The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-17
tion with the elevated road of tue Cen
trai Elevated Transit Company
This latter compHny sub ,nitted u pro-
test In the same strain.
OBJECR0RS HEARD.
Their Reasons in the Railroad Ave-
nue. Vacation Submitted to
Acting Mayor Simpson.

Acting Mayor Simpson this morning
attended meeting of the Board of
Finance aud then hurried down stairs to
give the property owners who object to
the vacation of Railroad avenue for the
relief of the New Jersey juno tion Rail
roae, an opportunity to express their
grievances. The original objectors were
reinforced by Major Windy" Bundy.
ex-Mayor Traphagan, Commiss ioner
Romaine and others.
John Herman who has been remnu
strating ever since the petition was first
presented. pr oduced measurements to
show that the closing of the street was
entirely un necessary for the accomplish
ment of th Q end in view. He maintains
that the distance from the top of the
curb stones in Academy street to the
Pennsylvania Railroad tracks Is 20
feet l inch. He maintains that de-
pressing the street 2 feet inches will
give height OF of 2S feet inches to
work with. which il properly dealt with
will permit the Company to g i've clear
ance way In Railroad avenue
of at least 10 feet. He showed
that the Delaware Lackawanna
and Western Railroad Company had con-
structed bridges over Grove and Hender-
son streets, without closing them, but he
failed to consider the fact that the cross
ing In Railroad avenue Is not straight
across. but takes a triangular turn, neces-
stating stonework foundations.
Mr.. Corbfn answered Mr.. Kiernan by
assuring him that railroad constructing
experts han looked into the present man
ner of crossing and declared that it was
the best and about the ouly way the
crossing can be effected. owing to
the distractions placed in the
path by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company. Mr. Ccrbin told
the objectors that il IL was an engineer
ing possibility to tunnel under the P. R..
r. tracks and cross Railroad avenue with
an overhead bridge, that no permission to
cross the street would ever have been
asked Of the city or propositions to i'm
prove adjoining property to the extent
of $4,000 presented.
A DANDY" PETITION.
Major Windy Bundy, who carries
this appelation with remarkable propri-
ETY. claimed that the proposed crossiu e
would be detriment. He only wanted
the company stopped altogether. He had
petitiou to which was attached 6 evenly
flve names OF property owners on the
Hill. who are not in any way
interested or affected by the
crossing, objecting to the crossing
He gave ths city bad reputation and
the police mild calling down. by stati ng
that if the company leaves au opening
eight feet wide and eight feet high, that
murder. robbery and unmeniouable
crimes would be committed in aud
about it. Major Bundy owns
property at tho corner of Summit avenue
aud Academy street. Mr.. Bundy made a
long speech about Academy street being
a crowded thcrougnfare aud SUBJ
sequently was asked how many times
his wife walked down the streat to the
CITY.
Ex-Mayor Traphagsn objected to the
question, and in short order was informed
that it was none Of his business how
maoy questions were asked.
Commissioner Romaine was an ohiec-
tor. He argued that the closing of Rail-
road avenue would close an i'm
Dcrtant thoroughfare. He argued
that the avenue should be left open
and clearance way provided to permit
the full passage of wagons and trucks.
He was satisfied that such thing was
impossible when informed that to do it
would Decessitare the raising of about
two-third of tae p. r. r. iron structure.
Councillor Corbiu argued in behalf Of
the company and set forth all the re-
deeming features of the work
The matter will probably be acted upon
by Acting Mayor Simpson tomorrow, as
Saturday is the last day he can act upon
il.