The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-10
AGIINSr THE ELEyirED RoAD.
Complaints 60 the stockholders TO be MADE by
YorkvilIe Committee.

horhNlne committee
The Twcnty-flrst Assembly District Cltl-
zcns' Association held n meeting in Parepa
Hall. at Third avenue and ElRhty-sixth stroet.
Inst evening. and discussed the Now York Ele-
vatnd Railroad Company with a good deal Of
animation. The call to the meeting declared:
" 1t is charged that the Now York Elevated Rail-
road Company do not provide proper accommo-
dations for passengers. that tho cara are crowd
ed TO excess and dangerously cold. that the
carrying facilities are insufficient. and that the
rate Of faro at certain periods of the day is un-
necessarily high.
II. =. Allen. President OF the Association.
called the meeting to order. and Mr.. Henry G.
Robinson was the first speaker. Mr.. Robinson
snid that inasmuch as the residents OF Harlem
and Yorkville had now got a system Of transit
better than they had over had before no was
half afraid that 1t might seem an unRracious
thing TO criticise the company that had pro-
vidcd IT, But HIS patience had boon sorely
tried during tho past week. At Eighty-nfth
street yesterday morning he waited ten min
uies for train. and when it came it was so full
that he could not board II. man
manded his money back. and went down
in "A horse car Mr. Robinson waited another
Ten minutes for a train, and that one also was
full. He got on tho third train that passed. hav-
ing waited nearly half an hour in the rain. At
S'ycHty-s street there WIS "a great thrOng
that made n rush for tho train the instant Il
drew up Tho brakeman was pushed aside.
and in the confusion OF tho rush n boy had his
arm severely hurt Inst evening going up he
waited twenty minutes before the first
not allowed on board. and he hryi To- wait twenty
minutes for another. He WIS not prepared to
say that the company wns altogether 20 blame
FOR this state Of things. but he wns certain that
somewhere in the MANAGEMENT Of the road
there WINS great lack Of brains. and that men
were in charge who had no notion Of their bust
ness. The switches nj the end of the lines, Mr..
Robinson said were imperfect mud caused de-
lay. Tho great passenger trnilic required also
the laying of another set OF trucks between the
present ones.
Andrew J. Power declared that he had waited
twenty minutes Tor a train at Chatham square.
and tnirty-lvc minutes at Grand street. After
due trial of the elevated rOad he found that he
could get home quicker in the Mad son avenue
cars. only on two DAYS in the time they. haye
been running had the cars heen heated. In the
horse cars 1t was chilly. but their abundant mo-
tlon shook pnssenger up AMI kept his blood
circulating, whereas in the smoother going eo-
waited cars there was sort of still frigldiy. and
to sit IN one Of them was ike sitting in an ice
box II was feasible 10 run twice as many trains
as are run at present for now trains are never
run Oftener than cvcry i've minutes.
Jacob +. Miller said that tho elevated cars
wcrc always very filthy. 50 far as he could nud
| out there was nobody connected with the road
| clennlnr-s " the cars. " All of which goes 10
| show" Mr.. Miller said. how that road Is man-
agci II lsn,t managed l, q, all,, 1t took me hity
60 | can 40 down by the Madison avenue cars
| III that tlmn. Mr Allen said.
Chas L. Valentine said that the residents OF
| Harlem and lorkyille thought that when they
got the elevated road they would have got
| heaven IN earth. but they had not got
| heaven on earth. II hal been suggested To- send
| n committee TO consult with the elevated road
| stockholders. and Mr. Valentine laughed at the
| idea. Tho stock holders, he said. would receive
| tho committee like gentlemen. tar them all over
| with u stick. and they would come away
| and feel happy-but they'd be just
~ long getting down town next morning
| The speaker objected TO tho incivity Of the
| condu tors on the road They had all tho ap-
| pearance OF owning the cars. He got in one
| ear agains: the wishes of u conductor. and the
| conductor showed him. and he caught hold OF
| the conductors cont. and the two together broke
| The committee might make up their minds that
| tho elevated road WIS 10 bc run In the interest
| Of the stockholders. and not in the interest o
III" travelling public II would De better TO po-
| tiuOn the Legislature for plenty ot trains and q
| six cont fare Whatever was done should be In
| earnest. ana there should be no half-hcarted
| measures.
J. b. Brooks said that he knew some Of the
on ers ~ the road. and that they were ~ HnN-
| ious as anybody to have everything right.
| committee no said. would be received W Ill anL
| would make an impress ION on the directors.
| Mr.. Allen also said that he dill not think II
| in q day. He thought thnt the meeting should
| not dsuouncc the company until after they hat
| had longer trial, and he said that moderation
| was becoming
The meeting then decided to send "A committc,
| to confer with the stockholders, who are L
meet on Tuesday nj noon. and % wait FOR u re-
| port before acting further.