The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-14
RAILROAD NOTES.

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The Pennsylvania engine which has
drawn the excursion train OF the ALI
American Congress over a large number
of roads during the past month was
equipped with five special devices not
usually found on a single locomotive.
These were:-Dyuamo for lighting the
train, pump for furnishing water to the
dining and other cars, steam heating APP
paratus for heating the train, air signal
Tin place of bell rope, and special con-
nections for lighting the headlight OF the
engine and the tail lights at h rear of
the train by electricity.
Mr.. Grinnell Burt has entered upon his
thirty4irst year as President of the Lee
high and Hudson Railroad. He was re-
elected last week. 1t must afford great
satisfaction also to him to see the o a
he has managed and labored so untir-
ingly for taking the position in the rail
way world which it deServeS-the poSit-
ion which it was his early dream to
give it.
1t is said that the New York. Susqe-
hanna and Western Railroad will shorten
it's line by running direct to Paterson
from Butler and saving the long run
through. Bergen county. The cutoff, it
is said, will be used for coal, milk and
freight. 1t will cross the Greenwood
Lake about five miles below the present
junction, and below that will approach
the main lin of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western.
The annual official reports of the North
+ ern Railroad of Nrw Jersey, and the New
York M New Jersey Railroad, will show
a large increased business over that of
last year.
Yesterdays's big races at Clifton caused
q rush OF passengers from the Erie Rail
road depot. Thirty carloads of passen-
gers were ent to the course by special
trains, and all the way trains were
crowded with patrons OF the turf.
Paymaster D%onohue, of the Eastern Di-
vision, commenced operations at the Erie
Railroad depot yesterday in paying off
the employees of every description.
Everybody around the yard was happy.
At q special meeting of the Order of
Railway Conductors, Camden Division,
No. 1T0, on Sunday, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: J. w.
Bodine, G. c.; e, 9. Simkins, A. G. e.; j.
P. Ancker, 5. & t.; j. 4. Bates, S. G.; e.
Maxwell. j. c.; F. Lewis, ]. s.; ]. ID. Peak,
O. S.; e.. G. Blaesdell, delegate; i. E..
| Sheppard, alternate; l.. H. Wilson, u
tee. II
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad has recently
issued an order to the effect h u hereafter
no employee Of this company will be al
lowed to mail a letter on the train. This
is done to discourage q growing custom,
and one that Is not allowable by the post
office authorities. So many people take
\ mail matter to the depot and entrust II 70
any employee who will be kind enough to
handle it. Hence 1t is thought by not al
lowing employees to be mail carriers the
practice will be abolished.
The New York and Atlantic Highlands
Railroad was sold at Sheritf's sale at Red
Bank on Tuesday. The road was built q
few years ago by residents of the com
munities through which the road passes
and some of the stock was subscribed fol-
by Red Bank merchants. The stock.
holders bonded the road in the sum Of
$50, 600, and these bonds We're purchased
some time ago by Edward d. Adams
representing the Central Railroad Of New
Jersey. At the sale The road was bid II
by Mi. Adams for 1880. The line vii
hereafter be a branch OF the Central Rail
road.
The Board of Railroad Taxation held
meeting at Trenton, yesterday, at which
the Pennsylvania Railroad assessment
tax was under consideration, in relation
to the assessment as between the differen
classes OF property. General Sewell wal
present with Mr.. Perkins. There was II,
question of any contest In relation u
taxation, but simply to settle matters 0
errors. 1t is believed that a satfsfactor,
conclusion was arrived 1t. The matter
involved were of no particular conse
quenee, the Pennsylvania Company waiy
ing any question Of excessive taxation