The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-12
RAILROAD NOTES.

The Erie Railroad will change its time
table on the twentieth of this month, and
there is probability that changes viii be
made in the schedule on the Greenwood
Lake road at the same time.
Captain d. w. Hopper, the Central
agent in Newark, is recognized as one OF
the best general railroad men in this
country and a year seldom passes with
out bid being made for his services by
other roads.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has conferred blessing on the travelling
Company selling candies, fruit and cigars
on the trains. Hereafter only news
papers, periodicals and books can be
sold.
General Superintendent w. j. Murphy,
of the Erie, resigned his place and has
gone to Europe with his family. No aD-
pointment has been made to fill his Office,
and 1t is rumored that the company in
tends to try the experiment of doing with
out general superintendent.
The Pennsylvania Railroad directors
meet for the declaration of dividend
probably on May 2S The impression is
that the rate of dividend will be increased
and that an allotment Of five per cent. of
additional capital stock will be made,
though 1T may not be more than four per
cent.
A new timetable has gone into effect
on the p. p g. B. r. r. by which Decker
town people are given better facilities for
reaching Newton than is now afforded by
the N. Y, S 81 w. A train leaving Deck
ertown at $40 a; m. connects with the
6:45 train from Brhnchville, and in the
evening connection is made with the mail
train leaving Newton at $50. There is a
growing spirit of friendliness between the
two roads. and it is predicted that it will
eventually form link for the D., L. g.
w. coal traffic.
General Manager w. +. Halsted, of the
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Road.
has issued special order that the rear
brakeman on all passenger trains must
try the air brakes on the rear end of the
rear car before leaving terminal points
and after the train is made up and the
engine is coupled on, and whenever en-
gines are changed, Gals taken on or left,
or when for any reason the train has been
parted. Conductors will be held respon-
siple for the full observance OF this rule.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will break groand within week for a
new station in Trenton to cost nearly
$4,000. The site is alongside the present
depot, but the station will face Clinton
avenue instead of the hollow 1t is ex-
pected that it will be finished by Septem-
Der /. Next to the State Prison the pres
ent station is the most dismal and
depressing place in Trenton.
The fourth annual report of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Voluntary Relief Asso-
citation, Just issued for the year ending
December 81, 1889, shows the total re-
ceipts for the year to be 1896, 599.9 Ben
efits paid, $343, ,569. &c. There is a balance
in the treasury of $l49, 1856 Sc. OF the ex-
penditures S37, ,704. 55 was paid on account
Of death by accident and $112,71S on ac-
count of death from natural causes.
Mr.. Van Curen, q representative Of the
Erie Railroad, held a conference with the
mittee on Tuesday aftel noon to consider
the new bridge to cross the ''cutn at
kearney avenue The bridge was thor
oughly examined and found to be in good
condition. The railroad company will
widen it to the full width of Fourth
street, put 1t in good condition and erect
d passen ger depot in Kearnsy.
~ The Bald win works sent two locomotives
to Spain iasJ nionth.to be followed by
Others
the Snsquehdhna road IS buying land
and preparing to- carry second track
through Hackensaek y
In 1854 S. d. Hoyt, CT Orange county,
brought suit against the Erie Railway
Company to recover heavy damages fol
Injuries received on its road. Judgment
for 5000 was given him. The case was
carried TO the Court of appeals where
the judgment was reversed and the case
sent back for q new trial To end the
litigation Mr. Hoyt has accepted 81, 40C
from the company, the latter TO pay all
costs.
a large new station is to be built a
Dudley, Camden, on the Pennsylyani
Railroad,