New-York tribune., 1880-09-25
pap per published at Irvington. lost his watch and
chain A farmer of Mount Pleasant, named liun-
ter, and mau named Burke, also lost their time
pieces.
SPECIAL OFFICERS GUARDING FRIDGE.
TROUBLE FEARED IN REGARD TO TUE STANDARD

SPECIAL OFFICERS GUARDING EklD"E.
TROUBLE FEARED IN REGARD TO TUE STANDARD
OIL CoMPANy's PIPES IN BAYoNNE CITY.
About 100 special police officers. provided WIN
long heavy clubs guarded the Centrevie Bridge III
Bayonne City. all day yesterday ana ia,t nlgh,.
Their presence due to the fact that difference
of opinion exists as to the real ownership of the
bridge The officers of the Central Railroad OF New
Jersey claim that is the exclusive property OF the
railroad company: Tuesday evening, al meetins
of the Common Council, a resolution was offered
giving the Standard Oil Company the right to lay
its pipss through certain streets and across the
CcntrevIile Bridge The resolution was referred
to committee which reported favoraDiy
the sauc evening, and It was ihen ni,
passed Before midnight Tuesday the Standard OH
OF men was put to WORK and the pipes were LAID be-
tween the ciIders and the flooring of the bridge
When morning dawncd the work was coinpic,e, 10
the great astonishment of the officers of the railroad
company. Wednesday the work OF laying the pipes
through the streets was continued aud the Oh com
pany had Il number of men present watching the
bridge to see that the pines were not disturbed VA
Thursday some of the officers OF the railroad COM
plny visited the bridge. They began sounding the
pipes, when they were requested o. 10 stop ny ne ,me
formal notice to the agents TO remove the pipes,
claiming that The oil company had no rlght 10
the bridge for that purpose. 1T was then iearcd
that the railroad company would have the pines
torn from the bridge. That evening the Standard
Oil Company employed several hmndreh mcn 10
guard ITS property. All through Thursday night
the men lay on ths bridge and under the trees III
the meadows each side of the railroad track, pre-
pared Tor any emergency. Inc cOlnpdDy inca iud"c
known its fears to Mayor Lane. who employed oyer
100 special officers to duell any disturbance. The
special officers. who receive 81 20 day, hah an
easy time yesterday. They stretched themselves III
the grass told stories, and in other ways amused
themselves. That was all they had TO do ,
Receiver Lathrop sad yesterday that the raiiroad
company had no intention of removing the pines
violently The officers. he said. thought that the
oil company had right to use the bridge, but they
would resort TO legal means to have the pipes re-
moved He said that the bridge was bnit by the
railroad company within year for the convenience
of the residenis of Bayonne. Tie did not know how
the Common Council had the power to grant per
mission TO lay pipes across the bridge. but he
thought the best way 10 settle the matter was to
have the courts pass upon It. .
II is claimed by some of the residents Of the city
that the bridge is now the property of the city.
They clam that, although the bridge was bnllt by
tie railroad company, the city afterward paid for
its use because it was wanted FIR public purposes
They declare that is just the same az any other
property purchased by the city for publ purposes
Cnef of Police Van Bnskirk said Yesterday that he
anticipated 30 disturbance between the men OF the
two companies He was directed to place the men
there and he simply performed his duty.