The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-15
RAILROAD

Notice has been given to all the track
foremen on the Belyidere Division to re-
move all gates and crossings along the
road, also tear out all steps and path
do not have the right of way by agree
ment. The order has been carried out.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has stopped
the sale of coupon tickets via the West
jersey from Camden to the Gloucester
race track. II has been the custom to sell
excursion tickets with a coupon for adj
mission to the race track for sixty five
cents. At the passenger department of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company it
was stated that the order had been issued
to save the company from the %inconven-
fence to which it has recently been sub
jected by the race track people. The adj
mission to the track was for a time free,
then q fee of twenty-five cents was
charged and afterward fifty cents, n the
repeated changes raw the railroad COM
pany considerable annoyance.
The Central Railroad Company of New
Jersey has purchased a large tract of
land lying northeast Of their tracks a
Elizabethport from the Trumbull estate
On this tract, which extends from New
ark Bay to the Newark branch Of the
Central, will be built immense car shops
for the company that will give work to
1000 men. The City Council of Elizabeth
port agreed last night to close all the
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by the railroad company.
J. II. Nichols, who was for many years
Supervisor of The West Jersey Railroad,
has been appointed assistant engineer for
the West Jersey and Camden and Attain
tic Railroads, vice Samuel G. McComb,
deceased. The new appointee is well
known on the Pennsylvania system in
South Jersey, and assume his new posi-
ton Immediately. His successor has not
yet been made public.
Work will be commenced shortly on the
Egg Harbor Railroad from the Camden
aud Atlantic Road to Gloucester Land
ing, a distance Of seven miles. The road
will be continued to Tuckertown, max
ing 4 short route from Atlantic City.
Most Of the roaabed is already graded
and preparation Is now being made for the
necessary bridges.
The Jersey Central Railroad Company
has purchased a strip of land 100 feet wide
along the Morris canal TO the iron works
in the Lafayette section OF Jersey City. A
fact hat interests residents of that section
is that the company proposes to run its
tracks across COmmunipaw avenue to
reach the zinc works
The Greenwood Lake Railroad made a
change 10 its time table on Monday, put
ting on no extra train to the lake, but
New York later and leave North Newark
at $50. Then it returns from tine lake
later, leaving there at 3:25 and reaching
North Newark at sos. No Sunday trains
have yet been put on, AND the evening
train up is unchanged.
There is no truth in any m to the
effect that Sunday trains will be run on
the Morris and Essex road. One train is
u each way now, but the company is
ashamed of it, and does not put it on the
schedule. 1t goes out before people are
up and comes back late at night, but it is
such a great convenience that people who
want to go up the road on Sundays are
willing to lose sleep at both ends OF the
dav to travel OF it.
Trainmen on the various railroads in
this vicinity a short time ago refused to
carry news letters for the newspapers
without a stamp, in compliance with a
circular issued by the post Office depart
ment in January, that "trainmen are pro-
hibited from carrying letters without
stamps, at a penalty of $50 hne." In re-
sponseJ 10 a request made by the Wilkes
barre Record for a ruling as TO the appli-
cation OF the new law, a communication
mas been received from Washington stat
lug that news packages or items for pub
LEGATION do not come within the meaning
of the circular, and trafnmen may carry
such letters without stamps. This ruling
will have an important bearing on news
TRANSMISSION all over the country.
The Lehigh & Hudson made some
slight changes in the schedule on Mon
day.
Brakeman William Dunn of Susque-
hanna freight No. %, was beheaded by
his train near Riverside. Paterson, on
Tuesday. He was thrown from a car by
a sudden lurch.
Frank HosencranZ, one of the oldest
and best known conductors on the Erie,
died at his home in Pine Bush, Orange
county. n. Y, last week. He was sixty
two years old.
The Camden & Amboy division is doing
an enormous coal business and great
mountains Of small coal, for which there
is no immediate demand, are being built
up by means of patent conveyors near
South Amboy.