The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-20
VANDERBILT RAPID TRANSIT
THIS BEGINS TO LOOK LIKE MAYOR
HEWITT'S PROJhCT.

Et iS Twenty-eiEht Years Since Commodore
Vanderbilt Proposed . Rapid Transit
Lao Down to the battery In ConAeetiOn
with the Harlem Railroad Tracks.
Rapid transit matters were quiet yesterday
so far as the Commissioners were concerned.
and exceedingly active on the part OF inventors
and cranks. Everybody who has, or thinks he
has, an idea about building rapid transit
railroad is writing to the Commissioners. Be-
sides this, n longing to be heard seems 10
have taken possession OF the various orRani-
cations in the community. The Commissioners
have their hands full In doing their own talk
ing and acting in the very limited tlme allow
ed by the law for the completion OF their work.
and can spare no time for general hearings.
ono OF Commissioner Stoinway'e callers yes
terday was q woman who owns n large amount
OF property near Blocker street, on the pro-
posed route OF the new road. She had heard
that her property was going to be enoroached
upon by the new road, and was In a great state
OF mind over 1t. She went away happy when
the Commissioner told her that the road would
treble the value of her property in two years.
besides making 1t rentable for reputable pur-
noses, which 1t now is not. Mr.. Steinway says
that the opening OF the new route will create
parallel street to broadway on about the line
OF Elm street, relieving broadway and enor-
mously. increasing the value OF property now
about the poorest in the city
The commissioners are inclined to be dis
Outraged by tho decision OF the Court OF Al
peals in the matter of the Thi I'D avenue cable.
The counsel who declared that the cable
who advise the Commiss ners that there is no
legal objection to their present route and. sin-
g tEc RS%Eh the r 1Sne
is counsel for the underground railroad ueo-
pie in this light against the commissioners;
and especially in a matter which Will be argued
before the same court in II few days which will
probably involve the very existence OF the un-
dergrOund charter Commissioner q. j. lOt-
ter has been lighting the underground COM
PAM for q long Time in this matter, in hie per-
sonai earacty' and Is e9nldeRMt that the com
however. scores another victory before the
Court Of Appeals 1t will leave the Commission;
er's scheme in a bad way. Tor the underground
company will then have prior claim upon a
considerable part OF the route the Commission-
ers have laid OUT, and the law under which the
Commissioners act guarantees II "concdent
rights" whatever that may mean, over the part
OF the route SO claimed.
resem blanco TO Mayor .Hewitts rapid transit
Job to the New York Central under guarantees.
This would make II possible to carry out the
project Of es"bishinG neT Grand Central
Haven. tobe used n connection with direct rap
id transit road from the station TO the Battery
rapid transit line to the Battery, Talking to
thnt he Tad AP but a little VILE ne o saiH
or to live. and he felt as thrush lie
would like to hui through rapid transit line
for the city. to leave behind him As n sort OF
crown of his life work. 1t involved an expendi-
ture OF $1,000 900 or s 5000 900 with what then
appeared to be problematic chances for any
immediate return. When the scheme was
made public there was great howl. lndiCna-
ton meetings were held, even in churches. at
which Commodore Vanderbilt was denounced
As pirate one minister oven suggested IN
speech that the Commodore ought 10 be hang
ed from the nearest lamp post. The Commo-
dore made UP his mind that he had better keep
II would have been easier 10 build the road
then. while Low various and diverse legislation
has run Chinese walls, labyrinth fashion. in all
directions over the city, making it almost i'm
possible 10 find route.
The report OF tho Commissioners as to the
route will be handed to Mayor Giant on Satur-
day They will then have thirty days LONGER in
which to adopt plans and organ Re a company.
II can be done in that time If the Nanderhilts
step In Who else would find any advantage
in building the section OF the road between the
City Hall AMI Forty second st1eet it is more
difipnit