Telegram-herald., 1886-10-05
THAT DUMMY LINE
Some Points About an I'M
pFovement the People Want.
"EUMEL JOE PEASEf'S IDEAS.
His democrat Article Rssis~so-A
Selfish Motive Occasions the
Screed Answers 10 His
Charges.

tlvttr1 htA>cAoc- ms TIME TIC street
Railway Company is the butt of bis spite
Why this man, whose lie here has been
one Of constant Inconsistency and yascilla-
ton on all points Of public concern. should
air his worthless views again, is quite be
yond comprehension at first glance. bat
little investigation discovers a reason OF
considerable worth 20 one person. at least,
and that person is Mr. Penney. His article
in The Democrat Sunday shows one Of two
things-either be has never read the ordi-
nance IN question, and lnexcusable iynO-
rance accounts Tor the gross mlSrepresenta-
tiOns he has written, or he Is a fabrlcator Of
willful false hOOds, Now the people who
dwell in the Second, 1hiFd and Fourth
wards are mostly acquainted with Mr.. Pen
ney, aud his inane bratings will IN no way
convince them that the statements made
are true Bat lest such as do not know The
man may be deceived by his poor English,
a few words of reply 10 MS article are reces-
sary.
lie says, in the first place, that no one
here wants 10 put any obstacles in the way
OF even selfish enterprise, "Gnless there
be some cat in the meal. Now that is
exactly what ails MIR. Penney Look on
the city map. and you will see that the pro-
posed dummy lire ruus from the Union
depot out South lOnia-st. 10 Flfth-ave., aud
out that highway TO East-st. a stretch OF
straight roadway along the sides of which
few buildings have yet been constructed.
Ii Was not long ago that this same Mr.. Pen
ney wished the street car folks To btfg long
strip of land right through his property
along MadisOn-aye. Ii you are acquainted
with the topography of that land. yS'd can
readily see that either in order TO pass ever
a hollow, two or three thousand feet of ties
tie must be built, or "A long embankmert
made at the expense Of the company, and
the land paid for too Careful business
men, as these street railroad people are,
were obliged TO refuse such venture. Now
Mr.. Penney says that the many people who
live along Fifth-aye don't want a thunder
ing railroad train running past their houses.
and vet, when he wanted To sell his prop
erty 10 the company, far more buist up
streets Pleasant-st. and SecOnd-ave., would
have TO be used for the tracks, alter his
property was passed. But the company
has other than simply lake business in
view, and in addition TO the so grave rea-
son against buying Mr.. Penney's land, they
find that Fi;th-aye. is just hall way between
Hall-st, and WeAltny-ave., and that there
fore il is the most desirable highway for a
street car line of any between the two lines
mentioned. So by taking Fifth-ave. fewer
turns are necessary. needed city street line
is secured and vast amount ol expense is
saved. This is really the occasion OF Mr..
PeRneys melanchOlia, and were it not for
the fact that the company was unwilling TO
buy his land To their own detriiuert, he
would have nothing to say now.
But Mr. Penney makes many other state
ments, which need refutation. He says
that the ordinance grants squarly j steam
railroad -crOss-ties and + rail through the
| city into the country passenger and freight
cars, trains and headlights aud
exempis this charming creature
from even paving betVeen its rails. The
ordinance expressly says (Sec. - that the
tracks must conform so the grades
of the streets in which they
are laid. aud that means, if
the streets be paved. the space between the
tracks must also be paved, and, if the street
is graveled, so also must the space between
| the rails be. There is not a slreet-car line
| in this city that is not built upon cross ties,
| but they are all covered up. and so will those
| of the new line be. The rails are TO be- on
a level with the ground on the outside and
rounded down an inch and half ON the
| inside, making il as easy for carriage 10
cross them as those OF an ordinary car line.
4 Then pianking is prescribed between the
| rails at street crossings. The last part OF
| Section % states that no privilege is granted
ito haul or transfer any freight or other
/ cars. for any railroad or
any railway company heretofore organized,
or WHICH may hereafter be organized. under
| the state law This clearly refutes the
charge that freight trains will move along
| the streets. and also the hidden insinuatiOn
that the d., q. II Il VI. K. X. will secure
| the use Of this line as a means of deposiling
| freight in the heart Of the city.
/ NJ tf.nt J. r.rh
speed steam cars will be "dashing past
| your premises night and day when a sin
gle perusal Of Section six OF the ordinance
/ wiil show him that no car will be allowed
to run over six miles an hour on the line
the present rate of speed made by cars
| drawn by horses These words imply noise.
aud in fact they make more Of IL than does
the new steam dummy The machine is
| nOiseless. il makes 80 display Of smoke
aud is headlight at night is only pre-
| caution against accidents
Has Mr. Penney ever made At inventory
| Of the appurtenance Of the street rail way
| service here that he ventures the statement
'it stands today with possibly $3.50 o'o say
| 800 80 Of visible property. and IL bonded
| for the vast sum of 500 60. gold
| This statement and that when relates 70
| the Eighth ward line. would perhaps be
! given to Mr.. Penney for solution in the
/ companies book, AMI be would subsequent
| III be made treasurer were it not for ths
! fact thai the excellence OF his business
/ ability has accumulated for him 80 fast 4
/ property that al bis time and attention ar'
needed 20 manage d. save 81 occasiona
| hour consumed In interfering with th'
/ business of others.
Bat this prevsricating logician clearly
/ thinks only of the people ia the second
| Third ard Fourth warts. Does he Eot cars
/ care for the vast numbe
0f asliiies in other wards
Perhaps they are rot pstricians' en fha
very sco0Gnt have theV more nee3 81 chesl
/ transportation - fresh air and lovsI,
scenery Even II The ladies' and children O
the varis Mr Perney loves woah
elevate fheir noses huf they ron' ftink O
f a. lsntiluE where the crest raiIrsvs %
I Michigan are satisf e8 to put iown fhei
rasseu gers sDre.V the huIk
the people would ~ saasfeS sn8 exrn-
sionisrs roais rather ard there than sng
where else 10 toe CITY
These FEE stale 1raufs nsie hv NJ Pen
neY are worthy of srrcrs retlss H
has been ten mach in the haaf ~ irser-ia.
hIs nssai projection into rrhc sfsi-s s
F prirs-e Interests sni ever ror rrfes
F n1uter at false retsons why this ord rarr
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feved Nm Brauce er srd nfhers a. Vh
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