New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-20
MR.. GoULD's PROPOSITION.
HE WRITES LONG LETTER TO THE MAYOR
PRAISE FOR THE MANHATTAN RAILWAY ASD

PRAISE FOR THE MANHATTAN RAILWAY AND
SUGGESTIONS ABOUT RAPID TRANSIT.
Some ten days ago Jay Gould, president OF tho
Manhattan Elevated Railway Company, sent long
letter to Mayor Grant telling him that no would una
In the elevated railway system, II extended ana I'M
proved all that he could desire in the way Oh rspi"
transit for the city OF New-York. Yesterday COM
mttee representing Mr.. Gould consisting Oh husse
Sage, Vice President r. NJ. Galloway, John II. Han
and Julien T. Davies OF the compsny's counsel eaeu
upon the Mayor, prepared TO follow up MI Goalus
argument Mr. Grant said that he would Ike To near
the committee fully regarding Mr. Goulds plans ior
adapting the elevated system to the present neeos oi
tho city for rapid transit, and tomorrow at IL H.
was agreed upon for that purpose.
Mr. Goulds etter. dated March 7, Is divided lnto
three parts In tho first division Mr. Gould euosLeS
the pIesent service Of tho Manhattan Company. he
compares tho bright well-lghed, weD-venniated anu
weIl-warmed cars Of the Manhattan to the halfgheo
dingy cars OF the Underground Railway OF Lonuoi,
offensive with smoke and foul air heavily oh"hDu
with SCOT The service OF his company, no says j.
better and moro frequent wheNthe fare Is much eSS
II thero wero adequate terminal facilities either ono
of the elevated lines furnished with sufficient roiihs
stock could easily, he says, carry tho entire peSeh
daily traffic Of all tho lines. During the recent Sim
the Manhattan Company easily took care OF the No'
OF the surface horse railroads. in addition TO us o"
ordinary traffic Tho safety 10 human LIE is rei'io
to, and the assertion made that up to JanusfJ -
1885, oea 4s7 $40 passengers wero carried onD one
~ xhhm was killed while IN the cars, and those VINO
have lost their lives upon the structures OF tho eo
pany arc only fory-sev In all and not one OF nese
the officials claim, WA free from negligence CONTRIB
utlng to the fatal result The other parts oil MI
Could,s letter are substantially as follows;
During the past year the Manhattan CompaAJ mas
h.cn engaged in charging its terminal facilities d the
Harlem River, and when the improvements ana EXON
Sons now being made AZ that point arc comp'eVeo' e
facilities Will be adequate. The eramphg VI N0 '
and the consequent delay during the busy hours Oh ~
aay occur at the City Hall Park and South Ferry nv
the former place with enlargement OF the tefnhhA'
taeilitos the Manhattan Railway Company ooaid ~
eelye and start trains every minute AZ south feA9'
tho Manhattan Company allowed 70 constructs
,on speh AZ was laid out By the Rapid Transit Com
mission appointed by his Honor, Mayer Hewitt N Aoo''
,,alns would be enabled DO dispatched without inc
DELAYS that now occur there frequently dunns inc eu"
hours Of the day. - 800, -, mi,
AZ. line earted an increase Of 1,7S3ooe passengers
over the previous year. OF this Increase only 100
or little over per cent was during me eoD'A'iOu
hours while the gain during the old lo-eens houf W.
I b77 sla or nearly % per cent These proportions
,re,c Tho sae upon tho lines Express tains arc
now run on the Sixth and Ninth ave llhfs ma
One hundred and nifty nfthAt, 10 ReetorsI, 70 aeoo
modate the travel Of the NeWfork ana Noftheih r-
Cr,n.,v This distance is IL miles, and Is made In
rca rninutea This Is At tho ratio OF 70 HoS IA
hour BY completing a third or middle TACK On Hlo
ThIrd and Ninth ayes, and udng thess uscAs iO' 'S
oown trains In the morning and W in the Afternoon eh
press trains could be safely run a. hpeco o. VsH'
miles per hour without interfering with the regular IAN
.rJee ,or every station Such express trains "oua a
ret accommodate only small percentage OF 'no p1s
sopgers Of the elevated railroads Less hAn Poi '
O, the entire travel goes through between inc hnem
pixsr and the City Hall Park IL cannot BE- a0uo'oo
however that frequent express trains wouId 's =" Az
.reaso The growth Of tho city above Che Harlem 'sr
The Manhattan Company bears ~ full share OF puoho
hrraens The total Of for the year lsoe wa" Over
1900 ooo or nearly onehfueh pae OF Sh' Sne'o ,,
raised tho city Of New-iotk for the Purp u $50
when the elevated railroads were completed reN es
T., ,he eItv Of New.Yofk was greatly dspressou' N'
scarcely any locality less than twenty-five p'F 0'' ~
In many localities 70 the extent OF titJ or Ah! p
rhe opening Of the eeyatcd RAILROADS bFousa' "H 'P
mart Of the Island into comparative proximity WIN to
,ovor and buIneas portions IL LED Immediately 70 tho
revival OF the industry Of building II leu 70 an
enormous increase OF value in real estate In the lower
part Of tho city between Exchange Place ara mo hAt
nfy; 20 the erection Of buildings Of great Nhuo IN NM
oeslitH and 10 tho conclusion In mans minis thhs wal
street was 10 continue in tho iuu1 ~ in tho past the
financial centre OF the city. In uo four years imme-
iatoly subsequent 10 tho opening " tho elevated ral
roads from 1879 TO 1885 inclusive tho
assessed valuations Of real estate In the
city o, Eew.York increased BY tho sum Of
AHA. aas810. During the following four years, from
1888 70 1885, inclusive the increase OF assesed valuations
Of real estate tho city Of New.YOrk was si7s64O62
making total Increase Tor eight yeirs OF S3l@oJo'o'
In view Of all the facts that havo stated, asls
arst whether the interests people tho city Of
New.York will be best consulted and second, whether
the Manhattan Company has not claim for consideration
At the hands Of the people, in The development OF tho
present system Of elevated railroads In operAtonf
Is It wise from tho standpoint OF the interests OF the
people or Just tho standpoint OF the interests OF this
Company that any plan Of rapid transit should 10
ceve sanction of Honor in preference to such
uan as have outlined for increasing tho carrying
of ueOpiO com
tortaby, 80 chesply and so saielyi