The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-07-18
GRADE CROSSINGS TO GO.
Other Cities Will Help the
Uptown Citizens Assoc
citation Fight Erie.

The association for the elevation of the
Erie Railroad tracks held an enthusiastic
meeting at Corcoran Hall last night.
There was a large attendance and the
members OF h association congratu-
lated themselves on the vigorous action
taken by the association in the past few
days with a view to regulating tn 9 speed
of the trains. 1t was decided to take
steps to spread the association through.
out the State. A vigorous spirit was
manifested at the meeting.
President John Casey was In the chair.
| Among the prominent members were:-
A. j. Corcoran. Police Captain Kelly, w.
A. Corcoran, John McAulife, William
| Williams, Patrick Ksnney aud Mr.. Su l.
Ivan. For the committee appointed to
wait on the Street and Water Board to
learn why the railroad company had not
fulfilled its promise in relation to fencing
In its tracks. Mr.. Casey reported that
there was no meeting on Thursday but
that he had q talk with the menu
bers of the Board who would
meet on neXt Tuesday. Mr.. Casey said
that the action of the authorities In re2u-
iating the speed of rains should meet
with the hearty c~ommendatiou OF the
| Association ami tina q vote of than6s
should be rendered to Superlntende ut
Smith and Captain Kelly for their vigor..
Gus action. Mr.. McAnlife also praised
the authorities. Mr.. Barr favored the
i'm mediate arrest of several OF the en-
gineers. He said that the road had led
the Association BY the nose too long AMI
that even the board fencs which they
had promised had not bsen put up.
TINE o ACTION AT HAND.
Mr., Casey S i'd rnat the time for de-
cided action had arrived. The name and
object of the association are going broad
cast throughout the State and the hitner-
to defiant company begin to realiza That
the association is after it IN enrness.
MIR. Brown said that he had been cross
ing the Erie Railroad tracks three and
four times II day for the last twenty years.
and that there were no more dangerous
grade crossings in the world han those
at Grove and Erie streets. The ASSOC
citation unanimously rendered u vote of
thanks to the police authorities.
at seems that the sky is getting
clearer,' said A. j. Corcoran, "and that
the association is within reach OF It's
object. A gentleman came into my
office a day or two ago and asked me
about our association-hew we COM
menced, how we progressed and what
with had accomplished. answered him
as TO the two first questions but had little
to say about what we had accomplished.
He differed with me. He said that the as.
ISOLATION andits object had created a popu-
lar enthusiasm not only in Newark but
throughout the State. and he said that If
we persevered all the people throughout
the State would aid us In securing the
abolishing of grade crossings. He said
that the action of the Jersey City police
authorities in taking the bull by the
horns was being heartily applauded
eyerywhe in the State. Z
''This association is not at all affiliated
with politics" said Mr.. Corcoran, . but
we wantm men in Office who do not want
the corporations bidding. II these men
are not In Office W. will dabb1e in poll-
tics a little and see that proper men are
placed In Office"
Mr.. COOKS LONG SEARCH.
Mr.. Corcoran then told OF the dilly-
dallying bv the members OF the Street
aud Water Board and how it mad taken
Mr.. Cook, one of the members of that
board, four weeks to find Mi. Staples
Captain Kelly was then awarded the
privilege Of the floor and made a very
good speech. He told what the police had
accomplished, and said that the names of
sixty engineers who hal violated the or
d1nance by running trains at a high rate
of speed had been obtained. He said that
it was probable that within a day or two
SumIDOuSeb WOulu uo ISSUED anu eHCn OF
the engineers could be compelled under
the ordinance to pay u fine of $50. He
said that MIR. Staples had Informed him
that the contract for the building OF a
fence around the tracks had been award
ed. Captain Kelly took exception to
some remarks made about him DIV Presl-
lent Madden. of the Street aud Water
Board, sud said that his legislative
record was clean.
On motion of w. G. Corcoran, the COM
m1ttee which was appointed to 20 to
Newark n agitare the cause there, was
continued. and will visit the principal
cities In the State with a view to Sc cur
lag the passage of a legislative enact
ment a~boltshing grade crossings.
The following gentlemen, composing a
committee of five, were appointed to wait
OIL the Street and Water Board and the
Finance Board and SEQ what could be
done in relation to the improvement of
Thirteenth street:-M essrs. McAulife.
Corcoian, Hohorst, Williams and Kenny.
The mating then adinnrned