New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-11
PROTECTING FIFTH-AVE.
PROTESTS AGAINST A RAILROAD THERE.
THE HEARING BEFORE THE ALDERMEN's COMMIT
TEE CIosED-rRoMPT ACTION PROBABLY.

~,,r NEARING BEFORE THE ALDERMEN's COMMIT
TEE CLosED-rRoMPr ACTION PRoBABLf.
Tho Railroad Committee of the Board OF Alder
men did not afford much satisfaction AT theI
meeting Yesterday to tie ,ompany that IS seeking
20 nut street railway thTough fltn-aXe' my
committee room was well hlled WIN Hac'o !i
(;uardsnen and others who are Opposes, 10 lie
scbeme When the hearing opened Samuei le C
man from the Office OF y anderpOel. Green ~ - i
ine who represent the ruin nnomuT Eeonso If
The unavoidable absence OF MT NahuSipIOci' w NV
was in ALBANY. Alderman ;jaehne leniieu lor tuc
committee that the counsel had had Two Weeks
notice ana if they not prepared to 90 on II was
Alderman CleaTy chairman Of the committee. an,
uouuced that the hearing would proceed ana caIIeu
ON thcse III favor of the road To speak. go
1 Lawson n Fuller harangGcd the committee lor
fifteen minutes the relations OF the rIc anu pout
people of this ctv. He said that he was III favor va
The road, because he wanted the poor peoplc t "
able to ride up to the PARK without being compelleu
to hang on to straps as ut present. lie ia Seeh '
nennie in an elevated tram. of whom l9H were
seated and 352 were hanging to the straps. re
said that he represented l2ooo iots upto" tv nv
which the public wantei 10 BeI' io We" " ~
Mr. rnIler was interrupted and told that it was
not a cable road which was prOpoSeu' o"' "'''
aO6. well. / am in favor of anythingTTca'ie'
horse or mule. or even canal s1ld VT. ullei. -;
President Bcekman, of the Park Department. ID
hahalf of the uptown parks opposed the ROAD anu
said that such a road would materially l'Ju'0 'n'
PGeSeral Louis f. Fitzgerald in behalf of the Ma
tional GuaId said:
Accompanied by CT the oGcer' OF the Nau9h nd
Cnor1 nave come here to-day 10 protest against tH
road beIng built We have been driNn IrOh street ~
street by iron rail until now We nave oAIJ Iii'h''
left fOr The uses OF the ,Gudrd
Henry Bergh made an eloquent appeal IN oppo;;
sition to the Disagreement OF the cltX winch "oui'
result from the proposed road. lie SAID:
There is much rdcue Of sentiment now tdays,out oo
levs in sentiment IL pud5, cities ant destroys 'ueu;
1t sentiment that anmaes the soiI .I 6 rckey
the mechanic and which causes us TO cherish tc d
OH arm chair In which our fatler ahu notuoI
l believe that street Should be KEPT weIY SS ~
wheels Will twisted and horses hOOis pueu On
Clarence A. Seward, in behalf OF the AssoCla,aIn
for fine Protection of Fifth Avcnue as IhorouSh1
fare read a protest against the building OF the roa,
SIGNED by 500 prOperty-holdets on the BTO"uu
among others that il would he IN VOCATION Oh Wy
net of Nav 2S 1885 that no railroad Shai 10 la!o
nnon above or along filth-aVe.. ana Gazing ~
tentIon to the decision OF the ATTORNEY uouV NJ
which was adverse to the scheme. botn NJ
Raruh and Mr.. Seward disclaimed any opposition 10
the running of stage line in Fifth ave. ,.,.
Colonel Robert Olyphant OF the stan OF IIlsiuie :
General William G.. Ward of the FIRST BrlGade Oh
the National Guard. in behalf OF that 0hlcer, pIo
testad against the use Of Fiith-ave for the road.
Frederick II. COudert, in behalf OF inc pTopeIi ~!
holders made strong argument against the Ieg'iCS
of road in Fifth-ave., declaring that the deciSi0n
Of the Attorney General settled the matter ana tne
Board of Aldermen could NOT oveIturn It, f,L 80
dart was in favor of a stage lne through tifth-aVe
Mr. Cunning the law partner OF MT; NanHeIpoe,,
asked for an adjournment for week Alderman
Cleary refused to grant 1t, ana despite the poVsl
of Mr Cunning declared the hearing closed lie
granted the privilege to both sides TO hle papers
with the committee up 10 noon t1-uaS. ~ .,o M
marks Mr.. Cleary intnated that the committee ulu
not propose to waste any moro time on tue matter
but to make their report IN accordance WIN INC uo
cision of the Attorney -Oenerai