The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-01-22
INDIGNANT VDERS.
Greenville Citizens Won't Per.
nit Poles for Telephone
Wires at Their Doors.

The New York and New Jersey 1se1e-
phone Company are said to be concerned
IN q lively anti-pole war in G~reenyflle.
Along Ocean avenue large poles are
being erected by worlmen who some
times use the supply wagons of that
company for the transportation OF tools
and other necessaries. So the property
owners on hat t~horoughfare have come
~ the conclusion thai this company Ia
very much interested in the poles in
question. The workmen and their foreman
claim they are being erected for the ac-
commodation OF the lines to the new
patrol boxes only. And here the trouble
begins.
Ines poles are very large, larger than
the stated purpose requires. Thirty foot
poles would do, but fifty foot poles are
being erected. The foreman says these
are necessary to carry the wires above
the trees; but the residents who object to
having the poles set in front of their
premises say that is the kind OF excuse
which Is very little better than none.
Mr.. Smith is one Of these. Mr.. Smith
represents Mrs. Lockwood, in the care Of
the frame fats at Danforth and Ocean
avenues. That gentleman has said very
plainly n firmly that no pole shall be
allowed to ana in front of his door,
Yet the pole is there and there 1t seems
likely TO stay for some time to come.
Mr.. Smith said last night that he intend
ed to cut down the pole.
'I1l do 1t in broad daylight, too" he
said, "and no policeman will dare to stop
me. | want to see If the police will do
anything for me first. Captain Nugent
does not seem inclined to support me at
ALL
On Monday afternoon workmen appear
ed in front of the flats at Danforth and
Ocean avenues and prepared to set up a
large pole. They removed a flag from
the sidewalk and digging the
necessary hole. Mr.. Smith protested to
no purpose. He called on a patrolman
near at hand and was advised to. see
Captain Nugent, as the policeman claimed
to have no authority.
scene. He held a short interview with
superintendent Foley, who has charge. OF
the patrol system. and who was directing
then said he could not interfere where
the city gave permission, as In this ease.
Then MI; Smith, in his wrath, said the
Mr.. Henry Lembeck was hardly more
fortunate IN his tussle with the work
men. He did not look anywhere for aid.
stated in a n which left no room
for doubt, that If poles were placed in
front Of his property at the. northwest
place he would have them cut down. So
two poles were located across the way
and the wires will have to cross Ocean
avenue at that point In order to continue
to the city line.
But Mr.. Lembeck also owns the unim-
proved property on that corner, the north.
oe property Of Mr.. Lembeck anyway. on
the southeast corner stands the Lennbeck
building. The wires have to pass this
A pole has therefore been placed in fkont
of this handsome edifice. Mr.. Lenfeeck
is reported to have salt that this detri-
h mfh been en as Grfeisr' VERIFIED masdi as as the he gentle 3 ta-
The belief IS prevalent that il Mr.. Lem.
beck says It must go that that event will
The action Of these two men has stirred
up other taxpayers along the protected
line. People WIG lain to know say that
the Telephone Company VIII have more
wires than are necessary to carry police
messages on the poles.
Large as these poles IN Greenvlle are
they do not compare with the huge sticks
Of timber that. are being used throughout
the city to replace the old poles OF TINS
company. The frst OF these appeared on
Favorable comment among the residents
on that t-horoughfare. Most Of these
are quite three feet IT, diamess st ms tne
above tho street. one at Clendenny ard
taIl was ii that a post was erected in an
open lot at that spot and the large one
vas harnsssed to i with steel gi,x rc pes;
pole. is two feet in diameter and fifteen
feet high. The effect on the appearance
Of fine residences. at this point Is anything
but pleasing to the eye. Other RESIDENCES
on Bergen avenue also suffer from a like
cauEc.
Other parts Of the city have suffered
avenue has a line Of them along the east
erly sidewalk. Captain McKa.g of the
Fourth precinct says the company has a
right to erect these poles under the claim
of renewal.