New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-14
CITY TEARS UP TRACKS.
ONE OF THE "HUCKLERERRY" LINES
DESTROYED IN NEW-ROCHELLE
MAYOR DILLON sUPERINTENDs OPERA
TIoNs AND HAS A STRONG GUARD
OF POLICE 49, STREET TO BE
PAVED WITH ASPHALT
PAVED WITH ASPHALT.

PAVED WITH ASPHALT
Two hundred men under Mayor NJ. j. Dillon of
New-Rochelle yesterday began to tear up the
old horsecar line. formerly operated by the
, "Huckleberry" Railroad Company, between the
| New York. New-Haven and Hartford Railroad
station and Glen Island. Last week Mayor
Dillon. acting under authority given him in the
city charter gave the railroad company five
days notice to remove its tracks as the city
wanted to pave the street with block asphalt
put Tor some reason, presumably the reluctance
OF the company to pay its paving assessment.
which will amount TO about $4,000 attention
was paid to it. President Maher of the "Huckle-
berry company to have gone to New-Ro-
chele yesterday morning but when he failed to
appear Mayor Dillon decided TO discontinue
peaceful negotiations and resort to sterner
methods
AT noon gang of men assembled at the
terminus Of the line at Huguenot-st. and Cen
tre-aVe. ready to go to work. The contractor.
fearing trouble. absented himself The men.
when they found that he was away hesitated to
go to work. but when they saw Mayor Dillon in
the middle Of the street, assuring them of i'm
munity from arrest, they took courage. Prompt
ly at l o'clock the picks and shovels were put
into the ground, and the ties and rails began to
come up. Corporation Counsel NJ. ]. Tierney was
on hand to decide any legal controversy that
might have arisen. An old horsecar was stand
ing near. and 1t looked If there was an inten-
ton on the part of the company to block the
street, but when the driver saw the large gang Of
men advancing he hurriedly drove away. The
horsecar was kept running all the afternoon on
the part Of the road which had not been mo-
Tested.
After the work under way Mayor Dillon
took refuge in drug store, where he watched
the operations during the afternoon from
window.
Interference from the "Tuckleberry" company
was expected, and platoon of police was kept
on guard. AS fast as the rails were torn out
they were thrown to the side of the road and
the cobblesones were carried away. The men
were kept at work until after dark and at Z
o'clock last night the tracks had been torn up
as far as the Catholic church. a distance OF
several thousand feet There were rumors that
the railroad company had fifty men hidden in
barn end would replace the tracks. but at
late hour last night they had made no attempt
in that direction.
Mayor Dillon. when he learned that the COM
pany might make an attempt TO replace the
tracks, said: We'll. let them: some one will
get into trouble. I'll show them that they can't
run things In New-Rochelie as they do in some
other parts Of Westchester County"
The Mayor, before starting for his home saw
that a strong guard was placed on duty, and
orders were given 10 the police to resist any
attempt TO relay the tracks. Nearly all Of the
Dillon. and are glad to get rid Of the road. as
they say it is n detrment 10 their property,
which consists of handsome homes.
The road was built fifteen years ago by Con-
gresham Abraham Dowden, brother-in-law
Of John D. Crmmns. who lived in Larchmont.
He thought that any road built 10 Glen Island
would pay. Congressman Dowden died before
the completion OF the enterprise. The road paid
in the summer months. but the company built
too many branches, and the stockholders. grow
ing tired of the assessments. gradually dropped
out. The road changed hands several times be-
fore reaching the "Huckleberry' company.
Owing to bill adopted by the Legislature
eral years ago through the influence of Adrian
Iselin. Charles II. Young and others the COM
pany has been prevented from using any motive
power except horses the line and another
route chosen by which to run electric
to Glen Island. An old car drawn by horses has
been kept running in order TO hold the fran
Chise, but it patronized by only a few of
the residents.
The contractors will now cover the entire
street with asphalt. and If the company relays
its tracks il Will be put to much greater eX-
pense than If il had compiled with the order
Of the Mayor and Common Council