New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-18
OPPOSING STREET RAILROADS.
PROPERTY-owSER AGAINST TBE THlRIf-tOO"lh
ct ASD RILyExTH.AyF LINE.

ST. AND RLkYENTH-AyE LINZ
John s. Foster president OF the inlrty-iouI.n
Street md Eleventh Avenue Railroad company,
filed petition with the Beard OF AiaeIInen on S" =,
%. asking for leave to construct several INES OF
street railways. The petlfion was referred 10 lne
Committee on Railroads, and August "a was nxeh
AMONG the proposed routes the following: from
the Thirty fourth Street Ferry 70 flrsi-ave.' 10
Thrty-second-st 10 II. ne
hundred and-sixth-st;; from Eleventn.aase' ~
Thirty-third and Ihirty-fourtb SITS. 10 the bast
RIVER: also spurs from Eleventh-ave. 10 the North
Piver m Thirtv-foulfh. FOrty-second and Fifty
seventh sts and in Sixty hfth-sf nom Eeventh 10
Eighth ayes., along Eghth-ave. ID slxty-sHth-SI'
and through Sixty-sIxth-st to Eleyenth-aye.,
he owners of property in Thirty SECOND and
Thirty-third stsl are strongly oppose1 " tuo
scheme. Copies OF circ1iar. signeo py =.
William Dc Groot, of No. 8 West Thirty -second-st;
John W. George, of Nos. ~ and "a west ihuty,
second,st; Dr. Frederick T. stVfg psrt ., ~ Of Nds
So and 80 West Thirty-third-st, and kyerson q
Brown. of Nos. 116 to 100 West fhirty-second-st.
dated August were seat 70 the p,oe " m
Groot a. Peck. at No. 124 Mater-st., Yesterday
About lifty were present w. ii. h. Moore presided.
and Dr. Sturg1s was secretsry A resolution was
adopted empowering the chairman to appoint q
committee OF live, with power TO add to their num-
Der, TO take such action as miea' oe
necessary before the Common Council and else,
where to prevent the construction OF tho PROPOSED
railways The committee appointed consists OF
William De Groot ALBION 7; Man, Geores S,o saIn,,
ton was also passed protesting against the tiine
set for a hearing before the committee OF the Al
derlnen because so many OF the propeIty-owsneeLs
interested in opposing the construction OF the
roads are out of town, and requesting an adlouih.
nent of the hearing for at least sixty days. ChareS
Price SAID:
There is double purpose the proposed construction
Of these railroads They are intended not merely for
rs 9Ts iob the streets have beard
that railroad Spectators are getting tne Icbse
for the purpose selling 1t out to greedy corporations
Mr. De Groot said hat 165 signatures represent
ing 1874 lots had already been obtained to peti-
ton to the Aldermen asking them not TO grant the
franchise.
A THOUSAND CAME, BUT FEW CHOSEN.
Shortly after daylight yesterday, crowd OF men
began 10 assemble In the vlclnlty OF inc nr9okSn
creased until o'clock, wnen there were, at least
Thousand of them lining the streets on both SIDES
eagerly awaiting the opening OF the gate, wmch
many of them fondly fancied shut them out from
a veritable paradise. Some Of them showed tnelr
sympathyand appreciation fer Civil Service reform
Tendencies of the present Administration BY BRING
ing their hackers with them. At last the YORK
ct gate opened and the mob made such rush 10
get through that the sergeant IN charge nad 70
send for two marines to assist him IN org
tributing the passes. All those looking for worK
went directly to Naval Constructor Pook's ONCE,
Clerk SATELLITES desk in rows four deep. Most Of
them stated their claims for Governmental Iccog-
milton IN no hesitating way aud some demanded a
secretary Whitney said should have place
here the last time he was in .New-York said one
hungry aud thirsty man Few received sa =,
condition of mind that generally precedes the Ut
terance Of profane language.
The majority of then asked to see MT. Pook, but
they became so boisterous in the presence OF that
gentleman, that he was finally compelled to close
the doors of his office upon them. Then they
sought the foreman of the different departments,
with whom the power of appointment really Hsts.
1t had been decided at first to take on about 800
men at once but to AVOID 700 mucn c9niasO1 tn.s
were hired yesterday. The rest will be taken on
gradually. The foremen will send IN the lists OF
those whom they want, and from these the seiec-
tions will be made.
CAPTAIN WILLIAMS WANTED AT ONCE.
A man who signed himself "a f. Hersey, Glen
Gardner, New-Jersey, Hunterdon County wrote
to the Police Board recently. stating that he
wanted deputv-sberf's badge and authority
Chief Clerk Klpp paid no attention 20 the letter
was written on Friday aud read:
Please tell Captain Williams that must see him to,
don't want her locked up this time for she has promised
70 marry bat write again come out and get her
The second letter bore evidences Of having been
written ia haste:
BOARD OF Police: Why did not Captain Williams
out here last night as telegraphed for him 70
GET Miss oils =. Of Glen Gardner. NewJersey, Hunter
does send RSss ana s@G for %s
send me my deputy -sherln's badge. need 1t very
bad. Yours In haste, A. +. HERskf.
Captain Kipp thought the New-Jersey authors
ties shoad be Informed that lunatic was at large
In Glen Gardner
THIS YEARS lax LEVY CONFIRMED.
The Aldermen yesterday confirmed the tax levy
for the present year. The aggregate assessed val
uation OF the real and personal estate in the city IL
nxed by tho AK Commissioners at 81 37l. l17OO3.
lie amount 10 be raised by taxation is
x32 S53 526 81. The rate Of taxation Is fixed at
So 40 per 500 except in the case of those CORPORA
tons JOINT stock companies or associations which
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