New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-14
STOPPING SUNDAY STAGES.
COLONEL SHEPARD CARRIES HIS POINT.
ONLY TWO DIRECTORS OPPOSE THE CHANGE
NEW CAPITAL OFFERED

NEW CAPITAL OFFERED.
The Ffth-ave. Sunday stages must CO. rather
they must not go after January 81. After stormy
meeting OF the directors Of the company Saturday
evening 1t was voted that one-thlrd of the stages
should be taken of yesterday onethrd more on next
Sunday, and the remainder On the following Sunday
SO that unless this arrangement Is changed before
that time, people will have 70 walk along the avenue
or 60 TO some other street for public conveyance.
III has been rumored for some days that this change
was to take place. The directors have not favored
tho withdrawal of the Sunday stages untn recently.
The majority OF them have stood UP for stages on
every day of the week Last month"; however, the
complexion Of the Board began TO take another
iorn There was moro or less dissatisfaction among
some OF the directors In regard to this question.
designations followed and each retiring member IL is
SAID, was replaced by no-Sunday-stage director
When the meeting was held there were only two
who voted to retain tho Sunday stages, Arnold Leo
and John H. Demott, vice president Of tho company.
1t Is said that some exceedingly plain language was
used at this meeting AS a compromise or something
solace to those who opposed the change prop
osition was submitted, the reporter told by
Mr. Leo and Mr.. DeInou on behalf of Colonel Elliott
+. Shepard, by which he agreed to advance not
less than $4,000 moro than 500 900 to build
new stables improve the stages and provide general
equipments For the money to be advanced he was
TO receive six per cent interest," tho company paying the
I Yesterday there twenty stages less
than the usual number running. The IN
tervals between the stages rather long.
Tho day, however, beautiful, with clear, crisp
air, which invited people to walk rather than to ride
The Sidewalks from Madison Square to the Park
thronged with pedestrians and seemed to miss
the numbering stages How the public might feel on
a rainy or slushy day. however, remains to be seem
TO reporter who called On Colonel Shepard yes
terday he sent word that he did not see reporters
Sunday. Mr. Leo told the reporter, however, that no
had been surprised TO find that twenty stages had
been taken of. al voted against the change last
evening"" he said. @because do not think that the
public and the stockholders want them taken OF.
understood, however, even when the change
was voted, that it was not to take
place until contract between the company and Mr.
late last night Mr.. Shepard has been working for
this for some time, and he has got 50 many new men
on the board that last night only and Mr. DemoG
were left to Gght the thing OF course We we're
easily oyerrden."
holders. Mr. Domott said that he had opposed the
taking h q ts ssgsS i9T a me SSS6 DONE
" AS far as the morality Of the thing Is concerned
he said, don't why the Fifthaye stages should
not run on Sunday. when no one h3 mentioned the
Park stages, which win continue to be run on that
day. When said at the meeting was tod
proposition OF Mr.. Shepard's representatives would
materially benefit the company. That dlsposes OF
Mr. Demott said that be would continue to make q
fight on the question stil, II tho 100000 loan
T Sso sSpc evey might
receive a dividend year from the beginning OF the
abolition abe Of the sunday stages Nm T' and Mr
Leo sadthst long the directors bad decided TO
do rs hey had done, they had declared Tor com,
irving 10 break the shock OF tho change. 1t would
DO frank and honest 10 make the change ss once