Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-04-10
POLICE ON GUARD
TOPREVENT WATER
MAINS BEING LAID
Clash Feared at Any Minute
With LabOrers in Ar
lingtOn.
FIGHT OVER SELLING
SUPPLY TO NEW PARK
Riot Calls to Be Sounded if At
tempt TO Connect Pipes
Is Made.

kearny officials today declared they
are determined to prevent the Jersey
City Water Company from supply
ing water for the new West Hudson
Park.
Police are are on duty at Belleville
turnpike and Kearny avenue, Arling-
ton, to prevent any attempt by the
Jersey City Water Company to dig
up Kearny avenue for the purpose of
supplying the new West Hudson
Park with water. Kearny officials
are determined to prevent any con-
nection with the mains on Kearny
avenue
The instructions issued to the po-
lice are that should such an attempt
be made a riot call is to be sounded
or the fire alarm bells of the town
and the police and firemen will re-
spond. The firemen will connect their
Rose with hydrants, and if necessary
will turn streams ON laborers who
may persist in the work. Patrolman
Asa Smith was on duty at the plant
all night
The Jersey city people so they
claim, have received permission from
the freeholders of Hudson and Essex
counties to cross Belleville turnpike,
which is county road. 1t is under-
stood a new length of pipe will be
laid across this thoroughfare. This
rev pipe will serve as a connection
between the supply pipe in North Ar
lington and the unused main on
Kearny avenue.
Some time ago the Jersey City
company laid a main. which extends
from the new West Hudson park to
the Kearny avenue bridge of the Erie
Railroad. The greater part of this
pipe was laid on private property, but
1t was necessary to cross Fifth street
which is in Harrison. The authori-
ties of Harrison did not attempt to
stop this work. Kearny police were
kept on guard day and night to pre-
vent connection being made at the
railroad bridge. 1t had been arranged
at the time to call out tho fire and
police departments in case the con-
nection was attempted.
X arny Wars to Sell water 10 Park.
One of the strongest objections to
the idea of Jersey City supplying the
park is the fact that West Hudson
towns are in a position to supply the
park and 81 -,ld be allowed to do it.
Another contention is that the old
pipe which runs along kearny avenue
Is probably in poor condition and
If water is allowed to run through it
will likely burst and damage the re-
Gently laid pavement along the ave-
que
At noon today the labortrs had
reached the Bellevile turnpike of the
North Arlington side and We're ready
timesl across. The county has just
wher{ew pavement on the Belleville
him + and this will be torn up by
COULTER company.
tooF Recalls Similar Attempt.
,DCT action of the Jersey City Off
rs in endeavoring to make the
connection at Arlington recalls a
similar action of the company at mid
night Of May 10, 1904. by Jersey City
officials at that time. A riot call was
sounded onlthe firebells and the police
and hremen responded. There was
considerable squabbling and after
two hours the Jersey City people
gave up the attempt to carry out
their intention.
Should the Jersey City authorities
by any chance happen to make the
connection at Belleville turnpike. they
will be fought at the southern end,
where the connection to the park
main is proposed.