The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-03-24

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:. There were present at this meeting Messrs.
kimhall. Woodbridge. Sears Simukins. Gay,
Jenkins. Palmer. and Bond Of the heavy sub
scribers. Messrs. Abbott Dunbar. and others
were represented by power of attorney. Five
per cent ot the million. $50. 900. was Deposited
In the shape OF four checks of sl2 500 each
two to the order of Moses kmball. one To the
Simpkins The first two are residents Of Bos-
ton. Mr. kimba is the owner Of the Boston
Boston and Albany Railroad. Mr.. l.. A. Alb
bo,t is nj the head of a wealthy manufacturing
establishment in Boston. and is reputed TO
be very rich Mr.. ". I. Sears is also lnrge
Boston capitalist. Mr.. Dunhars check Is good
for large amount in Boston. While tho
the the hub. New York captaliss have rV wheel or ."
two in the works. and II is openly whispered in
BROOKLYN that Messrs Kingsley. Mclaughlin.
mechanism run down.
When the revival OF the scheme became gen
The law GndeT %Se6 the M co@PSny DSu organized
provides that the consent OF he owners Of one
hall the property abutting the streets through
fore operations are begun. Failing to procure
this consent. the company has right to apply
TO the Supreme Court for the appointment Of
three commissi toner's whose assent shall be nc
ccptad IN lieu OF the consent OF the property
owners The Kings Comfy Elevated Kailvev =
Company not being able to procure the consent
Of the required number oi property owners
made an application for the appointment
OF commissioners before the General Term
OF the Supreme Court sitting IN Pough keepsie
on Friday last Tho commission asked for was
granted the Court appointing J. Augustus
Hewlett merchant IS Rersen street; Samuel
B. Barto. merchant South Portland avenue,
and Thomas +. Stlllman. lawyer % Joralemon
street Commissioners.
II these gentlemen should approve the action
OF the Mayors Commission as 10 routes the
consent OF the Common Council alone is re-
qu.red 10 permit the construction of the devil
FISH road. The assent OF the Council has been
asked for. and the subject is in the hands of the
postponed action until the latter part OF next
week.
There is formidable and fierce opposition
10 the scheme in the lower wards and the
Brooklyn City Horse Railroad Company have
retained the leading lawyers OF Brooklyn to
fight the new company Judge Bond. who is
President OF the devil fish road says he discoV-
cred that fact lately, when he endegyored TO en-
ploy counsel for his road.
street which is the Broadway OF Brooklyn say
that Ii the elevated road is run through that
IL.
~ ,beA wpnJtrs, "nd raiher snS H"i t,
y, ~, ny WI. mtuihE ,i, anu iN'hes nav s'irtt M
majority 81 diem are in favor oI ranid
transit but not in Fulton street The repre-
sentative of the largest dry goods store in Full
ton street where a regiment Of attendants are
emr loyed. said 10 a reporter for I'm SUN that
the road would greatly iuiure the trade of
BROOKLYN If run through Fulton street. He was
in favor Of the Washington street route Their
store ran back to that street. and they owned
eighty feet frontnge on IL. They would be- will
inc 10 give up the use OF an the road would re-
Quire for the purposes OF building.
The owners OF lots In Brooklyn unlike those
Of other cities. own 10 the middle OF the street
They claim that all damages 10 property abut-
ting on the line Of the elevated road could be
recovered in full from the company.
The company say that excessive damages
would swamp them. but that all Just claims will
legally have the first lien on the rOnd The
property owners in reply, sny that the only
compensation the Comm ission will award viii
be trifling amOunt for the post holes
Large and costly PAMPHLETS containing state-
ments from nearly "A hundred business men on
been thrown into all the business places along
the proposed routes These statements give
vivid pictures OF disaster and desolnti1n follow
ing In the track Of rapid transit through the air
Dwellers in Washington street are fearfully
aroused AZ the efforts made 10 turn the main
line from Fulton into Washington street One
OF the property owners on that thOrOughfRr
wrote 10 a friend who occupies an Official posi-
tion this note OF warming:
There is ON foot and about IN he on. of
the hssest obs ever cooked p for BrooH"n IL is not
only the placing o elevated railroads thirty streets
an the uf fnp hes Ia
the siie % tle ndg ana also lcro. we hIdse
70 snu' ou III "'s eo' 'p"'es Hlu p"ls "oso.ue's
- After President Murphy OF tho East River
Bridge had read the above ne said:
Yes. they have secured the approaches To- the
bridge and ferry through the Commission. They
can't get the bridge. though. We are fighting
them all We can"
Alderman Seaman and others. representing
outlying wards. are IN favor OF pushing rapid
transit through. Alderman Seaman SAID IN the
last meeting Ot the Bonrd that II would make Il
difference OF sluOOOOO to Brooklyn II the pro-
lrct was STAYED of until after tho first Of April.
Many residents are waiting before moving to
either New York or New Jersey. to see whether
rapid transit roads are 10 he built.
EN-MuyOr Schroeder said thar he Was op-
posed to running the road through Fulton
street as We're the majority Of the people in
Brooklyn. Experience in New York had shown
that S.eyated roads had injured private prop
ertY. liz was opposed to any company having
the rghttO use the streets without paying Tor
the inluryti the property in full Tho Commits
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