The sun., 1891-07-11
"WE,THEPEOpLE," "NOTTHERE
A LITTLE BIT or A MASS MEETING IN
BATTERY PARK,

tut DVcrypOuy Frchcuts
Who Did Not Decline by Telegraph
Forgcries discovered on the Petitions
Against the Elevated Roads Extension.
Between 400 and 500 good -natured people
stood around little improvised stand in front
OF the Barge 0f1ice last night and listened to
speeches about tho Occupancy OF the margin
OF Battery Park by the elevated roads. Tho
man with the patent car brake who hung
around the trial OF the New Haven directors
wns first ON the ground He at once proceeded
to draw crowd around his model
Baynes Sixty.ninth Regiment band gave
concert In the park. and rs usual. attracted a
large crowd. whose stragglers helped out the
mass" meeting. The concert was three or
four times as big thing as the meeting.
Lawrence ]. Callahan presided at the meet
Ing City Chamberlain T. G. T. Grain madc
the speech Of the meeting. 1t was G,0O0 words
long and told Of all tho evils OF elevated rail-
roads in general MIR. Grain declared that the
elevated road had violated tho Conditions OF Its
permit to occupy Battery Park with its tracks
by no' beautifyine the structure.
l. that STR. cture slightly he asked. Have
any yines on itf Is there any trellis work
o,a. 4 voice from the crowd: Are thore any
essd asd Mi x;s Grain hsfss a: hs
hustled oil the offender. and nearly broke up
went WEE Of 70 .ss S the man afrestsd The
policeman lat tile offender go, and the crowd
U,o Tas' s park
this! Il 1t 10 the people's park let them arise
Sauy a s%Ss Ss fraron rRm sH' ws:6 s' is " s.
NJ Kempnor Concluded with q eateothism
written on stnti 'i"ry of the Board oil Alder
men. and runnn. hus:
o aad III lrSs Ssafe
S|To whom do tho public park. belong, A-Ths
pie for the so!s benefit OF impscunous railroad mag
Q-what are public park. designed to.i AIraslie %
!. q. %arf as, snra
nd To LAY u sSa
through the parks.
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ss ns
from Their sys. snd inhaIs ne nTs and r'
s OF e s sS S fresh
smoke and then secre'ary Barrett read reso-
litions in q voice which with .groat care
nNs1 %s1 saHS ho sssn heard had s" Gee!
that they would be. they were, adopted
with shout. three-fourIhs Of the shout.
they weTo were cheerins1 for stensen a; BoSsss
or raham Lincoln. As n matter OF fact. the
resolutions authorized the Chairman to ap-
handed 10 him already in type. to ask the Park
Commissioners I" revoke the permit by virtue
OF which the elevated railroad skirts tho Bat
tery Park.
the Erenino Post calls 'Sojsr Flynn" and who
has lived In the First ward for flty-seven years.
told about that aud there were some other
The crowd was good natured Just as ready to
cheer for any man as Tor anybody else. 80
there was lots OF cheering. Livery time tho
Park police hustled a disturbsr out the crowd
trooped aftor them laughing. and came back
"on % the stand were aldermen Flynn. Duffy.
KunZen. Mann. and John Morris: Mr.. Benjamin
hat, Mira. NJ !. Hoey. NJ ss Frances Morris. Miss
Mr. Callahan is Chairman Of the Committee
Of One Hundred
The way the managers OF the meeting got
names" 10 back their show ,smacked OF the
heads and ns out au noti IL es to he delivered in
yesterday mornings mail. These We're c'rcn-
lar notices, and contained the provision that In
the absence oi q decination !presun ably hy
tho receiver of tho circular assented to the use
OF his name.
Another queer thing is the discovery OF
forged names among the signers to the orig
removal OF the elevated structure from Battery
Park. Men who live IL Harlem and elsewhere.
aud who are strongly opposed to Interference
with rand transit. weIe surprised 10 receive
claimed it they would be counted as hackers
Of the movement"
Some OF them were moved to inquire why
the notices were sent TO them. They were told
old petitions. They had never signed the petit
tfona