The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-12-20
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A Conflict Between tixens that Has stirred
Up Bergen Hill.

Up Bergen Hill.
On Friday afternoon the residents in the
vicinity of Bergen Sqnars were treated to a
genuine circus, between two of the most
prominent gentlemen Of that locality, as
well as two of the wealthiest and most
respected. The parties involved in the
difficulty are John Cutley, Thomas d.
Mills and Martin Lewis. Last Spring Mr..
Cutley erected row of substantial row of
brick dwellings on Waldo avenue, and
applied to the Board uf Public Works to
build sewer through vroom street to
Waldo avenue, and thence so far as his
property extends Appended to the permit
VS. the right to Mr.. Cutley to maintain
control of the sewer, and charge such sums
as was proper to property owners desiring
to avail themselves of its use. The sewer
was completed to the satisfaction of the
authorities, was quite as good as the
Department would have laid had they
executed the work.
Mr.. Martin Lewis is the owner of large
sites, improved and unimproved, both on
Vroom and Jones streets, as well as in
Tuers avenue, where he resides. Seeing a
good opportunity to improve his property
at the expense of others, he made can
vass of the owners of dwellings on Vroom
street as far as Tuers avenue, and settled
with each upon stated sum to be paid by
them for the privilege of connection when
the pipes were ready for use. He then
went to Mr.. Cutlsy and got permission to
extend the sewer, and instead of terminal
ing at the end of his own property, contin-
ued it about thirty feet beyond, and almost
to the rear end of the lot owned by Mr..
Mills, on the corner of Tuers avenue and
Vroom street. Mr.. Mills conferred With
Mr.. Lewis with view of arriving at terms
by which he also could have the use of the
sewer. Mr. Lewis demanded $50 of. Mr..
Mills for the privilege of making the con-
nection, which the latter considered exor-
bitant in view of the fact that he was
obliged to purchase and lay his own pipes,
as well as several feet in front OF houses of
his neighbors who did not care to 60 to the
expense of tapping the main at the present
time. Before any definite conclusion
Dad been reached, Mr.. Mills secured
sufficient pipe for the main, and
had it deposited upon his sidewalk on
Thursday last. and on Friday morning
employed gang of workmen, and began
excavating. by afternoon the sewer was
reached, and the pipes placed in position.
~ Aen tAo connecting lenStn was ABOUT 70
be cemented Mr.. Lewis, who had been
watching operations from distance, APP
peared upon the scene with several assis-
tants, and, peeping down into the six-foot
trench, saw the pipe joined. With one
bound he landed at the bottom of the
excavation, and drawing from under his
coat heavy hammer, dealt the connecting
length of tile heavy blow, smashing it
into fragments. Mr. Mills stood on the
edge of the mound of earth alongside of
the excavation, and witnessed the work OF
destruction. Unable to longer contain his
wrath, he gave his men orders to bring the
old man in the pit, but the bystanders
counseled moderation, and Mr.. Lewis as
cended to the surface and walked away
with the air OF genuine victor He has
since placed Gordon of men to guard the
intrenchment, with imperative orders to
summon him at once shoHld any at
tempt be made by Mr.. Mills to join the
two pipes. All Friday night strict vigil
was kept, and yesterday the earth was
shoyeled back into the pit again, and Mr..
Mills came to the conclusion to resort to
legal measures to compel Mr.. Lewis to
come to reasonable terms in the premises.
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