The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-07
BYRNE TO DO THE WORK
Until the Street Cleaning
Arrangements Are
Perfected.
BROWN PLACE SEWER AGAIN
GreenyilIe Is Now Ready to Fight
the Bergen Neck Railway
Company.
BROWN PLACE SEWER AGAIN

The generous offers of the Lehigh VAL
ley Terminal Railway Company to cross
the Brown place sewer with its tracks, on
bridge with a fifty-foot span, has been
accepted by the GreenviIleites and the
fight dropped. But it has been taken up
with renewed vigor against the
Bergen Neck Railway Company
to which company was extended
the privilege by the Street and Water
Commissioners. of erecting stone abut-
ments on city property for the support of
its span. The Greenvilleites demand the
instant removal of the latter company's
abutments and the opening of Brown
place as II public street. threatening, II
this is not done. to certiorari the action
of the Board and fight the matter in the
Courts.
AT the Board meeting this morning the
following petition and remonstrance was
presented:-
Several weeks ago there was presented
to your honorable body petition dated
December z, 1891, asking you to declare
cupied by what is known as the Brown
place sewer. 1t was signed by
over IA citizens and taxpayers
representing over two million dollars
worth OF property. SO far as we are
aware, this modest but earnest request
has not been complied with. We had
looked for instant action; none has been
taken. You had already, before the Pc
tition was presented, given valuable rights
awaywithOut any compensation whatever
Alrea dywas railroad company actively
engaged in making use of unjustly ac-
quired privileges. The strip of land re-
terred to Is so feet wide and extends from
Avenue e to tidewater III New York Bay.
1t was intended by the people that this
strip should be the extension of Brown
place, which is laid out as "A street from
Gal field avenue to Avenue E.
Together they were to form an outlet
to tidewater, with frontage of fifty feet
the right to purchase from the State, in
front of the upland strip OF land under
water, about eight thousand feet in
length and extending out 10 the exterior
line for piers in New York bay; into
the midst of territory destined
to be in the near future of tremendous
value. Surely we are naturally Jealous of
our rights therein. Another railroad is
asking you for the privilege to cross this,
what we deem to be immensely import
ant. strip.
We, therefore, citizens and taxpayers
of Jersey City, hereby earnestly protest
against any action or inactlon by you
that will in any wise imperil its future
use, or that will allow further encrOach-
ments to be made upon it.
We wish emphatictlly to call to your
attention the necessity of the strip being
properly declared by you to be a publc
highway, and the immediate removal of
all distractions therefrom. Yous affirm
ative action will save us the need OF re-
sorting to the courts for redress.
This was signed by A. w. Brown, Reu-
ben Simpson. jacob Detwiller. Jacob
Keefe. Jr., John Morrell, j. A. Stegmau,
| NJ. J. Currie, G.. F. Watt, A. J. Lignot.
NJ. r. Schultz, Sr.. and Henry Lenibeck.
MR.. CoRBIN's ARGUMENT.
Counsellor Corbin, who appeared in
behalf of the Lehigh Valley Railway
| COMPANY. was given the floor, and in
| speaking of the propositions of the Com
pany he represented, said:-
1.-The bridge on which the tracks of this
company will be laid will cross Brown
place sewer at right angles west of
| the Morris Canal and the abutments
will be built on the companv's property.
The span will be fifty feet wide and will
| give clearance of fifteen feet above the
crown of the sewer, and think this meets
every objection made by the residents OF
| that neIVhborhood.
''This Is the controlling point in the
| progress of the company now. and hope
| that the petition will be granted today,
and ninety days given us in which to
construct the bridge and remove all OBJ
structions which are necessary to COM
| plete the work."
"Will your bridge hinder the opening
| of street over the canal?" asked Mr..
| Edwards.
mo, it will not" replied Mr. Corbin.
''The law demands clearance of 10
| feet, but we give II feet inches"
| MIR. Reuben Simpson. who appeared in
| behalf of the residents of Greenville,
| ut oI INIT fnair nDnnSftinn the
| Bergen Neck Railway Company and not
| TO the Lehigh Valley.
| 1--WE do not wish to delay the march OF
progress" said he, "but we want to be
insured against the Misrepresentation OF
| this street."
The Board, without discussing the
matter referred it again to the. Commit
| tee on Streets.
| MR. BYRNE's CONTRACT.
| The matter OF sweeping aud cleaning
| The streets and removing ashes and gar.
| bage was taken up and quickly disposed
| Of A resolution was adopted rejecting
| the bids received November 80. and the
clerk was directed TO readvertise for bids
| Until q contract is awar ed Contractor
| Byrue will continue doing the work under
IA resolution adopted by the Board three
weeks ago.
| A resolution was also adopted request
| ing the Board of Finance to appropriate
| S.. 900 for the maintenance of the Engin'
eeriug Bureau, to be taken from eitnel
the contingent fund or raised on uempor
ary bonds To be paid from the next lax
| levy. The loan is necessary, because Of
the fact that Dut one Improvement il
under way. This Bureau is self sustain
ing, provided the Improvements awarded
| are concurred in by the Board OF Finance
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BRIGHT POLICE OFFICIAL.