New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-20
STREET Cars ~ BROADWAT.
COMMENTS on TIE 'rROPOsET

(tDMMENIS ON ] III ~ '''''
WHAT SOME or THE INCoEPoRAToRs fAf-IHf
,.o,,.,.r or rup LARGE PROPERTY HOLDERS IN
rrKr,rrp IN THE ROAD TO MAKE IT GOOD
ITS NECESSITY FOR iKhsEHNiN" I'M
BROADWAY RETAIL TRADE.
Tho nroposal for the construction OF a
rrso railroad on broadway. which was presented al
en-, 1ost u,oatnr Of the Board OF Aldermen, appears 10
have resntted from a general conviction OF the Pupio
sslty of the road Inc poporal was MADE py pei
soma who are the owners or legal representatives Va
large amount Of property OH the street. ana thereoie
are Interested in It's improvement ma III tine ProS'
uon Of property rights. The incorporators nshtd Ia
, rosolution are John Soau Pierre Lorlllard Albert
Gouatin Stevens John Berry, ]. Lawrence Worth' Az
drew V Stout. Lawrence Kip. william jay, NlAam
Barton and John L. Bro0hs
Y stont president of tho National Shoe and
Leather Bank, was found yesterday IN tlo pieata''
i ra,lor nsily ecd ~ the dl-cu sion OF sub
stautaI lunch 81 have taken" ne SAID mo acl'Nc
in the proectcd Broadway railroad and therefor"
can give none OF the practical details Of the scheme
usented to be one Of ten incorpOrat0rs TO Duid ana
control the road. believe large majority " inc prop
erty owners on the street are III tayorOi Suaoe o'
There i no opposition TO the plan, That hho" o. ~
cent from rival aspirants for the franchise tis the
burmese ~ the persons who have applied Tor tho IL
TO make the road rstcas3 IN every respect Win ~'
parlor cars similar far may be possible to rh"so
used on tie Metropolitan Elevated haliioiu' lit
cars VT he rapidly aud AT short hlerNhs. anu
effort VIII be made to prevent oVerrio"dlhE aH oli
anu0vances rlt the present surface foaus tiNe i
cent Of the gross receipts " ne S 20 ,uU az ,
moreover III" street viii he kept irccir"m sho" "uu ''
OPINIONS OF BROADWAY ,iERCIIANTs.
John Daniel, dealer in drysoods at Broadway ana
Clmtonlace who has been earnest advocate 81 'he
Broadway rcal sad that he was disappointed IN '"'
proposed pan for the that It made no roy-o"
for travel above Uuon->GIaI". He "ald that inc re-
oiiirements OF the travel demanded through Hue %
.l, NOR
cod ne carried directly The lower part Of the street
lie stated that tne most Of Tho property owners W. ~
favor of Il road down Broad"oy Tho EotlclT, Inri
llrdg, and other large holders OF ici 'etat, Nr' ="
favor ~ road, wnIlr the Astois ana ihr Hlr""t -
tate would not oppose me measure. ~. me rpad'y
" the street had recognized the heeu 81 ni"i" -
-J IN order to retain their business. lie expressed
ear that the proposcd plan there were ino'es 'u"'
J"on i. Brooks, Of BROOKS brothers. said that the
been recognized 10y business men, lie SAID thht Sr
face read Broadway has become an absolute hees
fIty OPPOSITION n would De- utc, aud r. II the on
ieCi OF tne promoters OF the Fchrc =" anorn ro"u
every way suitable to The street ANA to the travel
rnE BEST GUARANTEE TOR TIE ROAD.
Another person named in the resolution submitted 10
the City Government sad Every one of the moor
norators owns or represents property on Broadway
There must be surface road run along the street.
and the proposal has been made by the holders of prop
crtv on the route give selfish guarantee that the
rights Of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS will bo preserved. II
there was be road II felt that 1t should be- Of
should be controlled aud managed by pcItOns VINO had
larger interest ia the roadway than IN the ralrl"
That result would Ice accomplished Dy granting the
franchise the pei named In the resolution, Is tN
dent only from the reputation aud wealth oil INC
men Themselves, but also from the fact that they would
lose IN tho injury 10 prope ~ caused by the building OF
cLrgp ordinary hoIsP-railrOad, ten times than
they could realize from The profits Of the road. The
alternative II presented, therefore, n the cry Govern
ment whether the malag ement Of the Broadway Road
can lie nrsted better the owners OF property along
me route or TO outside corporation when would
seek the enterprise only tho money That might DC
MIrstcd lIOm II