The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-19
ALMOST GRABBED IL
One More Little Circus
at Phillips This
Morning.
AT THE LINE EACH SIDE.
What the Iron Company Bias to Say
in the Matler-Will Largely
Increase Its Taxes.
AT THE LINE EACH SIDE

The Central Railroad Company made .
another unsuccessful attempt to grab
Philip treet this morning. Il was about
half past six O'Clock when Central en-
Rine drawing eleven fat cars loaded with
rocks and dirt ran on to the newly laid
trestle extending along the Communipaw
shore front. A gang of about seventy
five Italians bobbed up serenely q
few minutes later. and before the
residents Of that portion Of the city were
aware Of what was going on several rude
ly constructed wooden piers were erected.
immense pine gfrders were placed on
them and before eight O'Clock ties and
tracks were laid up TO the street iine-
Policeman Muicox telephoned to the
Fourth precinct for assistance and Cap
tain McKaig despatched Detective Hottie
and several poiicemen to the scene
Captain McKaig then teiephoned
10 Police Headquarters and was toid BY
Chief Of Police Murphy to allow the work
10 proceed. The Captain hurried 10 Phil
lips street and was about 10 withdraw
his men when he received a second order,
through Chief Murphy from Commls-
sioner Dugan. to stop the work, as no
permit had been granted to cross the
street.
Captain McKaig stationed two police
men on the scene to prevent any further
encroachment A portion Of the new
trestle, about ten feet long. is now on
Phillips street but has not been dis
turbed.
In the rear Of NIehof's boathonse.
which is at the foot OF CommuriDaw ave
nue. and on Phillips street. switch was
put a from the main tack on the Tres
tie.
THE MAIN OBJECT.
Everything was then in readiness 70
construct the new branch to the Standard
Iron Works. and bad not Policeman
Wilcox been notified tnat the work was
proceeding, the track would have been
across the street before the authorities
knew anything about it.
There are forty carloads OF rock in the
Central yard ready 70 be thrown around
the new trestle. and the work Of filing ia
and securing the temporary Foundation
will be completed before night The
railway officials have nothing 10 say
about what move will next be
attempted. Work wss begun this morn
ing on an order from the President Of the
Standard Iron Company, who informed
the Central officials that everything was
in readiness TO proceed
Yesterday morning the Standard Iron
l COMPANY petitioned the Street and
Water Commissioners for the right 70
cross Phillips street at grade The petI-
tion was referred to the Committee on
Streets. of which Com missioner Dugan is
chairman. The Iron Company, prssum-
ing that the petition would be granted.
commenced operations without the neees-
szry permit
TO visit the scene of the trouble this
afternoon.
A MODEST ASSERTION.
Superintendent Baunann. Of the Iron
! Company, stated this morning that Phil
l lips street would have to be crossed.
Pail
Co mpany to run branch into our works
more than year ago." he
continued. THAI company wonIu
not do H. as they would
/ 81 900 each 70 reach Us. We then peti-
toned the Central Railr DAD Company.
and, as they intended running track
along the shore front. they said they
would lay a track TO the street II we
would do The rest.
FOR THE cITY's GOOD.
"For the sake of having that track into
our works we are surrendering lots
| valued at 5000, and II we get
| what we want, insteads of paying
four or i've hundred dollars to the city our
taxes paid amsunt TO thousands. Inside
Of five years this street will be crossed in
| a dozen places with tracks. The rail-
roads have possession of the shore front
and manufacturers are locating here
I do not anticipate having any trouble IN
crossing tue street We are going TO put
up gates to prevent people from being in-
| jnred.
For some time past the railroads have
been enforcing rule which gives mann.
I fGcturers Just so long TO load or unload
cars and We are charged demur-age for
excess of time. / think that after the
Street Commissioners see the position in
which we are placed they will not hesitate
to grant the permit"
The work of filing in the shore front is
still going on, and this afternoon tracks
will be laid by the Iron Company from
their works to the Phillips street line
This will leave sDsce of about twenty
feet to be covered by rails
Captain McKaig has directed his men
10 arrest any one who attempts to Lay
tie or rail across the street