The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-07
RIviI RiTLH4Y COMPANIES.
Almost n Riot In ~ dispute over Crossing
An Injunction Granted.

The New York and Sea Beach Railroad,
which is beins built from Bay L.dss To Con.y
Island VS. granted PERMISSION hy Justc"
py,kmnn - cross the Brookkn. Bath and
Coney Island road. which is controlled by pN-
Mayor Godfrey Gunih"r. Yesterday morning
". II Beard PUT forty ilcn 10 work to make the
crossing az Meir'S llil. near COuoyer's lane
An equal numh"r oi men from Gunturr'- d"pot
charged on th"m, pushed them ~ the TIA H.
and took poSs ssi0n of tha cross ng Then
hegan struggle that lasted all day. The Sea
Beach KlilruNl employees had torn Np two
rails ot cX-Mayor Guntuer's roai. al were
laying ties auN ira b. a'ru-, u and over the
sph'r between tuht ana N" odd plank road. Mr.
Osntuer- m.n beg ~ ou c to t"ar up tho
w They shovel Il II down. The lnstru tous
Mr.. Gunthrr gave To- his men " re- To keep tic
.on're.t"r- workmnn away ami e. undo all
their work. but 10 refrain from striking blows.
Mr.. Gunthcr then won't 10 Brooklyn to solicit
\ doz n mon under Capt. Mackgllar went 10
the se'u". Ihe Nurkmen were rcr- .~trntly
doing all in their power 10 undo ea'h others
work EX-Mayor Gunthrr explained that Ne
Mns bound tu obey the order permitting the Sea
Br4,h rohl 70 ross his track. hut the company
hui no authority To crO-s The Old plank road, Of
Which he held tie lranch -. and That he intend-
ed 70 resist their cilurs T. 10 80. H. had given
pnrmi-. ION to the Sea Bca h Company to cross
his track provided they secured val ia TIL TO
turlr terminus IN the wharf II the y " York
gnl MAnhattan Beach Company At Bay Ridge
1t M4s falsely represented To- the court that this
valid title had been obtained. The contrary
tey could not cross his trak
Jus e oi the Peace Cropscy Of Gravcsoni.
who is also the attorn.y Of the Sea Beach rond.
with Mr.. Gunther. When Contractor Board
men force. tho Other Wurkmcn h-3" lpns
enough {, lay a truck on the surface u tho
plan kroad IN dispute Justice Cropsry drove
his market wagon On the track and chained It
70 tho rn,ls precisely al the point in
dispute, Mr., Gunther said last might
thnt Mr.. Cropsry did this that be-
might arr II any ono for interfering with
Justice uf the Irhn' in cls' his igOn WAS u Use
turbed, The Sea Bonoh mon cnr tuully kept
control OF this crossing. hut the two Enni,4 k"It
W their strii" over the rest of the track. ono
man tab INK NJ the ties H. the other laid them
down The police were instru ted only to see
thu' no trench of the peaea wns committed, and
- long t- the contest was good naturcd they
dlI not iut"r'ern.
IT, Tine afternoon oN- Mayor Gun,her sornred
an nun ton from judge & lb-rt restraining
tho New York AMI Sea- BmDh Compnny from
crossing or ln' rf-ring with tine plank road.
when ihis WIS served IN the evening both pnr-
tI"s liui settled Gown to an nll-nl-,ht cont =.
The Srn Beach men hnd sent ior rrSnfur. .o-
m"his, rNp"rtng to mHko sirpn.. effort 10 got
possession Of holn cross nEs So that track lay
lns nueht continue 10 Bay Ridge. When tho
.tinn Wa served, Mr. Beard withdrew lia
Mon, but Mr.. trOpsry refused b. take his mnr-
krt wagon Of the oth.rtrack. Tho track of the
hnnthcr road, which had been torn up Nil day,
masking ~ necessary 10 transfer the pnssrng"rs,
was rsinid win u cross nv. The trouble 10 ~
DC decided by the courts.