New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-17
WEST SIDE RAPID TRANSIT.
URGING IT'S SPEEDY EXTENSION.


CONFERENCES OF RESIDENTS OF THE UPPER END
OF THE ISLAND WITH THE OFFICERS OF BOTH
ELEVATED RAILWAY COMPANIES.
At meeting of citizens held in the Metho-
dist Church on Tentaye, above One-hund
secondst on July o, committee appointed 10 con-
fer with the officers Of the Elevated Railways, 10 urge
upon them the great need OF rapid transit through mat
part OF Manhattan Island lying High Bridge This
committee consisting OF James MOnteith, Daniel f. Tie
man, Lawson N. Fuller George f. GantE A. L. soulard'
r. II. Bovine, l. ]. d. Tracy, /. NJ. Dyckman, Dr. T. A.
Utter David II. Knapp, Cyrus Clark, William PDKon, f.
f. Donnelly, Charles Waters, L. F. Griffin. Simeon L.
Church and John A. Bea met tho directors and officials
OF the New-York Elevated Railway Company ut the
companys office in BowlingGrcen. yesterday at noon
The officers and directors present were Cyrus W. fed,
Colonel Pelton, J. A. COwing, David Dows, A. H.
Barney Josiah NJ FsRe, A. s. Barnes, j. d. Mairs, H. X.
Bishop and a. Brewster.
Mr.. MOnteth the chairman Of the committee, stated
the purpose OF the delegation asking to meet the dree-
tors He said the inhabitants ~ and about Fort washing
ton and High Bridge great need Of rapid tran
sit At present they were obliged 10 depend upon
stages strootcars and the Hudson River Railroads they
found these modes OF conveyance inadequate. The
property IN their neighbOThOod undcyolOPed but
it was firmly believed that II there could be arrange
mrnis made by which rapid trunst could BIO speedily
secured IL would rapidly build up. II. Monteith read
abstracts from letters from JOHN A. DIX, Fernando
Wood, c. A. S@lNas, W. superintendent VI Aho
NewYork Institution for the Instruction Of the Dear
and Dumb T. NJ Carpenter, OF the Juvenile Asylum, NJ
NJ Holey % the Academy Of the Sacred heart, ID. r.
Crane late superintendent OF Central Park j. Ronane
Brown, H. T. Livingston, John AeIAne and W. W.
Adams Superintendent OF the Department OF Buildings
IL was tho opinion OF all these gentlemen that the gat
need Of the West Side Was rapid transit Fernando
Wood stated that he knew many Of large uacs
OF land who were ready 20 erect buildings as
soon as there any way Tor people 20 get
there W. W. Adams wrote that in tho Twelfth Ward,
winch extended from river 70 Tiytf, 1Doye ~, & m
4s6 OF those only % we're west OF EighllraIe. Mr..
that the directors OF the Elevated Railways would be
jasled In expecting heavy travel ~ soon as the roads
we're built Ite number OF people carried Zach week
day hy the Rcw-York and HndsOn River Railroad, by
the Harlem bOats and stages by thirty ears on the
Eighth Avenue Road amounted he said 10 $1,000 on
sunday so were carried making total of $4,000.
lie 6eats 90 High Bridge on sunday also conveyed
IT, Dsf and Dumb aud other institutions that neigh
borbOod weeks total travel at present. Shicl thus
Toaid be amer elevated road had once been built
The route be proposed was on Ienthsys MT Aon.Si1
inc meeting OF July 0, winch nge at length the buidPg
Lawson H. Fuller then made a speech. emphasizing
CYRUS ". Field thcn what would be thonEat OF
surface road after reaching c.iiinS az
ten.on steep grace which an elevated ROAD would
Montth bSth Ieped that they did NOT t1uk that OBJ.
ectlUu would b. made To a surface rOld. T. A. Don
TenSan iboaFpt surface road would BE- aocept1d II an
elevated structure could not b. built Mr. Fields 6aid
thal the directors WOud carefully consider the suEes
tons and wishes Of toe gentlemen tie called attention
b. the great difficulty tlc company had encountered m
IRVING 10 raise money build this rd alone Thrdtye.
Widcg certainly promised 10 pay we'll. lie thought n
W0uId be difficult funds 60 carry the work INTO
The comparatively thiBly settled neigh0OrhOOd which
the delegation represtutcd
The delegation Ihen went 60 the Offices Of the Metro
pOlitan Elevated Railway YioePresdent william Pos
ter r took the gealemen into ono Oi the argo uufur
uisied rooms which the company lifting Stand
ing around him. while the W0rkmen pounded away,
flled save, the presented Cyrus Clark spoke
brefg asking that tne Metropolitan Elevated Railway
snould be extended along Eigbthaye. 10 The Harlem
River It would DO practicable ne believed take the
travel OF Harlem the West Side well
Eag Mr. Ozark also presented copy OF the resolutions
adopted ut the meeting OF July 9.
Mr. Foster replied substantially ~ follows: The
ompaIy agrees entirely with the delegation az 20 the
Deea ana advantages OF rapid transit the neghbor
hood referred TO- can hardly understand why Of
The citizens doubt wish 10 extend the road
as they wish We not only wish % 80, but the Law
demands fnat shall do within ain timo and
maj certain distance OF tue road shall be put up each
wear We are already advance OF the demands
charter and the Rapid Transis Act a1ded Our road
will be buit there just fast - possible We al
ready laying foundations between fifiy-ainth aud
Igity Ist-sis IN company with the NewYOrk Elevated
Road WOrkmen busy also IN digging ma FIFTY ihird-
road Just as fast as can, and any
one can I've 70 make ready for the twenty-five miles
which we have right 10 build" This speech seemed 10
please the delegation exceedingly Tue gentlemen all
remarked "a thoy separated thai that all oy could