The sun., 1904-12-06
BREEZE FROM WINDMILL man.
.PgoPLE DIsCUSs ERiE's JERSEY
WI CITY TERMINAL PLAN.

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MIR. Corcoran's Epithets and Protests Stir
~, General Manager stuart Of the Erie
81 +7Lawyr Corbln says Talk OF MOVING
=, Main Terminal Is Not "Biun."
tThs propossd vacation Of Barnum street
by the authorities Of Jersey City To enable
the New York, Lake Erie and Western Rail-
road Company TO carry out part OF
plan for vast terminal improvements en-
failing an eSpen iitIre OF s7,0O,ooo was
disguised yesterday at a citizens meeting
held In the City Hall. The street runs from
PaSonia avenue, nbrth a short distance
TO the tracks of the Erie and is surrounded
by railroad property. Although dedicated
as public thoroughfare' it is such only
in theory.
The Street and Water Bo ard, which is
Demooratio, several weeks ago gave the
Erie an informal permit to lay temporary
tracks across Barnum street. An attempt
20 do 80 was made by a gang of laborers
under cover OF darkness and the police
put q stop TO the work. Several well to do
SaI6peTfy owners &axed indignant over what
they called an attempt Of railroad with
official help .to steal a street. and one
or two offered to buy the street from the
4dty. - ! ,.,.o, . ,. ..,.-
r. Then tho Street and Water Board for
malIy gave the Erie permission to cross the
street without making remuneration
totths city, and Mayor Pagan vetoed the
resolution. Before the veto message
reached the board the commissioners re-
considered the resolution Then followed
q controversy between the Mayor and
Charles L. Corbfn Of counsel to the rail-
read. In which the former claimed that Mr..
Garhin had said that the Erie would pay
the city SIS, 900 for the street and the latter
replied THAI he had said nothing of the
kind.
General Manager j. c. Stuart Of the Erie
next came out with a statement to the effect
that the railroad proposed to expend
$1,000 900 ip improvements In Jersey City.
He said that Che vacation Of Barnum street
was necessary In carrying out the plans and
made II plain that the city would have to
cooperate with the railroad to a certain ex
tent or the Erie would be obliged to abandon
its plane and move its terminal to Edge
water q. >.I..-
z Mayor Pagan stood pat on the proposition
that the Erie should adequately compensate
the city for the street. and the Erie's law
could not legally sell the street, as it could
not give title to 1t. Then it was decided to
let the citizens express their feelings con-
terning the proposed street vacation, and
they bad their innings yesterday.
Andrew j, Corcoran. windmill manu-
facturer, said he represented an improve
ment association and public sentiment
He charged that the railroads threat to
move It's termtnal out Of town II 1t didn't
get Barnum street was bluf and mere
buncombe.
= General Manager Stuart said he didn't
suppose the railroads representatives came
TO the meeting to be abused. and Mr.. Cor
coran replied you ought not to be
ashamed to hear the truth, and continued
@idnisht roSSsry q street e n 6ne Ie poiioe,
man WIN 60 down In history for stopping
the work 6nd doing the right thing. The
Erie crowd had torn down electric lights
on one Of Commissioner Nolan's mid
night passses ,s put ats taas policeman put stop
y Commissioned Nolan didn't like Mr..
Corcoran's expression midnight pass
and said permit was permit and nothing
else
Mr. Stuart said: we are in this matter
as business men and not philanthropists.
We don't give our money away, like you,
,Mr. Corcoran. OF course II is nice to be
able to come here and boast that you have
money and pay taxes
Il didn't steal my money or find 1t In
the street, remarked Corcoran.
Perhaps you never had the chance,
retorted the general manager.
The windmill man got in another jab at
the Erie by saying that the late Max Staples,
who was connected with the road, once
holders in Jersey City who didn't do as
the road wanted them to we're never re-
elected. ..-
Mr.. Stuart said it wasn't fair for Cor
eoran to quote dead man who couldn't
defend himself. and then inquired what
tt,ox xv,y,A ,Axx.tu .. toIkipo oh
.,.:Gorcoran :. shook his finger at Mayor Pagan
and exclaimed: we will hold you RESPONSE
BE, Mr.. Mayor. Don't let this street 60
to the Erie Railroad Don't let it grab
this street
Law or no aw?' asked Mr.. Stuart.
1--WE don't want law; we want justice,
answered Corcorpn.
~ Lawyer William II. Corbin said that the
Erie win make the Jersey City terminal the
cooperation Of the city to carry out it's
plans. Tho talk OF removing our main
terminal hs said 'is not bluff and we
hope we will not be driven to it
coroeran expressed hope that the Erie
would get out Of Jersey City.
Mr.. Seuart wanted TO know II the wind
mill man would buy property to which he
couldn't get deed and Corcoran replied
that 40 far as the people Of the city are
concerned they 'had God given Tish.s.'
Inc geneFai manager .Nhcn asked 10 state
what return the railroad would make to the
city II the street is vacated. replied that
it. would agree to continue buying water
fron5 the CITY FOR two sears. Besides, the
city! would be greatly benefited by the i'm
provements which the road will make
After several other citizens had aired
their views. the Mayor adjourned the meet
ing, and so far as anybody could learn,
nothing was gained by holding it.
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Nil MRS. MORSE'S MONEY SPENT.