The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-01-06
RAILROAD NOTES.

The Morris and Essex Railroad viii
soon begin WORK on a new freight depot
at Newark, which they agreed 70 erect q
compile Of years ago. The railroad COM
pany have already begun condemnation
proceedings TO secure property adjoining
their present depot.
The Central Railroad of New Jersey dur
ing November earned gross q, ,231. .242
against 81 ,I72, 341 IN 1889, and net S5o4, 94l,
against S5O2, 6Ss. From January / 10
November 80 gross earnings were So, 1885,
S29, against sl2. 3S5, ISL, and net IS, 4e5, l54
against IS. .5l3, SOL
Samuel Vanorden, the ticket agent at
Chatham, has been confined TO MS home
for a weeK by illness.
Conductor Rundio, of the Morris and
Essex, mas been laid up with severe
cold and is getting better.
Commuters on the Morristown express
gave Conductor Sanderson and his crew
4 purse of $500 on Christmas.
Contractor Frank 9. OfReiIly, Of
Orange, gave each of the conductors on
the Morris and Essex road a fine turkey
on Christmas.
Mr.. E. C. Decker. postal clerk on the
New York and Long Branch railroad, has
been transferred to the New York and
Washington route.
The Port Jervis station Of the Erie road.
which was burned on Christmas night, Is
already being replaced by a finer and
more commodious structure.
If there is any man on the Newark and
New York road VINO would receive pro-
motion promptly II his companions had
their way, that man is w. T. Lynn
There IS comparatively nothing doing
at the Grant WORKS. and this shop Is
sadly missed by Paterson mechanles, for
il has always been known as one of the
best places for wages in the country.
The Lackawanna Railroad has declared
arlu a dlxaa of 1aar
cent, payable after January 90 Presi-
dent Sloan says the earnings Tor eleven
months are equivalent TO nine per cent.
on the stock.
Conductor McVay, of the Newark and
New York road, is a pleasant, companion
able fellow with host Of warm friends.
Moreover, il may be said of him thar he
knows more horse lore than any other
man on the road.
Conductor Livingston. of the Morris
| and Essex, was presented with a hand
| some gold locket on Christmas by his
compa Mons On the train, and retorted by
| giving them each a handsome lantern.
train Tor recreation on one Sunday in
each month.
Two engines and thirty-five cars, loaded
with ice, got beyond eontroi in coming
down the mountain ON the Hopatcong
branch OF the Lackawanna on tuesday
| and The consequence was an exciting ride
l for a few minutes, Which necess1laLed
oxernauiiug the cylinder packing.
The PeuHsy wanna Railroad is still ex-
| tending and improving the ear Yard al
| the east end OF Bergen cut An efficient
| fire department has been organized and
equipped within a few days. and ire
pumps and nydrants have been placed
upon the grounds TO protect the passen-
| ger coaches ana the buildings.
Ed Hongh. an engineer on the Central
/ Railroad. h a new engine. No. 81 his
| old one, l29, Is IN the repair saop. With
| The new engine be makes better time be-
! tween Newark and Coulmunipaw than he
| ever did before. and he was credited with
1 get1inz more work ont OF the old engine
/ than any other engineer could Chrisry
4 Auriaugh Il MS fireman