Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-04-04
CITY COUNCIL DECIDES
70 FIGHT CORPORATIONS.
A. II. swackhamer Is Special COun-
sci. Move to Enjoin Railroad
and Trolley Companies.


4 special meeting of City Council was
held IN the Council chamber Tuesday night
at the call of Mayor Ladd to take action
relative to the injunctions issued by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co. and the Public
Service Corporation restraining the Street
committee from disturbing the property oi
the corporations within the city limits,
The meeting lasted about an hour. Coun-
cilmen Williams, Cattell, Pearson, Burketi
and MatIack were present. The communi-
cation from the Mayor telling of the in.
junction was recsived and filed.
Mr.. Cattell then took the floor and in
part said, "On March II, the City Coun-
oil instructed their committee to remove the
obstructions on North Broad street, and in
that meeting the Street committee had
meeting with Mr.. Gilkyson of the 2. s. G.
in this room to see if be would abate the
nuisance He explained that the Pennsyl-
vania r. R. Co. had served writ on him,
compelling him to remove his tracks from
the Pennsylvania property, and he said
the encroachment on the city was made in
obeying that writ and he asked only for a
short space of time in which to move oil
again. In this matter | must say that i
have written several letters to him to get
some word about their.moving. They have
been ignored.
t.He then placed two wooden poles in
Woodbury. contrary to city ordinance
He was notified that unless these were re-
placed Immediately with iron ones they
would be straightway cut down. He said
he had nc iron poles in stock and had to
put in the wooden poles in case OF emer-
gency, as the ones replaced were found to
be badly rotted. He promised to put in the
iron ones in a week or so. This was on
March 6. That's the last Of that. Not Q
word since.
con the 25tb, by order of Council, he was
notified to remove the distractions on
North Broad street or haye his property
which was on city grounds removed. On
the 9th the injunction was made on the
Street committee. That's the Public Ser
vice end of it. They have laid track
right on the sidewalk for about 800 feet,
and another track is within 10 or II inches
of the sidewalk.
NV object is to show that the Penna. r.
r. Co. and P. S. C. work hand in hand.
Mr.. Lowell, the railroad Supt., wrote me
in regard to the threat to remove the tracks
from the streets. that there was no time
limit set, yet it was copy of this letter
that had been sent to the Public Service
CORPORATION. He said that his engineers
had carefully planned arrangements in 60
ing through Woodbury., and he would like
to have a talk with US about the encroach-
ments. He said that some of the poles and
fences have been in the present location for
SO many years as to give them TO the COM
pany by adverse usage. He said we should
get together, and he would hold the city
responsible for any removal of their prop
ertY. This was written last Thursday.
Then the injunction was served. They
don,s deny that they have their fences on
the public highways of the City of Wood
bury.
The Pennsylvania railroad have no or
dinance 70 run an electric railway through
the City Of Woodbury.. The Pennsylvania
railroad would not accept the ordinance
presented TO them for signature"
Mr. Cattell then talked at length upon
the kind Of proposition facing the city. He
said that the Vice Chancellor was formerly
counsel for the Pennsylvania railroad. He
said that he wanted to have the present
suit fought TO finish He cast reflection
upon the City Solicitor for not being pres
enb after being summoned, SO as to answer
questions about whether he was in the en-
ploy Of either corporation.
Continuing, Mr.. Cattell said, there has
been nothing personal in this affair. We
told Mr. Gilkyson that we'd give him
plenty Of time to replace his poles, but be
went straight to She Vice Chancellor. They
know as well as anything that they are de-
feated in right.
Il approve the hireing Of apeeia counsel
in sfis matter. Hire an older man, of age
and experience, who shall be the best
representative the city has ever had. Let
as instruct the Clerk to take the minute
and ordinance books to secure evidence
enough to prove that this is death trap