Evening journal., 1914-04-06
BRIDGE MAN
OPENED Street,
IS ARRESTED
Engineer Of Atlas Bridge
Company in Trouble Over
Digging Trench
new TURN IN BRIDGE
site CONTROVERSY

new turn IN the controversy over
the Third street bridge took place this
morning when Charles y King. am
engineer and supervisor for the Atlas
Bridge Company. was arrested on a
warrant sworn out by the Street and
Sewer Department charging his com
pany with opening a street without
a permit The warrant was served by
Captain Evans and Patrolman Taylor,
and Mr.. King was taken TO the City
Hall I'm an automobile Of the Street
and Sewer Department Levy Court
man Samuel L. Burris went on his
bond and Mr.. King was Immediately
released
This morning a force Of fifteen or
twenty men began 10 open Fourth
street under the Pennsylvania Rail-
road bridge. They had taken up the
granite paving blocks and had dug
q hole so feet long and feet deep
when Frank W. Pierson, street com
missioner. arrived. A few minutes
later the police patrol arrived and in
/ Quiries were made for the officers OF
/ the Atlas Company. Mr.. King was
/ located and was placed under arrest
The foreman In charge OF the gang
Of men at work was not arrested
The men we're ordered to cease work
and Mr. King was taken 70 the City
Hall.
The Street and Sewer Department
alleges that the company opened the
street without a permit Several
weeks ago a permit was asked OF the
Directors of the Street and Sewer De.
partment for opening up Of the street
BY request of the Park Board nc
permit was issued. The opening IN
the street was to be for a water mair
which rs 70 be run under the river
II was planned TO lay the main dowr
the street for q considerable distancl
and then to cut across the park q
the river.
When asked II they had a permi
to opeu the street. Il Is said the mel
! I'm charge of the work replied tina
they were doing n for the Water De
partment They were told that ON
/ cials ot the Water Department sal
tthat n6-permissiou has Deen e0tte
? for opening the street Mr. Kin
2 stated that be was IN charge OF On
5 work and Mr. PicrsOn ordered his az
rest and requested the officers TO taxi
- him i'm the departments automobile Z
p the City Han instead Of IN the polio
Z patrol.
: Men in charge Of John Moore, q for'
. man Of the Street and Sewer Depart
! ment. who were working on the stree
r al Fourteenth and Wilson streets, wei
q ordered TO IN the hole that had bee
g made by the employees OF the bridl
r company. They arrived short Tin
D afierward and iilled up the hole and n
!. laid the paving blocks
3. Il IL thought that the controyer.
over the approach TO the bridge will
(. ,straiehtened out at the next meetir
lof the Park Board, which viii be q
"wednesday afternoon.
The incident this morning recalls q
manner IN which the city first obtain'
the use Of the ground which is The pre-
v lent park. The Pennsylvania kailtoa
wished to run a pipe line for water troi
lRuthby TO the company's shops. To
This Il was necessary TO cross sever
m streets and the Water Department p
n voked the aid Of the Street end Sew
J. Department 20 prevent the pipes fro
y being laid. The Street and Sewer ID
parfment refused 20 allow the railro'
j. company to open the city streets 20 Ia
8s the pipe across them. The matter WI
D. finally settled by the company gnntu
s the use OF the ground at Fourth sire
q and tho Christiana 10 the city for
e. park and the city allowing the pipes
y be laid.