New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-31
NO SYSTEM ADOPTED.
RAPID TRANSIT STILL IN DOUBT.
CHAIRMAN srErxwAY coRgEoTs SOME MIS-
sTArEMENTs-xo DECISION FoR
A MONTH YET.

srArEMENTs-xo DECISION FoR
MONTH YET.
II was published yesterday that "a gentleman In
position to get inside facts promptly informed re
porter tat the Rapid. Transit Commission had declueu
on the systems to be adopted for carrying people up
and down and across and around Manhattan lsiano'
This news Is what New Workers nave beeh "~u"s A''
and Il vastly important, II true.
William steinway declares most emphatica'y that II
Is not true Mr. steinway is the chairman and mouth
piece OF the Rapid Transit Commission "Ihe reporter
has been sadly Imposed by some one he sao yeste
day. was at my house all day sunday, ana IL "oulo
not have been difficult for the person who wrote the
article 10 see me and learn the truth about the story
he had received. There Is however, not WORD Oh
truth ia 1t -,
The systems. e. set forth In the article published
were disposed OF in their order by Mr. seinway Here
they arc:
srnIsson 70 Extend their lines 20 the Boulevard and
get all they have asked for on Battery Park
Mr. Steinway-The elevated ret'road company mas
never been in communication with the Rapid Transit
commission Il has never sought permission OF us 70
take anything IN Battery Park or TO extend us lines 10
The boulevard The statement Is wholly wrong.
second-The New-York Central and hudson Rive,
Railroad Company VIII get the IrahC1 tbo psttery
They now have suburban road running. and from tli
Grand Central Depot through tunnel rb or eSRe1son
from FortysecOndst. 70 the BATTERY VIII nG1 to9 M
BrOadway. After reaching the southern cnu " ~
Bowery II may take In William, Pearl ana Broad sls
Mr. stelnwsy-The New-York Central and HUDSON
River Railroad Company has never given us the
slightest intimaon that 1t wanted to extend It's suour
ban system. Such plan as outlined here mas never
been mentioned in the board.
Third-For New-York's future the Greathead under
ground system OF London has been declded upon
mis- will require several years time 70 build bnt te
immediate relief is furnished by the hrst TWO decisions
arrived at
Sir. Steinway-As for adopting the Greathead sys-
tenn all that has been done with regard to 1t was 10
give two o. three Of IT'S representatives chance 10
explain its operation. Louis Stern has Informed Ills
that Nj Grcathesd Is willing 10 let an American com
pany use the system the royalty plan but dechhes
10 soil his patents As Mr.. Stern has TO corporation
at his back ready TO Introduce the system here on
those terms the plan has not been presented to us
in shape that could adopt. The Board has taken
absolutely no action with reference to 1t.
These denials cannot appear otherwise than as con-
elusive.
"Thc Commission Mr. SteiHway continued, mas
made no approach 10 a decision 70 what plans 1t
shall ultimately adopt. We have been extremely busy
with engineer examining the SIX or seven pIaus
jble plans that have been submitted and feel no mes
titat0n I'm saving that with the hardest KIND OF Work
mo decision be arrived at within the next month or
two We shall not waste any time over the thousand
and ono chimccal schemes that have been presented
by cranks from all parts Of the wOrd.'
The regular weekly executive session OF the Tom
mission VIII be held today at its headquarters IN VIII
iams1 John II. Inman will not be present, as he Is
out Of town.