calls.
(3). That the company shall pay for
the first five years of its twenty years
franchise FIVE per cent. of it's gross earn
ings from every source within the limits
pf the city. during the second FIVE years
keven per cent, the third five years nine
per cent. and the fourth five years eley-
en- per cent
The Board of Trades Committee was
referred to the Committee on Streets and
Eewers.
The following resolution was passed
concerning the recent death of Water
Purveyor Coar:
Whereas, It has pleased an all-wise
Providence to remove from this life Rob
ert B. Coar, who for many years was
an efficient and faithful employee of this
department;
Resolved. That while submissively
bowling to Divine decree, We deem this
a fit opportunity to give official recog-
kition TO the intellectual and satisfactory
Arvice rendered by the deceased"
AT yesterday afternoons meeting of
the Street aud Water Board, the Colgate
Soap Company presented an application
flor a permit to construct and operate
railroad siding to be located ON the west
side of Hudson street, along the
com2say's property, between York and
ffranG streets. The company wants to
connect VITA the present railroad tracks
in Hudson street at point about fifty
feet south of the south line of Grand
lstreat ans extend tAem along tbs west
tine Of Hudson street to the south line
Of Pork street. where it VIII terminate.
! Tins application was referred 10 the
Committee on Streets and Sewers.
Tae aferckants's Refr;gsrat;ng. Com
yany, waess plant is located at First and
PrevosS streets. complained that two arc
alsfsss "are in the habit OF going out at
tea c's;osk r. M. each right, leaving the
locality in darkness. The company de-
cared that the asighbornood MAS dan
gsrors as many desperate characters N
fest it.
A resolution was adopted ordering that
sfl saetcries or business places asine
water ecT fire susposes shall put ID me.
tres to show the amount Of water thus
consumed.
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