New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-05-27
THE PLANS DELAYED.
RAPID TRANSIT COMMISSIONERS MOI
READY.
THEY PROMISE TO REPORT TO-DAY, HOWEVER
THE OLD ARCADE COMPANY

THEY PROMISE TO REPORT TO-DAY, Ho"I'H"'
THE OLD ARCADE COMPANY
REPRESENTED.
The meetne OF the Rapid. Transit Commission yester-
a,v afternoon was not final Despite previous an
no,,ncements, the Commissioners were unable W i""n
nublic the details Of their plans for rapiu u"i'
along the west side Of the city. Owing 10 uheApco'e
difficulties the members found II necessary 70 "V.
another meeting this afternoon The CURIOSITY anu
interest OF the people in the decision OF .he I'm
mission will DO satisfied 1t was announced, wshou'
much doubt, to-day.
Tho room OF the Commission, In WliaTn-st' was
filed with business men, lawyers and others, yestsr
day. anxious TO hear the solution OF the queseo'i y,
rapid transit The privilege Of the floor was EXTENDED
upon request TO ex-Judge Charles F. DAILY who' WIN
George S Coe, president Of the American hAch"ne'
Bank, and John ClaGin, appeared In pehsn oi "io
Arcade Company Mr. DAILY said that he recoehizco
the fact that the Arcade Company bad been Killed Dy
the decision Of the Court Of Appeals, but was SUI con-
WINGED that the route advocated by the Arcade Coh'
pany was the best for rapid transit Inc |o,i'
missioners could not do better than 10 take the
Arcade Company,s route from the Battery w pio"w
way 10 Madison ave- thence to the Grand Oentra DPo'
and thence to the west side Of Central Park inc pans
and mans Of the defunct company at the disposal
of the Commission. The best engineers had peeh CHI
ployed and large amounts Of money expended III
surveying the route European capitalists were Taoy
TO advance money TO build road along that me- DC
cause they had been convinced that II wooio DO to
muneratiye. II the Commissioners adopted announcer
route they would be obliged TO 90 begging TOT cap
The ex-Judge declared that ne and Dis assoc'ae'
now appeared before the Commission only as private
citizens convinced that they had wise recommends
tons to make. They had waited until the last meet
ING OF the Commission, believing that the CoinmlS-
soners would be able to appreciate the merits Oh te
Arcade route better after they had examined o'herS
carefully.
An executive session. two hours long, on the part OF
the Commissioners, followed Mr. Days remarks Az
its close one of the Commissioners announced 10
the newspaper men and visitors that no decision had
been reached and that another session would be held
AT q 80 O'Clock to-day Mr.. Parsons, however, had
been appointed assistant engineer
Mr. Steinway, president Of the Commission, VINO
was seen afterward by Tribune reporter, was more
communicative. although he could not dvulSe the So
crets of the executive session. He said that the COM
mssioners had examined carefully the proposed route
whose main features have been published In The ITlb'
une.
We went over the plans step by STEP added Mr..
steinway "and discussed every feature Of the plans
We hoped TO be able to give you our decision but were
prevented by unexpected difficulty. cannot
specify it particularly. only say that II was an
engineering difficulty. We found that 1t was aoso'
lutey necessary to investigate it before reaching
0ennlte decision. InaI VIII 10 uOho w ""i
early tomorrow morning We shall then adopt or
modify our plans, according to the results OF their
investigation
As to the proposals Of the Arcade Company, MI.
steinway said that he had learned that the property
owners along the route were opposed to II. only
per cent Of the owners had gwen their coseuo W 'e
plans of the company. . ,,.
The application of Jay Gould would be considered,
mlssoners was before the public. The Commissioners
had been beseged by men uptown to grant Mr. Goud's
requests in part at least, because Mr. Gould had
money to put his plans into execution at once Ihey
feared that the Commissioners would find dihuity N
getting money TO carry out their plans. Mr. Goull
would not get permission to the Western Boulevard
II the Commissioners decided to use 1t.