The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-13
WHERE ARE THEY At
A Phase Oh the Reid-Edin-
ger Feud Which Perplexes
Greenvil1e Property
Owners.
DOUBLE BARRELLED SUITS
Verdict Which Seems to Make
Many Celeryyilleites Tres
passers on Their
Neighbors.

Judgment will be entered this week In
the Supreme Court in the double-barrel-
led ejectment suit of Deacon Reid against
Saloonkeeper Edinger of Greenville, and
the startling fact every property owner
on Linden and Danforth avenues en-
croaches upon his ~neighbors property
will be brought out. AS far as the re-
moval of Mr.. Reds barn is concerned,
however, the removal being practically
ordered by the verdict in these cases. MI.
Edinger will be spared the trouble OIL
calling Upon the Sheriff, as Mr.. Reid has
already had his barn removed. The none
tary value involved in the ejectment cases
is not exceedingly large in itself. the re-
moval of Mr.. Edinger's building as FAR
as a monetary value is concerned being
but an incidental part of the case.
The suit, although brought only to de-
eide the particular case of Edinger and
Reid, has developed a question as TO
the ~ocation of all the pieces of property
in the block.
The decision in the case supports the
position taken by Mr.. E&nmet Smith, who
originally surveyed the entire plot for
the Armstrong estate in 1868, and VINO
has since made twenty-six surveys, each
of which was made to conform with the
original survey. Edinger's position de-
pended entirely upon the accuracy OF
these surveys, and now that the jury
has decided that Mr.. Smiths survey is
correct, all the other property in the block
which has been laid out according to
surveys made by Others must necessarily
be wrong. Mr.. Smiths survey being gen
orally d-isregarded and new lines estab-
l:-lo5 @ C1nea0,1a1fIu rho nrnnnrfV own
ers are becoming nervous in view OF
prospective ejectment suits which are
sure to be commenced sooner or later
MANY OWNERS AFFECTED: -,
. Among those who will be atfected Will
be the Greenville Building and Loan As
ISOLATION, which erected its building ac-
cording to a survey made by GuStaNe
Blau in 1886. Mr.. Blau testified in the
Reid-Edinger suits.
! Assuming the surveys of Mr.. smith TO
be correct, the Building and Loan build
ing, according to his map e~ncroaches
several inches upon. the property 10 the
west. Mr.. Edinger, next door. In return
~encroaehes upon the Building ana Loan
itively stated that a majority OF Ihe
buildings in the block west of the Build
ing and Loan Associations properly IN
turn encroach upon the and Immediately
adjoining to the west until the Oid Ber-
gen road line is reached.
According to Mr.. Smiths map the large
rows of flats on Danforth and Linden
avenues will also be affected and so Will
the stores and other buildings on the
same t~horoughfare. Surveyor Worten-
dyke, who went on the stand on behalf
of Mr.. Reid, testified that if his survey
of Mr.. Rald's line was wrong then the
line of every building which he examined
in making the survey was also wrong.
If the verdict of the jury is to be taken
as conclusive, then all the buildings ne
measured in making his survey are with
out doubt improperly located. A number
of the property owners who are affected
by the survey hope to arrive at an ami
cable adjustment of the difficulty, taking
and giving mutual c-onveyances.
AMICABLY ARRANGED.
Had not the jury decided in favor Of
Mr.. Smiths survey the difficulty would
have included a greater amount OF prop
erty than at present. When Mr.. Smith
laid out the block in 1868, he also laid out
the entire central section of Greenville
and if the verdict was other than it
was the result would have been to affect
the locations of over $50 buildings in the
very heart of Greenville. After the case
had been decided against him Mr.. Reds
first intention was to apply for a new
trial, and if the application was refused
to take the case to the higher court.
1t is stated, however, that since such
action would nave such a far reaching
effect, he has decided to accept the YER
dict of the jury as conclusive and final.
In the meantime the other property own
ers on the block are scratching their
heads, wondering what action will be
taken TO set matters Alright,