The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-06
SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE,
POLICE DEPARTMENT.

| detail requested. While ] feel hat
something should be done for the pro
ton of lie at these crossings. :
bly, unfortunate, put nsyerlS { az
that the police are practically pswerless
in the matter.
AS you will see from seqslfh II, page
910 of the laws Of the reyisl the police
have no authority 10 Dreysn he running
| OF train at any speed che cN%hnanY ma
/! choose 20 run them. II peIlceNE shouIi
be stationed at the cpessings as NsGuested,
they could do nothing but lo1nc at tile
| passing trains. they would I'VE no
authority TO make arrests or cotplafnts
as you will see on reading tue laNswhich
| gives this or any other company license
to run trP.ns at any ratio of speed it
chooses under certain conditions. The
conditions seem TO exist in this case. The
road liz protected by d fence if not gates
as the law requires.
The protection may be INSULT
knG. but it cannon be improved
detailing at the crossings several
policemen who would have no auth GRITTY
to act, unless 1t be held that the. gates
such as they are now III use at said cross
Jugs do not fulfill the requirements of
| the law in the matter of afording Suffi-
cient protection TO our citizsns. That.
however, in nay opinion should be first
determined by the Corporation Counsel.
ferred to: "If any railroad shall have
| or erect alongside Of their track or
roadway il any cnrpo1zked city
| where the same may public
ment fou feet higsp close apd
strong to preveutS %yNV ID horses
from going through ~ and shall
construct and provide ceveh side of
! such track where it may O. Us n oad
or street now established, or which here
| after may be established a gate of like
| height and suticiency. and cause the
| same 60 be closed at Least half a minute
before any locomotive may cross such
| street or road, and to be kept closed until
| such locomotive and It's train shall have
| passed by: or when the track or road
way as aforesaid shall be laid
| through any excavation o feet deep
then aud from theuceforta It shall De
| lawful for such company 20 run locomo.
| tives and traius In said city over parts OF
| their road so enclosed or excavated, anu
| over the parts that do not adjoin OF cross
| any public street OR highway az any rate
of speed they may deem proper, and such
speed shall not thereafter be restrained
by u city ordinance to regu-
fence. wall or embankment, or
any part thereof snail not be maintained
III manner aforesaid, or said gates or any
of them shall not be closed as aforesaid
| at the passage of any trains or locolno-
tives, then the said company and their
| agents shall be liable to tue provisions Of
any law or ordinance. and any penalty
thereby inflicted, for the passage
Of any train or locomotive over
that part of their road adjoining
or crossing any public street or
road aleng which nch fence. wall
| or embanKnent. shall not be maintained,
or said grades shall not be closed at The
pa ssage of said rains or locomotives,
provided, that nothing herein contained
snail affect the liability, or any railroad
company to any person injured, for any
damage to person or property sallsed nv
| the negligence or want OF care of said
company or their agents in the running
OF their trains.
Very respectfully.
G. 2. SMITH,
Superintendent Of Police.
Communication from Superintendent
| of Police informing Board of suspension
of Patrolman Moran, First Precinct,
pending the investigation iof charges pre-
| ferred against him.
Filed.
Communication from President OF Pc.
lice Mutual Aid Society requesting per-
mission to have an excursion and sell
tickets for the same.
Granted.
Of CLAIMS.
Claims were presented and referred to
the proper Committees as follows: