The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-17
SQuATTERS CALL
,MEMEN'S BLUFF
INGRAvESEyDBAY
Thirty Men Invade the City of
Nuts to Rae Shacks, but
They Don't.
POLICE SMILE GRIMLY.
Hasway Improvement Com
pany Claims Land Held 60
J Years by One Man.
POLICE SMILE GRlMLY.

INV strons, armed with ropes ana
axsA the hirslinss Of the HArway Com.
panv went down to the little nsoae in
the bay where squattsrs have hs,A
R0UnA for several war. rh.v -.
tssrs nm N. n.,.,r,...,
80 a.. u..,. ..... " pun sna
~, Az. 49,. " Tue s'ou"o'
CUT '"'o one mouse and stopped.
= tnsy had two policemen with them
~ . permit from the Department Of
Seueinss to help them with the work.
o the day before the invaders de-
msHsAsd tho house Of william Mckenzie
end - oosthouse Of the Misses McIIush.
TA0 the squatters invoked the Aid of
the Ooiice and the work Of Demolition
No. stopped. But it's q door Po,ieee DE-.
partmsnt that can't b. vorksd bo,h
waya Ysstsrdsy the Harvay rmn,ov..
neo1 Company had the poi,ce WITH ,hen
~ Soliosmen were assisnsd 20 "a v,,h
The Sn1rty INVADER. Thev h.d 30
stVSu q permit from tina Dso.rtm.n, =,
1uil0lass to remove eleven ehantiss IN
~ ssprseentatiou that thu ho,,ss.
w6v On ths sround az ths como.n~
Tho didnx knoos down a nora
A. ~ Aws r.s~ .o.c.s
~Se
" O'"."'
sC t msce 2 snow OF resist
~. NV e' NOV new far they
W %e msn STOOD at bis
- Soe cs0vu tnet u they BE-
S6 ~ on h's vropsrty he
49, ~ ~ o'oonte dTsc.
~. "a cv1snce ana
~. -s,. "os Ss'ps 70 pese o's
sse sHmiy.
on =. y Improvement
- -. Assso. IN the AFTER
Wu0nson OF the
-. ~ % ths ground
- 'ne m1eovemsnt
out ne cou!o nnd no
~ Nsost. nsa sest say'
~ o n s"sf 'unensons
- - ~ ".
80 -. ~. e moo =.
80 V w''nout
.ne'
-. ~ vN" ss1s 70 <nnl no'c,nss
-. - Som-
~ ss.m;t. 49,, q. nsr".., =. s- ~
Deds - hosd shsir ground. and they
~ u . month. The Improvement
C0env' wnoss name oy the way.
eceee6s y uaehsr the city nor telephone
0seoeory. has sold . parcel Of lots
go q Herwev avenue. ana claim the
eevstso Groond Tor ea opening 20 the
VeW
" bleak parcel OF ground on
WUeA We sQuAttsv have made their
hone. some o. them having been born
there. 1t 10 esncsd In on the Harway
avenue 80 ana shut on from the
wAee OvA buHhsad. Only . few years
: aeo n vas al water. and even now the
prsne udes bring the ocean up to the
oQuaetess' ooorA When the bulkhssd
vs. built hvs years ago. they were
AssDn1ng the channel OF Gravessnd
BAY. TIE nshermen. boatmsn and
tongenoremen had their homes IN the
water out beyond the high tide mark.
They and their families came ashore
On bridges. The children hshsd out OF
ne w1ndowa The moan OF the sea was
theap music oy night. the swallow sea
thek playground In the daytime.
HAPPY 40 ClAM0 At HIGH TIDE,
weps ruev
,.,. ,
80 az. ss.,s." ~. ~
sS'o. " 49, :" 90" w s"'
49, 80 w 1919
:s 49, S"..r. 10. 40.
S.s-.ss $1,000 -, o.r-,,r. go 49,
49, ~. -. :, ,.s, W.
nv ~ ~ ~ =.
=, ~. .,r.,,.,. rh,. v,. =
A ~. ~. .,sds,n~ "o,,,.o,or. "a
a.. a, IN. ,rouhi. ,or IN. .ou.,.
80. 10 ~. 90, n. c.,,ad ,.aus,,s,
VIZ n.ks. nj, homs On the sea. Old
NJ. O,Conn.,, had host moored
10. ~ m. .hors in which h. and hi,
,...,,,, r,.aa th.,r hom. In one day
the dredrers buried IL in the sand and
took away his livelihood. The water
which was his they turned into land
which has ever since been In dispute
He still lives I'm the boat, and only the
s,2anr tides bring the water back tc