The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-25

mayor HAL ON the SUBJECT
How grOundloss the fears said to be entertained
by the properly owners along PARK avenue are, and
how fully all the objections raised by them may be
overcome can readily be learned from the following
communication, indirectly, from Mayor Hail.
MAYORS OFFICE,
NEW YORK, June "a, 1870.
To THE EDrrOR OF THB HERALD
The Mayor requests me, as act or justice to the
Fourth Avenue railroad Company, to refer to two
editorial paragraphs in your issue OF to-day. You
say
This attempt of the Fourth Avenue Railroad Company IL
but another undersround Broadway outrage miniature
the yort e. q: ely
derea and void The Of the
railroad nonopoes that have been permitted to spread
themselves like spiders webs, all over the CITY,
And again.
usrpaons OF the horse railroad companies II the latter
alter their franchises to make them do So WIZ
Even admitting that your comments are just, no
blame should attach to The company, but to the
Mayor; because the proposition to ventate the tun
nels and provide them with steps at street corners
IN order to facilitate travel, proceeded from the
Mayor. He supposed, and still suppOses that he
acting not only for the best interests OF the travelling
public but for that OF the residents along the line or
and political friends The horse cars now run 20 the
entrance OF the tunnel at Thirty fourth street. The
tracks are finished from the other end OF the tunnel
out towards Harlem, and READY for passenger traffic.
The tracks must either be connected by transit
through the tunnel or by rails over ITS
newspapers Of the city, has srenuously
insisted upon more railroad accommodations, and
has particularly urged the Fourth Avenue Railroad
extension. 1t is supposed that Mr. Vanderbilt can
supply riding facilities to at least rs, 900 more pas
sengers per day than the Third Avenue Railroad
Company are able to do In the present situation OF
their travel. Even IL 1t could be conveniently pos
sibe to the health OF passengers to take them
through the tunnel. their transit is regarded by the
police to be veYy unsafe operation. The tunnel Is
eight blocks long, and from its darkness, might
afford convenient rendezvous tor thieves and pick
pockets, whip could more easily beset small cars
than the large ones now used. The plan proposed
was to cut an opening in the tunnel at each block;
to surround these openings with evergreens so that
the openings would be hidden from observation: TO
cut the steps, in convenient and ornamental manner
by which passengers could ascend and descend; to
surround the space with ornamental lamps and rail-
ing, and then to keep policeman at each flight
night and day, In order TO guard passengers and
secure neighbOrs from ann0yances and nuisances.
The Mayor believes las did the President OF the
Central Park Commission, and, as l am informed,
all the Park Commissioners believe) that the i'm
pr0vements were made much more In the interest
OF citizens who residents far up town. and even
of the Park avenue residents, than in that Of the
railroad company, which would prefer to run It's
horse cars over the surface of Park avenue and
serve the tunnel exclusively for freghting purposes
However, whether these views be correct or incor-
rect, whatever blame may attach to the operation,
must be deblted agans! the Mayor, and not against
the company.
CHARLES 0. JOLINE, Chief Clerk.