The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-08
FOR The CROSSING.
Civil Engineers Give Their
Reasons in Favor of the
Lehigh Valleys
Request.
MR.. HARRISON STATES TIE CASE
Counsel for the Property Owners
Ask the Street and Water
Board to Override the
Mayors Veto.
MR.. HARRISON STATES TIE CASE


Tho on,nions Of the civil engineers ito
lhe Opinions oa .4io sisi' -.
whom were referred the question: ol ene
I,eshigh Valley Railroad grade crossing at
a,,ar,,a hy the street and
tommunlpeW avenue Dy iiie
Water Commissioners were read at anls
r,nrn;ne-s meeting or the Board of
4zyar,-e
Norks
This reference of this important SUD-
;ect was deemed advisable by the Com
3eos mas ues'aasu A1sIaT a1aror Sysnssr com
liissioheis oeeause 'Aaso,
planned in his veto that not sumcieht uata
had been furnished TO him and no other
aavs ~, r,,h;ob tho avan,,e could be
crossed suggested. Both data ana rea-
sons were amnly supplied this morning
= ~ ea,1o,-;rs, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,scation from Mr..
IN the IoAoWlng contnunicaiion ilo.'i -
Edlow Harrison, who was employed by the
commissioners ITO Investigate and report:
-. rao,,as+ as
contained IN a communlcatlon oateu Sep, osdn
fember 1880 Tor proIessioliaa opl,aiOn l,i,,t
as 70 the eXpeolencys lroll a. ss :. ,sas
stanopoint, o. lne Rpopossu S,5so,, auv Psii-
ing of the Greenvilie ana Hudson ran, aino
way over CommunlpaW aVsnue, sl1a aslo a,s9 ,S
as 70 wnetner any otner rsasoiiapaSS SaaS CIV foI
avoiding such grade crossings, sss;a l nave
tne nonor 10 report as IoiioWs:Is -. ,,o,,,
"A copy OF tne oroinaace ,passsea w o,,,l yuul
Board autnor1zlng salo crossing acGoil-
panied your request, in addition to which
| nave been 1urnisned Win maps, plans
ana pronies, showing very cdreiua , SUI SUI
Eeys maze Dy ane englassrs g oI I, lne ne na-
M Mloau eoaIpany any any Az tona-
turai anu aIlilieial lea Hs ~ te
grap1ry oI, ne tslli.ury neo,s 70 .ro.;a,, ue
~ ~ .r s s,,a H,,Sson Ra;iwsv
" lnc VI ~ -iiS s.t ! - ,ss M :
nsVS cIeenvu a,,a 1nu ~ a h15 dete On ale
ness on sne s,osnu sS ~ a,so ~ oare9,,Iiv ax
~ ;,s5 IN ,o9,at oe n,onased crossing and
re s,,rroundings =
GreenyilIe and Hudson RAILWAY is to en-
ahle tbe .ehieb valley RaiJroad COMPANY
fo connect its system of lines with and
reach IFS Terminus on the Hudson River.
1vinr IN either side of tha South Cove or
Basin These Terminals embrace an area
of about 100 acres and with the improve
ments thereon are valued by the State
for taxation at upwards of 5000 OOO
These lands all lie or have been inn
proved TO an elevation of about feet
above tide water, and for all the ordi-
nary purposes of terminal transhipping
and delivery yards will not admit of
being placed at a higher elevation with
out loss of usefulness and value. Any
railroad connection into these terminals
must reach their level before entering,
otherwise the portion of their area from
the point Of entrance on either side of
the connecting railroad 20 point where
it reaches the plane Of the terminal yard
grade IS rendered yaiueless for the pur,
poses for which IL has been acquired
aaa improved. veg
-
icy 5ermlnal yard on the west rs the rail-
roaa OF me National DOCKS Railway COM
pany' Inls road is carried on an embank-
litsn. ta,' a - ah elesatioh o. apout 70 Ieet
ley 9Y iva aaa R fasa fS Be sese va
Cross Al grace would mean a. taat the
crossing ROAD must descend ~ feet to
feacn the terminal level AT a grade OF
ohs Iool IN one nunored TINS would entail
loss OF ABOUT 70 acres OF terminal and
~ wou,u crlppe .the company al
ine s tbe, r. ssaae cross
ing OF tneiI steam roads. 10 clear the Ma
mona, Docks Railway above grade will
enlaa 81 ss entering the yard at a deyel OF over
~ ,rba Isee az aoone tsa 9ts graae.
.,anes ne NdtioiaI locks RallWay must
anereIoFe pe crossed peiow grade, and the
pan pan oi the Greenvilie and Hudson Rail-
road @ contemplates doing this at the only
polnt wnere entrance can be gotten into
Inelr terminal yards by a practicable line
Inls point IS just south of Johnston ave-
nue. and 1850 feet north of Communipaw
avenue measured on the proposed railroad
line To secure a clearance of II feet the
slaee ol Inc me Greenyllie and Hudson Rail-
way at this point is about 8 feet above
glle. 1or,+ Iae "a position ana elevation, of this
Railway are fixed, and cannot be Changed
except at the cost of destruction to The
usefulness of from 20 to 40 per cent ~
the area of the termina, vards and VI
erippling of the faeffies Of tbe .o,,,r, rrru a
TO an extent represented cau.talized -bSn b1
About 5o0 feat assto ,orsb S19 'hat.ions; ~ sas
a,-an1,a ~" ~, ~, N oi Lommunipaw
vav e,ossas tta -, ~ t.ns duu 7uuson Rall-
hrancb of eii9 90 4 Mdrk ana New York
Tersa1 ~ siig rIs-eI Sealerdi I,shroad OF New
ast le stesaeof OF inns road at the
VI Sossihg is ABOUT 81 feet above
LIZ
Thousand six hundred feet south
OF t.z,s crossing the Greenville and Hud-
son Railway crosses the Central Railroad
OF New Jersey at the Point of Rocks bv
an Overhead crossing about 81 feet above
tide. The elevation of the curhs of fry.
muDfpaw avenue at the pronosed yoint ae
cross ng Is about 1917 feet atso,se fi5 "a
Thus IT will be seen fhat hetu,aao 49,
crossing of the Central RailrooJ of me me
Jersey at the Point of Rocks 80 ~ y. -sSW
minai yards the grades of ~ ai6 =, , ane Ter
and Hudson RasIwav arc ero,.o.e5 elS Sreshvllle
Controlled bv thras no;,4s ale governed and
sGevation ~ eaat t'u Ne" hork Railroad
IT. liSs1, Ssa,o5z ~ leet.
<eet an5 S5n'iiiunipa" avenue elevation, 1919
I'M, nj s1q
ing Na1ional DOCKS Railway crossing
cleeNalioh, feet-
,y-9hinehclng at the Central Railroad af
rev Jersey crossing and desceudine Nv
= AZ gage s ol about two inches in one hun
VIZ lgst;; crossing the Newark and New
49, LhaaaIfoad hs at grade, a grade might
and NevH sh aia ontiainsd from the Newark
new srsIIraaa pTrt lasn my advantageous TO the
erade o'niniuiiilpaW arns1ipW avenue and avoided
s,lan ho.,a1,sr SrvSsas ~ tnat street. This
cross,ne ~ Ss,.. wnlie saving the grade
a o1.a15ss sfva,iAis9lipaW avenue entails
Ts,is 81 aus g SiIIosslns 2I tne Newark and New
Efata t6Is ca,s1z G,nuef Lne law OF this