New-York tribune., 1885-02-11
MANY MILES OF NEW RAILWAY&
ARGUMENTS BEFORE THE CABLE CoMMIssIoS-A
NEW SYSTEM FOR BROADWAY.


NEW SYSTEM FOR BROADWAY
The Cable Railway Commission yesterday
listened to q statement for the petitioners by Charles r.
shaw He said In substance: "This Ia system that
to carry up and down. around and
across the city for cents IL embraces seventy miles
of railway lines aud completely commands the ap
proaches to all our ferries aud water 'front.'
80 that It will be tho most complete
scheme OF metropolitan rapid transit in the world. Two
thirds OF the objections presented here come from the
horse. companies which menaced by the
promise Of ngle veccnt fare and free transfers over
the whole city" He then presented the following hs
ures showing tho value per milo OF certain horse rail-
roads: Third Avenue Railroad Company, S7o6.1oO; I;
Sixth $500 900 second, 1892 $3.50; Eighth. S35ooo0
broadway and Seventh Avenue, S730,Sl2; average,
$450O0O.
This" said Mr. Shaw :" IA ten times the value OF any
Of the great railroad lines In the country and for
these franchises nothing has been paId lilo called atten
tho twentyninc routes as laid cut by tho Rapid
Transit Commission. As Illustrating tho statement that
heavy snow storms ob.ruct cable railway trac
he read the following dispatch from the president OF the
Chicago Cable Railway Company Gables work al
miraby thu, far" Mr. shaw explained that there had
been q snow fall nine inches deep in Chicago
A. C. Hallide tho inventor Of tho cable system said
that in 1870 maured the system and introduced IL In
San Francisco the first road there being completed In
1873. There are In operation in that city
twenty miles OF cable roals. costing so,ooo'ooo'
and dispensing with the services of 3,opo hor"'.
William Irnll asked for ruling ON An objection 10
GUY X Peton's acting the conns,ion on the ground
that he had signed the petition asking Mayor hsoh 70
appoiut the Rapid Transit Commission. Mt Peltoh ad-
uted that he had sigued that document, anl ~ on co-
siderng the matter. he found that ne
would chcerfulIy step out The fact that he was nond
man for Thomas T.. Stewart OF the Kappa
Transit Commission, he would also consider
O. A Hand died objections to the commission on the
ground that IL vas appointed without notice Ia property
and that the act or 1879. under whch thls was
done. imperative.
samuel Raynor. "a merchant. arose and said; After
ali this skrmshing by legal friends Is over, wncl
no doubt IA very interesting 10 them, VIII not Tue Com
missloners please Tx tins when business
men and merchants can be heard aud save the
time OF men whose time Is money hnd VINO
are not paid to here AMI make arguments T.
The United states Cable Road aud sub way Company
occupied the atention Of the Broadway Surface Railroad
Commission. Nelson B Adams engineer and superin-
tendent the company, exhibited model showing the
workings OF its system. H. Church. chief engineer oI
the Aqueduct Commission testified To the superiority OF
this system for street transit. Captain A. O. Hull OF
the Fre Insurance Patrol aud John Cornell, water pipe
contractor formerly superintendent OF the Fire fatroi,
gave testimony 10 the same enect.