New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-26
rvFJTHFCL 10 TIE PUBLIC.

UTHFTL 10 TIE PUBLIC.
\ suspicion appears 10 be gaining S'''I'"
that the mean and nggardly pohc| purSue' ~
the elevated railroads l. adhered 10 !"
~ cytori from the community certain ooh'.
siouS and privileges of uncommon value Nv
argument is needed to convince ON fedu''S ''''''
rho system i. prolific of evils and abuses.
i moi necessary to call witnesses. Every w"
Yorker knows by daily misery the diN'o'''o''
and brutaticS OF the scheme 81 SLOW ""'O'
in the air. The number oil trains j. I"i '''
small The rate of speed IS lntolcTd"A S'o"'
y, intelligent ambition TO make the hcS' "No
or tbc opportunticS afforded by the cMN'hH
limos can be discovered. No desire to Satlsl!
tho nuhli, js shown. no zeal to meet the wishes
If the travellers. In many parts oil the Town
where station, would bc useful ana Naluan'
M .tors are taken to build them. II might
almost BE- supposed that the officers OF the MAIL
haitian Company had bound themselves u! ."
vow 10 rctaid the progress and lnJurc the uc
yclcpmcnt of the upper part OF the ciH' ~ '"0
railroad men who have made the great rem.
svIvania system the admiration OF the WoIl"
for its handling OF passenger tflll'c N'1 ~
cbarco Of the elevated lines, swift ana 'hor-
ouobooirc indeed would be the changes l"r
w.
inc l;,oo,ors b,vo bccn long
.ool,inc to cncloach still further upon NH
property. ana 10 o''"'' ..o.l,, r,,,u-
say would chahIe 'h'"' w. '"' -. ;,,.,
her "i P'>NeH-r ,I. .o,,cod and
to comfort. IhcF nave "I'''"' ,,,.,
1ciaccd the once "oa"''" p'.''''
on 20
have mutllatcd "'he' o'I''''' ..iI I;l.o
of Manhattan l>lah'' an" ho" '"''
license for still more extensive >I'1'''''''
And Yet 50 serious Is me ciHcI- N.Y.
the demand for really ldPlu lI'">','
people might be Wiling 10 GNr "''''
thing asked tor II thcF 'oUIu '''' .,.
a Truly liberal use "o'uH 'o maui
enlarged privileges
But NeV-\ orE has i"und 10 IL "N' INA Wv
officers and directors oi the ''l"''' '''''''
not - be trusted 80 "'i"'' ,,5
managed Their irah'i'l>'N '"'' wv! aI &c., -
he allowed To take >'''~'' ANU. ''''' -.
city idnd. nor >h'Wu "l'H "'
larger public hou'ucN Ol an! sun
amazing thing thai me n'" WIN nav
50 III with the great Gi't 'h"' was P''' ~
hands should seemingly be 80 Ignorant VI '"'
extent and intensity ol 'hc just I'N'''' '''' ~
that j. felt toward them d IHil'"'" :,
The people heheVe' anu iII""' w.
those IN control Oh 'l'e t'o' "'.' f.l.,
think less OF wall street lC>H VI 'N.'''''
the CITY S'a"t' ''hi'" ','' Wv lo' "'N'i w. anu
would exert thcir d'HI'lrs " haH"I' h''V
promptly ana NOR S','''''' W. inc ''''"' 40"
laid the muu'udoH WIN 'o I 'n''' "'''0'
mcrCleS 80 cruel INC sum 10 H"I P4"'
in this big town won" Nv .'1' "
the miserable NcIH'> VI ~. 49,"
are Nio.ehIA P'P''''' .t,, ,lo ,,olls al
through P">,'S .,.,,,,..,..,.J nm
most burst nom the >''"'' r... D..
manlty-a' ihgN are >'''' ''' ,,.;.h .,,,o
hind upon scanty platforms "N'I'o "'''
Cling. writing forms MANY '' ,,,,
/ pushed over the c'|'> "P"" ,,hu.
] hang Wea1lN upon ''' ''l ., q .
others. unable eve" ~ ..j ,r,
strap. are u'hbhh1 WIN H.,
only saved from iaulh3 u! inc '''
are - Wcdged together III inc '"S"''' '','''
that there l. no room ioI 'h'm ~ ''''
citizens are daily SUBJECTED 10 S"'n
and ,ufcri.g>. they are moi inclined I" IaNo
any further grants to inc 'lc'"''' '''.'
The resentment cNc''d ny sue"
abuses finds cNPic>,i"h' MOI OH! J." '.'
storm Of complaints. protests IN" o'|''
hut also in the enormous number "i SUNS J."
damages 10 property. and III the often cA"'>>'N
ycldIcl> and judgments IN such eases. \ NIh3"
lar blindnc,, ha- prevailed III me 'o""'''N . :,
fine Manhattan Company l"cE'IH one "",N''
/ OF tn" cI"\dl"o "'H''N IT We" 49,
commissioners ',''',D ,,,'h ,.,o. ,,,b f.oliua
prodch the hearings W t ,,.,.