The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-18
LEHIGH'S Big GRAB bag.
Seems to Have all the
Streets in the City
in 1t.
IAN DISCOUNT JACK HoRNER.
Put in Its Thumb and Pulls Out
Miles Of Roadway-And the
City Never Knew II.

The story published in THE JERSEY
CITY NEWS Saturday about the Lehigh
Valley Railroad steal at Linden avenue
has since been the chief topic of CONVERSE
tion among the citizens of the Greenville
section. They are indignant, TO say the
least, and at the next meeting of the Sixth
District Citizens Association committee
will be appointed to visit the Street and
Water Commissioners and ascertain why,
if possible, the railroad was allowed to
acquire" property without interference
from the police.
The piles which were driven upon
city property at Brown place
have not yet been removed in fact, the
company has goue right on with the
work as though they owned the entire
street. A bridge has been built across
the thoroughfare and, to judge from ap-
pearances, the railroad intends to hold
onto the stolen property. A gang of men
was at work Saturday upon the trestle
and tracks were fastened to the piles al
ready driven on the city'S property
The foreman of the gang was at work
near Brown place when l approached
him and Asked
"Do you intend to remove these pilesp'
No." was the reply; that is. don't
know.'
do you know that they are on the city
property"
BECOMES PRoFANELY EMPHATIC.
"None of your d---m business" he re-
piled. mind your own business" he
continued, land don't come around here
fishing for news"
When the piles were driven, a few
weeks ago, the police were notified and q
policeman was stationed there to watch,
the company. During The past few days
however, no policeman has been seen
within quarter of a mile of the SPOT and
the railroad people have had everything
their own way.
The bridge across the street was swung
into position and the police have not
taken the trouble to ascertain whether or
not they had right to do SO.
The company has also made a big
| change at the foot of Ocean avenue. The
| city vacated Thompson place from the
northerIy line of Fifty-second street to
| the southerly line OF Fifty-third street.
| Garfield avenue from the easterly line OF
| Thompson place TO the westerly line Of
| Avenue d. and Ocean avenue from Fifty.
second to Fifty-third street. In consider
alton of this he company has extended
| and opened Avenue ID from its present
terminus at Fifty-second street north.
| wardly to the north line of Ffty-third
street, aud has also opened Fifty-third
street from Avenue @ eastwardiy to
1 1nOIHpSDu laA6. A0 IdiliO1u hac qiS0
graded the extension of Avenue ID aud
| Fifty-third street, aud has paved Avenue
G from Fifty-second street to Thompson
| lane at it's own cost.
GOT THE BEST OF IT.
The railroad people have, beyond all
| doubt, secured the biggest end of the
| deal. While several small and unmpor-
tant thoroughfares have been opened, the
| city has vacated some very valuable
property Ocean avenue, which the city
vacated. is the most important thorough
fare in the Greenville section. 1t con-
tinues in Avenue G. In Bayonne, and
why the city officials vacated this thor
oughfare for few unimportanI side
streets is mystery to Greenville prop
erty owners.
The Lehigh Valley Railway will, un-
less watched many residents say, steal
another important street-namely, Ber-
gen avenue, near the canal. The TRACKS
will cross this thorouGhfare at grade.
but permission to cross has not as yet
been asked for.