New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-20
PROGRESS OF RAPID TRANSIT.

APPLICATION OF THE COMMISSIONERS TO THE COM
MON COUNCIL FOR PERMISSION TO CHOOSE A
RoUTE-PROJECT FOR sUNKEN ROAD.
At the meeting of the Board OF Aldermen
Yesterday message was received from the Mayor trans
uniting communication and resolution forwarded 10
him by the Commissioners Of Rapid Transit The Mayor
recommended that time is Of importance TO the
Commissioners the resolution be adopted at the earliest
practicable moment adds that in passing the resolu
ton the Board really only gives effect to Its own pur-
posee expressed several months ago In the request
20 the Legislature 10 enact the bill drafted
by the Board to provide for rapid transit
In the preamble and resolution offered by the Rapid
Transit Commissioners they through the Mayor ask the
Common Council for it's consent 10 the location cOnsruc-
ton and operation of steam railway railways upon
such the streets and places In the city as
said Commissioners may deem most advantageous ana
convenient for the OF the travelling public generally
such railways TO be constructed upon plans and in man
ner to be prescribed by said Commission and upon
special routes be selected by them 1t is desired for
the public interest that the Rapid Transit Commissioners
be unembarrassed during the full time allowed them 10
determine and fix the routes of such railway or railways
and connections and to be free during such period to
select In the exercise Of the discretion conferred upon
them by the Legislature for such route or routes any
street avenue or place part thereof, in this city,
limited only by the Of the act under which they are
organized They therefore recommend the adoption OF
the following resolution;
Reso'red That ia hereby given for the location
construction and operation Of steam railways etc. con
nectons thereof in under through or across any
and all streets avenues lands and places IN TINS CITY, sup
iect the control of the Common Council over under
through which said Commissioners are now au
thorized by the act aforesaid TO locate railways or con
nectons thereof provided that such railways or connee
TO he above the surface OF tie ground slla
be constructed elevated railways not less than Id lee
above the surface of the ground water, except in
River-s along the Harlem River, where the same may
be bnilt piles near the surface OF the water
such railway Rvest shall first stipuate IN writing for
itself its and assigns TO change their railway
aforesaid whenever such street shall be filled III and
such changes shall he required by the local authorizes
having control said the time of such require
ments.
Alderman Blessing moved that the resolution be re-
ferred to the Law Committee He was Of the opinion that
the request should not be made by the Commissioners
before they had selected route He thought that the
people had right to know exactly what property would
be affected by IT, The matter discussed at length
and finally, on motion OF Alderman Billings, the counu-
The Rapid Transit Commissioners have not yet decided
as TO route TO be chosen but they have consulted
with counsel in regard TO tie provisions OF the law bear
ing upon that subject and have listened to the argI-
nlents OF property-Owners and others UNTIL as Commits
soncr Mott said yesterday they are tired OF it, Under
Coiunon Council The object of this request was 10 en-
able them to avoid certain objections in regard to the
route named in the BILL and thereby more easily 10 settle
upon the route II the Common Council refuses to pass
the resolution the Commissioners will be Obliged 10
choose route subject the approval OF the Common
Council Several legal gentlemen and others, among
them the Hon Smith Weed we're before the commission
yesterday giving advice IN reference 10 me ouie
Estimates for sunken track railway were submitted by
John Schuyler Of including the 1c lUGwf pro
trains LIS per day. from a. M unti midnight; pas
500 per TIn So F o Sar the Battery t to HARLEM
cost OF real estate 100 city lots SiOOOOOO eapla re
SSseS at 10 Cents per ride S. ST MOTHS
who represents plan OF an opencut road which mas pen
Consulting Engineers explaining his plans for several
days