The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-24
THE EAST SIDE U.s.
The Grievances Against the Third
Avenue Management.
THE SECOND AVENUE 81" In DEMAND.
An Appeal to the Legislature Not To
Obstruct Rapid Transit.

mass meeting of the citizens Of the Twenty-hrs
Assembly district composed of the most espectable
and intelligent residents of Yorkville-merchants.
lawyers physicians and others-was held last evening
at Parepa Hall, of Eighty-sxth street and
Third avenue Mr. Horatio Allen presided.
Messrs. Henry G. Robinson and Jacob +.
Miller acted vice presidents aud s. G. Pull
man secretary. The special committee ap-
pointed at the last meeting to lay the grievances OF
the travelling public before the management OF the
Third avenue IL. made their formal report through
their chairman. Mr.. Robinson. After recounting
their statements as made to the directors and re-
ported in the HERALD. the report says:-
THE Committees REPORT
We might accept the OF the company that all
they need e complete their % and
not forget the long years during which the residents Of the
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upper and lower ends Of the city At as low rate
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policy Of economy which shall the public that
tended 70 give As the company is now completing Its
Should sussss. ana demand the secommodations we
Gnsern eGneede to te great eIsa
hG tim" ny. s things haSe left
have more time to complete the running arrangement
s" Ssy1s Sss n s Sssye sH %
NrsRegu!arty Of trains must be estsblished even il
SrondThe Forty street train be enlarged
e So to
low fares Of the trains must start from Eighty
Sad 70 ro hs G ana
Fourth lastly are decidedly Of the opinion that
constantly number who desire to ride and that
nn ss Tho New Elevated Company acknowiedss this
road built as speedily as possible.
The committee also submitted the following reso
lution:--
Whereas the Metropolitan Railroad Company Is
making its and specifications for it's Second
seven to confer with the officers company order
also With the purpose Of Suggesting needed convenences
and learning far be practicable their plan of
REDUCE THE FARES.
Mr.. Andrew Powell complained that the question
of reducing the fares to five cents on the Third ave-
81 had not been satisfactorily settled although
the Third avenue company were making fortunes.
Mr. Robinson said he satisfied with the
fares if the people could only get regular
trains, good speed, clean. comfortable and
warm cars and sufficient accommodations. Mr..
David Dows one OF the largest owners. told him
that Mt present the company could not even tell
Wuetner tHey were paying eApcusoS tAuSutoT.J
Mr.. Robinson said that good accommodations and
regular trains the first considerations. This
morning he had 70 wait half an hour at
Eghtyfourth street for train, and when he
asked the gateman- what the matter
he was told by that functionary that the trains
being bothered by the fog, uaughter) This
morning it took him On hour before he got down to
his business. and he could do as well in the horse
cars He did not believe there q railroad be-
tween New York and San Francisco that would allow
such shameful irregularities in the running Of their
trains. "Why,' said he, "the old horse car COM
panies, even would have let the jump the track
rather than to allow passenger wait for half an
hour at station!'' Mr.. Robinson sat down amid
Mr. j. A. j. Neaae urged the reduction of the fare.
whch. he thought. would distribute the travel more
equally through the day, and would enable many
business men to 20 home during the middle OF the
day for their dinner
reduce the fare to five cents unless they thought
they could make more money by it. Mr.. Bows also
all the people who required rapid transit the east
side. and that the Second avenue line was ndspensa
BILE.
HOPE IN COMPETITION.
Mr. william T.. Hebberd thought that when the
metropolitan line was once in operation on the Sec
ond avenue the Third Avenue Company would proba-
bly, heed the necessities of the public more than Il
did now. (Appause.) Until then the people must
have patience and forbearance for grumbling was Of
no use.
Mr. s. c. Pullman insisted that tho poor working
men girls who wanted to go down town after half
fares. II the company wJNii not heed the voice
OF the people, then the people would certainly appeal
to the Legislature for relief.
Mr.. John r. Durfee complained that when the
committee before the directors the manager.
Mr. Kicker, promised that the terrible overcrowding
at Houston street station would be certainly rcmcdied
by the Goth Of the present month. but that date
had passed and the most fearful condition
during the rush hours of the evening"
He was regularly every evening compelled to take
train down from Houston to Franklin street, and
make better timo than By waiting three-quarters OF
al hour for train ut Houston street.
THE REPORT ADOPTED.
The report of the committee and the resolution to
appoint committee to wait on the Metropolitan
company were then adop ted unanimously.
Mr. Robinson said that this ASSOCIATION should
clearly demonstrate to the Third avenue company
that they did not mean TO be crowded to death the
cars or kept freezing Mt the stations He had noticed
that an attempt being made by the owners of
few tenement houses in Division and Allen streets to
prevent the building OF the Second avenue line Now.
while their interests might suffer by reduction OF
rents yet the interests OF the people ut argeof the
entire metropolis the building OF this iine
and hence he would offer tho following resolutions,
which read amid loud applsuse:-
LEGISLATURE.
se%Sy Se Of h y nss dns iii afns c
Legislature at Albany proposing To annu the right Of the
s"a Ses streets. sf s'Gs
found be from fcw property in the ssnemens
district; therefore - . :
Elevated Rao"d since it, opening to Eighty ninth street
essy for some system rapid TO sc upper par.
Of city and while the present syscm may no. BE- the
feasibility and encouraged the owners OF property
believe that better times are In store for thcm in tho
Resolved That II New York shall retain her population
business IN the great mart Of trade y mus, be BY opening
she ia. time wait She mus. do il now and therefore
NE speedy aud complete badng % ,hs Second svcnns
aged In their the courts are open Tor the careful
Resolved That believing tina, wc Represent the sentiment