The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-04-16

vania Railroad, spread a profile plan of
the proposed elevation of the tracks upon
an easel, and announced that he was ready
to answer any questions which might be
put to him. In response to several of the
members, he explained the plan, and said
that in order to allow for thirteen feet
headway at the crossings, it would be
necessary to depress the street 36 10 inches.
MR.. LEsLIE's PRONOUNCED VIEWS.
This brought Hugh Leslie, the Pearl
street machiniSt, to his feet with the em-
phatic declaration that that was highway
robbery. President Gordon called Mr..
Leslie to order, but he said that he had
been invited there and he was going to
speak, as he had been wrOnged more than
anyone else by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
He was told that he would have an oppor-
tunity to do so, and he sat down.
Mr. Carscallen thought that more
space could be gained at the crossings by
reversing the trusseS from the present
place, and at the same time the appear
ance of the structure would be greatly i'm
proved. Mr.. Brooks replied that at that
point the brakemen would have to jump
off and on the cars frequently, and any
elevation above the surface higher than
the tracks would be dangerous to their
lives. The company has now changed its
plans from the original by raising the
tracks all along in order to get rid of a de-
preston in the street at Jersey avenue,
and there is now no cut except q slight
one of 9-10 of an inch at Monmouth street.
Mr. Brooks further said in answer to
another question that the railroad COM
pany would take care of the sewers in a
manner acceptable to the city,.
On motion of Mr. Cafscallen commit
tee consisting of John ID. Carscallen,
Frank Stevens, l.. V. Booraem, Jacob
Ringle, Daniel Cleary, Isaac Struble and
t. A. Williams was appointed to confer
with the railroad company with a view to
having the trusses reversed.
IT WILL CLOSE GREEN STREET.
In answer to question concerning the
truth of statement Mr.. Brooks was re-
ported to have made as to the ultimate
elevation of the railroad station, he said
that even if the station was raised it would
not remedy the depression at Washington
street as they could not elevate the freight
yard s'and the freight yard he con-
tinued, ''is the bugbear of this entire
plan"
Green street will in all probability be
closed Mr.. Brooks was given vote of
thanks and the subject was laid before
the meeting for discussion. Mr.. Leslie
took the floor with the remark, ''Tll have
rap at them anyhow"
He then proceeded to characterize the
AOctu UillOF1hSSf ~ Go pug POA
He showed how, like a thief in the dark, "
they attempted to steal Pearl street one
Sunday about fourteen years ago.
"They got Hudson street by bribery
and / know it, = he cried '"They have At
lantic street and now they want Green
street, and next they'll want Washington
street If Green street is closed all the
manufactures north of the Pennsylvania
Railroad will be ruined.
II see it stated in print that the road
made profit of S11, ,250,000 in one year.
They can afford to spend q quarter of a
million at Trenton and million at Wash
ington and can get anything they want.
There was some further discussion, and
on motion of Mr.. Clerihew it was resolved
that the action of the meeting in sending
a committee to confer with the railroad
authorities concerning the reversing of
the trusses does not commit the Board to
the plan exhibited by Mr.. Brooks or to any
other plan.
Mr.. Flemming proposed that the chair
appoint q committee of five to visit Tren-
ton to secure the passage of measures of
benefit to the city and the defeat of those
detrimental to its interests. James Flem-
ming, George Heaney, William Ball,
Charles F'rlrst and Simeon Smith were
pointed to act upon that committee.