New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-01-26

ARGUMENTS IN IT'S BEHALF AT TRENTON.

THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE oN RIPARIAN RiGhIs
rrroM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE fR'htNE''
TRENTON. Jan. 25-The argument before the Com
,nttee on Riparian Rights concerning the sta,cn sld
Bridge took place this afternoon. Among thoso pres
ont we've Erastus Wman; President Little, Of the
NewJersey Central; X. +. Stockton. of the Erie; l.
\ McCartcr. of the Lehigh Valley; Ccrtlandt
Parker. ex-Secretary George NJ. Robson, a. z.
Keosbey and Others Chairman Smith called the com
;ttoo 70 ,dcr Mt o'clock and Mr. Keasbey took the
aoor for the Baltimore and Ohio He read the bridge
bill now before Congress and reviewed the resolutions
M, scented by As-cmbyman Parker on Monday request
ing Congres. to refuse permission 10 orldGe staten
Island Sourd and said that all the railroad lines III
this State we're now under the control OF companies OIL
other States They fill the waterfront CT Ne"-oersey
from he Palisades, where the West Shore enters 10
the Swallows OF Cominunipaw, occupied by the NC"
Jersey Central The only vacant space Is from Com
muninaw west TO Constabc's Point where the water Is
ca shallow that the land is not easily approached Inc
BaItimore and Ohio Railroad. responsible corpora
lion desiring TO reach New-iork ends mat TINS e'a'o
of things practically airs its admission To the huu'on
| Countv front has turned toward Staten Island IL
nroposes TO build railroad from convenient p"' o
| the Bound Brook Railroad across the intervening
oa.r1 bet1een RAILWAY aud Elizabeth, to a point on
! Staten Island sound near Morsc's creek Inc cN"c'
o,nt cannot be known until the Government engineers
| d.or,ire whore the proposed bridge would do the
least injury From the bridge on Staten Island 'hc
Staten island Railroad will be used to
the nearest point to Newlork where ferries wiz W
takcn The new road at NewBrghton VIII DC a. near
| the battery as tie West Shore Is today. -
1t has been the policy OF New JerSc! III lcge,,
Mr. heasbey connded, To welcome RAM oaIs anu H.i
itsclt rs a pathway to commerce. ana II VIII not 40 ~
reverse this pocy at this time. The resolutions uhuc'
consideration would inn ~ that this Ioncy, "hiGh 'nc
SJote has found so rroable is TO be continued a. 10
oil other railroads. but changed aS 10 INC Id''i'It
Az d 1Iio Ibc Passac River with i 10000 tonnage
4
seven bridges, counting That across NS"uh D"s'
The Hackensack and Raran are simh4Iiy Flnr PAM
nd here j. not tue slightest difficulty Inc oDsuc
' caus,d by the proposed bridge across The staten
isand sound world be Insignificant compared WIN
these Under the plan Of constructing inc bruge' ln
IN 10 Two draw. y o feet WIDE each through Wilch
vessels NAV lie pass ii, ana nhet u Vi no
going through would pass under ,e
tho Iraic OF great railroad which VIII be oil great
value TO the State. .,:...,. q. 4, I
bod Lourht that the accomplishment OF tins enterprise
would prove an injury to the people OF 'hI7 r'S'v, II
Transformation to Nev.Jer-cy would do harm WouIt
INV that this cofamlttcc should oppose me huH'E %
The Staten Island Bridge; bat II II appears that III
, enormous COMPANY OF National importance .'iu
INC record asks thing which will buid up me stare
a thing which ta- been granted to doI'h o''oi IN h
panie- IT should be favored Inc IeSoinUr , n,N f
orcss nj the United States, having the nittert- oI
oil the country at heart, forbid the bGiidnR OF u
single bridge across channel cohneoIihg fo"f'n
and Raritau lays account oil the shill nay t %
Of The sound They ak the representatives, OF al h'
n country TO refuse TO connect "A rhr''u "hi'h ~
r lis branches through al tme thc lice to
dozen others Neare member oil tAe uh.h % ''''''
|, aud hope a. a native Jerseyhai tDn' 'n"S ,,
Y lac the at. le OF NV State To put wall aoi"', '"'
r notbuav /, National commerce hhteNel pu.iu' az
C ihe urtropolitan cities either SIDE OF u7 u iuI
hepe6t OF what value would our lAnaS ne ou' ",
/ ,LnnJ Their loss is ours and cannot ana must u
r ,ntrrfere with their prosperity What makes H.'!'
st csnt its population What has put the population IL
10 Nrwjersey but the railroad facilities which nave peer
GIVEN in If the opposition To h0 bragg mao arEncS
fiat We do not want any more people mere u ,'l p a.
argued that the bridge might huri some nv ~ 81 '
l. r. 1;r,re and Ohio there might even then nave fci
m Great surprise but they base tue "lp"Tl'n On W
IN ~ r, IN noypation-the navigation ol the bacf
~ INJURY 70 ,t1i WIZ uinetcen-t ycntieths of TIN
noviGation comes from the canal OF Il'a f"iifoa
T" and our-ftths OF this passes through uLaW pIt
lg aIrcadv constructed the kaIlan ny a cAln
k; ""rnnration before il reaches the Sound at all
a. ,r Kobeson said that il was true THAI the b"h9or
Ina and ohio would build warehouses on tc oiaeH i'i"n
g.. L,+ the only elect of jhis would bc To make u
~ other railroad companies bniid IKE ul u
" New jersey waterfront TO c0ihPe,T WIN '.ir ~
he comuauy instead Of using BiOOElyh "hIno"'1 aN :
accent Hc spoke at length oil the Nalue OF iaiifod'
49, 10 the people and rid called the atenP, 10 wa
TO w, ;a,tion would be seriously injured. N0tAinS
e- uo,icy prnciple precedent coud lie urRru NJ an"
he bridge and he urged that II would D' in"s' W
fortunate and unwisc to request C"ISiess 10 i"'Ii
orrction If he had his way he wOulh nave me -
or I,n,c odont resolution resembling the acuoh OIL I
Ter winter and asking Congress to pass Ie bll ID IaNoI
of the bridge because would adh alo,hel E.oa h
IN the traffic of the country; because !, "ouu W
m line with State policy because 1t would increase u
by value OF State lands aud add 10 taxable valuation
and because the safeguards already efeced "er' amp
NO witbont further barriers against enterprise.
an iLn Cowen general counsel OF the Baltimore an
lis snoke AT some length in iaNO OF the bridge n
ms Viewing tho successful career OF the baltimore "a"
he ubio lis financial responsibility and lis VIDE come
t"n. aud describing tho value Of making NeN-l OF
connection In examining into tins ploJrci the con
,ny touud that il could make no arrangement wa
r. the New Jersey Central and nat 1t was Gyen en
60 to CGShg a5 G hs 10 Gonc It Gsae and
G,iIy n would put two boats when wOud carr
gs passengers from Staten Island to the Battery Ne'
en- YORK. III fifteen mInute ana wond pIoE'1e SUI
a"' on'I,,mndatioDs ~ would make 1t uvrl Tor u
enn other companies lie spoke eloqucntly Tor thc ccd"
and National character of commerce. and Its eau
-, ;nde, odence of State lines aud III CONCLUSION as
lnnn' ,Le committee and members 10 make ekcurTl
ii. thTongh Staten Island Sound On steamer to
'ert u,tisudt Tarkcr of Newark who introduced
resolutions argued in favor Of adopting them.
said that the DruS SoT and that tic passage
g. tLe hin by Congress would be gross infringement
.les the constitutional rights OF the state ne snbeiIl
p la aid of making the bridge post road would
nv nvoI ANYTHING he constitution al prohibition COZ
. not he oysIriden such matter and The State shOi
VI npotcst against such attempt. Ncw-Jersey has
taw Pr 20 decide whether this bridge shall be bn a
No n should decide it in the negative Beside the e,
alteration of the diversion OF franc ana tue ooseo u
De- ,,orld ensue the navigation argument was comp
Ian, ativev unimportant. Defeat TINS PROJECT Oh gong
req Staten Island said Mr.. Parker, ana mere W De
ou ddiculty in the companys finding another ternil
has Frsstna Wiman was then introduced lie ackno
,Ond cuBeu III" CIV" ~ Ioo;slaturc REGARDED him "A
the the nleInpcis VI ~ 81 az The hunan kind
dd peculiar and Ofeauiu ANNA r., 10 stotc in re,erc,
~ not however, and he wished 10 stac' III Isitte
bill, to the ILLUSIONS 10 nv ~ front ON STA
aims thaI ne o"nou - no uonld ne benefited by
yiug island IL was tiue, ~ Gu, but me had gone i
now bulldlng up ci inc Wa'ei ~ o,tLor tom
been this enterprise, OF winch n1 va .n 60. ii,nd
mere selfish motive but to build up staten isldhn
de- well, to beneht NeT-i0r a'u III @ ,ie aG :,
NJ. country. nc oo 400 st;nomen In NewJer
tie tages anu tpaI tno oo'oOo Pa ar1 coffee
wOuld perceive lhhtcNci VI - a..
con other food they consumed increased III price oy
the prcsent methods of warehOnsing ana transports"
which the proposed bridge would certainly Ieloln'
row. The Committee on Riparian hRhts hs'9