New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-05
EAsY.ToREACH GRANTSToMB
. Plan TO EXTEND THE ELEVATED ROADS
,nv. ORIGINATED BY LAWSON n. FULLER


1t h.tore tho last meeting Of tho Executive Com
pittee Of the Manhattan Railroad company A'"so,
N Fuller called Jay Gould, Russell sage anu
Cyrus W. Field. He said that he had proposition
No submit to them in regard to extending hcir
elevated lines and at the same time raising enousn
money to erect such a monument to General Grant
as was originally intended. After he had explained
how he proposed to make new elevated railroads inc
means OF raising finds for this purpose, Mt Fleid sug
eested that he put his plan in writing and submit IL
10 the committee. This done. No action has
vet been taken on matter 1t is under consideri
ton however, and several of the directors includ
inc Mfr Field and Mr.. Sage, are favorably disposed
toward at least many features Of the project
Mr. Fuller proposes to get the consent OF inc
prperty owners along the Boulevard from sixty
So,r,bst to Kingsbrldge for an elevated railroad,
connecting with the Ninth Avenue Line 10 DC puli'
by the Manhattan Company, but run either py oaoc
or electric motors. The road Is to have loop
mound Claremont Heights. Permission Will oe
asked OF the city to run branch Inc down ono
hundred and fifteenth St, across Riverside Drive Dc
low the high WALL turning northward around General
Grants tomb and the northern boundary OF the Dr'e
back to hundred and twenty nth ST. ana 10 INC
main line on the Boulevard. This road arouhu INC
Heights is to constructed In such way as 70 IN
tortea ne little "a possible with the beauty OF the
Mace the idea being to adorn 1t with trees and plants
in such way to make 1t entirely uhoolec'ioh"'i'
from an aesthetic point Of view
The CITY authorities are also to be asked to allow
One hundred ndtwenty ffth-st and private prop
ertv to Riverside In lieu of any consideration for
these franchises and instead OF having them pun up
at public auction, the company Is to pay over W INC
Grant Monument Fund Committee all the iares 'na'
It receives from passengers leaving the TOMB Dy is
lines That is the company is TO be paid for carry
ing peope to Riverside, but tho mony received ior
taking them away is to 60 toward building inc nun
ument 1t is intended that the monument shall cost
81 100000 The committee has thus far raised ABOUT
81 % 600 Mr. Fuller thinks that with proper rail-
road facilities, such he proposes, at least TWO ana
n half million people would visit Riverside every year
This would give $685. 900 yearly to the monument
fund and tho entire amount would be raised LII seven
wears When the company has paid over this amount
it is to have free title to the new roads and 70 oe
psked to pay nothing for these particular FRANCHISES
II is also proposed that the Third Avenue Ran
road Company shall be allowed to extend us one
hundred and twenty fifth St cable line to the Helght
under these conditions, and similar privileges VIII
be accorded the Boulevard surface cars The Idea Is
that the greater the number of cars run 10 the toD
the quicker win the amount be raised.
Mr. Fuller's enthusiasm the subject Is I'M
bounded When asked about the scheme yesterday
he declared that there not the slightest doubt
that it would be carried out. mo valid argument
he said, "can be offered against it, 1t is practical
and patriotic the highest degree Mr.. Gould Is In
favor of it, Mr. Field and Mr. Sage are quite en-
thusastc the subject though, OF course they may
not agree with me in all the details LOOK at The
way that Grant Monument Fund has dragged along.
Isn't 1t disgrace to city that he should be per
mitted to lie without q fitting monument over MS
remains? The committee has done its best, but
the public has not responded and now see that an
attempt interest in the matter is to DO made
by holding fairs, selling book marks and all that sort
of thing. This will never do. 1t VIII take fifty
years TO raise funds by such means and we shall have
q repetition of the Washington monument business At
present exceedingly awkward and dincuit 10 GET 10
tbe tomb unless man mas morse anu caIrldgo out
"A
one would mead TO stay away Ana hn en waeh ISe
toward raising the monument now they would HOOK
there" ,,, =, -.
ut one point the heights where visitors would ne
landed propose cable OF an 1 from ne SS
and because road OF this Kind can be beauned 10 any
Of the roadway and below tue OF the HILL so that it
not interfere In any way with the view up or
S"ulevara sooner or later This northwest section Of
Ss Of sa win @n SnPSsy
favor OF the Manhattan Company nscause it has the
no i"tsr est in this company, every knows"
In 1876 the legislature passed law prohibiting any
obstacle polluted out TO Mr. Fuller. Know about
this law e replied put tnk the Gan'3S a S sr"as
public sentiment Will canse ITS annulm1nL AnotnsI
shRs a s road s on the sousvard up to
property owners along the way were up IN arm atains
thoss ~ them whom have seen and talked with
Ny idea to have the road ra. IN tue middle Oh the
But would the Tnird Avenue Railroad Company DO
cn ,lDS tG and twenty ith-st" wa, asked
think so without doubt, so long ss II was allowed TO
extend itt surface line up to Riverside, as 1t mas been
wanting 10 do for a long time.
A meedng of the boulevard propertyoN ners is TO be
called this week or next consider the It is
said great of them are strongly in favor OF
jaw Gould was not in reporter sought for lis
views on matter and his son George wa, unable TO
seemed favoraby disposed toward the protest though
he did to discuss Il to any lengtg Fuller y9a
that he ought 10 have been preacher. His persuasive
squencs would have converted the world ~ ths time
told hun to go Vice President Galloway with his
project and lay it before him. He did so, believe Mr.
sse o % tue ss% OF
yet what the company Will 90 about IT, am
not tue Executive Committee The matter Is still
Russell expressed himself as strongly in favor OF
Mr. Puller's project There OF course lie said.
great many things that will need to modified
IA erowing fast and The people need OF rapid
trapst than they have az present Inc route PROPOSED
we'll Now of course My speaking OF tins principle
Of he project, speak-no indorsne IL aNogether
ont in fun Tor had opportunity fully TO con.
:dsr + s matter 'hat r sS, an sGSa G
run an elevated line away up to Kings ridge
.How about giving half the fares as Mr.. Fuller pro-
poses, toward the Grant monument y
6pdsaion TO costs money t. build railroads
Garry people about still We may be able to do 81 Pro
fuler's project 1t is certainly worthy OF full dis
CUSTOM
MRS. SKILLINGSS ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
Boston, Dec (SpeeiaD.-The unknown woman who
was thought to have attempted suicide at the Grand
Union Hotel in NewYork yesterday known to be Mrs
Catharne skings wife Of resident OF Bethel Me- who
is wellknown in Boston. Mrs. Skilngs has for some
tune suffered that form of insanity known melan-
choa due directly and indirectly 10 ply steal suffering
Her husband and brother went 20 NewYOfk today and
strong hopes are that the lady under udcous
treatment, may be restored TO health