The sun., 1893-06-14
TEN EYCK CUT THE CHAIN.
TROUBLE BREAKS OUT AGAIN At
The HEAD OF GREENWOOD LAKE


An Iror Drawbridse Loohed-shut 0naei-
ally Cnn1 Ntop Resoiute Name Str amer
from Navigating an Arm OF the Lake.
There is almost as much trouble about that
bridge at the head OF Greenwood Lake this
spring a. there was at the opening OF the sea-
| son last year. when Coe Ten Eyck launched
his new steamer and persuaded the people at
the head OF tho lake that Il would be bet
ter to take the bridge away than wait for
him to blow II UP or tear II down. as he surely
would II 1t obstructed his navig alton on the
upper arm OF the lake. There was Sun re-
porter on Ten Eyck's boat on it's FIRST trip and
he witnessed the signing OF q waiver which
Ten Eyck gave at the time. acknowledging
that he would not claim that he had gained
any added rights IL the bridge was then tenn
porarily removed for him. Tho bridge was
then torn down by tho very mon who wanted
1t there most. and It remained down all
summer.
In the fall the town OF Warwick built draw
bridge across the gap and 1t was ompleted
this spring. The draw 10 q ponderous piece
OF work. built Of heavy steel eirdsrs revolving
upon small wheels. which rnn over circular
track.
One strong man can with difficulty turn II
with the two-handled key provided. and It rests
so low upon It's pier that a man cannot pass
under it with o aat-bottomed boat without
lying down.
The bridge is superHuously heavy and strong.
and nobody likes it very much. Coe Ten Eyck
doesn't like 1t a bit. He says that 1t is not built
according to contract, and that the town should
provide draw tender.
He opens 1t whom he wants to 90 through
with his boat. but no does not close It after
him. and tn! causes considerable annoyance
to people who happen to be on the wrong aida
Of the gap.
1t has created much bitterness at the head
They took the form 81 threats to chain up tho
cae heard the seho Of th.s. erowl. and NUT
terine, at his hotel at the head OF, the. east
sedr. and eeSps 81 ssarp eoa ens Shsss to
and On n.aaS H .sS S hp
hcld!ns the end Of the draw to ths, pier. '
,. Ont came the slsdge and cold chissi and tho
regular trims 70 and fro through the gar ssp and nd
esye Kim Ths.s sse want
TS.S tSS M :ds =
By! arrest si% ara ara sem SEND Kin to ia 3.n'ne 70 90
Ssss NJ Ss% Saaa ana Hs' .sas ssfa s%s
msds hs srestest mistake a 10 thSs
fact .sd shs ann snn e q pl ,a:
vate property.
before the dam was built at the lower end Of
tho lake tho Morris Canal and BANKING Com.
pany bought all Of the land which the building
Of the dam would subnerGe. At that time
there was nothing but feeble little stream
triokling along whore the east arm 10 now.
Tho dam backed the lake up. and m ade the
arm. and It was. and is STILL the canal COM
oh
and II the town would not pnv
for opening and closing the bridge.
it would have been the part of diplomacy for
him to close It after his boat and not antago-
niZe his neighbors. He has behaved in a head
strong manner and is standing upon what he
thinks are his rights. which I think do not
exist"
Coe Ten Erck was not IN jail last evening.
and he did not aot as n in fear Of being locked
up. He is probably the biggest ami strongest
man at Greenwood Lake. and withal Is won.
derfully good natured.
1t was probably because Of his size and
pluck that he was appointed deputy sheriff
and constable for the region at the head Of the
lake lake He .If holds those ofioss now and is a
against Citizen coe Ten Eycf It vii be Is siSen
Constable Coe Zen Eyck to serve, and Coo viii
before the Sheriff.
II Coe does that he will have on his hands
the biggest and strongest and at the same time
the most tractable prisoner he has ever ar
rested.