New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-09

In respect to public business, to enjoy casa Fes
States do not increase their power account of ths
citizens attending exclusively TO their own private
affairs but the former become great and free on &C.
count Of the excrtions of those of their citizens who
engage In the service of the Commonwealth
The Republican party owe IT to themselves and TO
Mr. Blaine to nominate him to the Presidency and
Presidency, and TO elect them. Then, II Mr.. Blaine
declines there win at least be good man e taks the
schroon Lake. N. y, April 90, 1855. ''
THE DRAWBRIDGE QUESTION AGAIN.
TRAINS HAVE PREFERENCE ACCORDING TO THE
NEw-JERSEY LAw-soME EXTRACTS.
TO Me Editor OF The Trf6wn1
SIR In your tOdsys issue there appears reference
to railroad drawbridges in NewJersey The enclosed
extracts from The Register may be not without In
terest TO your readers:
The question Of bridges nsvgable one
OF Increasing interest NewYorkers and Is likely
come more and more important Fifty years ago waterways
had the better right and the efforts OF railways make
crossings were everywhere successfully contested The
tables are now turned Railroads have almost every ~he
the better right, and navigation must walt 1t drsVs
The succession OF great ltlgatlons which have marked
the progress Of this change interesting chapter
OF American law and is concsey noticed in the
Willamette Iron Bridge Co. vs. Hatch. United States
Supreme Court March 0, 1883. Almost all the graf
rivers OF the continent have yielded precedence, ~
far as necessary to RAILROAD traffic. Tho Hudson here
ct New-York continues an exception.
Then follows an extract from Judge Bradley's opin-
Ion, from which It appears to be matter for reguia-
ton by express statute. Tho Ncw-Jerscy statute on
the subject may be found in the Pamphlet Laws Of
1884, page no. approved March 10, 1881, Is follows
Sec. l. That It shall and may be lawful for owner
Of any bridge erected and across any
naygable waters within this State under the provisions
any law thereof to erect and maintain In such waters
both sides Of the drawbrdges OF such bridges sub
stanta and conspicuous distance post the distance
600 yards from said dFawbridge In such position as
the least practicable obstruction the navigation d
such waters and to erect upon such drawbridge pole
not less than thirty feet In height TO the top OF which
ball not less than two feet In diameter may raised ana
1t shall be the duty of the person having special cart
Of such drawbdge TO raise said ball the top Of said pole
whenever railway passenger train about to said
drawbridge shall have arrived within the distance one
mile from said drawbrdge, and keep the said ball
raised until said train shall have passed said draw
bridge, and then promptly to lower said ball, etc.
Sec. 2 That, IL any person having command Of any
vessel pass through any drawbridge, shall
while the said ball Is raised permit such vessel 10
pass the distance post Aforesaid he shall forfeit 800 and
be liable to damages.
The second section of the act is abbreviated The
Legislature has certainly done its part Why the Law
is not moro generally enforced is a question upos
which further light is desired. Z. ID. IL
NeW-YoPk NAV o 1S8s