The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-24
RAPID TRANSIT SCHEMES
The PInns for New Routes to he Laid Before
the Honrd OF Aldermen To-day.

Mayor Cooper will send to the Aldermen
to-day tho report Of the Commission who wcre
nppointed 10 lay out routes for rapid transit
railroads in tho Twenythird and Twenty
fourth Wards. The Mayor declines to say
whether he will recommend the Aldermen to
pursue any particular line OF action in relation
To- tho report. The Mayor however. has said
that he was surprised that the Commissioners
prescribed routes for elevated railroads south
of the Harlem River and has declared his op-
position to tho use OF Fifty street. from
Sixth to Ninth avenues. for rapid transit rail-
roads. II is believed that he will send to tho
Aldermen a communication in which his views
will be given.
The friends Of the project for road from
Forty-sccond street to tho City Hail. through
Fourth avenue and other streets. are confident
that the Rapid Transit Commissioners report
will be approved by the Common Council To-
necessary number Of votes had been secured.
Aldermen Morris. Roberts, Haughton, Robert
Hall. pcrley Finck. and Herman are openly
opposed to granting this or any other franchise
to build a railroad in the ciys streets unless
tho owners Of property on the route are iirst
compensated aud proper sum If paid 10 the
city for the privilege. These gentlemen aud
other City Fathers who arc opposed 20 either
this proinct of the uroposition to build n rail-
road through Finv-ninth street believe that
the Commissioners report VIII not be approved
to-day. hut will be referred to q committee.
sci Whitney yesterday. u legal opinion MS TO
what actio Of local authorities IL required TO
make effective the Rapid Trnnst Commissions
ers' designation OF routes. The opinion says;
r.-As to some portions Of the routes DESIGNATED the
consent Of the Pars ncnarimcut is rcqaod ~ 9hapcr
me nj Of Tarks shall have the iui and exclusive power
% govern MANAGE, ana direct de sad scNtrs pr1ie
regulation and eoyefnmcnt thereof, aud gcnernlyi IN
shall possc.s ~ the rover ard aulher,t, hcreolore
scsscl hy tho Mayor Aldermen and coumonatv Of said
public parks, squares ana places
Aud by chapter $50 OF the laws Of 1879 It is provided
that tie determination OF the lines VI curb ana other
wtthin the distance OF feet the boundaries
any luh'ic park or lace, which are now or hereafter
Of Commissioners Of the DEPARTMENT Of Public Parks q
inc said parts Of snid public streets and shall
all times atcr the same arc opened Re subject To- such
trccons and projections thcreot.ss the said Board Of
| Commissioners may make therefor -,
M @np"si To msDar,m rS o psTks ~
Tor railroad by the Rapid rrans Commissioners that
nus asjainins n1hae park OF place Without being
able 10 identify. myself from ~. description sent wna,
and Twenty.tourh Wards arc this character, it Is
nvenue on ftiy ninth street requires the consent Il the
. r@ss I y A Isa1 We r, crt 1 as 10 .s
portion laid out along the Cy Hall Pam, aud that Dor
perhaps In other points which have not ~ yet had iu
tnon sduarr is public place. and Fourth avenue,
from Fourteenth street to Seventeenth stcet would as
uono the Park Department ~ addition TO THIS fact RI
10 the act laying out Union square shows that the
castery side of Union square Is not properly
Fourth avenue. but mart at the public place known
Union square chapter ~ ct the laws uf iNi2 In
accordance with which Union square was lad out So
that the consent Of the PARK Department would, on THIS
ground also be required 20 render effective the designa
ton Of route along Union square-the route at that
! Iout across public place.
SecundAs the streets IN raj throughout the CITY,
the control over them ~ divided The executive control
A. ia the Commissioner OF Public works The legislative
control in the Mayor aud The Board ~ Aldermen In
this law the latter i doubtless referred TO- The
control tho streets in rcucrn the MAYOR and the
BOARD OF Aldermen. by virtue o the provisions Of the
charer conicrnng upon the Common Council power n
regulate The the streets. coupled with the pruvso
that they must act by resolution ordinance and that
every ordinance resolution shall before II shall take
eject be presented duly certified the Mayor for his
approval and with the further provi~o that approved
10 become n law II disaprruyrd not 10 become law,
unless uas.ed by twohiris vote OF all tile motnbers
| elected tn the Board
with the streets in general then. de
mated Tor the route routes ot rapid transit railroads
the Common Council nnst hrst act by resolution ordt
| nance approved by them, the resolution should uict
he transmitted TO the MAYOR Tor his action sud ia The
his Nctu 81 the resolution, twothiris oi all the
members elected 10 the Board OF Aldermen Is