The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-06-13
GRA9HFUL AGITA70RS.
Erie Elevation Advocates
Give Thanks For That
Fence Measure.

Inc ASS0clAtlOu I'VE suc Eietdtiuu VI enC
Erie Railroad Tracks met at Corcoran's
last night, The nneeting was well at
tended. Although the members expressed
themselves pleased at the action OF the
Street aud Water Commissioners In order
ing the railroad company to fence In its
tracks from Provost street to the tunnel.
yet they are not satisfied. They believe
that the tracks should be elevated. and
they will Keep agitating the matter until
they are.
Mr.. John Case, the president Of the as
ISOLATION, presided last night. Secretary
William A. Corcoran read the following
communication:
Nr. A.. u CoTeoran:
MY DEAR siR:--I leave the city on Tuesday
and NAV not return before September. My idea
is that the only way to get. relief is through
the Legislature, and IL would be a good idea TO
make every member, from this county at least,
pledge his vote for a measure which would com :
Del the elevation of the Erie tracks. / will be
home IN time to take a hand 10 securing thes 9
promises. Yours truly, -
Mr.. A. J.. Corcoran then told of the
doings OF the Street and Water Board at
its meeting yesterday Afternoon.
II have seldom seen the Street and
Water Board accomplish as m UGH in one
day as they did today" said be. ut
shows that there is q movem emit on loot
to do the'right thing by the people in this
section OF the city. which Is gratifying 70
say the least. Aside from our own asso-
citation, the Street and Water Board has
decided that ii any of our streets are de.
sired by railroad companies they shall
paw for them. The Commissioners
worked hard today to sustain the Mayor.
It is their first nov in that direction.
and / am sure 1t will bear good fruit.
road compahy's tracks WIS not just what
this association wanted. yet 1t is a step In
the right direction, and we will have to
be content with this small favor for the
present.
AUTHORITIES ALIVE.
IT understand also that the authorities
have about decided to put Seventeenth
think thar the authorities are beginning
to realize that the people in this section
Of the city mean business. They see that
we are DESTROYS Of getting someEhing and
they are going to see that we are going
to get IL. The action OF the commission
ers may not have been voluntary, but it
certainly was done aud We are
that the authorities did something for the
portion Of the city north OF The Erie
Nj. Kenny said be did not believe in
the present oily authorities.
What we want" said he, 'tare new
legislators. We ought to call q public
meeting In ST. Lucy's.Hall and invite all
citizens."
Mr.. Casey thought it would be a good
idea for the association TO amalaamate
with the Cisizens' Improvement Associa-
ton of Seventeenth streef.
.'Somethtng should be done at once"
said he, ito protect our lives and property.
Let US unite with the Improvement AS
socation. In unity there is strength.
will take o fence, but WI want elevation
and it Ia bound to ZONE. II we stand to-
gether, men who are running for office
will have to recognize our wants. We
ought to return q vote OF thanks to Mayor
Wanser for his manly attitude in this
fight"
Kenny's suggestion was q good one.
WANTS A MASS MEETING.
sThe Street and Water commissioners"
said he, spoke to me this morning in
reference to Seventeenth street. AL
though not q member OF that association
l spoke favorably. as ours Is a common
cause. Commissioner Feeney told NE
that he was securing q list OF signers for
a. DC WG Al
hold q big pubic meeting aud we would
give the men VINO GO to the Legislature
something to think about. We would
make them think about as once in a while.
and not about the men who gave them
the nomination"
Another member Of the association
said that the@ Provost and Henderson
street crossings were impassable nearly
every Sunday.
..Fiagmen are stationed at these cross :
ings,n saiu he, land they generally fa II
asleep on Sundays or go to the nearest
gin mill. They leave the gates half
closed, so that If an accident happens TO
anyone it is doubtful ii damages could
be recovered as the company would main
tain tnat the gates were hot up. 1t was
only a few nights ago that fagman was
going on duty drunk. He WAS struck by a
train and badly injured. Drunken flag
men are worse than drunken engineers.
yet there are many OF them employed on
the Erie Railroad, aud that there are not
more lives lost is nirAcnIous."
II don't see how they can expect GOOD
service from men to whom they only pay
$l.0S cents per day." said MI. A. J. Cor
coraD.
Mr.. W. A. Corcoran introduced a mo
ton, which was adopted, providing for
the appointments of q Committee by the
Chairman to wait on Che Citizeh's As3o-
citation, and present their compliment Is
with a view to uniting both associations.
The meeting then Adjourned.