The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-12-14
A GRAB-ALL RAILROAD.
The Lehigh Valley S Seizure
Of the CitY's Streets.
no REGARD FOR PUBLIC RIGHTS.
Closing The Only Street in 0reenyiIle
That Leadsto the Water
Oyster Bay Closed.
no REGARD FOR PUBLIC RIGHTS

The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
thinks nothing Of stealing street Or So
IN It's march through Jersey Cry, and
even the Greenville section has TO suffer.
a few days ago the company. having
completed the tresEIe along the Nsw
York Bay shore as far as Mount zion
Sanctuary, thought it would be a good
idea to lay its tracks across Chapel nge-
nue., which they certainly had no riEat
to do. and within tWentr-foux hours sf6er
the track was laid on the trsstle it had
its rails laid across the ayenne as well
Probably no objection would have been
made 70 the scheme OF the railroad but
for the fact that Chapel avenue Is HE
only street In Greenville which IeaAs
direct to the waters edge. There IS, III
TACT. no street Leading direct TO the
waters edge from Caven Point Road ID
Eorty-nin1h street ID pa1urapo.
The members Of Tbs Citizens' Ass0cl&-
ri0n upon hearing Of the cDupaDyss steai
officially notified the city authorities.
Tie city authorities. through Coonsellor
Edwards applied for an Injunction and
the company WAS notified to THAI effacf.
The authorities were eutfrely ignored
however, and the tracks were laid within
twelve hours while the application fer
Inc injunction Was Pending. toIun<s-
slonsr THnuity ana squad OF men visited
the scene. but did nothing, and the city
authorities have decided 10 aWalE the DE-
cEslon OF the courts before taking further
action In the meantime the railroad
officials are laughing in their sleeves and
are now probably scheming 70 steal som9
other street.
BREATHING PLACE
Chapel avenue runs from Ocean avenue
through the New York Bay and Bay
View cemeteries direet To the waters
edge. where CAPTAIN How's dock t.
situated. This dock AID tue surrounding
land is q great resort Ter the people,
especially in the summer time. 81 &C.
count Of the excellent view Of the bag,
New ork and BROOKLYN, which can be
had from il. and il crowded every sun
day and holiday with Eightseers
The outrage OF ITS seizure wss talked
over again ut the last meeting OF the
Citizens Association, and Messrs u. W
Oliver and r. Simpson appointed COM
mlttee TO see what can be done to prevent
the railroad from stealing this street.
President Harvey stated that the
Citizsns' Association would do a1I e
could to restore the street TO the public
and was prepared 70 light il out 80 t1e
end.
szcezB oUTEAcE.
Al che meeting of the Citizens Associar
tion On Last Tuesday another outrage par
petrated upon the public was brought to
light Mr.. ]. z Shift reported thaf IN
building It's road along the Morris Canal
near the Point Of Rocks. she railroad
company had flied IN the water WAY
known as Oyster Cresk, into which tho
sewerage of the W0oGlaNn section drains
ana thus cut OF that seexi0n from tA&
outlet TO the New York Bay. The Question
whether the sewer Is 70 be built to tide
wafer is still in the courts, and. as in The
case Of the railroad tracks on Chapel ave-
nne the company had taken advantages OF
the delay and gone to business. Oyster
Greek is d small stream which runs from
the Point OF Rocks through the meadows
at Caven Point to the New York Bay
shore. The secretary of the Citizens As
sociation, Mr.. Burkhardt, has notified the
Street and Water Commissioners Of the
outrage and Is now awaiting an answer.
What the railroad will steal next IL q
matter Of conjecture