New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-05
A GREAT RAILROAD JOB.
INSIDE HISTORY OF THE BOUNDARY COM
MISSIONS WORK.
SCHEME OF THE PENNSYLVANIA AND OTHER
ROADS TO SECURE IMMENSE TERMINAL
FACILITIES on THE WEST SIDE
OF THE BAY

FACILITIES on THE WEST SIDE
OF THE BAY.
Trenton, ". j.. Jan 4.--Therc is a good deal more
meaning 70 tbe decision of the boundary Commission
that has inst fixed the territorial lines between New
York and New Jersey than the allotng to jersey Oh
the statue of Liberty and numerous famous ii'u anu
water marks IN Ncw-YOrk Bay. II means con
siderable addition TO the golfers OF TINS I''o ''.0'
for one thing. But several of the large raroa"s'
notably the Pennsylvania and Lchgh valley VII
reap the greatest beneht. To them the decision Is Oh
ine,timalle value and importance. The uuu Is
they were instrumental IN arranging the appointment
of the Commission that fixed mp the he" uoU''''' ~ 20
For ten wears the Pennsylvania Railroad has been
aiming TO secure mammoth terminal iacHiuc' Oh tn'
Jersey shore. The objective point was tne "laslr''
cent stretch OF water front extending from Constable
Hook to Communpaw. The length IS aDouu ""''
miles. or about the same distance A. that between
Communipaw and Weehawkcn. between thc'e id''o'
places are now crowded the terminal pohls vi NV
Reading Lehgh Valley, Pennsylvania Eric Do'
ware Laokawanna and Western. Ne" io'"' ''
and Western and West Shore roads Ihc'c "'UI a''
front on the Hudson River with the exception VI %
Reading. which lands almost on line with the pom.
where the Hudson mcrgcS into the BAY '""o VI
tben ships directly 10 Europe. but use a hghtcf"Ec
system The PENNSYLVANIA wants, ana S" Il" ulo
other roads for that matter, terminal hi'lI',o@ ''
will include dociagc big enough to adIhi' ol ''' i'
ING and loading Of ocean vessels. The H"i''''"' '"
Ohio has such facilities ahead when IL brl's' u" ''
Island is In operation. Robert "arrc'' All"
Wi,n,n the projectors of the bridge expected o'h''
bio roads would come over the bridge also perhaps
,b.v would had the boundary lines been les I'D 'c
cv,s favor But now staten Island is completeS le'.
With the lonesome exception Of the baltimore anu
Ohio. 49,, ,.t.
The one drawback to the big scheme that inc o'"''
NJ the PENNSYLVANIA management coh'cN'u Wa ,''0
fact that the water pear the Jersey -ho'e "'' '"O
shallow for vessels Of large dHuehi "h'h ''c
water got deep enough ,he Jcr-5 AH' ""' P'' 49,
New York territory WIS reached il wa 'o'"r""
,,,.ly easy ~ work the Jersey end of the pr'Jc'"
The Jersey LEGISLATURE has been decidedly ."''' I''
~ railroad iunucnc- and manipulate" '''' ''"'' Wv
DAYS Of the old Camden and .\mbS' H"" " ''''''''
a,o The Riparian Commi -e.onci- nave "'" go
vonclng this new project for several years ~ '''
L., .o..io,, ~ the LEGISLATURE they recommended
the selling % the state water rights 70 '"' '''
A reasonable figure. The resolution To- ''''' @
recommendation into effect came m-NH h'| P'''
ing but failed At tie lat moment ~ "'
session. which begins next week. 'lH''" ~
will uuou,,t ouably De car" Ihe wafer '''.' W
the owner, Of tile upland alons tie shore "'' w.,
luictly purchased durlng thc past j." 9'''''
vcrvthtnr Will soon be- iu shape FOR work 10 D'-,''
T., Cow vc,r, inc finest terminal ino.luc' IN Inc
world will line the newly acquired jersey ""''''
I.,t all mi, could uot have happened sd com
fort,lly had New York retained c'nii'' "' '' '"'
.t v,tcr line needed to make thc pro.c.. ''"p'''''
,py attemp, to secure legislation i'F "'' P"'P
-, Albany would AAy, been corihtod vigorous" .
r,. ,altimor. and ohio and state" l''AIn h'',-
Transit t"mpanlr,' W"'" t,'". len %,., Jersey would
49,. a,tas.ucd and gone % "ot, inl i""I ms
"r,Lin. ID the sacrifice % uptia. i-Nl, ' ~ 'li
t,V l'..u Introduced iu tH' N'" l''" - ... Co..
nd The resolution 90 submit iir o. ''''H ,' '
mi,sloncr- appointed w ,t ,-l,GI,