The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-15
WAR At PERTH AMB0Y.
TO BRIDGE OR NOT TO BRIDGE.
Shall We Have Railroad to Long Branch ,!
Two Giant Corporations Struggling for
Supremacy Hundred Men
Ready for Battle.

Those who frequent Long Branch In the summer
season would derive some consolation from the
knowledge that railroad is being constructed but
for the fact that the work has been retarded and
may be delayed for months owing TO the chickering's
Of rival railroad corporations. The leading spirit
IN the enterprise is John Taylor johnston President
Of the New Jersey Central, and this In itself
aT0uses the jealousy of the Pennsylvania Central
monopoly which managed 10 gobble up the Camden
and Amboy during the past year. The Lehigh Val
ley Railroad was leased some months ago to the
New Jersey Central, and the united railroads form
a powerful rival the monopoly. The con-
structon of the road TO Long Branch, under the
direct superintendent OF Mr. Johnston, would give
AN additional ally to the Central Iehigh combina-
iion and to Illustrate this, therefore, Is the policy
and aim OF the Pennsylvania Central.
In constructing the new road ii is necessary to
have a bridge erected across the Rartan at Perth
Amboy, and just here the Pennsylvania Company
Imagined it found the heel OF Achilles. 1t al
legged that the proposed bridge would seriously
interfere with the navigation interest and threats
were made that the United States District Court
would be called upon to prevent the prog
Of the work. 1t is now some five
months since HERALD reporter called upon
MR. ,S Johnston IN reference nee to these threats
hesons OF any interference, motion for an
Injunction could be successfully maintained In the
Courts. Five days afterwards the injunction
applied for by the Pennsylvania Central and was
granted by Judge Nixon, of the United States Dis
trict Court at Trenton. Arguments were heard on
the motion to dissolve the injunction, but the Court
has not yet given a decision. This is the case in
ings held at Perth Amboy the people We're unani-
mousiy in favor of the proposed bridge.
THE ROW AT PERTH AMBoy.
The unusually quiet neghborhood Of Perth AM
boy was made the theatre for the stirring of
conflicts between the rival railway interests. TWO
MART arr On thp tha nhnfh
port and Perth Amboy Railroad at point where the
Woodbridge ana Perth Amboy Railroad crosses the
road about a mile distant from the ancient city OF
Perth Amboy
The Pennsylvania Central Railroad time
since proposed to the Eizabethport ana Perth Am
OF using portion of their road a. -" CONNECTION
they Cthe Pennsylvania Central RairoadJ would
S SSa bridge rsr across nS s tine Rasan RIVED
also construct that portion OF the road
they the Pennsylvania Central desired 10 use in
order to form an all rail connection TO New York
and thus avoid the delay OF reshipmcnt
of freight and passengers at Perth
Amboy on steamer. The shrewd President Of the
Pennsylvania Central Railroad Mr. Thomas Sc Oft,
saw that the Eli2abethport and Perth Am boy
Railroad gave this all rail connecting link that he
desired for the Camden ana tmboy Railroad, aud
he made the ofer as stated above The citizens OF
hniit, and the oIler was N accepted by the
Flzabethport and Perth Amboy Railroad party,
and the Board Of Directors, at their meeting
on Monday last authorized the President,
Colonel W. A. Jones, to give ont the contract for
inc building OF ,ne ROAD 70 Me5S,s S T. T. cook
Taylor Johnston, a stakeholder in the road and
who AT one time alleges to have been connected
with the management gave out a contract to build
the road to Messrs. Brady Moore. of Newark who
sent men 10 the junction 10 work on the track on
Tuesday last Arriving III the quiet town 0! Perth
Amoy they attracted hat very little attention and
proceeded 10 Che junction, where they began with
pick and shovel. The President OF the Elizabeth
port and Perth Amhoy Railroad arrived soon after,
with the engineer aud other ohci,ls OF the road,
and the laborers were ordered on lhey retired
and returned Wednesday viii larger FORCE led rs
Brady, one Of the contractors
LIVELY TIMES EXPECTED.
Again Colonel Jones ordered The Johnston part Y
Or the road a large force Of employees OF the
PENNSYLVANIA Central Railroad had arrivel IN tie
meantime and Joined the Elizabethport and Perth
Amboy Railroad party, and = detachment Of special
police from Perth ANNOY appeared upon The scene,
and stood ready TO prevent a breach OF the peace.
Both parties looked AT each other without making
an onward movement. The laborers, under The
contract awarded to Messfs.' T.. T. Cook d CO.. To
the number of seventy-fve, arrived saturday morn
Ing and relieved the Pennsylvania Central party.
WORK RESUMED.
The laborers regularly employed ny The road at
once commenced throwing up the grade While the
Johnston party occasionally jeered at them. No out
break Of any KIND took place. although " was very
evident that spark would kindle very large
name and the laborers only wanted a provocation
beihport and Perth Amboy Railroad worked indus
frionsiy and made good progress up 10 SHUTDOWN sat
nrday evening.
Saturday afternoon, III order 10 annoy The labor
GTh Ol Iiic rdtfDaU. tue johnston party erected Il
shany for aborers tools on the track 81 The rail
road. The other party proceeded TO tear il down,
anu, wi.hou' a nio" peihs struck, me parties con-
tinued TO build mp ana tear down boards. During
the progress Of this event man on the Johnston
side was pushed down, but not injured.
As IT STANDS,
The tombstone party are still ON the ground and
seem 10 he waiting events, ana, rs the Elizabeth
port and Perth Amboy Railroad party ailege. with
ont color of legal right. The people Of the town are
much exercised in regard to this question-hrst, in
lkely II the parties should engage in "A
conflict, and secondly because II seriously inter-
feres with the building OF the bridge across the
Raritan River At Perth Amboy "a consummaton
deVouty 70 be wished lor. At present
the ferry accommodations are very limited, and
TWO of the Oldest towns IN the state and this
city Of Perth Amboy received its charter ONT day
before New York; have hardly the means Of decent
ferry communication. " Is believed by the innabi-
1ants generally that Il the work is permitted 10
be proceeded with ~ he regular contractors of
the road the long looked for bridge viii be
built between the towns ~ Perrin and
south Amnoy aud thai through this section
ran line 10 Long Branch bc the means
81 greatly enhancing property Ia this immediate
neghhorlood IN enolt : icing made 70 influence
pnnhc opinion IN the Johnston interest here by
Claiming That The Elizaicthport aud Perth Amboy
party 90 not desire the huiiding or the bridge
across the kaiitan. This. however IS not The case
but exactly the reverse. rs the inrms OF the
lease from the Pennsylvania Central lie bridge Il
10 be bulit ~ oucc thus i5f success aud right
seem 10 nave hrrn with thc Eizlnetnpor ana Perth
Amboy party. whose proceedings have cydenil,
been regular anu ~ order
SUDDEN DEATH or A JERSEY LEGISLATOR,
Al his residence III East Orange ,cstcr,ia, morn
ing, after u Nrr, n!iel illness, dtd Mr. Moses ii.
Williams. member ~ me Ncw Jersey Il ut,aturc.
Throughout the a-l session MI Williams Was con
finnally ~ hi post, watching lbe ufeGr~;, III his
constituents, ana was considered one of ih'
beaiihies, ana most robust III men. f,N dtts
ago lie was attending ~ business thr same rs usual
Congestion OF The lungs ,et ~ anu soon whipped
him on. his iantilA for ilnr generations last havc
resided In Orange. Deceased NH@ lOrtt-.IN sears III