The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-06
TENNELLING TIE HUDSON.
The Obligations Faded aud the Work to be
Immediately Resumed.

The Hudson River Tunnel Company. after
three years litigation. has at last effected COM
promise with the opposing railroad companies.
The first obstruction encountered was IN 1871.
when the tunnel company, without any warn
ing 10 the Delaware. Lackawanna and western
Railroad Company. began digging for the tiIn-
ncl's western terminus at the loot OF flitechth
street Jersey CITY, The superintendent oi the
workmcn said that the company intended 10
tunnel the Hudson. and that they claimed au-
thority to scizr the land under the general rall-
road law Of the Statc The railroad company
at once sought an injunction against the tunnel
company. On an cN partc order the injunction
was granted. The case was argued. and. after
long delay. a decision was given in favor OF
the tunnel company.
subsequently,. Attorney General Nanatta. on
behalf Of the Delaware. La 'kawanna and West
crn Railroad Company. and the New Jersey
Shore improvement Company. applied to the
Chancellor Tor another injunction. Wlich was
Granted. This stopped the M1Tk Oh tunnt,nii
TO as-css and condemn the lands. The
tunnel company asserted that the railroad
G cnrp tir All "o fo % nc on tRs auSson
until II wis finally settled on appenl 10 the
supreme Court at Trenton. 1t was decided that
members were named by Judge Depue. About
Il year ago the commission declared that the
company was valued al S2s 900, s2i,0uO " which
should 20 io the Delaware. 1arkawnnna and
Western Railroad Company. and - 600 to the
New Jcrey Shore Improvement Company
From this award the tunnel company ap-
pcalrd, and asked for n trial before u struck
jury. The ease Of the Delaware. Llcknwanna
and Western Company WIS tried ia the Hudson
County Circuit Court. before Judge Knapp and
struck jury two months ago. and II verdict
given for $1,000. THIS amount the officers OF
the tunnel company declared that they were
willing 10 pny., Thu testimony oi the witnesses
for tn" tunnel company on the trial showed
that III" tunnel company would win in the
contest with the New Jerscy shore Improve
ment Company. and thrrr wns talk NJ compro-
mis ing the ease before II had been placed on
tho short calendar.
ON Friday Acknowledgement vanaua. Gen.
Brishin. and Mr.. Houeh. for the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad and n. \.
White and Benz. \. williamson, for the tunnel
company. met in Newark. Mr. White pro. 'oscd
10 pay the Judgment of $1,000 in the Delawnr'.
Insknwannn and Western Company's ca-". the
tunnel company agreeing not 10 apply for q
new trial or writ Oi error. 10 W.uliraW appeal
in the shore Improvement award ana pay Inc
samc-;l 900. and to drop all further litigation
on their Part. If the railroad company ANA IN"
New Jersey Shore Improvement Company
would enter a rule di-solving the Injunction
against tine tunnel company and allowing III"
work tu proceed. The lawyers had talk with
the constituted authorities ON thu propoS ton
and II was agreed 10. This ends the night III the
courts. go,
Work on the tunnel Is TO be resumed, The
New York terminus il To- be in Washington
square, and It is expected that pas -cngcr- 10y
rail Will hc able to 20 from Jersey CITY 10 New
York through the tunnel in two minutes.