New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-02
FOR RAPID TRANSIT.
CONSENTS FOR THE UNDERGROUND ROAD
BY SIGNING A STATEMENT THAT THEY
FAVOR IT'S CONTRIBUTION

| FAVOR ITS CONTRIBUTION.
At the meeting Of the Rapid Transit Commission
yesterday afternoon, It announced that the work
Of securing the consents for the construction OF the
road was going forward rapidly. W. n. Amory. who
has charge Of the work, has fifteen employed can
wasting the city for consents.
In speaking of his duties yesterday, Mr. Amory said
that he believed at least 90 per cent of the property
owners along the line Of the proposed road were in
favor of its construction. "Many Of them, however"
he added wish to be certain Of their posd and Of the
effect of giving consents. have H-ssts, prepared
letter giving the to the questions usually
put to the canvassers. In the circular say that
there will be almost interference with street rafic
during the construction OF the road. There will be
much less interference than caused by the re-
cent changes on Broadway. No vaults along the
street viii be taken for any purpose without compcn-
sation Few vaults will be taken at all by the road,
with the exception OF those at the stations and the
presence Of the stations will increase the vaIue Of
adjacent property that the will not object,
it is believed, to give up the vaults. Broadway from
Vesey-st Is about forty four feet in width from curb
10 curb: and the tunnels will be that width also.
THUS the outer sustaining walls Of the railroad will be
the outer walls OF the vaults I'm most places. The mar
rowest part Of Broadway is Mt Recorst, where 1t is
thirty six feet from curb to curb. But below Vesey
st. there will be only three tracks, instead Of four as
Is the case above that point that there Will be
room for the road without touching the vaults.
GAS to the injury 10 the foundations added Mr..
Amory there will be none believe. The tunnel
will not be nearer than eighteen feet to the houses,
and the bottom OF the tunnel will be about nineteen
feet below the surface Of the ground II must be re-
membered too that the owners Of property will be
reimbursed for all damages should there be any.
Gas to the consents" continued Mr. Amory,
property. owners should remember that they waive
no rights whatever by giving their consent to the
construction Of the road. Any claim for damages In
the future is not affected by the fact that consent
to build the road has been given. This is important
and should be understood by the property owners.
find that a large number OF the are not only
DESTROYS OF giving their consent, but are heartily In
favor Of the underground road They fear, however.
IN sign the paper giving consent believing that In e
doing they waive some Of their rights. AS soon a.
they are aware OF the fact that they lose no rights
they will hesitate, in all probability, no longer.
The Commissioners hope that 1t will not be necessary
10 apply to the Supreme Court for the appointment Of
three commissioners to decide upon the advsabilty
Of building the road, II believed that owners Oh
more than half of the property along the line OF the
road will give their consent. The estimated vslue OF
the property along the West Side lire s sleooooooo
We must therefore, the consent OF the owners
OF property worth S9OOo0,0OO. We have secured
already the consent Of property vaued at
s3s s53 40 along Broadway including more than 1884,
ego 900 owned by the city S256,ooO along whitehall
and state sts $50 1913 song Park Row, Centre and
Chambers sts. AID S57i,O0O along the boulevard
Thus Won see We have almost half Of the necessary
consents.
The Reformed Church owns property between John
and FultOn sts valued at 81 567 900. The trustees,
however have declined TO consent to the road at
nrseu for the that they have leased parts OF
the property for long terms OF years TO persons who
have erected buildings. II will be necessary TO secure
the consents Of their owners Also
"The corporation Of Sailors Snug Harbor owns from
No. 743 to No. 7s5 Broadway, between Eighth ard
Tenth sts and from No. 746 to No 7s4 Broadway.
between Astor Place aud Tenth-st The property Is
valued at 80 AS 500. The trustees Of the property
Will consent 10 the road II is also probable that the
trustees OF Trinity Church. owning Nos. 25l 252 and
256 Hroadwny valued az So 27 800 aud the owners
the Equitable Building valued at % 800 0o0 will also
consent % the construction Of the road
The following consents with the of the owners
OF the various pieces Of property. their situation and
estimated value received YESTERDAY John X.
Oats Eleventh and Onehundrec and eighty seventh
ST.. S3l 900; H. Maibunn, four building lots on the
boulevard. ~ 900. High stevenson. boulevard and
one hundred and forty -sevenh-st $1,000; George W.
Walker Nos 500 10 $50 boulevard, $4,000: David
IL. Decker. Nos. 40 and SIS wbitehailst., 500, 800;
Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Company, Nos AZ and
AZ Chambers-st, S279.O00 Louis schoolherr. No. $9<
broadway See 900; T.. Grafton, Nos. 1,179 ard 2l<
broadway $4,000; Thomas Loughran, One-hundred-
and 81 xths and Boulevard So 500. and Charles
W. Kleblsch No. SO East One-hundred and sixthsts
S12.500.