New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-03
ALL ABOUT A SIDEWALK.
NOT a SHOVEL ALLOWED TO TOUCH
COLONEL ROEBLINGs.
so lie Is ARRAIGNEp FOR VIOLATING A TREN-
TON oRDlNANCE-THE OUTCOME OF
4 SOCIAL FEUD.
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Trenton Jan What is probably the result OF a
social war in this city is booked for final settle
mont in tho police court To-day Colonel Washing
ton A Roebling the millionaire engineer of the
Brooklyn Bridge, served with warrant is
sued by Police Justice Coulter on complaint OF a
policeman Charles H. Schenck. charging him with
the violation of city ordinance In falling TO have
the snow and ice removed from the sidewalk be-
fore his $4,000 mansion in West State-st. The
ordinance prescrbes a penalty of 81 for any person
failing to remove the snow and ice from his side
walk within six hours after daylight after eacn
snowfall. This Colonel Roebing has failed TO do'
there being evidence Of shovel having come III
contact with his large sidewalk since the heaVy
snow Of Wednesday night of last week \ similar
complaint has been made and warrant issued
against Clark Fischer the millionaire owner OF the
American Anvil Works. who Is one or MIS-. hoeD-
ling social set, and also against the bahk'r' VIII
lam s Hancock father Of State Controller w ;.
Hancock. The Roebling complaint Is made b! the
police following an alleged declaration Of Mrs.
Roebing that she would not permit any OF her
servants TO clear the sidewalk. and this trouble
dates back to last April Prior TO April. 1894 Mrs
Perrne and Mrs Roebling. both leaders Of society,
were fast friends and moved in the same set. Mrs.
Perrne is the wife of Colonel Lewis Perrne former
manager and practically owner OF the Trenton Pas
senger Railway Company. Colonel ferrine de-
cIded to substitute electricity for horsepower on
erect poles on the sidewalks Of property aouttng
the streets through which his roads ran Mrs
Roebng's handsome house fronts along this road.
and one night about sndnleht Colonel Perrine set
force of 200 500 men at work TO build that Drahch
of the road and erect the poles on her block.
Mrs Roeblng's consent 10 the erection or the
poles had not been obtained the Perrnes taking IL
for granted that no opposition would he made
But when the workmen attempted to tear up the
Roeblng sidewalk. Mrs. koebling ler her sn's ;
i'm her house. and in company with MI. fis,her
iumped into the hole dug for the poles. Ana mere
she remained for hours and all enorts 10 ciiHi s
The hole and place the pole while she stood In II
proved unsuccessful. Finally the poles we're pIdC'l
elsewhere on the SIDEWALK. and Mrs. Roebiing car
rIed the matter 10 the higher courts where ue
case was decided against her. ,
From that day a social war has been Wageh
Mrs Perrine and her particular friends have been
cut from Mrs. Roeblngs social list ana, MIS-.
Poeblng and her particular friends were no ions io's'
seen at the famous Perrine receptions II 'pIoi'
Pcrrine owns the sidewalk. or the courts say ne
docs" Mrs Roebling is credited with having de-
clared TO her friends "let him sc 10 II IN iuluie
that the sidewalk is kept properly rieaned. ms ms
declaration is alleged to have been followed up hg
Mrs Roebling commanding her servants h"' 10
sweep the sidewalk in front oi the manSlon' ~,
i, has not been swept since. When the leaves zen
from the beautiful shade-trees In 'front.' OF lne
RoohlIng house this fan. pedestrians we're com
nolled 10 wade through them or cross 10 the oppp.
'itc side OF the street The police had no -
oalk until the snowfall. and then ihey resurte, "a
/ the obsolete ordinance Colonel RoebllnS was 70
have been arraigned I'm police court to-hlsht anu
the CITY Solicitor on hand 10 pios'cu'. ,,.' n,
Ev-r,,dge William Lannng, who has been retainer
nv The Colonel to fight the case. succeeded IN nav
ing the hearing postponed until 10 O'CLOCK 'oihof
row morning