The New York herald., 1875-10-19
RAPID TRANSIT COMMISSION.
SOME STRANGE AND MYSTERIOUS DEVELOP
MENTs AS TO THE MAYORS OFFICE AND THE
MIDRAIL ELEVATED RoAD

SOME STRANGE AND MYSTERIOUS DEVELOP
MENTs AS TO THE MAYORS OFFICE AND THE
! MIDRAn ELEVATED ROAD.
/ When the Commissioners OF Rapid Transit finally
adopted their specifications as TO plans which were
Illustrated exclusively in the HERALD two days before
they maze ther Official report to the Mayor they ad-
journed until twelve O'Clock yesterday II was IN
derstood Dy all the Commissioners that yesterdays
session would ne devoted to the consideration OF
cIes OF association for the new company TO be organ
ized by them, under the title Of the Manhattan Rail.
way Company" The Commissioners. in conversation
with the reporters Of the HERALD, have time and
again explained that this company is to be organized
with the direct view of making rapid
transit certainty should the New York Elevated and
the Gilbert Elevated Railway Companies (which are
bonded $3.50 600 each fail to construct their different
roadways In the time specified either separate
panes or together In the interregnum defeated par
ties have actively work IN the interests of their
particular schemes, and have, TO some extent
ceeded in directing newspaper attention 10 their plans
which, though they embody many meritorious features
the engineers Of the Rapid Transit Commission have de-
cded to be utterly inadequate to supply the quick
transit demand Among the most meritorious plans
that met with defeat is
THE MDRAn ELEVATED RAILROAD.
1t is in operation in certain places in South America
and a cheap structure OF the 1saddle back' order
has had partial success yet practical engineers fail
TO indorse it a system which at all meet the
demands Of the city of New York The engineers OF
the commission considered the points OF merit In this
plan yet as the public know failed to give It in
dorsement The announcement was made in the
HERALD Of Saturday that General Roy Stone repre-
senting this road had asked permission TO erect 500
feet of the system Of roadway the earriageway
tending across the City Hall Park from Broad
N.
Harrison, private Secretary to the Mayor,
IN the specifications OF the Rapid Transit COMMITS.
sioners to prevent the companies building this plan
Mr. Harrison further stated that II was ndorsed by
nent engneera On Saturday he sent TO tho Park Com
mission the application of General Stope 10 erect
section Of the road, but In the casoc Of all other
porant papers bearing rapid transit this gentleman
failed give to the representatives of the press Mr.
Harrison had forgotten that every document Of this
character rs public property and consequently thought
| Burton N. Harrison. But when application made
at the Department OF Parks yesterday by taxpayer
| the officials there at once gave the following
CORRESPONDENTS BETwRKs OFFICIALS,
which reached the office only yesterday, and which will
not be acted upon until the meeting Of the Park Com
mission to morrow
oFrcE THE La FRANCE MANUFACTURING coxpANr,l
Hon srv,,,,. Psasasa, EasIa4 par X Oct IA lsas
i have the honor to as the approval and consent of
500 feet lsnssh@ he Elevated Hallway now
by citizens Interested 4 rapid operations
q
satisfactory bond given that It win bo and tho
S % to the ssnSSR
take leave 70 send herewith an eSraet from report lately
Your most obedient ROY STONE
'''' President La France Manufacturing Company
The following Is tho application made by General
Stone TO tho Mayor which, II will be observed Is for
warded by Burton N. Harrison, who does not sign as
Private Secretary" TO the Department of Parks with
indorsement-
Hon. WILLIAM Il. WIcKHAN Mayor of New York: -
SIR have the honor 70 ask your approval of tho tenn
the NE @ 81
al Pa In order that Il may be soen By al in
you win recommend TO the Common Council proper
S under for 'As &c s
and Without S shaIgs s to and to be
erection am, cir your Obcdent servant,
GrIsEY HOUSE, Now York, Oct a. 1878.
This reached the Department of Parks yesterday,
MAYORS orrrcx, October I5 1879
Respectfully referred BY direction Of the Mayor the De-
dered and proper BY the DepaSmen me an
be granted with SSRTS I'D Hss sp1sS
II viii be noted that in the application made TO the
Department Of Parks permission Is asked 70 The
road in the City Hall Park where, Mr. Harrison says
they propose TO carry passengers free expert
ment II becomes question whether public place
like the City Hall Park upon which much has been
expended with view Of beautitying It, should be
turned over to any such purpose. II such exhibit
ton Is necessary 70 secure rapid transit Tompk,ns
square Is the best place for IL
WHAT THE COMPANIES CAT.
When one of the representatives OF the associations
bonded by the Commissioners to give the people rapid
transit was asked whether he agreed as 70 the in
dorsenent given the MidraI or SADDLE Backn road
by prominent engineers, he laughed heartily, and
exhibited letters and plans showing thas this scheme
had been attempted Europe nearly twenty years ago
and had failed as rapid transit medium When the
question was put TO him,
s'wiI your company. under the specifications of the
Rapid Transit Commission, thai give you lati
by General stoncf'' be promptly replied
mo, sir no, sfrl speak only as an individual
member OF the company. But lhesita,ingl may say
every one Of those who vote that way idiots am
glad TO that the HERALD is of the few journals
which did not send representative 70 PhGnix-
vile the occasion Of the exhibition OF the
'midrail In our company may be over
ruled, and TO please man-who, in rapid
transit seems TO act commissioner counsel
secretary and general factotum-they may consent
70 give II consideration, bat If they do they will be
idiots II Is strange that one man. holding question
able relation to rapid transit should attempLofnciay
in his Individual capacity-to dictate 10 about
million people with whom he has no interests in com
mon You know TO whom rcfer.n
The counsel Of another company who very busy,
sent out the answer through amessenger 1.-THE attempt
10 force the midraip plan s without our knowledge.
We don't know whore the Commission s meeting day
or what 1t proposes 70 do"
YESTERDAYS SESSION
Burton N Harrison was yesterday, few minutes be-
fore the hour named for the meeting OF the Commits
sion, asked whom and whore II would meet He stated
that IL would in its old in the County Court
House, but he did not know AZ what hour. Mr. Har.
nson IS supposed to be tho secretary Of the Comms
Persons
terested in rapid transit at repaired the old
rooms OF the Commission and found them in
SIsrsd So truth on admitted
that meeting for yesterday had been called tho
Mayors private Office Mr. Harrison had just sent the
representatives Of the press false mission, and
after rumors had reached them that the Commission
were work al Dclmonico's at President Seligmans
occ and other places fall OF which visited only
find the reports falsel the writer found OF the
who Is not in the interest Of any par.
tcuar scheme, " whom he explained Mr.. HaTrtson's
fw lnmAe eha Ma aufln
'wel. sir win tell you the truth. The meeting
was called al the Mayors Office At noon We met; but
hasn't tho Colonel told you what wo d1"
''No, sir. As have told YOU Mr Harrison didn't
know much
Then, nr, will tell you The Colonel presented
articles Of association for tho organization OF the
company which he had prepared We didn't adopt
them, bus adJournod 20 Thursday at two p NJ"
From other authentic sources n learned that
the adjournment taken vii 10 obtaining