The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-03
.LEHIGH INTERPRETED
Prevented Contractor Con-
don Completing the Wood
lawn Sewer Yesterday.
4 NOVEL CONTEST.
Condon's Men Shoyeled Out While
Lehigh's Workmen Shoveled
In-Police on the Scene.

Contractor P J. Condor, who is construct
ing the new Woodlawn sewer in Greenvllle,
had another tilt with the Lehigh Valley
Railroad yesterday afternoon while attempt
ing to lay the sewer underneath the rail-
roads track east of the Morris Canal and
about two hundred yards north OF Chapel
avenue Last spring Condor completed the
sewer to thai point and was stopped by the
railroad officials when he attempted to
excayate under the tracks. The
railroad officials said that they would not
allow the work to go on until the city al.
thorities asked their permission, and they
kept their word Contractor Condor noti-
fed the Street and Water Board of his work
being interfered with, but that body, ac-
cording to the statements of the railroad
officials, never communicated with the COM
many about the matter, and what can be
learned in addition, never made any effort1to
help the contractor out OF the predlcalnent.
THE SEWER.
Condon however, put his men to work on
the other end of the sewer, and up to the
present time they have worked daily there.
The sewer will be the main outlet for sewers
of the entire Woodlawn section, and when
completed will run from jackson avenue
through Dwight street underneath the Gen,
tral Railroad tracks, under the Morris Canal
and the Lehigh Valley tracks across It, the
meadows to the New York Bay shore. The
sewer is now completed from Ocean avenue
to the canal and from the tracks to
the shore. This latter section of the sewer
is an iron pipe three feet in diameter and IS
laid on piles which are driven IN the mead
ows At the Lehigh tracks the sewer Is TO
drop and pass under them and cross the bed
of the canal.
From the west bank of the canal to Ocean
avenue the sewer is also completed, and all
that remains to complete the entire work IS
the small section under the Lehlgh tracks
and the block between Ocean and jackson
avenues.
sHovELING OUT AND IN.
Yesterday afternoon Contractor Condons
men started to excavate under the Lehigh's
tracks. They had not been at work very
long before gang of Lehigh Valley work
men arrived upon the scene, and acting upon
the orders of their foreman began to shovel
back the earth which Condon's men threw
out. Condon's men were also under orders
to perform their part and kept on shovelng
out dirt This continued for an hour, and
by that time the Lehigh's 'dagos"
were in the lead in the novel con-
test Seeing that the Lehigh people
were determined, Condor ordered his
men to quit. He then complained to the
Fifth Precinct police, but Captain Nugent
said he did not know how he could help Con-
don as the railroad had a right to its own
property. Policeman McDonough was de-
tailed to the scene, however, to prevent
trouble between the work1nen. He received
strict orders not to interfere with either
party.
LEHIGHs REASONS.
The true reasons why the Lehigh Valley
has stopped the work, are, first, their desire
to get even with the city for laying
the sewer above grade on its property
near the Bay, and secondly, its desire
to have the work done by its own employees
and paid for by the city. Contractor II. Fl.
Holmes, who represents the Lehigh Valley
people, called at the Fifth Precinct Station
House last evening and requested the police to
notify Condor not to attempt to carry out
his plans as the railroad desired to do the
work and would stop him from excavating
under the tracks. Contractor Condor was
notified but be did not heed the advice.