The New York herald., 1875-07-20
THE RAPID TRANSIT COMMISSION.
NO MEETING YEsTERDAY-THE HERALD's EN-.
TERPRIsE coMPAMENTED by COMMISSIONER

NO MEETING YEsTERDAY-THE HERALD's EN-.
TERPEIsE coMPLIMENTED by CoMAnssIcNEa
MOTT.
The Commission who, under an act OF the hegis.
lature; are empowered TO give Us rapid transit
are now bending all their energies TO their work.
About a week ago they met, ana alIer consider-
ing plans and laying out work, resolved TO meet
every legal day In the week except saturday.. az
twelve O'Clock noon.
At noon yesterday (and for several hours beforel
inventors were in the Court House seeking
Commissioner, but there was none TO be seem
One. TWO and hal-past two O'Clock were marked
upon the dial OF the City Hall clock, and yet there
was not Commissioner OF Rapid Transit there.
People wondered, the inventors wondered ana
asked what It meant. Many asked now 1t came
that
THE HERALD HAD GIVEN ILLUSTRATIONS
Of q number or the schemes submitted to the
Commission taat had not appeared in any other
paper. Secretary j. Il. Morton, of the Commis-
sion, sat all day In front OF the door with Mr.
Flsner, one OF the polite officers OF the City
Hall police, and watcneu and waited for the COM
ing of President Sengman and his associates.
They came not, Neither did Mr.. Harrison, tho
MAYORS private etary, who was In the coun.
try. In the meantime the report had been circu-
lated about the CITY Hail square that the plans
known as the Gilbert Elevated Railroad and tho
Williams & Catherw ood suspension Railroad had
been handed IN 10 the Commission and Wero
under consideration.
The HERALD reporter subsequently found Mayor
Wtckham, VINO declared tnat tue Commission, it
was generally understood, mad adjourned until
tuesday. lie added, however, "lou gentlemen
OF the press, may depend upon one thing Le., tnat
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE RAPID TRANSIT
rantN That quickly, toou When asked If the Gill
bert and Wiams Catherwood plans mad been
lald before the Commission, 1e answered in tns
negative, and said wnen asked rs 1t not poss Ole
tDat they were sent IN here TO your oMceW WIFE
an emphatic mo, SIR"
Mr. II. b. Gather WOOD subsequently called az
the HERALD oiice and stated tnat early IN the
sessions OF the Commission ne mad left nls plana
in the Mayors office, aud sent duplicates TO each
OF the Commissioners. Mr. Catnerwood, on being
informed OF Mayor Wickham's answer, stated
that 1t was possible that ms plans were misiaid.
and that he would to-day or tomorrow send In 70
the Commissioners second description.
The reporter met Mr.. JORDAN L. Mott, one OF the
dispute about the day OF meeting, ana during
bref walk TO a street car he stated that the Com.
mission had every desire to accommodate tho
press and tn public with all the information Ia
their possession. He, however, iet that they
had been gwen work tnas was tnaakless:
TO the HERALD Tor its editorials aud the generous
manner in which they had been treated In Its news
columns. Said Mr.. Mott, on the corner or Beck
man aud Nassau streets, "As the HERALD said the
other day, we are not engineers, and We can only
do the best we can with our limited knowledge OF
the intricacles presented. TIE great trouble ID
we are limited to ninety days. 1t look The society
OF Amer can Engineers over q year TO discuss q
plan Tor rapid transit, ana even then their work
was incomplete. i Cannot see how we can do it
In ninety DAYS. Yet" SAID he. 1--WE Will do our
hest ork and sweat mere IN the not suns OF July
and August, when our families and otuers are az
the seaside or in the mountains. we care little
50 long as we can give tue people what everybody
demands.'
Here the reporter attempted TO bid Mr.. Mott
"goodby,n wDen he added, 81 am glad the
HERALD did so well to-day. am pleased that ~
gave the Messrs. Buers exhaustive paper. We
consioer It the most valuable one offered. Com
missioner Delamater TOOK It TO read over care-
FULLY and hen was to take ~. Ine plans and
suggestions OF these gentlemen, VINO are not COM
petitors | consider OF great value. l am ex-
pected, as commissioner TO wade through
every thing, yet find condensed In tue HERALD OF
to-day the entire story, and 1t Is wen DONE"
The Commission will meet at noon to-day.