The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-06
DRAGGED THE BRIDGE AWAY
rs THI A. RUsE OR A LEHIGH IAL-
Ley CENTRAL FTGBTs

The New Jersey Central Railroad ruts .
Temporary Bridge Over the Morris Canal
and = Lehieh Valley Engine Pulls IL Down
The New Jersey Central Railroad Company
obtained permission about a month ago from
the Jersey City Street and Water Commits
sioners to put q substantial iron bridge over
the Morris Canal at Jersey avenue. to take the
place Of the present dilapidated wooden struc-
ture. The company arranged to throw n tenn
porary bridge over tho canal for the conven-
fence OF the public while the old bridge was
being torn down and the new one erected.
The present bridge Is about twenty feet above
tho street grade. with an inclined approach at
either end. The temporary bridge is built at
grade. and the new one is also to be at grade.
with a draw to permit the passage OF canal
boats.
The LellGh Valley Company owns the ca
nal. and has tracks on the south OF 1t running
parallel with It from Pacific avenue Town to
tho basin at tidewater. A bridge at grade
under tho control OF the Central might seri-
ously interfere with the Lehigh Company's
free use Of the tracks. and so the Lehigh Com
pany determined that the new bridge must be
OF the aame height as the present one. The
temporary bridge was put In place on Wednes-
dar afternoon. There was considerable work
TO be done in the way OF anchoring It and put
ting on tho finishing touches when tho mon
quit work for tho night. A solitary Waterman
was left to guard the engine and pile driver
belonging to the contractors who were doing
the work.
Some time during tho night. the Waterman
thinks It was about midnight. q Leligh Valley
locomotive and two or three fiat cars backed
down to the new bridge. A gang Of Italian
laborers were on the cars. In a ,fow minutes
one end OF q long nnd heavy chnin was at
IAat 10 OnQ Of tho cara. and tha IOrnmntlEa
started. The bridge started ct the same time
in a westerly direction. part OF 1t being in the
After hauling t far enough to make It useless
as a bridge. the chain was detached and the
osom9ttve and the gang OF laborers disap-
The Waterman did not dare to leave. his
bridge did not rench the parties interested
until yesterday morning. Police Capt. Farrier
to was 1T nStlt1sd; a apE ssps p f2oasIs' S f. the sse me
replace tile, bridge. The only thing done was
men had Al! quit work. anu there was no one
man and one policeman. who were trying to
Keep them selves warm near tho fire in the
wiz, the T.eh!gh Valley Company should
fight, the Central IL a mystery. The Central
people are prohihitsl from putting tracks on
WEI we're e0 TO o f%~s BEEN enan su l%a tns P te y. s' Il. h%re
gles: the city,s chief engineer. but this was not
be erected now mill tSs pIans b nwe I haan ~
proved by the Street and Water Board. A we'll
informed man suggested last night that this
fight between the two corporations Is only u
blind to, create tho impression that they are
not working in harmony.
The alleged failure Of the combine" he
said. between. the Reading. the New Jersey
Central;, and the Lehigh Valley. to obey the
thancellor's orders directing q dissolution OF
corporations declare that the combination has
dissolved. and this fight may have been ar
ranged to emphasize that decla ration. Tho
Central has no use whatever for a bridge over