The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-11
THE PHILIP ST. GRAB.
Central Railway Officials
Say Police Surveil-
lance is Uncalled
for.
CoMMUNIPAW AVE CROSSING
1t Will Be Made BY Bridge-Le-
high Valley Wants Nothing
Just Now.

People in Lafayette have Of late
been considerably worried over rumors
that the Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
pauy intended to engulf in its tremendous
nav another street IL was said that it
was the company's inte ntion to cross
Philip street and connect with the Com
munipaw Iron Works. To learn as much
truth as possible about this important
matter, first asked Captain McKalg
what he knew of it.
1T is not the Lehigh Valley rdpa at
ALL" the Captain replied, ut IS the
Central. This road wants. to continue
its trestls across Conmunipaw avenue,
and it has not received permission from
the city. / have got men watching this
road constantly, and viii stop any at
tempt to cross without the necessary per-
mission from the city, l don't know how
the rumor started that the Lehigh Valley
Intended to gobble up Philip street."
Constructing Engineer Thompson, of
the New Jersey Central, who has COM
plete charge of all the engineering prof.
ects in this city, when seen at his Office
expressed the most profound ignorance
of what the company had done. was do
ing or proposed 70 do in this city. l hnaF
~ found General superintendent Ol hau-
sen, who evidently Is better posted than
the engineer who surveys the roads and
WHAT THEY WANT.
EYES," he said, 1--WE want to cross Com
muniDaw avenue to run a spur to che
zinc works We will net, however. at
tempt to do so until the necessary per-
mission is given Us by the city"
1T Is said that the Central Is only wait
ing for a chance to throw bridge over
the avenue. ard that the police are watch
ing the company"
II know the police have us under sur
yellance, but 1t IS unnecessary. Wo Will
not attempt TO cross the avenue without
of the city. If we wanted to, we could
not. for it wonid take month to build
the abutments and constructs the
bridge"
"Do you not intend to cross Communi-
paw avenue at grades"
s'Most certainly not. We would like
to, OF course, but would not attempt such
an act without the Street ana Water
Commissioners gave us permission. and
am not certain they would not DO So we
will throw an elevated track over the
street when allowed to."
"How soon will you make application
to the city for the priyilegeH
Il cannot say. no time has been fixed.
'sWill Won also cross Philip HtreetT
.sThat has already been done by our
trestle. We crossed Philip street long
time ago."
LEHICH NOT IN 1T.
At the office OF the constructing engi-
neer of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, the
engineer in charge was Intervene q.
He positively assured me that there was
no truth in the rumor that the Lehigh
Valley wanted to cross Philip street and
coupect with the Communipaw Iron
Works or the Standard Iron Works. He
said the Lehigh Valley had never con-
templated such proceeding
Mr.. Reon Barnes, VINO knows about as
much about the Lehjgh Valleys affairs
as any one. laughed at the rumor.
"There is not word of truth Ia It. II
sounds like the Eueniitg Journal, which
during the past six months has printed a
bushel of rot about the Lehigh Valley,
and out OF 1t all not more than four items
had any meat In them. The Lehigh Val
ley has no intention of crossing Philip
street or running in that vicinity. 1t is
half q mile away from Philip street
and it will remain so. | guess the
people have got the LehigA and Central
mixed. We have no trestie along th Z
shore although the Journal says We hav e.
The trestle is the Centraps. We don Z
intend TO cross this street for It would be
of no benefit for usto do SO. The rumor
is nothing but a rumor and contains not
a single atom of truth"