The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-04-22
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RAILS PUT DOWN AGAIN
JERSEY CITY OFFICIALS ENJOINED nj
CHANCELLOR RUNrON.
The Track they Tore UP with Lantern ana
Crowbnr ReInid In broad Dnyight-A
Suit for Damages Begun by tho sDompanv.

The Track they Tore UP with Lantern ana
Crowbnr ReInid In broad Dnyiieht-A
Suit for Damages Begun by the sDoup.ny.
Tho Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad Company yesterday morning relaid
the tracks across Thirteenth. Fourteenth. and
Fifteenth streets. Jersey City. which they laid
in spite OF tho police on Sunday night and
which the city officials toro up on Monday
night in spite Of moving train Of freight cara
At an early hour yesterday morning Mr. Muir
held. OF the law firm OF Bedle. Muirheid q No
Gee. placed In the hands OF Sheriff Cronan for
service the original and q large number Of
copies OF an Injunction restraining the city
officers from preventing or interfering with the
reaying OF the disturbed track.
Tho writ had been issued by Chancellor
Runyon at IL o'clock ON Tuesday night. at tho
suit Of tho Delaware Lackawanna and Western
Railroad Company. and the Morris and Essex
Company. which is leased by tho former.
Mr.. Muirhed and Chief Cronan. in q car
riuge served copies OF tho injunction ON the
Mayor. the City Clerk. the members Of the SOW
erul Boards Street Commissioner Nathan.
Chief Engineer Sites Chief Of Police Murphy.
received his copy he supposed It was warrant
for his arrest as no expected to be arrested for
the part he had taken in removing tho tracks.
On ascertaining the nature Of the documens.
however. he summoned Street Commissioner
ton COUNSEL f Albeit from late sSmber. pT The
three took the $40 Pennsylvania Railroad
train. The Street Gommissioner went to T r
junction suit- Mr.. Albeit and Mr.. Sites got on
oflco; When he was told Of their object he
said he had granted the Injunction after ma
that might impair is force or limit its duration
Sites "n Mr X6Set Ia asked sRe that the ar
gumont on the INJUNCTION should take place
ns to- hnry r o Sen Asked GGo SI
injunction against the railroad but. that too
was refused The Chancellor said that on the
al n and i"Ts " G r , as
as he had done: &c said that when the mati5f
shouE"- como before him on argument in tho
hear our views. and them II no decided that tho
railroad had been in the wrong in building it's
indicated and would not have lost anything.
y, the mean ant, time he added az we were about
Yes said l. an armistice on our side. but
pretty vigorous war on the other side ;,
We'll. sir;" he, he answered rather ansrily.
While the chief law officer and the chef en-
ginecr Of the city were absent on this mission
the railroad men were replacing the torn up
Muirhed was present on the ground, prepared
e. t. advise IN case OF any counter movement BY
ness " be despatched on any urgent errand.
Sheriff Curran had extra copies Of the injuno-
struct the Work The cars + hat N had 70 he S
thrown from the track at the Intersection OF
GfS Sb B Bs
aid of wedge were restored to tho unbroken
portion Of The herr rais between the st1eets The
road was in perfect condition. AT the crossing
OF Thirteenth street planks Were placed boz
way Tor heavy a trucks These e S It.
tracted only a few spectators, and 10 disturb
The bill in chancery. which 10 the pleadingon
the part of the complainants in the suit was
S s?fS abS %n G sosoy Witch viii
pages of legal cap.
lis very confused in the minds Of some PEOPLE.
Mh ar, tract d n9% in dispute was b2nsht by tho
sey Shore Improvement Company. This latter
oomp4ny got If title from Tic librarian Com
build the tracks whether these tracks cross
streets or do not cross them. without, any per-
result Of this suit and the Injunction viii be to
bring the controversy into court. whore it can
ed 'andsT tS. asH ID New hs
trouble cannot be settiod by howl nor by any
ct RhSwk hS S %E s es as4s
abuse Of railroads, and resorting to picks and
cr22TSbars' cannot aec9,mnIish any benefit " 49,,
railroad to cross the streets. even allowing that
the latter have been dedicated and Lad out
creation and MAS iu1 hcrmore sly vested
in il by statute, Tho lazy e whieh, he roferred
ment TO the charter Of the Morril aud Essex
Railroad. In section Of the act II ID provided.
their said railroad ar to reduce the grades
thereof, or to make the necessary sidinrs or
other facilities for railroad purposes. may
change the line Of said road or widen The same
at any point or points. and may lay additional
tracks and sidinss. and make other improve
ments and facilities for obtaining the objects
of this charter and the Supplements thereto"
The writ OF Injunction will bc argued on May
If. and until then it ie not probable that any
effort will be male To remove the rails.
A suit against Jersey CITY MAS begun ycster-
<25.OoO damages under tho provisions uf tho
riot act for property injured by the tearing up
OF the traSk on Monday night. The police were
notified yesterday that the track had bacn ro-
laid. and that they would bc expected to 500
that il WAS not mOleStSl.