The New York herald., 1874-11-01
RAPID TRANSIT.
What the Candidates for the AS
sembly Think About Ii.
,HUMBUGS OF TIE PAST.
sThe Route Lobbyists in the City
To Be Set Aside.
CITY VS.. PRIVATE CORPORATION.

Legislature 10 make a great many pleuses Just De-
fore election, which, as general thing, they for
set All aooHt once they are declared elected. The
hquor dealers, the temperance men, the anti
Green men and all other classes who have
tain degree oil organization In the various wards,
have already gone the grand rounds 10 ''sound'
she asplrants for seats In the Assembly, with a
view OF knowing wne ther they can be relied upon;
whether, elected, when they will be able
20 make new laws and unmake old ones,
they wiz stand by the friends" Who put
shem In power. The great mass OF the
voters In the Assembly districts. as rule, pay
very little attention, unfortunately, TO the
past Albany records OF the legislative candidates
they happen 20 be ..old brds,p or TO their htness
70 represent them and the interests OF the city II
they fresh IN the field. Besides 1t is the too COM
uen habit OF the average New York Assemolyman
to follow the example set nim by his country col
leagues, when he does 90 TO the Legislature, In
considering himsef under obligations to legislate
for district onlyn fact regarding 1t as an In
reference with the rights OF his fellow city
members to go outside OF his own district to legis-
late the city al large, despite the wishes OF an
uptown or downtown member, whose district may
not want the kind OF legislation proposed There
are exceptions TO this rule, Dut they are
very lew. The question OF rapid transit for
this city mas In years past given rise 10
u great deal OF this sectional antagonlsm
among our city legislators, and as this same
question WIN doubtless again be agitated during
The coming session-and 1t is TO be hoped not to
the same useless purpose it has been heretofore
1t may be well Tor the city voters generally 10
know now just wha. their candidates intend to do
about H. Ii needs no argument to show that 1t Is
= question which
VITALITY INTERESTS THE ENTIRE CITY,
and that the residents OF the lower part Of the
ho naHs sal fha
dents OF the upper wards by the establishment OF
. rapid transit route from end OF the island to
the other, as it would be the means OF renewing
the present overcrowded districts, making rents
cheaper for the poor. while aGording the middle
classes, who are now forced 10 pay exorbitant
rents in 'respectable' streets. chance to secure
more comfortable homes up town at reasonable
rates. and, in point OF fact not any iurther awa ay
from their places OF business tnan before. A
HERALD reporter, during the past few days, has
endeavOred TO ascertain the views on the ques-
t10n Of most of the candidates for the Assembly,
and It can be said that so lar as promises go be-
fore election they are one and all in favor OF
rapid transit.
PROPER SAFEGUARDS REQUIgED.
Mr.. Muller, the Tarnmany candidate in the First
district, states that he will If elected, heartily ad-
vOcate any good rapid transit measure that gives
promise OF being success. private corporation
might be given the privilege TO build the road, but
safeguards should be thrown about the grant that
would guarantee the public against the danger of
being entirely at the mercy of the corporation.
The city ITSELF he believes, ought to have an in
terest in it,
wEsTcEEsrER OUGHT TO PAY RoUNDLy.
William P. kirk, democratic candidate Tor the
Second district, is in favor OF rapid transit. He
has an idea that Westchester county and New
York could build the road, and that as the real
estate OF the former county would be immensely
benefited by the great influx OF population tnat
would follow the building OF good road It should
be willing to pay its due proportion.
WHAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE.
John c. Brogan, democrat, IN the Third district,
10 O strong believer In the final success OF rapid
transit road underground or overgrouad SO long
have controlling interest in its construction.
Warren c. Bennett democrat, iavors tne idea OF
road Quilt under the supervision ol the city au-
thorties, and II by private corporation tnat the
corporations powers be well delned so that the
work would be done in given time.
Charles Reilly In the Fourth, timothy J. Camp
bell in the sixth, Louis C. Waehner in the Tenth
James Daily IN the Fourteenth, are all hearty ad-
vocates OF rapid transit road. The three latter
genuemen have been members oil the Leglsla-
81 'e' every @ rapld t praDsis Dill that sppO came
before the House and which seemed TO
be backed by men who really meant to
build road. CampDell and Daly, Ike most
all the men who have heretofore been IN the LegIs-
lature Bay that they are almost sick OF the cry or
'.rapid transit" for the reason that as much as
they and others have done by their votes to give
parties who promised to build road once they
OBTAINED the right, not a single serious step has
been taken by one OF the benefited parties to
build a road. This view OF the matter Is taken by
Others or the candidates one OF whom remark Il ed
on the subject In my opinion we must soon
have road that Will relieve the already over
crowded portions OF the city TAX as we will
about the rapid progress OF New York. you can go
over blocks and blocks in the uptown wards,
where empty lots are met with on every side,
and empty houses, too. The fact 1s, man in ousi-
ness down town who lives in Harlem and who
has to be at his office at nine aud doesn't get
away until six, has terrible time OF it Oh the
horse cars, especially IN winter. Just think OF
four hours cay occupied IN going ten or twelve
and we would nave less empty lots at the upper
end OF the island. We are every year losing as
mach as would half pay lor gooo road in the
abandonment OF the city by people VINO, rather
than submit 10 our present way OF travelling up
town, go TO Brooklyn or Jersey, where they don't
HAVE TO LIVE IN rENEaBNrs
and can get cosey homes at reasonable rents. IL
IS loosh policy not to have the city bind itself
Tor the construction or q good road. IL would pay
Tor Itself II five years. and eel certain that the
stock would be gopo!ed up oy capitalists the mo-
Smith E. Lane democrat OF the Seventh AS
sembly district, being progressive man and one
who mas the interests OF the city at heart, is an
earnest friend OF rapid transit. he, TOO, believes
that II the city took hand IN the project OF build
ing road capital would be forthcoming In abun-
dance.
William Fl. Gedrey, republican; Alfred A. Beach,
democrat, OF the Thirteenth ward; Thomas Costi-
gan, democrat OF the Fifteenth; Peter woods and
John I McGowan, OF the sixteenth; George c.
Dessar ana Thomas Cooper CampDei OF Inc sew
enteenth and Eighteenth, respectively. both DEM
ocrats, cousiaer rapid transit road an
absolute necessity. Oliver y. Buell., demo-
crat, OF tue Eleventh; Ransom Parker, Jr., OF
lbe Ninth, democrat: orlando stewart OF the
twentieth, demOcraI and German Hauschel are
also friends 81 rapid transit They one and all be-
Ileye mat the coming Legislature should settle
tne question Ior all ffple. Mr. stewart ana MI
ibauscIel are especially earnest In their deter
ninaton 10 compei the legislature SO iar az tney
can do IT. 10 paHs some Dill tnat Will be followed Dy
immediate WORK on rapid transit route AS 10
wnat KIND Of road would be the best all Lhe can
aidates alluded 10 above are rather In guandary.
IGey say u they could be satisfied by engineers OF
good standing that d better road could be Duilt
nnder ground thanqyer ground they would be IN
IaSor Of ~, lnasmuch as IL would be
NO OBSTRUCTION TO TEE STREETS
however they think nlat the cost OF an under
ground road would be too great In default OF
some good Underground road, saIe and well built.
~ tnat houses along itsr route might not be en-
nahRered, and under proper management and
especially put out ol the reacn OF the railway
monopolies they In hvor OF any road that