New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-27

Iiop peonle interested IN the old horse-car routes
arc greatly opposed the plan, and in their interest d"
act known rs surface Railroad BILL has been paSseu
by both branches OF the Legislature, which awaits u'e
signature OF the Governor. The Governor VIII give
hearing TO the friends and foes Of the measure next
dav The advocates OF the cable system MAINTAIN '"'.
by that hill every the cities o. Newl "r ana
Brooklyn practically turned over TO he horse I'u'o'u
companies ,.-.,
W. C. Andrews president OF the Ncv-lorS Cabl" Rail-
way company yesterday stated tAo case from his POINT
of view, as follows.
Bv this bin the horse-ralroad companies can make
turnout call branch. into any particular ,SI,', ,'u
occupy 10 20 tine exclusion of anybody else lu' po
bt7 OF any competition in any particular tr.rl j. mus
precudcd The Twenty Third street hug. Iol I'D 'il'r
make turnout al til ave ~ q "I''' H. tI-I,
rlu through tiitn-ave. 10 the Park ana to haiIrn
RIVER and can run down iroadWav 70 lht h',''IS ,e
same is true with reference 10 Ai1Hl-oh & ~tic
iu2tou-ave any other OF Nhai We cdll ne HH.'lN
Newl Ork a. street iree rom thr 'ntl'Cn W. t
hor.e-cars Fifth VIII Dee dcgener1icd INTO, me
condition Of an ordinary common thoroush"r' lno,g
uf5vidng that the franchises Tor Occupying various
streets with railroads should nee 'oiu 20 sic @ 1o, mo-
been repeatedly offered FOR Broadway tine money Z" bee
paid into the city Treasury ana thsfe are ..aJ to
parties. ready now. u biz 20 that eIe,l W. L'-
give 100000 for the night to put -jFe .
ave and a propOrti0uate amount for other streets.
All this would amount 10 a sum of seYera millions Oh
was rejected i'm both the Assembly and the Senate though
vigorously urged amendment 70 the present nlt
4-.fs. ,
able the railway companies 70 charge multlpHcly o
fares that passenger beginning me- oulc' ~ '3
given poiDt on the East River on the hudson OF ~
polDt Inn the mercantile aud manufacturing u-ulctS
down town will have 20 pay three or -FOUR ares 20 ~
iibertv fo charge nm fare To the this question
of fares is OF great importance on l4's l" 'e
Panid Transit Commissioner have prescribed lhdI lI'
shall be but one fare charged nI lle NtNl ~. 80
h.Wy totihP'ny H t Zen so fbat ta.ser ger may
ride across town till he strikes longitudinal me anu
that the fare shall not he than five cents for
d con
TO distance. Tl1 bill now before iAe Governor attempts
10 take away the rights obtained by the New York Cable
Railway Company. n this effort successful the result
viii an absolute monopoly " SURFACE transportation
i'm the streets Of NeyYOrk and Brooklyn by the existing
hor-e-car lines The Bridge being declared pubic
highway. all the existing street ar mes OF Ne"
ana Brooklyn may consolidated as one vast monopoly
still retaining the right 10 charge mup cll Oh Id'
In my opinion this bill contains more cAeeH ana c5
by the Legislature since the days OF the Tweed KING
The friends Of the surface Railway BILL on the other
hand declare that it Il perfectly legitimate ehort 10
provide the building OF roads in this and other ces
and extending those already constructed az the public
convenience may require They speak Of Tho New-York
Cable Railway Company with is twentynine routes as
bvdra-headed monopoly Both sides IN fact show the
greatest adherence OF anything like monopoy-on the
part Of their opponents The officers OF the existing
roads IN general declare t1at they have enough 10 90 ii
attending to the business Of their several companies
without occupying themselves with the effect OF the lees
ton at ALBANY some o them express the belief that the
company created by the Rapid Transit Commission has
no rights deserving OF respect
Lewis Lyon President OF the Third Avcnuc Railroad
Company, said:
The Gable Railway Company exists only on paper II
70 a myth am opposed giving to one company the
right to grdirOu the city with railroads Inc action
of the Commission does amount to anything anyway
With regard the duplex cable railway which the
Third Avenue Railroad Company is constructing Oh
Tenth Avenue between One-hundred and-twenty fifth
st and One-hundred- ightysiX-st, Mt Lyon said
that il was built as an experiment and that Of course the
company believed that it would be successful otherwise
they would not expcnd money on IT, The managers OF
the existing lines conservative. They are making
money as it is and thew desire change in motive
mower or in any other respect unless seems 90 be OBJ
viouv Tor the advantage Of the capital invested They
hold the fort and are on the defensive.
leading advocate or the Gable Railway system de-
clares that its main advantages over the old method OF
propulsion by horsepower are a. follows First IN
creased speed second ability 20 provide transport1-
ton to the requiremen, OF the public even during
What are called commission hours the power 81 The
cable 20 prope cars hitched Ike beads on string is
practically without limit; third cleanliness fourth
absence Of noise by the catter OF horses Aoof-
fifth freedom from snow -b0ckades IN winter; sixth,
SUPERIOR construction Of the cars and tracks.