The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-02-03
HUDSON'S BRIDGE Fight.
No Room for Two" Seems
to be the Cry of Each
Company.
BUT THERE is NEED FOR ONE
And the Public Want 1t as Soon as
1t Can Be Built-Hudson
Tunnel Still Lives.
BUT THERE is NEED FOR ONE

The fight between the hackers of the
Green and Lindenthal North River
bridge scheme is waxing warm. Both
companies claim to have the first and
only right in the matter of spanning the
Hudson, and the prospects are that serl-
Gus complications will arise, and pro-
baby prove an effectual stop to all pro-
ceedings by both companies.
Both companies say that "there is not
room for two companies" but at the same
time the representatives of the two COM
panies are pulling all the wires possible.
and endeavoring to secure favor at the
hands of the United States Congressman
who are now investigating the rights and
privileges of the warning factions.
Mayor Grant of New York, backed up
by the Tammany. has taken sides against
the Green, or New York and New Jersey
Bridge Company i'll the interests OF the
Lindenthal hackers. The latter company
is represented in this city by President
Bank. and the opposing company
by ex-senator Edwards. each gentle
| man being a stockholdor IN
his respective company.
Ex-senator Edwards said this morning
that the aght now being made against
| Bridge Co. emanated from the fact that
| the Tammany Hall people were not III IL.
| President Young, on the other hand,
| said, 1.-The LindeEthal, or North River
| Bridge Company, is the only legal com
pany. Our company secured the hrst
I rights in this scheme and the first privil-
| eyes in the matter"
| 1.-The New York and New Jersey Com
pany have already broken ground for
their bridge, have they not?" K asked Mr..
| Young.
| Yes, understand that their represeu-
| tatives did turn over couple shovels or
| dirt in back yard in and around Gut
tenberg somewhere. That does not worry
us, however Our company is the COM
| pany and our bridge will be the bridge"
| HEARD BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE
| Yesterday arguments were heard before
| the Senate Committee on Commerce
| against the bill of the New York and New
Jersey Bridge Company, which asked for
| authorization to span the Hudson from
! Gutenberg to point between Seventeen
and Seventy-first Streets New York.
Director Andrews of Pittsburg, one of
the Lindenthal Company, argued that
'there was no room fer twins; that there
| was hardly width enough for one"
Mayor Grant sent long communiCa-
tion in support of Mr.. Andrews, who was
also backed by Thomas 5. Ormiston.
| Judge Green, of Goshen. N. Y. did
/ Ialrly WSll Ah NCAchSC va VIC
| bridge.
The New York and New Jersey Bridge
| Company under charters granted by the
| New York and New Jersey Legislatures.
recently broke ground on both sides of
| the Hudson, preparatory to building a
single span suspension bridge to give a
depot in New York city to the various
railways that now have their depot
| this side of the river. While
this company has the charter
and can build the piers. it's rival, the
Lindenthal or North River Bridge Com
| Department to build the span, but has no
power to build its supports.
| The bill upon which argument was
| heard yesterday was presented by Senator
Hiscock, and gives the New York and
| New Jersey Company the right to build
| spans upon its piers.
| Chief Engineer Clark argued at length
in favor of the bill, and explained how
easily it can be built.
Judge Green showed the crying need of
! a bridge, and spoke of the S0,000000 of
people, aud the 130,O00,00O tons or freight
boats. He said also that the under river
| tunnell project had virtually been aban-
doned. but Counsellor Grouse, of this
city. disagrees with him on that point.
MAYOR GRANTS VIEWS.
"The many millions OF property within
| the district near the bridge" said Mayor
Grant in his letter, "makes the question
an Important one. even though it is
conceded that the bridge project
promises all of the advantages to the
| public that are claimed for it," He Con-
siders that the promoters of the scheme
| have not gained the confidence
of success, when it is remembered that
they are ostensibly proceeding with this
gigantic enterprise without any further
indication of good faith and confidence
in their scheme than is evidenced by the
| Insignificant subscription of 100000 to
the stock in an enterprise whose prob
able cost will be not less than $50, 600, ,000
"The compliance with the charter given
| by them consisted merely of turning over
a spadeful of dirt before January 1. 1892
does not give the public any more conf
dence," he says Mayor Grant also
broadly hints that the real purpose of the
project is concealed. Notwithstanding the
fact that explanations have been made
publicly at intervals of month since the
project was born.
The Mayors communication caused
considerable comment.
The West Side Association of New York
also entered protests against the Green
Company on the ground that it would
greatly depreciate the value OF property
for blocks near the entrance.
The association further complained that
the Green Company all the privileges
they possess without giving the public
proper time to oppose the matter.
Director Andrews. of the Linderthal
Company, held that the Green Company
should be shut off by Congress inasmuch
as his company had submitted plans to
the Secretary of War and that they had
been approved.
Both companies presented petitions,
Judge Green producing one which had
been signed by at least six hundred West
Side property owners within a few
hours.
HUDSON TUNNEL ELECTION
Yesterday the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Hudson Tunnel Rail
way Company took place in New York
The old directors We're reelected. They
are Charles S. Smith, Edward B. Greene,
Richard ]. Lorch, Frederick w. Ritter,
w. P. Maloney, Remsler G. Brooks and
Counsellor Otto Grouse of this city.
Counsellor Grouse stated this morning
that work would be begun on the tunnel
again in short time. Funds are being
gathered by English capitalists. and the
tunnel will be pushed to completion.
ANOTHER BIG TUNNEL SCHEME.
Iu addition TO the two schemes to
bridge the river and the one TO tunnel it,
the New York and New Jersey Terminal
Railroad Company bots up with one TO
tunnel the river by beginning on the
Hack ensack meadows to the East River
in New York. This company needs the
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