New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-17
ANswEmNe nosrILE cnIrIcIsM.
Mr.. Crcamer said :

Mn spsa move to discharge the Committee
ON Railroads from tho consideration OF Dill nitro
duced yesterday by myself, which was mentioned by
some Of our morning newspaPers In relation to rapid
transit In the city of New-iork, as II seems TO %
misunderstood by some Gentlemen here, particularly
BY those connected with the press. Mr.. Speaker
when introduced bill into the Assembly Of ms
State twenty-five years ago 10 create a commission
for experimental elevated railroad In the city OF
New-York, and asked unanimous consent for It's con,
Committee, Mr.. Parker OF Cayuga made inquiry as TO
whether ! had proposed by the Bill 70 cIea'e
company 10 construct railway on stills and eS-
pcctcd to have people ride in cars running op the
same; and when ! answered that something OF tnas
kind was suggested proposed was met With roars
Of laughter at the absurdlty Of the proposition THIS
year, in response to the demands OF the people, par
tIcul@ly Of the city Of New-fork In fact OF an us
people made manifest by newspapers presented
bin which, / thought. would at least open the pan
for dsc1sson OF this matter and bring it dlrrcp 20
the attention of tho ncmbcrs OF this House and OF tho
Legislature. | met, not With roars OF laughter, put
hdcuo and abuse by some OF the lntenlgeht son.ie @
men, or al least By those who think they are, CON
nee ted with the New-York press and am glad TO DO
able to except some Of the gentlemen who TOOK mo
uropo'eS When Siae that justice has been done
by the correspondent Of The NewYork sum and
Tho World and partially oy hs he Scoy vos T9T Times
But the gentleman connected with our great metro,
polltan journal, The Sew-York Herald, states hat
appolnt This commission. Why the judges never had
such power Wherever the majority OF The properly,
Of the city along the line OF ne pOpOsa - made
10 .be General Term OF the Supreme Court for the ap,
pOIntment Of commissioners 70 ror &c, upya
nS rSr H'SS ySsied in the Mayor Of the
city and Aiy citizens taxpayers or
., coumIssom and there are to-day IN existence
some two three rowing eommssiols sols III, VI ana
doubt whether this intelligent correspondent can glye
us tho names some Of those on, & 80 ro %0
noscd 0 IN qood Ib give the power 60 the Mayo.
u the city Of York to name two ana ~oy ny Se
YORK fodaSi Simply on account Of his record IN
maElng 2gbt for the protection Of propery,own
On tSo rtaee road Surely he is to be trusted in
rega to the exercise Of power Of his great oit,ee
1sniG se' atracs @ sneb attention that no would be put
npon his mettle TO give us at least two honoraoie
men men TO ouiosrt,v %s "n our first citizen and
10 Whom. niors than anybody else. we owe
1ua a s'u ~ croen Therefore Mr. Speaker, think t
is uotb,ng b1t Justice 10 the members Of this House.
whose good SR@0a mcssape ce% 81 his ri great Importance
that I should make this explanation.
W friend Of The Tribune tne gentleman ssrng p
eGesms ceamsr. 'nS ISd S1one oi william NJ Tweed Mr.
speaker tho same charge was aa pg % by tbas
polished gentleman and scholar ana emnen. Journal %
kt. Mr. whelaw Reid who h,n'eT and woSd S adj
wise the correspondents OF these papers 20 resu Hp
he editorials published u resrrTs res 10 tbs subject
think n wond be much better II wo could legislale
10 have the Albany editors OF sOhS vi our lehuui,nh
Journals located In this city. We nav bioonSn n
Jersey editor / think II We conld persuade some OF
our leading Journalists in New,fOrk 20 uviue man m
of their Immense profits and locaio psrmanon,iy AZ
editor In this city that would have Deuer sausIac
tIon fhongh I am satisfied that the Rentlemen con-
nected with the press here endeavor 20 diseharge
n would have been Impossible for us 20 bring ABOUT
any radical reform changes In connoo"o" WIN 'i'
great subject OF rapid transit - A., ,,..o
i withdraw my motion to discharge tho commit'ec'
TO CONNECT WITH THE VANDERBILT SYSTEM
II was umored tonight that the people behind
Mr. CreamerS bill desire build RAPID transit road
I'M broadway from the Battery as iar as Ienth-s',
and there 10 switch of northward up tourh-aVe' as
far as the Grand Central station IL IS pointed out
that Mr.. Ceamer's act framed expressly lot ior
the construction OF rapid transit lVdt W we vIsa th
Central Station as Il sweeps away ~ W s
building of raDid transit road soun vi -
sf and then stops making no urthoI nue'nSaIlon Va
the rapid transit laws OF the CITY The vandcrhilt
ond St. northwarl there IS, Of course, ,no en
svstem OF rand transit which Is De,,ns ,p,s r,spuis ~
tended north Of the Harlem RIVER ~ 3}hs Innnsscors
tracks N is probably the design oi .hs
t,rs OF such road 10 connect 10 WIN '.o nainely ,s
system n possible and thus be aDiu " ,t . omt
from the Battery northwaru tnious" w
into Westchester county.
Asscmblyman Creamers rapid transit schemo was
severely criticised yesterday, ana n0' '' 1''
decided opposition and active hOstlllty
Mayor Grant informed Tribune "por'or 'i"' 10
was uncompromlsingy opposed TO any scnehe ior en-.
cumberlng broadway with an eleva'ed 'en".y, a.'a
that II such was the purpose Oh A'S0H'''''"-'