New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-13
FINE PAPER CARS FOR FIFTH AVENUE.
GRoovED RAILS CHAIN HARNESS AND NO JGNGLl
pFTIS As INDICFNrNTS

| GRoOvED RAILS, CHAIN HARNESS AND NO JINGLE
| BELLS As INDUCEMENTS.
The operations of the men most interested in the
| Fifth Avenue Railroad project are attracting good
| deal OF attention in quiet way IN and about Wall
Street. Many Fifth prOperty-Owners filed into a.
s. Hatch's Office yesterday and made definite inquiries
| regarding the scheme. Some OF them subscribed to
| the 81, 900 900 stock offered to such owners ex.
clusiyely. Mr. Hatch expressed himself perfectly
satisfied with the results thus far. Ii stated
good authority that Russell Sage had made strong
effort get in the ground floor and that bis SUBJ
scrption to the stage line was stone thrown in the
way of the railroad" Frederic Taylor the secretary
of the company one of the raciest takers touching
the proposed RAILROAD lie Ttcited yesterday General
Kilpatricks story the old negroes who didn't want
no new coffee pots" expressed his extreme devotioa
to oil lamps medieval stages and chokers and thea
| launched ont as follows:
No new good thing was ever proposed which the
great majority did not at first decry. The elevated
roads were lampOoncd. some old gentlemen in Phlla-
dglpha voted against gas destruction was set down 40
sure to follow IN the wake of the Broadway roai
believed it all Of course Now tue time has come when
Fiith-aye 20 Il street for private residences.
Our population forcing Itself north and II must ha'9
means OF transit Fil;h-a7e., is largely Transformed
already Did YOU ever think of the fact that Fifth
ave above Twenty-third-st is the natural bushes.
| continuation Of Broadway 1t is fact. Broadway
above IrWenty thrd-st.. Is given over TO hotels the
aires apartment houses, DOU-IOOUl-, ETC. lid'lc ~
found go up Ffth-ave. Why not recognize the iact
! Property owners beginning 10 do 50. The great
obstacle "A railroad there now is sentiment ell
sentiment has no to dO with this matter than
the flowers that bloom the spring. IL 5 "a mat
the tracks will interfere with carriages. Well nave
lived in the avenue and had horses and carriages and
have found the greatest obstacle IN the milk carts,
ash and garbage wagons trucks, express wagons,
grocery wagons every conceivable variety Of vehicle.
They all 90 through Fitth-aye. Put down railroad
and travel will be easier then than now.
And what kind of accommodations do We propose 10
have We shall have grooyed rail and tn haud-
put a road they viii SUI pass the
Pullman cars on the Broadway line they are to he OF
compressed paper there will be no jnglebells and the
harness will be OF chain the conductors viii have
soft sounding whistles. If there were to be Jingle
bells | should want TO stand on the doorstep with
carbne and pick of the drivers The tracks viii not
interfere with carriages the will be remoI ed in
winter in short the road will be made an undis
gused blessing and it won't be down three months be-
fore every property would get out an INJUNCTION
restraining its removal. Ii will be a luxurious con-
venience viii theIroad 20 through Certainly.
Property-owners beginning 10 that Their, must
be road and they want good one and they will get
it, $500, -
An informal meeting Of propertyowners in Fitth ave-
who are opposed "A railroad IN that avenue was heId
at the Buckingham Hotel last evening. steps were an
hOrIzed To be taken to form permanent association 10
prevent "the threatened dissertation OF the avenue