New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-25
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE RAPID TRANSIT PROBLEM.


THE RAPID TRANSIT PROBLEM.
PROPOSAL TO CONSTRUCT ROAD-vIEws OF TIE
coMMissIoNERs-TBE FINAL PLAN To BE CHOSEN
SOON.
The Rapid Transit Commissioners yesterday
received communications and plans from +. 7. Rowland
and n. H. Buell. J. G. Wilson's plan, represented ny j.
T. serrci given hearing before Engineer Newton
Mr. Rowland offered for himself end his associates to
construct double track rapid transit elevated road from
the Battery South Ferry through Whitehall Beaver
Broad Nassau and Chatham-sts., and the Bowery and
Thrdave through Mott Elizabeth-sts and Third
ave. 10 the Harlem River, with branch to the Grand
Central Depot, provided that the Commissioners aP-
proved Of the plan Of serre aud Wilson, which has al
ready been described In TIE TRIBUNE. No action has
yet taken this communication President Court
Hght and George r. Scott counsel for the Greenwich
ercet Elevated Railroad appeared before the Commits
soners and occupied the whole of the session with their
arguments
The Commissioners appear 70 agree that the route VIII
soon be decided upon. Commissioner Brown said that
they were likely agree and settle plan by Sept
Q, two days in advance Of the time fixed by Law.
He had doubt that the Commission would reach
unanimous decision soop He believed 10 pe the
desire Of all of the Commissioners to fix the fare at i've
cents for any distance between the Battery and Hallem
Bridge. He In favor Of making 1t three cents II pos
sblc because low rate Of fare would not only suit
the pockets the poorer classes but would enable them
TO live in the suburban districts and thus empty the over
crowded lenenenhouses, which would theh give Pace "
n%S ppess made no Of cents On eacn passen-
ger, and at least as much shouio DC hi"oe noie WIN
Commissioner Delamater said that he considered 1t
quite probable TINT Thrdave and the Bowery might he
that pons he could Indicate the probable course OF
the route. as the Commissioners were puzasd ny .ne
ttuous streets the lower end OF the city Ihee were
only three four good main routes to be chose apose
Chatham-st- On Friday the Commissioners VIII make
Their inspection Of the route.
ALLEGED FORGERJES OF WILLIAM j. RAE.
NOTES PURroGTISG TO BIZ SIGNED BY L. NJ. BATES
A co. roUND UPON HN-HE is HELD FOR TaiAL
on PREVIOUS CHARGES
1t has been stated that the dry goods I'M
porting house Of L. NJ Bates Co Of No. Ash Broadway
were recently the victims of swinle, by the Offering
for sae OF notes puporng to have been signed 10y te
A reporter Of THE TRIBUNE called the head OF that
rm and learned that Friday last the firm were called
upon by two officers from Central Police Station who
Informed them that upon searching william Rae, who
of the four persons arrested last week Tor COM
pcity tho forgery Of the California and Oregon Rail
road bonds they found five notes, amounting 10 S3oooo
made rayable to his order and signed l.. NJ Bates
Co." When they were shown 10 Mr. Bates, he at once
pronounced them forgerics The letters composing the
words L. NJ. Bates" were exact counterfeit OF his
private signature but the words Co.. were different
from his style Of writing As is not customary lor the
senior partner OF the house 10 gn checks and notes. inc
forgery was easily detected and would have been i'm
possible under any crcnms for Eae to have ncgo
tiated the notes.
Besides the forged checks there was found on the per-
con OF Rae letter with the forged signature, a.
n Bates Co.." addressed TO Rae himself stating that
the writer's ncosed him their notes, amounting to
$4,000 given commercial transactions and request
ing him TO negotiate them the best terms IL has been
learned since that Rae made attempt to negotiate inc
forced notes but that at one time wnen Ouern iorgcu
California and Oregon Railroad bond Tor sale, nc stated
thai he was Okor aud handled all the paper given by
tue firm OF L. NJ Bates Co., aud i'll confirmation OF th,s
exhibited the forged notes and letter nenher OF tne
fm made an affidavit Friday to the effect that the
orgees and Rae will be held TO trial Tor TINS
ofense. ,,
no motion for the discharge of William Rae, charged
with uttering forged bonds Cf the California and oregon
Railroad Company was argued yesterday before Judge
fsppen writ OF habeas corpus a. II: fur1y ana
Michael Nolan, Raes counsel urged that the only EVIL
dence connecting Rae with the bonds at all was his al
Superintendent Walllng that nc received some
such bonds from Wilson In the presence OF Hail. ana
handed them for yeI1catOn 10 Marshall ana that
Hall who WAS present at the examination before the
magistrate not anined as 10 the matter put was
ischarged. They claimed that Rae had done all an
honest could under the circumstances. Judge lap
men decides follows: 1.-THE defendants explanation
Of his come con with these bonds is not satisfactory
The magistrates decision 10 hold bim TO nall 10 answer
4 Justified by evidence. Motion TO discharge denied
TRIBUTES OF RESPECT TO JUDGE GROVER.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE STATE COUGrs-REMAkKs OF
PRESIDING JUSTICE DAVIS AND JUDGE TAPPEN.
In the Supreme Court, General Term, yester-
Gay Clark Bell called the attention of the Court to the
death Of Judge Martin Grover; and in view of his re-
fvln and ND n pacsa ing aa