New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-09
UNDERGROUND TRANSIT.


is BROADWAY TO BE THE GREAT THOR
oUGHFARE OF TIE FUTURET-A' t. STEW"
AIRS OPPOSITION TO RAPID TRANsIT-TTIE
BROADWAY WIDENING.
The West Side Association met last evening,
An the Harvard Eooms at Sixth ave and Forty-sccond
Of WIN r. N2rtin. President made some remarks In
relation 70 ere Broadway widening, saying that he had
completed and that their report would he
nled without delay He argued against the measures
proposed for the defeat lof the widening projecti
and urged that It destructive to property
Rvress TO have the widening delayed at the present
ekage. He proposed the appointment Of Committee
rrom Association confer with the members OF the
Legislature upon the subject The Executive Committee
submitted report recommending that the city issue
bonds in aid OF the projected improvements IN the upper
part the city and also in favor OF an act by the Legs
lature 10 exempt taxation as personal property all
bonds or obligations the payment of which is secured
by mortgage Of real property within this state. The
question of quick transit then taken up, and VIM X
Martin spoke as follows;
VIM r. MARTINS SPEECH.
have certain propositions, which suppose Will com
mand unanimous assent:
F-st necessity Of rapid transit immediate and mpera'
Seod power decide the question this Winter vested in
7r5 T he NevYorI CITY delegation the influence in the
trt5 i vir ne T ,cr years enterprise and capital
sce have multiplied travelling facilities by steam to leave Ne~loTs
Tor New jersey and Long island.
t TIA, @ sl only place where legal restrictions have
s HAT be people on IN. island are a. fully entitled people
% That esTta and enterprise be free to construct Qh
arosi for a Teope under such i,.lHeuons Only As ATT
rsne-T st tie cal Or constructions second tie Tou'ei
Ns % r,.ee.t to c,pta the men who enterprise to
~ ana ~ ,e.tr r to protect tie interests Of
route s1a PaI " ~ t s.H Hofk1g Of private enterprise
Tam M Al The public Of should all the construction
~ he sane Sp which such aid has been given to the bridge to
No,1ar ref1Wa he con-.
,i orc The river Side IN connection public vhsves sui
-, D. CENTRAL rou near Boadwag down town.
aoGks mere i ;r cp lin. east md he other west Of
Central Para and both branches extending to ihs Harlem ReI M
Tr0t That Broadway BE- DE route tie underground l'D 'e
Tirt TSt Il route be chosen side Of BrosdSa the
an eeuai or tie ,aac may either be adopted as the plan
take il 10 De- absolutely true that Broadway Is the
best route and the that Is the natural THOR
oucfare on which people want TO travel induced TO
tave and will travel II il Will accommodate them The
men who held in their hands the capital requisite to
build a road on any plan would choose Broadway as tie
route If they free to choose. No other route Is
considered for moment except on the conclusion th
the plan adapted to Broadway and that this route
Is not aauablc 1t is precisely on this view that the
notion Of the viaduc o. is termed started If Broad
way cannot had then the next best thing is route
near by Broadway; and on such route there would be
no necessity restrict the plan to underground road
and SO viaduct would be well adapted and practicable
In this discussion claim TO be friend Of the yaduct
pian and TO have preiudces against IT, The objection
mat rropcrtv adjacent the vaduct along its line
would I've Deprecated is 10 he overcome by an enlarge
ment Of the plan that viii result IN nehe 10 me prop
ery-that is that property the advantages Oh being
T iinE me hest an 10 meet the wants Of all would be
grand railroad avenue say $50 feet In width, ron one
end OF the island the other through which coud ne
an elevated railway punt on soma masonry. my
property in tie uCighhOTboOd would not lose DN H.
think for il would naturally become the great thorough
fale of the city mere "Hu!u ut loOiH ~ S ~, ho
things beside railways in that avenue But s pan mas
deal! '''''''' INV -. -.
t.ff.r Tf gf Nr1lh "A
millions OF Is this. that il would become the great
thOrOughfaIe Of the city, and increase the value OF prop
erty fronting and adjacent 10 IT, because the greatest
thOrouphiarcs this island Will bmd up the greatest
value Why not, therefore, take an existing ayennei
without cost instead at great cost and
benefit that Why not take the Third or FouTthaNe.
and extend them sOuthery 10 connect win tthucs 70
the Park and let them reap the great henent or on the
side, the NintLaye. and Hudson-sti II BIoadWay
could be had 40 one would plu up Vh any , oSd
route. The underground is the plan best adapied 10
cienf AS ian II meets the requirements for
dating travel II Broadway is the route there Is no
trouble about the capital to back IT. shal dGcompsn
my object therefore, il can satisfy you that Broadway
f. the best route; and 10y Broadway mean Broadwdy
points road should branch and go up on the east SIDE
OF the Park on The Fourth or Radi9nS'e ne ana Oh
Tie true plan the relief OF Broadway is very sim.
pie and tits ought framed printed in letters Of
foi and hing M over every counter along Broadway.
Tne tue plan Of relief divert from It the travel that
not belong 20 it, and TO concentrate uon IT, heap up
and accommodate the travel that does belong to II ana
does it, Up there on the east side, along
the Second and Thrdaves aud on the west slde along
the seventh aud ghthayes residence sections distinct
from the central OF Broadway residence sec9h ii thls'
that they do spend much money nor trade so much
on Broadway. " The Thrdave were extended TO Cen
trst the siNth-ave West Broadway or by other
below the Park divcrging from Broadway lead
10 the west eide residence sectiOn-they would form
natural thOrOughlaTcs for the travel which belongs to
them. II they were well paved as Broadway they
would draw off from II many Of the fourhorse heavy
truck. NE ships on "Heeis ana VteT ea ne tHSF u
T1e1 IoD broadway should be concentrated the ira
vel Of Ia "a
with rival side thOroughfare, ana every facility
should be given for the settlement OF the upper part OF
the Island, along Ffthave. and upper Broadway; and
its capacity should be increased to accommodate TINS
travel by every modern invention ncluulng ue ueL
ground road II this travel j. on new route alongside
OF Broadway il will become familiar and Broadway will
be forgotten Property VIII be improved ana me Dud-
ings erected and in the order OF things broadway
will be the natural thOrOughfare for the whole
abreast of the park on either side. II will lose II SUI
kiind,,cs. 81 ind cement A. has sold itself ont
Practically the question is narrowed down between
The yiaduct and the Broadway underground Surely
can decide between them So faras have been enabled
10 Judge Of public sentiment the prepOndeTance is
I'm favor of the underground do not for one moment
conceal from myself the serious question there remain
ing. Can a bill authorizing the underground on Broad
way possibly he passed against the opposition OF the
The Gentleman who is the leader OF this opposition has
taken position over ana over aga5 OF direet anago-
1t the ground that i shall not pass by his property
equaled by Arteinus Naf1, WHOSE pairotc impulses
made him willing 10 sacrifice all his wifes relations by
Seudlug them INTO the nc MS ldNOI 10 tib
Soad provided il does the injury as he calls it, to some
ether street and some other men. He has made puT
chase Of land at Hampstead on Long Island which is
a0ual Ina area TO to ali the unOccuped space Manhat-
tan Island and he is preparing II for the site OF city
HIS effort make population settle there Is IN direct
competition with effort TO settle this island.
The settemen Of region benefits other region,
and every trade in the city the settlement Of ms de
pletes tie city Of populations fat taxpayers and in
dustry Our region T. in the best line OF natural i'm
movement along the borders of two rivers along main
trunk railway lines leading TO the East, North, and
West and will grow, IL can only get 70 II, unalded
Wi ~ own spontaneous vital force. He needs rail
oad to reach his place, and need one TO reach our
land Would he regard IL monstrous injustice
We opposed his railroad, and most OF ALL II we dd on
che ground that Of us had farm or house through
winch his road would cut And yet he Will have his
nad and do his best 70 hinder ours; Decanse n Is