New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-09-09

learn how the action Of The Commissioners was
received there. No opinion could be fiictod IRON ON
erals ut the Eghthave. depot The President was not H.
aud could BE- sscertalncd, be bad given no DC
cidcd opinion side the other The gencia' ''r
dency seemed 10 DO to await further develop
mentx to see tho work actually h1nor
wny, before prOnouncing for or against ~.
Mr. Phillips, President Of the Third Avenue Raiiroaa'
was entirely prepared to give his views bnt vas
evident that he against the plan OF RAPID transit III
its present shape Mt least. In this according 10 s 0N
statement he was supported by the property owner 10
the vicinity and along the Thir!-aye route. They asa
almost unanimously signed petition against the erection
OF line along Thr,aye.
What are held to DC the general objections TO Tie pan
were given fully at the Sixth Avenue Raih'ad
Office. Opinion tnero was very decided as1Ihs
it, 1t was alleged that the erection Of an
elevated railroad Ia serious injury 10
property along the route. storekerpers r-c'trc
all the light they procure for their business me
elevated railroad will interfere with this III the case
large stores purchasers cannot drive up to The oo'' ~
their carriages as they now do. when rail'0ad
stands in the way. Such road IL CONSTANT
obstruction to traffic Many horses never Doeome
accustomed to the passage OF trains; hence RAPID
transit road Will be tie cause OF many Incidents Haic-
over the fact OF TIE elevated road being on about oye
with the second floors Of the houses along the route VIII
be constant OF annoyance to the Inhabitants Per
passing along in the would be enabled NJ ali
have full view Of what is going on ia private families
This would be q great obstacle To letting TIE
house. II the windows are left UPeu. to-
smoke PUSHES in. 1t proposed SOME years ago 10 l
q similar railroad along Forty-thrdst and ihe resi-
dents in the all agains. it, looking on u 30
outrage SO 1t is looked upon now, said the ra ca'.
officials. How far the proposed rapid trap 1t rodd9
would ne likely to interfere with tho business o. he
horse cars, the gentlemen who gave the suhz'2nce
n thrS afe n
wonld be likely to interfere, they thought to SINE ex
tent However, the Fourth Avenue Railroad Company
wosld cars long they found passengcis and II
IL became necessary to close UP business, they
could sell their property at greater profit thi
now accrues from their business. The whole scheme
of rapid transit these railway officials loOket
upon simply set on foot for tic Dcnht
~ large capitalists outside the city All r,acns
living just outside tho city would Tin iouhtcy be bole
ated by rapid transit as oil within the city property
owners least, would undoubtedly be injured iHey
could not see how the alleged injury would be II no
slightest degree mtlgated by the fart of pers "a
getting and from their work and places oi hlS'hs
much more rapid than they do. and al = cor
responiny gain in convenience and comfort. Inquiry Ia
uherguar ers indicate that there solAc difference o.
opinion even among the propertyowncr The Vitnity
the laid but the plaus considered to be
still in such unleveloped and uncertain state that
many persons had scarcely been able 70 make up Their
minds Oh the subject.
Last evening it was stated that the Third
Avenue Railway Company had made propo tIon
TO the Ncw-York Elevated iiway Company
for purchase OF the Company's charter,
Including the Grccnwich-s line, and that enc
OF the leading Stockholders Of tie latter CJmany had
expressed his willingness to accops the Oiier Ire object
Of tis IL was believed prevent tse constructor!
of an ee satcd railway over the TliI,:'aYe route.