The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-03
FENCE STIRS UP BAYONNE.
HEALTH BOARD AFTER
JERSEY CENTRAL RAILING.
Put Up 70 Keep Felix's From Getting Killed.
but IT'S Declared Q Nuisance and Detri-
mental TO Hcalth-Last straw I'm
Commuters' Grievances, and II Must Go

but IT'S Declared Q Nuisance and Detrf
mental 70 Health-Last straw Ia
Commuters' Grievances, and II Must Z
The Central Railroad Of New Jersey anc
the people Of Bayonne on It's main lin
haven't been getting along In peace ano
amity for the last six months. The causes
OF offence have been many and as soon "a
n ceased to be acute another arose,
Just now the chief trouble mak Is q fence
five feet high, iron and spiked, and said by
the railroad folks TO be ornamental, Blu
nevertheless productive OF the liveliest
n Of indignation in the bosoms OF the
commuters, the Bayonne Board OF Health,
the Mayor and the City Attorney. TO say
nothing at all OF the women B~ayonnese,
most of whom are prepared TO see the rail-
road directors impaled on their own spikes.
The trouble didn't begin with the fence.
That. 30 to speak, Is the last straw. Fipt
Of all the railroad declined TO put up a
waiting room on the dow platform OF the
Thirty-third street station leaving It's pa
irons to SILVER In the blasts which blow
clear across New York Bay and to mediate
on the prospect OF a speedy end from pneu-
monia A oommittee Of commuters, headed
by the Mayor, came UP to New York to see
about 1t and the Mayor reported later to q
mass meeting Of indignant citizens that
the delegation had been hoartlessly turned
down and he had been told that he didn't
cut any Ice That reference to another
Mayor settled Il. The meeting resolved
unanimously to use the trolley route to
town and did. Then the railroad saw the
error Of it's way and built the waiting room.
There was more trouble when the rail-
road cut OF the owl train which left New
York at o'clock and brought belated
theatregoers homeward. The commuters
stubbornly refused 10 see In this an attempt
to improve the moral tone Of It's patrons
and increase the sale Of Jersey applejack
a q q night-cap. They looked upon It merely
as a dastardly blow at one Of a Jerseyman's
most cherished privileges. dealt for the sake
Of saving q few dollars to the company.
and traf3o fell of again. But the COM
pany did not replace the train and mean
time raised Communication rates On the
men and women who worked at Elizabeth
port, across the bay. and, furthermore.
replaced the handy Communication tickets
which slipped into the pocket book with
little books which were a nuisance to carry.
That was grievance number three.
1t was while the Bayonne folks were
smarting under these blows that the COM
pany put up it's fence. At the West Eighth
street station, which Is the railroads prin-
cipal stopping place In Bayonne. there
was only one plato rim. n several persons
have been killed In crossing the tracks.
The company erected another platform,
sheltered only by a roof. on the other side
OF its lines. Then 1t erected a Eve foot
iron fence between the tracks. Its pa
irons were requested. after getting their
tickets, TO descend a flight Of slippery
stone steps, walk under an delighted
bridge In the street. ascend more steps
and wait. exposed 10 the elements. until
their train chose to come along.
Then the storm broke. Each and every
person travelling to New York protested
that he or she would take q chance Of being
killed by tho Jersey Central's trains. but
be-. she and they would be individually
And collectively hanged II they'd contract
chtlls and fever and pneumonia waiting
In h cold for a chance to be carried TO
the city. Most of the commuters vaulted
the fence and kicked II savagely as they
passed over in the hope Of dwelling IL.
The women walked around the end. The
organization Of a band Of whitecaps TO
remove the accursed thing In the night was
discussed. but
Finally last Thursday night the city
Board Of Health got together. listened
20 an opinion from the City Attorney that
the fence was detrimental 20 the public
health, talked fence for three long ours
and finally passed n resolution condemning
IL, root and spikes, and ordering its re-
moval. The resolution provided hat
whereas the cOmpany's new platform was
open 20 the weather and patrons were COM
PEELED TO wait on IL 80 that their health
was endangered. the said fence was n nui-
sanoe and dangerous 20 the health Of all
Bayonns, and the Jersey Central was
ordered % remove IL within three days
after ssryice ~ notice.
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fork siatiOner, who IL dezirOur 81 passing
an ordinances compelling the wonpsn u
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