New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-03
R1PID TRANSIT.
PLANS BEFORE THE COMMISSIONERS.
HEARINGS TO INvEN1ons.

The Rapid Transit Commissioners held
another session with closed doors yesterday Hearings
were given gentlemen representing various ROADS
Myers and wimayer explained their plan OF fourtrack
elevated road Mr. Evans urged the advantages OF MS
elevated suspcnsou railroad lie said that the company
he had formed had sufficient capital TO build the ROAD
at a cost OF only 100000 mile Charles H. Hasweu
explained the theory AMI practice OF the elevated roa
plan for which he had submitted. Nineteen plans were
received by the Commissioners yesterday. making
about so in all which have been submitted The COM
nissoners will give hearings to-day to Richard r. Nor
ton ,r who represents the Gothic Arch Elevated ran
road: to W. J. Morris Of the Depressed Raioad; W
Williams & Catherwood ~ the Suspension Niaduct ahd
to Kitchen Hatfield Co.. who have plan for IN ele-
waited fOur-track railroad
At a meeting Of the Evans Elevated Railroad Com
pany at its Office the Drcxel building yesterday the
following Officers were elected President, Harris ioyt;
Vice President j. G. Fryer; Secretary, G. r. Bartlett;
Counsel william Herring ; Financial Secretary, james
Kitchen. jr.
EXPLANATION OF PRESIDENT sTEBBINs.
Mr. Stebbins President OF the Board OF Park Commits
sioners when asked yesterday II the statements con
taned in the above letter correct replied that the
facts were AZ stated so far could from rapid
Iorusal Of the letter, but although the COMMISSIONERS
have the key Of the situation action has been taken
because disagreement with regard to two systems OF
opening streets. He said: "We have dono great
deal Of work In Typographical surveying ana IN
Of the maps although not OF much Importance have oceh
filed the others cannot DO flied before vote IN the ar
native is taken by tho Board The present Board Is
divided IN opinion TO the soundness OF the principles
which have regulated and governed the Typographical
engineering and TIE previous policy OF the COMMISSIONS
crs The principal reason why the maps have not been
filed Is because the Commissioners have been unable
TO agree whether 10 adopt the plans submitted oy
the engineer or not. Tho whole subject IL no"
being examined By one OF the Commissioners, VINO
disscnts from tho plans, and he Is expected 70
make a report at the next meeting OF tho Board
on Wctnc sday Of his system, when the Board VIII uh
questionaby take action in the premises Two OF the
Commissioners are in favor OF accepting the plans pre-
scented by Mr. Green the Typographical engineer ana OF
filing the maps already prepared. and completing thcH
and il Is possible that he presentation OF the report
by one Of the dissenting Commissioners. the org'ha
plan upon tho system hitherto adopted by ITO DC
parncnt in tho upper part OF the city namely
that OF cutting streets east aud west ana OF inter-
sccting them at right angles, will be approved
IT, on the contrary the views OF the Commissioner SHOULD
prove the sOuncr Of the wo the BOaid ma! pc inuee"
to adopt the new s,ggr+tlOns
The preference OF tnis single Commissioner Mr. steD-
bins Thought divide the district INTO Nilla pois
The whole matter, he aided. must depend upon INC
opinions and wishes Of the property irs IN tu sec
ton WAC his opinion, favored entirely the plans OF
Engineer Green. A former Board !0pted the pan OF
OF new Commissioners in January reOpencd the question:
uion what system to lay out the streets anu IL mas
been the subject Of continuous discussion As To the reia
tive merits OF the two systein,.