The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-14


prevail prevent quick transit. The Inconsistency
| this owner was made mere apparent when he wai
forced :. admit that u was prospective value which
was wiling to confess that II was quick transit OF III
equivalent thai was 20 orng about Tits new and IN
creased value; but this was 10 be done by gett'na
quick transit away HON his own door and placing !
before the door OF somebody else. Close inquiry will
show that most instances the injury only fancfcd
| aud not real But whether ianc,ed or real. their
demands cannot be compiled with II In exceptional
cases nm injury should result u must De CHARGED
TO that general account OF Inconvenience resulting
from CITY life and tho ownership oil property
in close proximity to others We suffer IN many ways
In cities that are unknown 10 people who live In re-
tired country life Very many OF these Ills come 10 Us
from the very principle upon which TINS concession 10
asked VIZ, 'rhe common right Of way" Not day
or an hour do we 1.-Two thai offensive and oosct,o.sbs
objects do not DOORS and yet We do not COM
plain because wo have ceded" that right Of way 10
others The third and most efficient objcclors to
rapid transit the Of our street railroads.
They fee lawyers and buy Legislation Il Is 70 them
tanning the realization OF our hopes IN regard 10 quick
transit
cHAxGED THEIR WINS
1t 10 most singular tact sna but few years ago
both Third and Fourth Avenue Railroad proprictors
made common cause. and asged the Legislature Tor a
grant to erect an elevated railroad over their
tracks made trip to Albany at my own expense TO
ard IN this endeavor. thought then AMI tnlnk now,
that IL would have been proper solution OF our diff
Guilty. They both large aud responsible CORPORA
TONS and II appeared TO me that on the whole, was
to DO under one control. Blu, by reason Of
some innuences which II Will serve no good
purpose 10 state here that project hled but nctntr
OF these corporations then saw either constitutional
other impeachment IN the way OF an elevated rail.
road; and venture 10 think, II the grants had been
made as then contemplated, by this time We should
have had elevated railroad over tue present track
Of the Third Avenue Railroad 10 Harlem and ono over
the Fourth Forty street. Tho THIRD avenue
road beguing US with the idea OF apply
ing steam 10 portion or all their tracks.
This rs an ubsurdny which viii deceive no one
II has been frequently demonstrated that two cars
cannot pass the same track and, although my
TREND Hart can do some things we'll he VIII nnd this
do then Is TO place steam upon the upper
end OF his route Tor the present. while tho population
sparse but Just so soon as he territory becomes
fuzzy occupied incn horse cars run ana that viii
immcdialeiy make steam power impractcablc Not
only N II impossible 10 make both quick and slow Tune
the same track. out prnctically, II n found that
separate trains must DO run to accommodate the near
BY and remote traihc.
AZ ART ILLUSTRATION.
What would be thought OF the railroad management
that should start tram at Albany four O'Clock
the morning meet brbg 10 the city the Yonkers
and lrvngtoD pu ssenxers WHO leave thor stations at
seven O'Clock TO reach New York al eightY venture
TO think that such MANAGEMENT would soon hepopu-
late the banks OF North RIVER and ruin the repu
taiion OF Mr.. Vanderbilt Tor sagacdy The. same prin
cipe winch governs the agsment OF our principal
railroads now running into TINS city must govern our
less distant routes, say from Wcs,choster and Har-
em Passengers that rdo long distances mast
go rapidly and make lew stops, wniic lnose
that ride short distances require more frequent
trips aud submit 10 less speed Keeping IN view this
illustration. It Will be seen that our CITY surface roads
eau only accommodate the local traffic. The short
rides are those most profitable for them, aud these
fares numerous Otherwise just In proportion as
the population s dense The rnird avenue loses
$50, 00O year anu their long Han lem route.
and only Tor the reason that between their depot and
Harlem they have passengers and as tncy can only
charge SIX cents 10 Harlem, they give more than The
moneys worth They have tried In various ways 10
overcome this difficulty One OF them was TO charge
extra price and give partitloncd and highly
finished cars 10 run through ON quick time without
stopping, bet the management run iou OF that engi-
neerng difficulty just alluded 10 of not being able 10
pass two cars on single track, and the project was
abaDdOued
WORD TO ruk STRICT RAILROAD
There just two things that want 10 bring TO tho
attention o. these street railroads, aud l Mink they
will lind It profitable 10 CONSIDER Them.
fra-That tue people will not consent much longer
to spend one hour and half IA sking trip from the
upper TO the lower part OF this island, three hours
day IN gong to aud coming from ,heir business.
served by getting the whole line OF their denscy
settled with ople, aud that this done by
having quick transit IN con radistnction TO their pres
ent slow transit.
Horse cars will answer for Indies who are going TO
market or shopping rney Will serve uscfu purpose
Tor those who have to ride few bl0css out
for bus mex who live above Twenty third street.
they require quick steam transit, and they mean 10
have H. Applause II the street car interests op-
pose much longer what necessary to tue general
prosperity OF our whole CITY, and WINCH believe,
is i'm such direct harmony With their own interest we
shall begin 10 ask whether po~eriul corporations
worked IN the selfish interests OF a lew men, not
dangers to be overcome rather than be submitted
(Applause)
SPEECH or MIR. O H. PALMER.
Mr.. o. II. Palmer, who was president III tho last
RAPID JrantIt COmUlSsl0n. was next Introduced HO
said his commission not called upon decide and
did DECIDE whether tho Eicva eli Railroad proposed
was the only or the best form OF steam riiiroaa
rnpd transit In This CITY, nor whether the particular
route selected Sas the best route Tor such q road.
These questions had been decided by the previous
mission. That rapid transit the city OF New York
pressing necessity then, he said, conceded
all sides, The only beng re X nd
Of road and the route. Al thai Tune no one bold
enough 10 claim that the OF mode OF
relief patient ana long suffering people shou d DO
delayed but tue remonstrsnts found iaut with tho
law because II did not prVvide compensation To tho
owners OF property along the route Ior the supposed
depreciation OF value winch IL was claimed
would result IRON the construction ana OPP
Grafton OF the road found fault with plan OF con
slructon winch had uecn adopted aud tue rontc
which had been designated. Third avenue would be
content with the law aud the plan II the only
could NC changed 10 Second avenue IL was the old
story as to the best location Tor Inc boil smith did
not It on own person. but thought the person
OF his neignb0r much more suitable Tor IT, There Is
probably no city IN tho world except LONDON per-
haps, where rapid transit is so great necessity as IN
old Dutchman gave oil his arm, ''aIi long aud
VIDE, will apply TO the ground plan Of the city oil
New York. l have no besiat0n IN expressing the
opinion that II satisfactory aud efficient system Of
rapid transit nad been naugursted 1860 ia. popu-
laton the city to-day wouu be million people IN
excess OF what II now Is An examination of tue Sta
tistics, tnink VIII fully sustain this assumption II
true, or approximately true lis significance is alarm
M. Wnie we have space Tor population every con-
sIderation pridc, regard Tor health com orr Guar
acter tnterest--s0cai aud pecuuiafy-shonId inuucc
us 10 make lha, space avaiab,e and uccess,uc We
cunn Keep our own people until we Go The loss of
m iIon vi population glniutciy belonging 10 US ~
almost incacuiaoc. il Is evidence OF the setting OF
dry rot when uness checked speedily Will destroy
our vitality anu make what ought to be, intended
TO ana ought to be tnc imperial CITY oil tn CONT
Ient reproach 20 ourseiv our age and civilization
NEW YoRk's DELINQUENCY.
There Is no Guy On TINS continento any considerable
anu speak II Ia sorrow aud with
shame, 90 regardless anu negccliu material in
terests as this sam, grana CITY Of New York. wn.ie
Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Cnlcago are pu.-
ting fortn all ,hcr energies not only 10 rcl bui 10
utr r.ud all truu md