New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-21
PROTECTING FIFTH AVENUE.
PRopERTY-owNERs AT WORK IN EARNEST.
| IMPORTANT MELTING Al THE BUCKINGHAM HOTEL
-FAVORtXG THE STAGE LINE.


| IMPORTANT MELTING AT THE BUCKINGHAM HOlLL
| -FAvORiHG THE STAGE LINE.
| The Association for the Protection OF the
Fifth Avenue Thoroughfare held its first public meeting
yesterday afternoon az the Buckingham Hotel Inc
organization is composed OF property-owncrs III iIh
ave and adjacent streets Among those present yes'or
day were Joseph W. Harper, ir.. Robert and ogden
Goelet. Henry B9rgh Clarence A. Seward August Bel
mont Cornelius Vanderbilt. Josiah NJ Fske, Henry H.
COOK, James KcrnOchan, Chauncey NJ. Depew' J"hh
Sloane. George Kemp. Henry a. Cram, j. e. DOWN.
Robert Bonner, William b. Parsons. BradiSh Johnson
jr, f. T. Freeman W. W. Astor. John H. Ford ana e"ls
Edwards.
Mr. Seward presided and read the report OF the com
mtteo of ten regarding the purposes OF the organza
ton these being first. opposition to railroad in the
avenue second support of proper lire OF stages THIS
line is TO be the Fifth Avenue Transportation Company
the primo promoter of which Is L. Ely-Goddard. ME-
Seward was thon elected the president, and David
Mkcn. IT,. secretary. The following executive COM
mltto chosen August Belmont, Josiah NJ Fisse
Robert Gocet, ID. o. Mills Henry H. Cook. Henry Bergh
j. j. Aston, George Kemp j. W. Harper, jr Horace Rus
sell and James Kernochan On motion of Cornelius VAN
derIlt the initiation fee made $40, although Mr.
Belmont suggested $50. An assessment OF Tto WAS
levied each member.
Mr. Seward called attention to the law passed by the
Legislature forbidding railroad in Fifth aud said
that despite this an Adcrmanlc committee haa set n
date Tor hearing argument on the subject of railroad
In Fifth-ave the application Of the Fifth Avenue
Railway Company. Tho AttorneyGeneral could bring
suit to restrain tho Board OF Aldermen from taking any
action OF the kind III tho Attorney should not
do this Attorney Generals did not always do as they
do any resident in the avenue might
bring tho snt Its understood that Mr.. Seward VIII
present tho matter TO the Attorney at once, ana
II suit against the Aldermen Is not brought In the name
Of the state then some resident IN the avenue WI" TAKE
| action. 80, NJ.
Board had assured him that the Park Department woun
cooperate with the propcrty-owherS TO prevent a.
road within the 300 feet OF the domain under tne con
troll or that department anywhere aoDoninE ~ ph ,h
committee OF five was appointed to consult WIN ono
Horace Russell, Robert Goeet. C0rneHhs Nnnu"In,;
StuyveSant Fish and James KcrnOchan. On motion OF
! Kemp We're made committee the coopera-
OF all tho military orgnnzh ols OF tue CIV, as my
where rails and cars cannot interfere with the appear
auco OF the National Guard OF the State.
tented yesterday over tho prospects of tie
Ih AyennS hos CG hed %H so
that the commissioners Of lie company were ahc ycSct
Deiuonco's on Wcdncsday next at 4:5o D. IN. adopt
There have been rm1ofs Of activity on tho part tho
FINN Aycnne RaiToad Compny which len, WIS chartered
ON NAY ba Tsport OF the Eroad
| George Henry Warren. No. 500 FIfth-ayc; James A.
y" 81 East N Thrtyninil.st Tnonas r. Ryan No. 81
! East Twcnty-,xth-st. Wal lace G. Andrews No. Lasi
sxiyy.minfl,.st william C. whitney No. > West Tny-
;eycns and "aI9ngon1 ID &C. hg"'a"d and Nd
Brayon Ives No. 10 East Thiry- hiii-st Mr. Andrews
ia tie president Mr.. Ryan the treasurer. and Theodore
C. Camp who has Office with Mr.. Warren, Is tl see
| Rotary Of ilo company Mr.. Ives said yesterday
There was ono meeting OF the directors; that's oil
know about II. Dir Ryan can tell you al! about H.
! Mir. Ryan said: The company was Organized ana
Stock was subscribed. The capital stock SlO'OOo
Mr. Andrews il the man to 60 to-
Mr. Andrews declared after litto hesitation Well
we were the original Jacobs We cot The charter rs
soon railroad laws OF 1854 signed bl Gov
crnoC cvclaud. latOrcd with him against the bl Ht
telling him 81 would every street III the
city 10 railroads But he signed u Are We doing any
thing now 7 Mo- are Qucscrnt. We may be the
means though. % preventing anybody else from laying
a railroad Fuhtve. No, don't think the special act
iurhddlnR railroad In Efth-ayo. j. constitutional
thiuk Mr. Roosevelt aud Mr. Warren were tho active
men ~ our enterprise"
Alfred Roosevelt IN the absence Of his father SAID;
My father was active IN the matter The SlOO.Oop
stock wa, subscribed about all Cl II by the directors.
thiLk Nothing being done In the matter now. 50
know. Air. Ryan il the man who SAN tell you all
about It."
Mr. Haven made this statement: % was made
,ctor. but viii have To see Mr. Andrews or MI
Ryan "a | had nothing 10 do ia the mattel"
MIR Warrcn's answer Was: Mr." Andrew knows more
about IL than DO Go 10 him
o of Interested In the railroad las distinguishes
from the railway Of which O. d. Baldwin Ia president
sad Tho directors In this llIth avenue
ruad Organized were tho same ones who char
tered tho broadway Railroad which Jacob sharp broad
way surface Railroad dstHnccd We were LEFT 10 the
cold I the Board Aldermen and guess VIC shall not
do anything inUie la the Ffth-ave. natter