The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-22
RASCALS SCORED
Meeting of the Erie Track
Elevation Asso-
citation.
ASSEMBLYMLN CARROLL'S PROMISE
To Introduce a Bill in, the Legis-
lature-Republican Assembly
men Not Present.
ASSEMBLYMLN CARROLL'S PROMISE

There was quite an enthusiastic meeting OF
the Society for the elevation of the Erie
Tracks at st. Lncy's Hall on Saturday night.
On invitation of the society to Hudsons AS
semblymen, ~Assemblyman Carroll was pres
emit. A little drama by the counsel OF the
society looking toward the abolshment OF
grade railroad crossings in all cltles Oh
the first class, was given to MI. Carroll as
the representative in the Legislature OF the
citizens of the northern section of lower Jer-
sey City. Citizen Brennan, in handing the
bill to Mr.. Carroll, made an.eloquent appeal
to him to use his best efforts to secure It's
passage, and intimated that, unless he did so,
he might look for intense opposition should ne
again come before the voters of that sectlon
for further political honors. In response,
Assemblyman Carroll said he felt the great
responsibility resting upon his shoulders. He
said he would stake his life and his polltlcal
future upon his efforts to secure the passage
of the bill.
MR.. CoRcoRAN's REMARKS.
Mr.. Andrew j. Corcoran said the promise
of Mr.. Carroll to push the passage OF the
bill revived in him hopes that had been
more OF less crushed since the defeat OF tne
will of the people in that section OF the city
concerning the granting by the Street and
Water Board, over Mayor Wanser's veto, to
the D. L. and W. road the privilege OF cross
ing of Jersey avenue with tracks at grade;
1t was the last appeal of a prosecuted, robbed
and uown trodden people. Nothing mad been
left undone by the Association and yet
it was. now. necessary. to appeal
to strangers to champion their cause Ihe
speaker intimated plainly that there were
=. -.I;1;.so.S IN vouyor. in this pIty who
had but little business capacity beyond that
of politics, and people wondered concerning
the magnifcence of the stone front houses
some Of them occupied. He commented
upon the New York Herald's assertion, IN
connection with the recent ID. l.. d w.
horror, to the effect that all other than the
automatic block system must go as must go
the grade crossings, and alluded to the TACT
that, although the cityis police had been de-
tailed for ten months to guard against the
encroachment of the D.. l.. q W.. o at
that point, the company had at last secured
permission to lay two more tracks at grade
across Jersey City's best avenue without any
compensation to the city. he also alluded TO
the fact that when Mayor Wanser started
out on a personal examination of the
premises, he was met by such leading busl-
ness men as Messrs. King, Barr, Hulshlzer
II Ball and other leading citizens. When
a certain member of the Board was asked
why the board passed such a resolution over
the veto of the Mayor, the answer was =
ITO get rid of the id police" and when
asked how about the resolution adopted by
a recent Democratic convention concerning
the asolishment of grade railroad crossings,
the same member gave answer to the effect
that the members of that convention were a
lot of id fools. The speaker admitted
that President Madden wanted to
give the Citizens Committee a hearing.
HIt is a black Friday that is going to follow
4l.% $50 N.c form into tho - Wa y CGId fh a
speaker, and then he drew comparisons OF
the picture of sunken lots and the unim-
proved condition of the northern section OF
the city and that of the privileges enjoyed
by gilt edged corporations. He said, too,
that he was astonished to hear Flayel MCGEE
say so little in the presence of the Board of
Street and Water Commissioners, and re-
lated how, while enjoying a lunch at the
Hotel Washington after the Fridays meet
ing of the board, Commissioner Cook and
Somers came in after the resolution had been
passed over the Mayors veto, when he, the
speaker. knew that one hundred Italians
were in waiting ready to lay the ties and
rails, and he intimated that probably the
bargains had already been consummated be-
fore the passage of the resolution.
sIf this bill, !" (alluding to the one handed
to Assemblyman CARROLL he said, fails, then
abolish the new charter. That board has
done more injury to my party than all the
people who ever existed. TIL time has gone
by when people who pay taxes will sit down
and see their %neighbors killed and their
property encroached upon
Mr.. Corcoran mentioned the fact that,
when the opinion of Corporation Coun-
sci was asked by the board as
to the right of the D.. L. and W.
road to cross Jersey avenue at grade, MI.
Edwards replied that the company had some
rights, but he told the members plainly that
with them rested the option of granting the
n T p w EaDononu fhot Tinhf w hQrp
then. does the responsibility rest, fit doesn't,
If not upon the members of that boards he
asked. He said he hated a hidden enemy.
WON A SUIT OF CLOTHES.
Dr. /. N. Quinby also addressed the meet
ing and commented strongly upon the trait
erous action of the members of the Street
and Water Board. He said that he had won
a suit of clothes concerning Mr.. Dugan's
vote on the resolution, giving the D., L. &
W. road the privilege of crossing Jersey
avenue at grade. "If this Street and Water
Board. stays IN much longer there will not
be a street or part of a street the rail
road companies want they will not GET
he continued. He was glad to hear Assem-
blyman Carroll promise to support the bill,
but he called attention to the fact that the
House was not organized in the interests OF
the people. 1t was not A~ssemblyman Car
rolls fault. 1t was organized by Sewell and
Hobart, both railroad magnates. Abiding
to the manner in which Jersey City had been
robbe by railroad corporations, he said:-
"Poor Jersey City is picked every year like
a little goose until there is scarcely a feather
left in it."
Mr.. John McAuliff, in a speech of some
length, characterized the member of the
Street and Water Board as ~loafers.
A committee to go to Trenton to look after
the interests Of the bill will be appointed at
the next meeting. Mr.. Corcoran said he in
tended to go along anyhow at his own ex-
pense.
SUING MAYOR PAGAN.