New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05
The Population of These
Thriving N. J. Boroughs
About 1900.
TOWNS HAD 7,O5l
RESIDENTS IN 1900
Large Demand Last Spring for
Flats and Houses at
Both Places.

Two Of the most thriving towns at
tho westerly approach TO New YORK
are the boroughs of Rutherford and
East Rutherford The growth of both
places has been very steady IN the past
five wears, Notwithstanding that un-
favorable business conditions have
largely affected general building opera
tions. The population of Rutherford
is now about 5000. In 1910 the place
had 7.O45. and in 1900 All residents,
according to the United States census.
East Rutherford has population OF
about 1900. Four years ago its resi-,
Dental strength was about 4,2l5, and
in 1900 2,640.
There is a good demand in Ruther-
ford and also in East Rutherford Tor
one-family detached houses. The most
popular houses at this point are those
that rent from S25 10 $50 month.
Quite a number Of houses of the more
elaborate suburban type, that rent
from $50 month up, will be found Ill
choice locations in either town.
The spring renting season for houses
and fats in Rutherford and East Ruth
erford was Of much larger volume than
many real estate brokers expected
Statistics show that the largest build
ing expansion in Rutherford in recent
wears has been in the central part OF
the town and in the Carlton Hill
section. The Carlton Hill section is
in the west end of the borough: Some
of the biggest speculative building OPP
erations at Rutherford, and in the adj
Joining borough OF East Rutherford, has
Of late years been done by +. ). Ogden,
l.. V. Sinsabaugh and ID. 5. Goss.
Important sales in the choice dwell
ing house districts of Rutherford have
been made in the past few weeks.
$4,000 cash transaction recently re-
ported was the sale by II. G.. Backiston
of house on Ridge Road, near Pier
repont av, to a Mr.. Chapman. A house
built by DR.. Charles Colhoun in an
attractive home centre of. Rutherford
was lately disposed of for s4,75O.
Along Park av. and Depot So, the
main business thoroughfares of Ruth
erford. properties are very firmly held
This district is few blocks long and
is unquestionably strong shopping
centre. Visitors to this part of New
Jersey often think that Park av. con-
tains number of retail trade centres
widely separated. II is these same per
sons who usually forget that the divid
ing lines between the boroughs OF
Rutherford and East Rutherford are
the Erie Railroad tracks. II a person
or alighting from a New York train
crosses the tracks he is in East Ruth
erford The broad avenue in which
the trolley car has its southerly ter
minus is "A continuation of Park av.
the big business artery running north
and south in Rutherford. The. avenue
/ is also known as Park sv. IN East
Rutherford, and it forms some blocks
north OF the Erie station right angle
with Paterson av., on which are mos'
of the shops in East Rutherford.
Owing to their location Rutherford
and East Rutherford have many things
in common, and it is likely that in tho
near future they will be made into on,
large city. The only modern city IA
cility that Rutherford lacks is an up
to-datc sewage disposal plant. This
weakness in its physical makeup is Il
be remcdcd by the building of latera
sewers. which will empty into the Pas
sale av. trunk sewer. now being built
Not all of the town will have latera
main connections with the Valley trunl
/ line, hut only the westerly half. The
other half of the town has already beer
we'll provided for as regards satIsiac
/ tory sewer outlets. as the sewage runs
through disposal plant before finding
an out ct in the Hackcnsack River
East Rutherford long ago took definite
action TO get rid Of such worries ~
/ those that annoy the places with anti