New-York tribune., 1885-03-14
THE BROADWAY RAILROAD SCHEME.


EXPRESSED.
Merchants in Broadway consider the question OF
n surface railroad virtually sc tied by me faVor-
able report OF the commission, and they nave 'ce
mn their minds TO accept the Die with as
good grace as the circumstances VIII permit.
There's no use" they say I'm doing anytGlng
more The matter will receive no fuTtner az llon'lon
fro-nus1 Mr. SweetzeI, of the firm OF Sweeizer,
Pembroke & Co., No. 800 liToldway. echoed the
sentiments of many of his neighb"rs along ne
street when he said to TRIBUNE reporter i
don't care anything about 1t. one way or another
/ am no property owner. -. o,
The n,aiorlry of Broadway merchants do not own
the buidfngs in which they do business. here are
n few WHO do and some among them are heartiy III
favor of the road as they say they cant wen e..
along without It, Large shippers OF goods Hihhe
obiection almost with one accord. Firms occupying
corner buildings might he supposed 10 maxi ~ ~
point ON the shipping question, but they seem iuis ~
as much concer ed those whose only outlet Is ~
Broadway Goods gong out of town are loaded
from the Broadway sidewalks, while the side street
devoted exclusively 10 .hs receiPc ,PpckS frm
Chombers TO Canal-st., are lned WIN uIy
goods boxes for the grea er part ol each oay. eI-
Grants who have no other place for thelr goods say
thst tnev will not complain of the road If It gives
their trucks room TO back up against the sioe-
"iiSs dss; n Rsstes, Of the tra of Bates Reed &
Cooley has from the first, been one of the most
ardent opponents of the scheme " am SO opp9seti
10 it, he said yesterday, that IT 1t is bnlit sha
he likely to Change my place Of business 1 nave
beeu on Broadway many years; my lease on my
present building expires January l, 1885, ana IL Il
This road will so depTeciate property that rents VIII
not be within 20 per cent of what they are to-day.
Mr. Rates expressed himself substantially us pe
did before the commission few weeks ago. lie
believes that New-York ought to have AT le1st one
great horoughfare free from any KIND OF ra'Ifoat
otler obstruction There saoda @ oe So'a He nr
fers tie present stages to railroad, because wheI
block occurs III the street they can turn ASIDE ano
Erastns t. Tefft, of Teft. Weller & Co.. just op
positc Bates Reed & Cooley. said " III my trucks
can have room to load have no objection to Inc
road. suppose there's no more TO. DC sald on tn'
enbiect The report of the commission is likely K
be sustained by the court, and we will have th'
'oad;o a1our 0ovbnor. Mr. Bates thinks of movin,
WI don't propose to do anything Of that kind
The road will be an Inconvenience but we II GO
T joseph ii. Weller, his partner, remarked that b b
didn't believe property would be 1n.lurea al all
Howard : Jaffray, speaking for his father, L. $
Jaffray said that while decidedly opposed to th
road The head of the firm had retired IRON any ac
way of opposing it. He had been TO Albaay severa
times 10 fight It and bad seen Mr. Cleveland LII re
gard 70 it, but all to no purpose. nm.
Ex-Judge Horace Russell representing the iiltol
and Stewart estates said he was glad tne col1'nis
sion lad reported favorably. ana ne n"pea .,i y
court would SUSAN IT, arf y~o stages
trucks These truck drivers matinees on broadwa!
have grown to he nuisance Why, there's no telln
how much time merchants III all parts OF tlie GU,
will save by this road. Trucks which ought to b
driven IN the side streets are brought TO Broadwa
Gmnlv IN ioru IN the matinees. They come from
both sldes Of tho town, making great detours. III 10
stead Of going directly to, then destination; In
merchants of this dIy-goods district eertaihy al
mncn m need of quick conveyance TO Wai'-st. an
the downtown banks. which they VISIT DITCH.
am beartiiy in favor of the surface road III WI
give through travel To central Fark, WHICH III
& Sfher road will do"
The Surface Railroad Company is TO have its car
built by Pullman, and the oiheers say they are