The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-22
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Uralilai.vt was adopted ut your Injecting
nelu March ii, 1888, and presented to NHle
luf nay approval slarcn II, 1893, ald Of
which the elclO5eQ is u cerl-Ileu copy.
rur the secvIiu tt1rIe, / am Soffy ~ say,
your action conlpeis me " again REMIND
you tnat the prup.e Vi tnIS CITY are OPP
! poSeu to RAILROAD CROSSINGS at gfaue did
lurIneflnofe that our party, tine Denlo-
crat.c party, Ia The platform on WiIcn L
Was eleeteu Mayor No4ceu the sentiment
OF the people n III strong terl.s
uenounceu tItese Death traps. rlgnt at
Inns point let Ire feiate to you a personal
experience OF mine wnicn occurred some
eASlleeil years ago, Wneif L witnessed Inc
killing OIL d yoL-Ag fnall ON the felIsyl-
NaAla haliroau peLort The tracks OF tlat
roau were eievateu. On my way GOWN
Town Iiedr asnlngton street On tnat
lneInorabte spring morning, my attention.
Nas a.trstcteu ~ ~ nulnuer OF peopAe,
runninB towards the tracks Oh that ROAD.
/ followed, ana the signt 1 saw l snail
never, iies er forget a young man VINO
was aelIverIng piead, when ne carried IN
u large MllliOW basket mac been Slfpck
by q dfill engine. botn has iegs nad peeh
cut OLE, his llltestines were protuuins, ms
mouth pafLIy open showed MS eHdleerInS
teeth hot yet ueaa, the asny paIlor OF
aestn Was slowly creeping over ms 1ed-
tureS.r Solnt KIND samaritan piilo cd MS
neau OH tne loaves Oh preau ne nad car
req ara Eetlliy covered MS lower eS-
rreInil-es WIth d horse blanket. a most
heart renaiig spectacle. 1t rs with great
relucea4iee thai / SITE these oetalls, put II
| oCCil dOSO4lcly AC1SGcoi ~ "a ~
on your ialnus what tAe ordnance before
me means. HOW many hundfecs Oh I'M
~lortunales have been mus hurrledly ana
appropriately hurieo into eternity, ana LOT
WhaI-s4nlpiy to satisfy the ghsedly.
Mulochs, the corporations, VINO II is Wen
sald mas 10 soui, ana whose only desire
is 10 make money, money, money. oueH
! corporations, aiueu by oIiiclalS VINO seem
lngIy take u. dlrTereNt view from ordlr.-
arg people OF Such disastrous occurrences
py their actions, the real Instruments OF
s4augnterlng innocent people. 1 asall- re-
peat, the people OF TINS city uoH | want
ANY more grade CROSSINGS and L nardiy
TANK that the residents OF Lafayette VINO
are directly cut OF from snore Will Dress
you IL you override nay veto.
Furthermore, If Il party PLATFORM When
mace counts. Ior anything, II that plal-
form is endorsed py tne people WAose
VOTES it seeks then certainly sucn import
ant planes as those when guarantee tne
protectIon or life should De hetd III spite ol
| everything, ana even IL there nad peeh no
sucn piailts IN our Platform you would
nevertheless be boufrQ Dy the cuiIliioii oD-
ngdt1on OF duty TO your fellow cfilzehs,
S.ana by your word and the peopis "ii
stanQ by you.
Possibly you look at this matter Ill a
different hight Irom what L do, and even
granting tur the sake OF argument that
| YOU have some points in favor OF your a.
Iion, nevertheless this does NOT apsolse
you from the promise you made TO the We
/ rers of this city whose property you lhJoie
ana whose ives you put IN JEOPARDY ~
the granting OF this ordinance but aslde
from this there cannot De loule III lHe
necessities OF any corporation, IN tfls aSe
OF Sc &c and engineering an excuse aef
permit,- 1 a crossing at grade. Each Gay
records tAe k.4ling ot men, women diu
children in every large city where grace
"a ossi1ss ale a4lCWeu. IL Is wltnll fne
DOW er OF your Soard TO force the e-eValion
OF the tracks Of the applying corporation.
* Grade crossing once authorized suDse-
quent elevation cannot be enforced Will
out great expense to the city IN eyeay
law to compel the elevation OF rallerau
tracks there IS a provision lnat tle CRY
shall share the cost. Tine people OF New
ark and New Brunswick are crying Out
against grade crossings. Why snoulu JET
sew Civ encourage an evil from WHleH
her sister critics are begging for relleI.
There has not been and cannot pc d single
arsurnenI advanced in favor or TINS nle}s-
ure except that found in the cry o. eoa-
norate greed. The railroad can be accom-
i nodated and the safety OF our cstlZehs Sc
cured by an overhead crossing. lHele -
not any insurnountable .dltlcuity 70 lne
/ construction of such a CROSSING. iIle Oily
piea against it is on the ground OF eA-
pense. With the right of the community
! 10 safely use the highways on one siae
and the desire Of a railroad company U
save money on rf1e other, there should not
be a moments hesitation, your voee
Should beIaga INST this and any similar
! crossing that may be asked Tor IN the lu-
ture. ~
For these reasons, and those pointed OUT
10 Won in q similar "mmunicat1o wllci
this matter came up, refuse TO sussdtn
your action, and use the power vested m
ma NV law for the benefit of the people.
Respectfully submitted,
Received and laid on the table until the
next regular meeting, raa+
From the city wharfinger, Morgan street
Rendering statement Of all monies e
ceived and expended from March l, 1899, to
Received and ordered filed.
OF CHIEF ENGINEER.
The Chief Engineer reported certlncales
in favor Of 20
Henry Byrne, S,lSl.R, on account o4
contract No. 1,130.
From the same officer;-
Submitting specifications for the I'M
provement of West Side avenue IRON
Communipaw avenue to, the right OF way
of the Pennsylvania Rallroad: speci-
tications and plan, etc., OF SiXteehlh
street, between Grave street and TENDER
son street; specifications Tor me c1n-
strIetiou of q sewer in Ash street, pc
tween Pacific avenue and Pine street;
specifications for the construction OF a
sewer in Hudson Boulevard, from apoua
fifty 500 feet north of Greenville avenue
to Linden avenue, in Linden avenue from
Boulevard to WoodlaWn avenue, IN WOOD
lawn avenue from Linden avenue TO CON
meet with sewer in Noble street, an
/ G%reenville avenue from Hudson Bouie-
ward to connect with IN WoodlaWh
! avenue: specifications for the furnishing
and delivering of flag, curb stone Or
bridge stone, and plan for the proposed
| modification of grade on Kensington ave
nue. between Hudson Boulevard ana west
Side avenue.
Z Received and referred TO their dppfo-
pirate committees.
PRESENTATION OF CLAIMS.
The following claims were presented
James F. Stewart Co., 1928, Si5, $ld50,
$40. 60; Evening Journal Association, $l0d9,
SEES; A.E. Nolan, $2O15. sSl-S9; s69-so;
provement Co, $23.6 Sc, $685.. 81; John Walsh,
S45; John Boyd, $16.25; Edw. OPonnell,
1852; James Mannix, s162; John E. Broder-
lex. $57; E. A. Dugan, $29. u.s.; Peter Nc
| Donald, S27; John Wright, $45; Luker
Bros, s162;; J c. Eleetrisc Light Sc.
$50; i. s. Crate Bar Co. SIS; John Troll,
$3.50; James P. Hall, $141.5S; East Jersey
Water Co., $t02, 100. 80; ]. ]. Kelly, $l62; F.
Pattberg & Co, $3S.06; George T. Bouton,
500, $S7.75; T.. Feinen, Jr., $50; c.. A. Van
Keuren, 1910; payrolls cleaning sewers
and basins, 1920; paved streets. $500; re-
paving over street openings, xl54; Belle
Vile and High Service, $1,51S.25.
Received and referred to their appro-
pirate committees.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMIT
TEES.
The Committee on Streets and Sewers
reported on certificate OF Chief Engineer
in favor Of Henry Byrne. $1,1S7.42, on ac-
count Of contract No. 1,130.
Also on claims of Bentield & Milne Mfg.
/ Co, $3.50; A. e. Nolan, $3.50; o. C. String
ham, $125; Jas. F. Stewart Co, $500, s92.04;
Williams & Farrant. S6.23; ThoS. Harring-