The New York herald., 1879-02-27
RAPID TRANSIT.
MAYOR COOPER ASKED TO APPOINT COMMISSION
FOR LAYING OUT RAPID TRANSIT ROUTE
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MAYOR COOPER ASKED TO APPOINT COMMISSION
FOR LAYING OUT RAPID TRANSIT ROUTES
THROUGH THE ANNEXED DISTRICT.
The petition of property owners and residents for
steam railway through westchester county. which
came up in the Supreme Court Tuesday and was
there verified according to law. was generally
ceived indication that rapid transit is to be
speedily extended to the annexed district. 1t was
understood that the application made on behalf
of the Third avenue 'L" road. the terminus of
which. as Laid out by the Rapid Transit Commission.
is at the Harlem Railroad depot. at the junction of
l3lst street aud Alexander avenue Mr. Dudley Field.
Of counsel for the company. represented the ap-
plicants among whom there q number of promi-
nent citizens and his partner. Mr. Deyo. in his ab
sence. confirmed this impression. that the proposed
road which will be surface railway. was to be an
extension OF the Third avenue "L" The following
Is the application in FULL
To EDWARD CoortR, Mayor Of the City of New York
ton chapter Of Tie Laws Of ISIS which provides as
Whenever It shall appear by the application of fsy
gatabe househosrs and TAXPAYERS ct any county in this
Court that there need in such county railway
freight Board sapsrS:sT. saia county may
within thirty days after 20 them Of such a
sSners . Mh9 shall & be residents Of the said county and
provide, all that they hereinafier. directed
do and provide and certificate of whose APP
such Board be FLED In the the Secretary OF
State duplicate thereof in the Office of tho Clerk of such
But whenever such proposed railway shall be
S Hh1 s % Ss % In Ma ss sa
and such Mayor shall appoint such afore
said.
We residents taxpayers the city
Ha Is IN YORK E to
In the Twentythrd and Tween of the city,
wholly within the limits OF the said city OF steam rail
railways for the OF mails
freight
We further allege that here is special need Of
railway or railways to connect the New York Elevated
Karoad (which elevated railroad s in actual
tion from different points the southerly side Of tho
Harlem River and Of the Spuyten Duyv Creek with
with one more points In the said Twenty third and
Twenty fourth wards.
We therefore, respectfully request that you will appoint
fve residents OF the said city and county OF
terminc the necessity OF such steam railway rail
ways determine the which said
New York Elevated Railroad may with any other
railways the depots thereof with steam ferries,
directed to do and provide by tho said
NEW York, Feb. IA, 1879.
The application is now before Mayor Cooper. who.
it is thought, will shortly appoint the FIVE commits
sioners. The Metropolitan IL" Company. 1t is un-
derstood will also make provision for ultimate
extension Of their Second avenue line into the
nexed district, and the new commission WILL there
fore probably have to lay out routes for both lines
in such that the interests of the residents,
as well both companies, shall be equally pro-
tected. Mayor Cooper could not be seen yesterday
the subject but is said that he intends to ap-
point thoroughly impartial commission. which
shall satisfy both the people Of the annexed district
and the two rapid transit companies.