The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-22
GOOD FOR TRAMPS
Freehoiders Wrangle Over
the Newark Turnpike
Trestle Resolution.
TRACTION COMPANY CRITICIZED
MeGrasn Wants the Position Of the
Freeholders Decentralization
Of EXPENSE.
TRACTION COMPANY CRITICIZED


AT the last meeting of the Board of
Freeholdecs a resolution was offered CIV
ing permission TO the Consolidated Trac-
ton Company to build a trestle over the
tracks OF the D., L. < w. r. R.. at San
ford's crossing, on the Newark Turn
pike, so that their cars could be run
right through. AT present the cars only
run to the railroad crossing and the pas
sengers are compelled to change cars
The resolution Was defeated.
Yesterday Freebooter Bindernagle. after
having the rules suspended, moved that
the action OF the board in reference to
the resolution be r~escinded. A lengthy
and bitter discussion followed. personali-
ties being exchanged freely. Several of
the Freeholders wanted to know why
Mr.. Bindernagle wanted the matter re-
considered and demanded that he give
some reason for doing SO. He replied
that the place at present is very danger
Gus. Passengers are compelled to cross
the tracks where teams are run at a
very high rate of speed. If the Irestle
is built for the trolley cars to run right
through all such danger would be avert.
ed.
Freebooter Groth made a vigorous OBJ
lection. He said that he had examined
the plans of the proposed trestle and
objected to them. 1t would be an outrage
to obstruct the County Road with such
an u%nsightly structure as they proposed
to build. The idea was to build a trestle
on each side of the road, u feet high
and 500 feet long. Wagons, trucks and
carriages would have to drive in between
the two t~restles. With the trolley cars
- - -f
you, it would be the most dangerous
place on the face of the earth for people
driving along that road. In fact it would
be a veritable death trap. The open
space between the ~trestles was to be
only q feet. If you attempted to turn
around you would find the posts of the
Consolidate Traction C%ompany's trestle
to hash your brains out against.
PROTECTING THE CITIZENS !
what do they want to do?' asked
Mr.. Groth. "Have they not had enough
accidents already, or do they want to
establish themselves as record breakers
in this respect? One of the reasons why
they want to build this trestle is because
it is cheap. They want to save the dol
lars. l know for a fact that the D.,
L. & w. r. r. Co. are willing to raise
their tracks if the Consolidated Trac-
ton Company viii pay half of the ex-
pense. That is the only thing we should
permit. The Consolidated Traction Cons
pany offered to pay $500 towards rails
ing the D., L.. & w. tracks, but no more.
Consolidated Traction Company. We are
here DO protect the citizens of this county
from being slaughtered.
Freebooter Green said that that vas
Just what they were going to do, to pro-
tect lives. The erection OF the trestle
you'd bring ,bn e aeSaf nat Ta resaif: he n sp Saw
York. When they were first erected
horses were frightened by them, but they
Sandford's crossing run from 60 to 70
miles an hour in passing, and it is very
dangerous for people crossing the tracks;
been waiting a long time to get rapid
transit to the Court House, and his was
their chance.
Freebooter Groth insisted that the Con-
solidated Traction Company only wanted
to save money at the expense of the
county. and told of a bridge connecting
run their cars. The bridge required
Strengthening and sooner than spend
each side of the bridge and made the
passengers walk across.
RENDEZVOUS FOR A
THAT is a falsehood," cried Freehold
err Green. Mr.. Groth said he had got
his information from Freebooter Riordan
Freeholder Riordan thought that it
would be 2 mistake ta Tssonsider the
but they do not want it in such a way.
They want 1t without it being a detri-
ment to life and limb; The 6 co mS
pens. When we allowed them to lay their
tracks on the road they agreed TO. FIJI
in between the tracks and make them
level with the roadway. l wrote them
twice on the subject and received no
answer, for five weeks. The tracks are
Consolidated Traction Company treat the
officials of this county. Another thing.
the trestle they propose 70 erect would
and more people would be held up there
in a week than would fill a book.
IN conclusion. Mr.. Riordan said that to
grant the resolution would be erecting a
monument on the Kearny meadows that
would be everlasting. and he appealed to
everyone witt a spark of manhoo in
his breast to vote no.
The resolution to RECONSIDER was car
ried, IA to 6. Freeholders Groth, Klunpp.
Klein. Riordan. Ripe and Hanna voting
in the negative.
Ths original resolution vas then her read,
Riordan wanted it referred back to the
committee. Freebooter Eichorn said the
committee had considered it for six
table it but quickly withdrew his motion.
Freehoider Riordan, said that il the
board was determined to grant the re,
and offered an amendment adding the fol-
lowing to the resolution
MIR. RIORDAN'S AMENDMENT.
s'Provided, that before any work be
commenced a. the aforesaid ~trestle, the
Comsolidated Fraction Company agree, in
writing, to fill or cause to be filled be-
tween their tracks, with crushed stone
or planlSirg, to a level with the road.
Said work to be commenced forthwith
AMI continued withc.J delay"
Tia. amendment was accepted by Free
holder Green; then he refused to accept
Il. and orally concluded that he would.
TrcehoIder Groth pleaded for time. and
f.lo:l rresholder Green made the remark
rss.e statement tina it did not make much
difference what the board did, for in two
ric-rit1s' time the Consolidated Traction
THAT'S a pretty statc CT affairs" said