New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-17
NEK-JERSEY ITEMS.
THE NEWARK CHURCH DIFFICULTY.

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The New-York journals, this morning, publish
ridiculous account of not, which has evidently been
imposed upon them by some teegraphc
The incident that formed the preext OF 1t would hardly
have found place in print II il had not been exagger-
ated and 30 cons pcuousy set forth to compromise
in some degree the fair fame of a peace-loving and
orderly community such as ours has uniformly been.
There no not, nor any such disturbance as the
dispatch alleges any similar occurrence that was
generally known at the time by the residents Of the
immediate vicinity.
The facts are SIMPLY, that resident of Park place,
back of Trinity Church, protests against the en-
iarpenept of that edihce and the office OF
Chancellor being vacant, he could not procure al
Injunction ty stay the proceedings till the night OF the
Church to build on the public common could be de-
cided in Court Of Justice: He therefore served a
notice on the Vestry yesterday informing them OF his
intention to prosecute the matter, and in the evening
went out accompanied only by his hired man. and cut
away the portion of the fence which DISTRACTED path
upon the common, and cut on from MS residence the
view down town. This was his own work, without
sny riotous assembly, disturbance OF the peace ana
he retired quietly Immediately after the performance
whics would not have attracted any public notice If
the account of had not sweed to such aosurdy for
uidabIe proportions in the papers this morning.
The Trinity Church has occupied Its present ioca
ton ON the military park for more than century, aud
the congregation have always claimed that their title
il "a good that Of any private citizen IN Newark 10
his own residence For several years, enlargement
and Improvement of the church ediiiee has been 10
contemplation, and at the last parish meeting, on
Easter Monday, il was considered to have become so
necessary that the congregation directed the vestry at
once 10 proceed with such alterations. At the Aprl
meeting of the Common Council the Vestry presented
memorial setting forth the grounds upon winch they
rest their claim Of title the fact of their long aud unds-
pued possession the absolute necessity for the atera-
Tons contemplated, giving the details OF such atera-
tons az far az possible The Common Council unani
meusly adopted the following resolution:
| w SSSns r us@ mo e
tension Of the rear Of Trinity Church proposed In their me
vdsA that sad shall exceed ~ feet be higher
than the OO Of the body Of said Ch95eh and that said fence
shall incose space Ct than 10 feet each SIDE
more than feet beyond said in the
Immediately thereupon the vestry commenced to
procure their plans and specifications, which Just
Completed and their contracts made with Abner s.
Reeve to do the mason work. and Gould a Moore the
carpenter work. In order TO do as little damage ~
possible TO the Park the Street Commissioner restricted
the operations Of the workmen to space of % feet
around the church edice, and the vestry yesterday
commenced the inclosure Of said IS feet by temporary
board fence.
Last evening, Mr. John r. Person the property
holder above alluded TO- who feels most interested in
opposing the extension, in consequence of its obstruc
ton 10 his view went out with his and destroyed
with few feet Of the temporary fence He
petition to the Common Council. It is Mr.. Pier.
sons purpose, understand, TO resist the effort TO
build the eXtension-peaceaby practicable but for
chilly If he must. On the other hand We are assured
that the Church have desire intention to occupy
single inch of the Park than is necessary,
than they entitled by the strctest construction
Of the rules Of law and equity.
The subject viii probably be brought before the
Common Council again at its meeting tomorrow even
ing, petition TO rescind the previous resolution
not to object to this extension and an effort will be
made 10 induce Council 10 open the now occa-
pied by the Church, by removal Of the Office. There
fs no doubt, We beheve that the. Council has the
power TO do this-upon allowing proper compensation
70 the vesry. In that they would build their edi.
fee elsewhere in the vicinity.
The erection Of the fence continued to-day, but
she part cut down has not yet been regretted.