The New York herald., 1875-09-02
RAPID TRANSIT.

THE COMMISSION DRIVEN FROM THEIR ROOM
by THE GILBERT AND GREENWICH STREET
coMPANIEs-THE DOWNTOWN EXTENSION DH-
FIcULTY.
The usual session OF the Board was held yesterday
with closed DOORS and the interest manifested in their
work by persons having plans and schemes before thcm
greater than any day since the organization or
inventors however the Gilbert Elevated Railroad advo
have the inside track as far
hearings. Indeed, much OF the time has been taken
up by the counsel for that scheme and the Greenwich
Street Elevated Road while other equally meritoricus
inventors turned the engineers Of the Board
Yesterday Messrs Alexander Lowcry, counsel for tho
Gilbert plan, and Jose Navarro its financial backer
had possession OF the all day, accompanied by
corps OF clerks and messengers What they up TO
OF course was mystery, but it is certainly strange that
they permitted to occupy the all day,
during the absence Of tho Commission, tho case
yesterday. Other inventors remarked this and de-
nounced ii as species of avortsm that not cacu
lated to give tho public high opinion OF the inde-
pendence OF the Commission. Mr. Courtrght, OF tho
Greenwich street road and his counsel also per-
mtted to occupy tho room for hours, and while the
Commissioners at dinner well.
Mr. C. L. Snow, of the Riley Elevated Railway Con-
structon Company, submitted long report to their
plan Hc reports that they can construct two tracks,
with switches, urnouts, sdngs and stations for 100000
per mile, cover the total distance from the Harlem
River to the battery, foows:-
miles OF double track $50 900 per mile $3.50 900
16 dummy engines at 81, 900 each. .......... $1,000
Is car at 81 900 each 96OOO
Total for road and equipments. 1924, 900
He asks the selection of the following route, tho
east side, which tho company will construct under tho
title of The East Side Elevated Railway Company of
New York - commencing at Whitehall and Pearl streets,
up Pearl Franklin square, New Bowery, to Division,
down Division Chrystie, up Chrystie 10 Second
nue. and thence through Second to the river,
with sidings TO Central Park and the Grand Central
depot
Messrs. Houston & Derrick, of Jersey City; Mr..
Krkup, of William street, and Mr.. Brandon of this
city, heard by the engineers in explanation of their
respective plans. Houston Derrick gave the Commits
soners the name Of OF tho most responsible
tractors in the United States MS willing to build and
operate on their plan, and Mr. Kirkup assured them
that if they adopted his pan in twelve hours he would
submit tho names Of well known nanciers as the par
ties willing to become corporators.
About O'Clock j. b. Cornell accompanied by En-
gneer Sinners appeared and they at coseted
with the Commissioners in a side room. What trans
pred could not be learned, except that Mr. sinners
ports the object of the visit be change their
ut Astor place into Third avenue, II the Commission
desire.
Mr. Richard France, of No 81 Murray street. sub
mtted plan Of a four track elevated road, supported
three lines Of columns, occupying and obstructing
large portion of the street This proposition fled
Mr. Nicholas Nolan reports That since he led with the
Commission ingenious model others have come in,
stolen his thunder and submitted schemes based
his He is looking for the offender, and threatens dire
vengeance upon him if he discovers that he has IN
frnged upon his rights Late in the afternoon the Gil
bert party reinforced by gentleman who n
nounceh himself General Wilson, emphasizing the
title; but the officer duty only admitted him after
his name had been sent in. AT this time -four O'Clock
T. M the filled with the advocates Of
the Gilbert the Greenwich schemes that the Commits
sion forced to adjourn TO Part of the Court of
Common pleas to deliberate upon n route or as Com
ncciO Mott fnrnt lu rlad hold
ners inquest upon rapid transit" They remained there
for nearly hours but unable to upon the
extension below Third avenue the Bowery and Chat
ham street. II is generally understood among the per-
sonal friends of the Commissioners to whom they have
unbosomed themselves that the Gilbert Elevated Rail
streets the east side below Chatham that be
utized-viz Pearl, William and Nassau streets The
charter of the Gilbert Company Pearl street. and
unfortunately the act provides that If the Commission
locate route concdent with the route OF an
listing company whose charter has not been forfeited
said company shall construct and operate it,
some of the Commission fear that if Pearl
street be selected the Gilbert claim
the right to build the road through its entire length
The difficulty with William street is that the Brooklyn
Bridge at such angle that would be difficult
to build the road tho bridge, and the objection
Nassau street is that it is too The Commission
have the undoubted right to the line OF the Gil
bert road Pearl street elsewhere but it is not
deemed advisable to do 1t is to get around these
difficulties that the Commissioners yesterday took Off
their coats and retired to private for consulta
tion From the same source it is asccrtaned that tho
Commission, since President Phillips, of the Third
horse line, made threats the other day cal
culated to intimidate them, inclined than
to put the road that avenue--a conclusion
which, they believe four-6fths of the population who
have submitted for years TO this nsolent monopoly
will approve. The company may combine with others,
raise money and attempt TO defeat rapid transit but
II is quite evident they will have hard TO hoe in
their efforts to capture this Commission by bullying and
threatening