The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-21
THE RAPID TRANSIT QUESTION.
Scheme Devised Mt Lnst-COmmissiOncr
and CorpOrat0rs Nominated.

A Scheme Devised Mt Observation-Disclosures s
and Corporators Nominated.
In obedience to q call made by the president John
Foley, OF the Citizens Association OF the Twelfth aud
Nineteenth wards, about fifty gentlemen assem-
bled last evening at Brevoort Hall, corner OF
Third avenue and Fifty fourth street. to consider
the subject OF securing rapid transit between Har-
lem and the lower end OF the island
Mr.. Foley was the first to address the
meeting which, though numerically small, was
composed of highly respectable gentlemen. Mr..
Foley announced tnat the meeting had been called
to give shape and form to the agitation that had
been had In favor OF rapid communication between
Harlem and City Hall, and to nominate commission.
ers to improve and lay out Fourth avenue from
Forty street to Harlem for this pur.
pose. The Executive Committee. of the as
ISOLATION, who had submitted the names,
had come to the conclusion that the
most feasible mode OF securing the necessary re-
lief was by sinking deep cut and laying four
the cut. BY this means the trip could be made at
the rate Of thirty forty, fifty or sixty miles
c city travel. lie stated that he had seen zen
Commodore Vanderbilt, who had the charter OF the
ha o e Ta Of road wod m
quire more than two tracks, and he was disposed to
compromise by the sinking OF cut, but was not
disposed to eXpend money upon It, Mr. Foley's
scheme is to have the four tracks put down
UNDER THE AVENUE
and connect the Battery with FOrty-second street
by G tunnel under Broadway and Fourth avenue,
and If necessary widen Fourth avenue. He urged
that efforts made to have the city and county
bear portion OF the expense. The following letter
was then read
DEAR sIR-I beg to acknowledge your polite invita-
zion regret unavoidable that will pre-
Permit me, tins transit SUBJECT to
rspea. Tha, said yea, ago to you and your de.saoa
Whatever will fully and subscribedly (but
expectanty) command the capital for immediate
Ia this follow visionary schemes and tho direction In
capital points for railroad generally excel
theories and expecting That capitalists be hunted up
af.erward Hence when we 50, The charter h 81 an
dustry and characteristic diplomacy could not ma
the requisite capital given reliably to understand that
capitalists land have been furnished with their namesl
viii build viaduct road purchasing rights Of way through
blocks to run from Canal street 10 Harlem river
merely give that instance OF my meaning 10 havng
indicate route instead of having routes fish tor capt
tall but without expressing opinions very ,ruly yours
After fully explaining the immense advantages
likely TO accrue from the construction OF the road
Mr. Foley submitted the following names al
COMMISSIONERS FOR IMPROVING FOURTH AVENUE,
who were unanimously nemnated:-D. T.. lngra-
ham, ]. X. Brady, X. w. Townsend, Edward Il.
Buckley, John I. Daily and Gri1th Rowe.
The following gentlemen were unanimously nomi-
mated as corborators for the construction OF the
tunnel connection between Fortysecond street and
the atterY:--John II. Morris, Dudley Field, John
German, Meyer Stern, Il. @. karver Charles Crarey,
George d. Armstrong, Robert Ward, 5. Q. Hubbard.
j. r. Brady, Robert J. Livingston, A. Berw, George
Calm, Albert Steinway, James IT, Coulter Peter Gil
sey, John McClave, William o. Bartlett, Daniel Foo
ley, George G. Barnard, Charles l.. Cornish, Samuel
| Christie, Thomas McCleuapd, George HOFFMAN and
John Mcdonald.