New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-09
pointed In him last year. there has been better fo
Ing growing up toward him Of Late"
RAILROAD NEWS.
CITY RAPID TRANSIT PROBLEMS.

PR0PERTY-owNERS FAVOR THE LEXINGTON AVE-
NUE. RoUTE-ForR MORE ROUTES LAID OUT.
At meeting OF the Rapid Transit Com.
nssoners yesterday Herbert A. sbipman, lawyer No
7Beekman-st, advocated the proposed route in Lex.
ington-ave from Harlem River south. Tho impression
seemed TO prevail he sald that this route avail.
able because there block that had not been opened
Between Ninety -nintbst. and Nnetyeighth-st Fourth
and Third the block occupied by the machine
shops OF the Elevated Railroad. The Commissioners had
the right under the law 10 go through private property
The avenue had been laid out by law above and below
The spot occupied by the Elevated Railroad Company;
but the act providing for opening the avenue
had been emascuated By the company that It's original
object TO open the all the way through, was de-
feated in the Legislature. Last year bill to open tho
avenue through the block had been again presented on
behalf Of the This act which was passed
gave power TO the Board OF Street. Opening
to extend Lexngtonave through the obsructing block
He argued that rapid transit route should be laid out in
this avenue and he said that the propertyowners
this He appeared behalf Of all the properyOwners in
Lexingtonaye., between Nineyseyenth and One-hund-
red-and-thlrd sts except Jay Gould.
In accordance with the suggestion OF the officers OF tho
eeVated railroads. the commissioners will lay
through private property to avoid curves II costs tho
elevated railroad companies 100000 mile year 10
dnn tner roads except on the curves where 10 costs
100000 mile. Four additional laid
given below Commissioners Smith and Byrd voting
the the vote on tie last two nai nous:
From Eighthoye. through Fifty ninthst., Madisoave
vision, Cat1artne and South sts., COenties Slip and
sOuthst again to South Ferry, with a branch up Ito
boulevard to cumberland sixty-sec0nds; from tho
Harlem River through ed-andtwenty-sixtbst
Ffth-ave, One-hundred- iXth-st Nntb-aye
LaWrencest., the Boulevard and northumberland.
thrtleth-st, to the Hudson River; from the Hudson
River through Inw0Od-st., the Kngsbridge road and
Dyckman-st. TO the Harlem River and from Eighth-aye.
through Onehundred and fifty ffthst TO Seventh-ave
connecting with Central Bridge the Harlem River
The proposed routes through the roads
Ing Central Park brought before the Board and laid
until to-day. Mr.. Shaw having stated his opinion
that II was question whether IL legal without tho
consent or the Legislature 10 lay out these routes tho
Commissioners Will consult the Mayor and consider the
matter further before taking action. The Park COmm
siOners are unanimously In favor of these routes.
AT the request OF Mr. Shaw ex-Judge Leonard, Frank
LOOMS, John L. Deyen. Wheeler II. Peckham end Ed
ward r. Bacon were made special counsel The question
under the original Rapid Transit Act has divided tho
Commission Hence passing On the routes ted on
Thursday Messrs. Smith and Byrd voted agans them:
In order TO satisfy these commissioners the opinion OF
Wheeler IL. Peckham was asked on that point. Charles
Z. Shaw, counsel to the Commission, IN concluding his
opinion said But the point s does the act prohibit
steam surface roads IL without saying that unless
prohibited they are permitted and expected and
where they prohibited The predieament Of the Irish
naturalist is applicable When he TO make up his
chapter the Snakes of Ireland, he said There arc
snakes in Ireland. Nothing pertinent 10 tho
themeand briefly and dscreety he thus ended that chap
ter With this Mr.. Peckham fully cOncurs.