New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-23
PALISADES MAY BE SAVED.
NEW-JERsEY OFFICIALS TO TAKE AC-
TON AGAINST THE SPOLIATORS

LONG PENDING SUITS FOR VIOLATION OF THE
Law OF 1875 no BE MOVED IN THE
CHANCERY COURT TO-DAY.
Trenton. N. j.. Nov % (speciaD.-For more
than year suits have been pending In the
Court Of Chencery to enjoin Brown & Fleming,
John A Trainor and Carpenter Brothers. quarry
men, from destroying the Palisades. These suits
were brought by the State. through ex-Attorney-
General John P. Stockton. but in addition to the
suit instituted by the State there have been
pending numerous civil suits. brought by In
dividuals who reside on the Palisades and who
claim damages from the quarry firms by reason
Of injury to their properties and the general
nuisance Of the continuous blasting.
Brown & Fleming and j. A. Trainor are oper-
ating under lease obtained from the Riparian
Commissioners since the enactment of the law
Of 1895, and the general expectation Is that the
courts will promptly declare that these nrms
have violated not only the spirit but the letter
Of the lease under which the Riparian Com
mission gave them the privilege to lands under
the water along the Palisades. These firms nave
been quarrying what is called tails" wh'ch Is
loose rock at the foot Of the cliffs. Carpenter
Brothers. who claim right to the lands, under
lease made prior to 1895, have not stopped at
removing the tails" but are destroying the
cliffs themselves.
in an interview with Attorney-General Grey
today Riparian Commissioner Cloke inquired
why the suits against the contractors had not
been pushed. Mr.. Cloke said that the residehIs
along the Palisades were intimating that the
suits had been hung uo' for purpose he
told the Attorney General that quarrymen were
daily dsfgurng the Palisades. and ne expressed
his desire for immediate action. Attorney-Gen-
eral Grey told the Commissioner tnat ne lao
no knowledge Of such suits, but on investsa-
ton he found the statement to be correct anu
Of once gave notice that the suits would be
moved tomorrow.
Commissioner Cloke. in an interview to-day
said that the lease under which Brown q fiem-
ing and John A. Tranor operated gave them
the privilege OF removing certain loose rocA
which mad crur1bled at the top and fallen from
the cliffs but instead OF this. the quarryheh
had abused their privilege He further declared
that the incoming Legislature would De asked
20 90 amend the act Of 1895 that 1t would be
impossible to misconstrue IT. fenoihs 'he
amendment OF the law. no new lease VIII oe
.oa n, tbe e,even miles Of the Palisades
onIv 600 feet are being worked by quarryiie"
| Tho law under which the Riparian Conmis'
| s,on 10 empowered TO lease lands under the
waters OF the Hudson River, reads as toiio"s'
| Re II enacted by the Senate and General AS
| serbIv of the State Of New-Jersey. that mere
after the Riparian Commissioners shail no'
make anv lease grant or conveyance OF amy
lands living under the waters OF the Hucsor
| River adjacent to or In front or the falsauea
| or adjacent to or In front OF the strip OF iano
between the base of the Palisades ana the iahu'
| under water unless there be inserted IN t,' s
| Lease grant or conveyance such terms, cohu, "a
tons restrictions and limitations as VIII, ~
as nossibe forever thereafter preserve uhpIoA. Ss
~ ,nJforn,itv and continuity OF the faiisauess
anT md aIso SO far as possible, prevent the lana
leased granted or conveyed from peins destrciv IN M
way u 10. onarations against the Palisades OF II
conpect,on with or for the encouragement, arl arl
=. nromotIon OF Injurious or destructive "oi
~ anv kind against the Palisades