New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-03
PLANS TO GRIDIRON A CITY.
GREAT HORSE RAILROAD SCHEMES.
VARIOUS COMPANIES AND THE COUNTY DEMOCRACY
SEEMED TO HAVE JOINED HANDS.

v.p,ors COMPANIES AND THE COUNTY DEMOCRACY
SEEMED TO HAVE JOINED HANDS.
The gridiron projectors, the Philadelphia horse
railroad men and the County Democracy, headed
by Surveyor Beattie appear to have combined their
forces to run hOTsecars over this city IRON Man
hattanvie to the Battery. The Union PASSENGER
summer seems TO have been abandoned, ana the
Metropolitan Surface Railroad Company has been
organized to o ooo a aSd s
were Henry Thompson, who was CHOSEN pleslucI.
of the company, and John Sch0oley, George H.
Widener, William II; Kem6le, "; l.: ana George e
the County Democracy >. - Sw"il r noiI W
Rogers c. H.; LOOms; William larr' George o WI
Terry the cable people say, were let into the com
pany as representatives, of Mr. Sharp, at the time
tion of cable and gridirOn" interests with the
Broadway Surface Railroad Company. AS the
Union Company failed to get Broad way IN It's plans
with Mr. Sharp, the Metropolitan Company has
since then been organized, leaving out Mr.. Sharps
representatives entirely as he expressed hnSeli
panys corporators are Henry Thompson, who is
president the same Philadelphia people; Thomas
f. Ryan, whose examination as witness was
sought vainlv in the rockingham suit Herald
Ftzgi6bon, Gilbert NJ Spelr Jr.. James Moran
Edward Selleck, Edward J. Matthews. John {: Lee,
Richard +. Brewer, John > Foster ana Dahlel ~
Conoyer of the Forty second Street ROad Inc
captal of the company is $lO,0OO.00O. It's appn-
cations for franchises are now before the AlucT-
men The corporation proposes to start at seventh
st. and the East River, to zigzag across town to
Soutb Fifth-aye thence taking in the western and
southern part of the city, thence running through
Duane-st.: while uptown II VIII utllze sixteenth
and Seventeenth SITS west of Union square passing
through the square and FOurteenth-st to make It's
connections. .,
In making its Duarne-st connections, the COM
pany comes boldly into the arms OF the County
democracy. The Chambers Street ana Urahd
Street Ferry Railroad Company has paved tne way
in Duane and Chambers SITS. It's c0rporators are
Henry Steers well known as politician IN tne
Eleventh Ward Hans ). Beattle, James +. Nels-
man j. b. McGeorge, John Whaen interested III
John c. Lee. Charles Speir, Edward Seleck, Gill
bert NJ Speir, IT, c. +. Brown. Z. \. HalPin, james
r Rogers Charles Reilly County Democracy
Michael r. DAILY Charles Welde (Iammdny)
The Thirty-fOuTth Street and Eleventh Avenue
Railroad Company carries OF the combination up
Conoyer. Patrick Keenan,. Edward Selleck, Gilbert
NJ Sper ir H. s. Beattie, John Keenan,, Henry
Steers A. Ii. Catlin, James NJ Oak Jonh :;
Foster, William 4. Nolan, William DIehn"h ana
James Moran. =, p..orson Worror n
Conover and their friends Incorporated the Fortv-
second Street, MaDhattanviie "a, ana ~ N.cnG ;o
Avenue Railroad Company ~. y: USnove pi,rnoI
president of the Metropolitan ourlaGo hail !e
ff'onnanv. He and VI. Thompson hold long daily
conspitations 4. !. Dittenhoefcr was IN the
EnrIV second Street Company. and is SAID to be
wrathful because he was frozen out , ~, >,
Surveyor Beattie is secretary OF the fulton, wall
and CoTtandt. Street Ferries Railroad Company
posts Trinity Church Other cOrporators are D. -.
(opoyer, Patrick keenan,, Chare Reilly, JOhn
Keenan, G. r. Loew, Edward iSelleck, William /.
Nolan Edward Kearney County Democracy John
Charles T. Blake Edward Selleck is the secre-
tary of the Metropolitan Surface Railroad Com
many Franchises for many OF these projects are 10
be passed upon 10y the Board OF Aldermen.