New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-08
THE WHEELS UNDERGROUND
NEW SCHEME FOR A CABLE RAILROAD
,nopos,yG TO Run IN BROADWAY AND flfih-ANN '
'"V' ~ .norr THE ALDERMEN's ACTION.

Mau tba Geucral Railroad Act of May q, lSS{-to
RIM from the Battery up BROADWAY HI LIZ ~
.p"rco around IInlon Square on The eaSt sIlo W !
S;ytsenth-st thence to and up LeXinstCh-sNc. 70 |
che Harlem River; the last named line to c9nneCt
at wi'H "a nmcUbundrcd
St the length of the lines to he about twelve neh
These roads 10 he operated IN cohnecuUm
oSned by Orel d. Oryis and Neit .a
h. Adams under the name M. C %I
United ttes able kcad ana S nrc 0rc u. 0ryis
Nelson &. Adams William A. Walker lou 4nr, i
Bettman, Scott Lord John Conway NV gco H' lord
:; las O'Kccfe Frank B. knight ana nisu,"i 10
s. Brodlev The capital when me artic S b oa since
citation were signed was @loo'oo'' "''
oeH che nincpai patent covers new devlce I"r
car the wheels Of which are 10 De IN" a"ncar above
~ tua, The Il ference between the system ~
and the ordinary cable 81 stems IN a. freak the
country is that there will be no achS LA i'm TIM
fas Of fine streets. The tracks are aiu IN ,
ncis under the pavement, ana tne NE Inv stec
-, them are conuecte with the car aooNc ~ "10
iatn half an inch thick, when moves "'OuS
tbrongh Slot in the roadway MI AuaihS' o"0
of the inventors says . .bo ,,~e.t
mi. system We iutroduC d on BroaGW n Sttc
,va d moi he alicicd in appearance III tle reg, ,sr
that a close nspc ton would r'c T0 e pnaTrowness Of
htltit ch vi running WOugh IT, luo rnnt,i,' iuto If
ibe on Ming W nj prevent auy one 10 gS,tn, t t
o. nt and Ven and the travel BOT interrupted ct an,
Under tue present system IN TN ci' of t,gie AMI
@ n TO- u ,as ne driving. IND ou system ,I ,
hp Ia cio ON "a vi houl u % tbo
~ have an entirely svstem ne n2I'o,n U tois
rsrs vii move Sng cloc to the 1 I5n IN, op
"t md on can bc over or 'eti u'ly lnlure s
ga nse AT an. time pl &C when or W.eIo u 1911
rai,e~t, build ar.hvays between the tIachs ul.'i
Sto,,'d ana run trains aud electric or o'hef Wits VI
tnb . there. .....,..
rur ctyi~G Away or rur BROADWAY rRANcHlSf'
mo oc,ion of The Board Of Aldermen In giving
4bc valuable franchise to run railroad ~ bIoa'.-
Nyny ~ the BruadWay surface hUl"'n t"''p"nNS
wns yniiousy commented ON \'"c'"'l 'SrI H.,
Di
urop,fty-owuots ia that street. ~ CONC 1l', H,nI
w., ann, mid to SCENE tho result obtained was
n i,rle ono Whlo others doucd That money, NV
been u.cd to influence any9ody inr oIr
inc greatly at their NlTtoi} mus iH oN'., ~
UfoadWay Railroad Company, my oh''lh 81 wy
latter company were not a. All d''nu' is' 9lu
All tLnt tRr Grant al the franchise 10y the Alder
men could not be- of any henchi to me S,,i ',
Company until the connl 5oM @p,",lg gu Il vas
moi likely % do-.nd the supreme Court "E' up
P'EF x-Judse Horace Russell said to TElBuNE re-
Ibqvc alwa thought the franchise for railroad ina ia
Baitery-very valuable. Il j. undoubtedly worm mn
collars u move II would nave Dc g, | roo 10 '
proyi in the act OF the Leclsi tp G. WIN E LA
N IONS and limitations that III anch's" sno ~ De sol
to the hi-hes biider LAY win prop coma I' r o
in broadway, no tier how much the comp my puu
eogseat o"r,re he Board Of dcruen were the Broad
way surface Compa y and ne Br2'9" AZ S IA love M
lends t. lay cable road, am Sla the surface OF no.
they should have it for netting than han
ta the s other lcc ,0,a a09 o s9 That A&erm.a
VAS not together Wong wh) ST It as te Groult o.
olcctl n TO ,'. Ian, the cbT lose g nitro o. H. II
we We Cy con,aiv boHnt lie sht to build road they
Tue a nc com "a = - TN A. in Br adv,y | AN o.
g |,' Ell ~ ''''''
what is s ;i,g Crn,ov can law #.
>, p he mat err INST he r,ari he Counts
u,Ces 'g ts rnor If the Comm s.5ners he tas'ed
~ The fgT1
II Is 10 be hoped that The comm
sion viii thoroughly invest gate the whole mater,
d, not hcslte 10 say hat hOp- IN surface comma "
VII ge tie franchise, ana I'r NE sS,ns .r ,c
upper Brol. WY. No on Gle can ct that me IN re-
giSriIto, that a Iassc q on oadway can 20 to "ny
Tar of Broadway by he pawn Mt II 81 slt ar: MN
Bioa9"aS " tan 9 !. - ri,, lt.efo Broldv Y such
q. W evi.ts and orks up Yves Bru21 "a. an ~
favlr Of having re Broadway road r. Eroatw9y-hot
the Saco,d and + lrd and SYN md llsdt avenue
rual We omit want con- nnoH- ire" u W hs o,
ii BiotdM'E' ~ u o-' '"o IL
10 a' nt Tno owners A. this franchise make a great
deal OF money = ...n. o,a.o,a,to, however
mat nv re eiata secol OF the &C, p:oy ding ior me
s rr ur 'I must nav in tie city treasury luriaa The
frst 1--WE years per OF il gross ei,nin-s anu
mr. cent Inc tfrer II thi, ia honestly done the ciy
Will "''e' an "' ~ .,+d I,-iIlio,,, =
before the 1IanfhlSo Mas Of tbo Broadway
litiey one ol 'lo u t a ,Tp1pJivF ronorter:
our company intends by every ho1orable Az IH4r
to obtain a frau hiSe 10 buld Ioad Whcu WI.
be best adape TO the public interest and be OF the hos
beleH to property interests along the II some OF
onr are ipteres ed in tue cable sys EN- but me
Iuaoritv OF TIE board have such interest We
committed particular system OF
oner lin. The road but shall adopt thtt
system which seems best a. 10 We cspt hG G
slIo9 ~ pl I've tic ted IL s1d became CON
saw ~ ~ s car adraotas We NAV decide On an
eiectrir raiwIr for oil know. The prOperty-gvHrrs
are the es interested IN the kind Of road to be
bui t. and. a. they Will own onemL Ihe stech ~ tiis
comp ny can hay q, mucn "a! gu, u as 'iS i
II + true the road ls u De phi % IN = 80 ~
but u hts 1en ui VIC a., 81 ~ od ,t aLond ne a