The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-25
NEW RAPID TRANSIT PLANS.
THE MAYORS MESSAGE or CIUIION TO
the COMMON COUNCIL.


l4th inst. With the report was the following:
MYons OrIcr. June ~. 1879.
To II, Honoril1s he B,u,i ~ iii,,mal
In obedience the requirements " section chapter
6oG Of the laws 1875. the ~ day Of April las: APP
pointed ave Commissioners under that statute common
~ known as tle Rauid Transit act" These Commits
have made their report copy " which trans
nit herewith The petition upon which these proceed
Tugs are founded shows upon its face that the
object to be- obtained tho establishment Of a
route or routes iu the annexed district To facilitate
rapid communication tor that district Depart
ing from the intention OF the original petition the
Comni addition to routes In that district have
located that part the city not referred To IN
the petition Tile route from Forty street to the
City HAN. It adopted. would constitute most valuable
franchise which would bc given away without any com
Icnsaton the city and without provision for payment
tor damages to private property The tact that grants
have heretofore given without such provisions Is no
why that mistake should be repeated The route
through fy street would he new invasion of the
parks OF the city and private rights Tor the beneh Of the
present rapd.transit railway corporations
The routes Land out In the annexed district within
the purview Vt the petition upon which the proceedings
are based. have not had sufficient Opportunity TO
enable me 20 determine whether the actually laid
out that district such will best accommodate
the public needs II will be doubted then, whether the
determination II the routes by the 'ommissionctsis not
wanting IN that dciimtcncss and nnSliy Of location
which l. prcsc rhed by the statute transmit herewith
copy OF an opinion u the Counsel 10 the Corporation IN
respect powers the local authorities referred to in
the statute IpwAEn CoorrR, Mayor
After tho Mayors message had been read.
President Mott presented the following:
oIre, oy nv CesslsSSys, . or I'm, Earo TTs"
To tie Honorable oapHon tiaHeii OF the Ogw Nsie iofb
GrSrlruS The under.igned constituting the Board Of
Commissioners apr pointed by his Honor the Mayor on the
"a day April 1850 pursuant 10 the provisions 81 chap
Od laws OF is7o, having fixed and determined routes
Tor railways this city shown in the report TO
his Honor. which will be duly communicated to you teg
leave 10 state that have during the day saowcd
by law carefully examined the various routes suggested
to and In order TO establish complete system of
rapid transit roads throughout the city. have located
route below Forty second street, between the two
now IN operation aud under one management By means
VI this connection existing railroads above the Harlem
River can at once be made available as rapid transit
We have also located routes above the Harlem
River. In connection with which the existing rapid
transit roads extend their lines into the upper part
Of the city. II will be perceived by your honorable
Hoard that In the report have the honor to sub
init. the conditions which have the rishi and which
expected to demand OF the constructing parties
who may subscribe TO and are oenioy ,hc adyaniag's
OF TIE roads iad our arr necessarily NOT lnen.u l"u
attention will be given 10 thus part the subject
be- tcsard,da just and rcmaneradVc ono for ir work
Wis and 50 with AL te other points such a. The rapid
ny and frequency ut the trans aud the necessary sc.
@ wy ~, ~ ~ M e ,,, i.f,tc an r,rtrort
isdrtermincd uron tmHv uuthe improper 90 Hdd ~
aon To the route down ratk avenue tl-t ts prorosed
tunnel That In such manncr at there shall be
No op"ninss TO the surface romn aud in relation 90 The
n;nih ,l,sei r@9s l,a' Ne c9hd,n"n ct srsn1n. tne
smith avenues was ba"d ulon the sha1d.nment AZ
Ssnts Ienpv a s,chtin. Henry snsuliinc Betiswin
q Arnold lrwlsG Morris, Samuel T. fiiley, Commis-
sloncrs ct Rapid Transit
Attached to this communication was the fol-
lowing:
R-ss.i That consent Is hereby given to the location
Of 'ne vsnous routes ir steam railways hxed and DE-
@ Myar sn ib @ syr Ami lSIe a.. 6V ,S
report Of TIE SAID Commissioners 10 the Mayor dated
STRAIN railways or connections thereof through upon
over and across aud all streets avenues lands aud
places included IN said routes
Alderman Morris moved 10 refer the Mayors
message and the Rapid Transit Commissl toner's
reports ~ the Committee on Railroads. There
upon Alderman Sauer moved that they be re-
frrrcd to the Committee on Streets. His motion
was carried 10y IA toe.
an elevated road from Forty-secoud street to
the City Hall. through Fourth avenue md other
streets that was presented 10 the Mayor on
saturday last 10y Oswald Ottendorfer. q. b. Pot
ter. and others. was read and referred 90 tho
same committee. The same disposition was
made Of a romonstrance 81 property owners
against the proposition 10 build an elevated
road in Fifty street from Sixth 10 Ninth
avenue.
Alderman Morris ut this point took the floor
He said that he was in favor Of rapid transit
roads in the new wards, but was opposed 10 any
more roads south OF the Harlem River. lie
thoreupon offered two series Of resolutions
They are rs follows:
Wh,,.a' tpon the arpNanon q a,iy rCrpiaele noa,e
made 10 hi Honor the Mayor A. required BY SECTION q
Transil act asking that better iachucs be arIrd
ed ne Inhabitants of said wards tor SONG e. and
pointed Commissioners To determine upon ne necessity
TrISri'd tlcrcS, jun@ t. isa, AID in sdjinan To- Tie
consideration ui the necessity Of the extension o rauH
q Ia fllN sHt Al VN HlF lu