The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-18
CITIZENS DEMUR
Lafayette Associations Pros
test Against Communipaw
Avenue Crossing.
WANT CANAL FILLED UP
Counsellor Beck Talks Much
About the City's Damage
By These Things.

About fifty people We're present at the
meeting Of the Lafayette Citizens AS
sociation, held in the rooms Of tha
Lafayette Republican Association ON
comunipaw avenue. Mr.. Lampson pre-
sided.
The first matter taken up was the Cons
munipaw avenue grade crossing.
John w. Heck, the first speaker, said
that he had learned that the National
Storage Co.. could be made to elevate It's
tracks on Communipaw avenue and that
if the Lehigh Valley Railroad wished to
made to do the same.
IF the railroad crosses at grade" he
said, that portion of the city south
thereof will be practically dead. 1t win,
in other words, be taken away from u.s.
This is a matter that not only affects
Lafayette" said Captain Barker, but
the entire city. 1t should not be confined
to the Lafayette section, as there are
other parts to be considered"
Il wish to deny the Journal story OF
my jubiliation over the defeat of ex-Free-
holder Joseph Zumbusch relative to the
Pacific avenue bridge" said M. A. Camp
bell II have my own opinions OF the
manner in which the work on the bridge
was carried out, but have never ex-
pressed my joy at M. Zumbusch's fall
ure. Lafayette has been wronged- We
stand together against this grade cross
ing. Such a thing should not be allowed
The street was once used for a ferry and
may again be put to the same purpose.
DR.. Lampson thought Mr.. Campbell was
right The people should stand together.
as that was the only way to show strength
in such matters.
ssCfty officials" he went on "are afraid
of united action, and as this section OF
the city contains think, about 1000 votes,
it is hardly probable that the officials VIII
go against the sentiments of the people
81 would like to know what has come
over the people lately?" asked Mr. Heck
'sAt the first meeting, all appeared 10 be
very indignant over this matter, but now
you appear meek as lamps.
This using an abandoned ditch as an
excuse to force US to give them the cross
ing is a thing we should not give IN To-
Why don't you use your force to make
the railroad fill in that disease breeding
nuisance? I believe that in spite OF tne
fact that seventy per cent. of the property
! owners signed in favor of the grade. cross~
ing that the community is against it.
sThe Pacific avenue bridge has been
badly mismanaged Not that l doubt but
that .ex4Freeholder Zumbush did his WORK
conscientiously, but some one slicker than
he got hold of him and before we knew 1t
the old bridge was down and carted away.
believe that the decision of the Supreme
Court in favor of the Valley Railroad
relative to the clearance beneath the
bridge should have been contested. The
railroad made that law themselves II It
is illegal to build the bridge at the old
grade, as we naturally infer from the de-
cision of the court, why does the county
go ahead and sign an agreement with
the railroad whereby the bridge will be
built at the old grader
He advocated the defeat on election day
of those candidates who favored given re
railroad the grade crossing.
Mr. w. D Edwards called Mr.. Heck's
attention to the fact that Mayor Hoos
and Commissioner Heintze. both of whom
are opposed to the grade crossing, are
coming up for reelection.
This organization voted to submit to
vote taken by the people relative to
grade CROSSING" said Mr.. Edwards.
eighty three per cent. voted in favor Of
| the cTOSSluS, ana dDOGS IlfS pei SSAAe-
against it. The remaining fraction did
not vote I have favored the grade cross
ing for the fact that it is the only way
to prevent other grade crossings. Only
about one-third the trains will pass over
the crossing as pass over the National
| Storage Co.'s road now, for the reason
that the drilling will all be bone in
| the Yards The idea that the
Pacific avenue bridge deDends on the
grade crossing, is erroneous. The
bridge subject has been entirely divorced
| from the other matter. l think that the
! tax payers can turn their efforts to bet
! ter advantage than discussing this mat
| ter I am heartily in favor of filling IN
| the canal, as suggested. and hope that me
mater will be given immediate attention.
The association. as stated before, agreed
to stand by the sentiment of the people,
regarding this matter. l don't believe IN
| backing out. and 1 think that the assocl-
alton should not be engaged in past IS
| sues, but should take up some matter OK
| the present
Associations drawn up by Mr.. Edwards
and offered by Mr.. HEX was carried They
favor the abandonment OF the canaia; -
A vote of thanks was then EXTENDED to
/ the officials who had so consistently sIouu
/ by the people. Mr.. Edwards sald ne
| thought Mr.. Heck was opposed 70 lhoss
| OFFICIALS resolution was passed re-
| nuaesting the President of the Board OF
| Finance to ascertain from the Corpora
| tion Counsel whether the act relative 70
| the issuing of bonds, passed at the last
session of the Legislature, was consul
tutional. The old committee on the park
! question was instructed to attend to thar
| matter. IL
Mr.. Edwards was requested to use his
/ influence toward getting a park for La
/ fayette
ssI,il make a bargain said the ex-Sen-
| ator "Come out in favor OF the graaS
/ crossing and I'll guarantee you park
! This caused much laughter.
The extension of Pacific avenue from
/ lis terminus at Claremont avenue to Car
/ field avenue was also discussed.