The sun., 1892-12-15
HlSCOCK AND HILL INVOKED.
THE NEW JERSEY BRIDGE SCHEME
DENOUNCED rs OUTRAGEOUS.
Comptroller Myer. and Chamberlain Cr.,n
Snn II nm Attempt to Gridirou tho city
win Railroads, Regardless or Public
1nterests-Protest from Prone ri Owners.

Call II nm Attempt to lsridirou tho s-,tv
win Railroads, Regardless OF Public
hnterests-Protests from Property Owners
In behalf OF the Commissioners of the sinking Fupo
wcearnesiy request that further action bv the
| on the New Jersey Bridge bill be deferred until the
municipal authorities can be heard Tho public hear.
ing had before us to-day has developed in this scheme
guise of bridge legislation an outrageous at
tempt to gridron this city with a complete railroad
system absolutely regardless Of Its effect upon public
and private intsres;a
| Tnrcponx ". MYERS, Comptroller,
| Tnonas c. T. CRAiS. Chamberlain.
| This Is copy OF a telegram sent yesterday
afternoon to United States Senators Hill and
HiscocR. The public hearing was held in tho
Comptroller's Office yesterday forenoon.
Comptroller Myers and City Chamberlain
| Grain acting as a special committee Of the
| SINKING Fund Commissioners. There ap.
peared before the committee ex-Assembly.
man George W. Greene Of Orange county. the
| protector the bridGe Andrew H. Green and
Evan Thomas OF the Commission which To-
Gated the New York pier OF the bridge near
Seventy-t'rst street and approaches. which In
clude ninc miles OF railway track. reaching to
Port Norris in one direction and Forty. second
! street at Seventh avenue in the other Charles
| i. shaw. the company's $ engineer. was also on
| hahd with maps and plans.
| Ex- Assem- LYMAN Greene said that tho bridge
o was intended ten, to fa;ita,s @ railway travel be-
,,homptrn,ier Myers asked why the company
did e not It, call all itself railway GGmpany II rail-
Mr. tireene replied that, though the word
railroad did not appear in the title Of the
eeH%nneetionS Con with railroads. and showed that
she street ns the %aen S%
and the branch to Port Morris are intended
tH 70 be concessions Ht, With the New York Central
hch ali p be rH INTO Ss pSssi
un9n n stati0ni to which trims fron West
that there was no intention on the part OF the
bS to rnn ba rHnst SYSTEM
bo made With The eIyvated dhrosi r"roads 't% i The
Commissioners should plan such an arrange
mnnt.
:, ,Ex;Com ptroiler Andrew H. Green said that
the best legal and engineering advice had
G hs said is "a, S.a ass
nsG,on ne, ny Win IN the bridge c9rpor.ton and had
hsea his as OF the people in
Engineer Charles Is. Brush explained the
:" How long is your brdgep" asked City
.Th9ss ihoSs%n% Sa% feet in the span and 5000
feet between bulkheals." said Mr., Bush.
Sns SON 5 S New {crH sids and nine.
' Ihen Ts o5ofo"t & ST Ss'SsS Jrdse is but mere In
cident in n railroad system more than twenty
eight miles long" was the City Chamberlnln's
A.. |Th;s seems to be simply scheme to cover
sad saI city ,H with to Pua tunnels Ss
Legislature intended to grant any such priv
Il he company has nothing to do with tho
location" SAID George ". Greene. THE Com
missionerss are Judges OF the extent OF the con
Well" said the Comptroller Il suppose the
cry has som. rights. and may say whether its
iIiI parks and public property may be taken by
D., Mr Greene resrlied that no property will ho
taken except by duo process Of law in the |
Asssm,blyman John Connolly Of the Nine
sfIh,h of IN. srt ditrirt , tod the committee
o said iis be Wi not leus the the iesesrty Of
ing Hi bf'tiisGe GeH S9satssi9nSrSSIs ssr , Ss
semhly. Judge that this bridge was simply to |
con connect ne the railroads OF tho East and West?'
Time and again. replied Mr.. Greene.
Mr.. Greene asked why no opposition had
River bridge at Twenty third street rs it
aso osas ., Tin tin
10 whom doyou referf" asked the Comp.
To Mr.. Jordan and Mr.. MacLean"
Iolico Com mi ssitncr Mac Lean has told me
excitedy put in W +; D. stokeswho was site pres
The accusation also brought TO his feet Mr.
Ma MacLeans lun'or partner r. 5. QEmiston, who
sociation for similar purpose. Mr.. Ormiston
said that M Commissirner MacL Lean = only inter
In ne Of street bridge was in
Who is the Mr. Jordan you refer to ?" asked
~ mean Jordan I. Mott" replied Mr..
He is not city off'cial. and think your
remarks very improper" declared the Comp
,r, mfes. It is simply amazing that a man OF
thing" nut in City Chamberlain Grain.
4, Mr. Ormiston spoke OF the great damage to
the residential section Of the west side which
TSGdld S.dId result rns thr9ugh the building Of tho
Seventy: first street because 1t was limited by
rs New Jersey charter to particular place on
the Jersey shore.
Cyrus Clark said that the bridge company
has no capita. and that it simply wants some
thing to sell. and that something H. held up as
a menace to property interests and interferes
win the taxing power by its effect on real
values. J. Hamilton Hunt declared that it is
impossible to sell property on the west side
because = the shadow I oilh brio &c hangs overit.
sold six pieces in sixty ninth street. west OF
Ninth avenue. to good advantage
AS soon as the hearing was closed the Comm
.roI!er and City Chamberlain formulated their
1espatch and sent 1t to the Senators from this
state.
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