The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-10

USATFSSA2sN pany played the card
| ~ ~W.flNIAf and the railway trestle
KY W. that was objected to by
the Chief Burgess and CounciImen was
slipped up last night while they were asleep.
As stated in the HERALD a few days ago,
the plans for the VIM. Penn branch of the
Pennsylvania Railroad called for the con.
struction of bridge over the public road
near the Cambridge colliery. To make this
bridge the company proposed to put an
abutment almost in the centre of the highway
and when this became known number Of
citizens objected and appealed to the Chief
Burgess and Borough Council, through the
street committee, to take steps for stopping
the proposed construction. They claimed
that it would be dangerous to have any
obstruction of the kind in this much-used
highway and the company should be obliged
to span it.
Some of the wise heads Of Council were
punched and at first it was concluded that
an injunction should be applied for, but more
conservative arguments prevailed and it was
decided that the Burgess and street COM
mittee should go to the scene of operations
and let the company know I'VE are the
people,"
This duty was performed last Thursday
morning. The borough's representatives
were received in the most suave manner by
the foreman of the work and he assured them
that it was not the intention of the Penn
sylva1ia Railroad Company, or the contrac-
tor, to have any difficulty with the borough,
The result of the consultation was that the
foreman agreed to stop work on the bridge
and give the Borough Council time to com
municate with the engineer of the company
No more work was done on the bridge
Thursday or yesterday, but at late hour
last night gang of about twenty men stole
down to the site of the bridge. Towards
o'clock this morning Policeman George
HOlvey, who was patIoling his beat in the
southern part Of town, heard the noise of
hammers and SAWS. He located the sounds
but could see nothing, as the electric light
that illuminates the ground about the Cam
bridge colliery was out, "Be jingo believe
the bridge is going upl' soliloquized Holvey
after intently listening for a moment or two.
A little further investigation convinced the
policeman that 'be jingo" the bridge was
climbing up like wildfre aud he started off
to give an alarm.
Holvey communicated with officer Williams
and Chief of Police Davis and the three
started off to notify the members of the street
committee and Chief Burgess. All were
found at their homes and it took considerable
rapping to awaken some of them.
"Is the bridge up?" asked two or three of
the borough fathers.
"Pretty near" the policemen answered
Then we can do nothing" and those who
took this philosophical view of the situation
returned to their beds.
Couneilmen Gable and Lamb and Chief
Burgess Smith went down to the bridge
"You must stop this work at once" they
said. ''You promised to stop it and give us
time to communicate with the cOmpany's en-
g.neers"
al know l did" answered the foreman, |
"but I am not running the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company am only the foreman
of the contractor of this work and the con- /
pany has issued orders that the work shall go |
ahead"
If you don't stop / shall call out my |
force" ventured the Burgess.
Well, go ahead" said the foreman, 81
have my force on the ground"
1t was Of no use to dicker The Burgess
and Couneilmen returned to town convinced
that the promises of railroad employees are
like those of other human beings-made to
be broken, and "be jingo" the bridge is !