The sun., 1892-10-06
NOT TO USE THE TROLLEY.
CABLE PoHER FOR THE srSDICATEs
PRINCIPAL ATTENTIONS.

Rsseiutieas Apnsuueins Its Purpose Sent
TO the Mayor-The Ninth asd Lie xinstoa
Avenue I.ines IacladeA In the Broadway
Cable system-The smsiier Csnnectisas
10 he Operated By Horse Power.
Mayor Grant. when he left the City Hall YES
tsrday. had not signed the application OF tho
Metropolitan Traction Company for nine priv
ileges. some OF which. according to popular
expression. involve the use OF the trolley sys-
TEN Of electric propulsion. The Mayor said to
q reporter:
Il will consider the applications carefully
bsfore decide what to do. Whatever l may
do will be dictated by what think the best
methods to bo taken for the city's interests"
Earlier in the day Mayor Grant received this
letter and tho accompanying resolutions from
William C. Whitney:
In an interview with me. had some
days since. l stated that there would not.
In my opinion. he o trolley railroad built in
New York until the people Of tho city were In
the position of desiring II. That was an ex-
preston Of my individual opinion only as
stuckholder. and as such not necessarily entl.
tied to weight. Iventured to express that
opinion because knew tho disposition Of the
gentlemen connected with tho company.
knew also that the extensions now asked for
from the city were. SO far as they were impor-
tant. desired as an extension Of the Broadway
cable railroad, and I felt certain that what.
ever the mcrits Of other forms Of traction. only
cable construction would he entertained by
the company.
Indeed. Il must be Obvious to any person
nomethol OF trolley traction would be com.
natiblo with IT'S System at the present time.
The whole policy Of the company has been to
perfect Its service 50 as to give continuous
Journeys from one end Of tho city To tho ther
without any CHANGE OF ears. It's business
struct trolley line as part Of their present
system would Involve change of cars and u
d,vidun abstract speculation .is to superior
mSinods OF trnc,'"n M "annot lie taken as any
Investment Of millions ofdoiinrs.
IL hay.. however, deemed It my duty. in
snblcct. to bring the matter bciore ,hs cor or
poTatlon SO thni. without resGr,'Ito Individual
might DO an authoritative determination OF
reached; aud have the honor to transmit the
The consent to the construction of the Lex
inStnn avenue extension. as passc, ~ the
that "abe i ss 5s u hut ,h
asve'ue Is also included in the resolutions OF
the company. nerause In my, view the inssrr,
has not much force in law. and il is better that
there, should be no misarrrehension as tO
was settled III the Third Avenue Rail-
road case that the question as to what form OF
Hy th hc s"a tSs Se sri o
Railroad Comm isson and the property owners
on the line Of the road. and. though the COM
mon Council IN authorizing tho Construction
OF the Third Avenue Railroad. in substance
could be built, and 1t Is being built
The assurance and agreement en- bodied in
these resolutions constitute. therefore. a much
more effective protection than could he had
any other way.
- The short connections authorized by the
other consents cannot he operated as indie
pendent roads and require no special treat
ment. They will be necessarily horse rail-
roads because they connect horse railroads."
Mayor Grant said Of this letter that it would
DECIDED what action to take.
The resolutions referred to were passed Mt n
meeting oi the Boar! Of Directors of tho Hous-
ton. West Street and Pavonia Ferry railroad
office Of ths company. They follow: i"A' ~ wv
R,'is,. That It was the intention this company in
svenus e1t.n.i"ns use then a. tensions m5r,i;
wardly Of the broadway Gable Railroad. For that pur-
Avenue Railroad and secured nsces.ary cemrec,ion en-
tetwee ths .aid broadway Railroad AMI the Aintn
E..ir-.. That this company hereby agrees that in
case said extensions are secured by It or in Its interest
she tr.a!way IA road tnerrhv giving 10 tht public
Ten-t Of tie exstinx raneni..s '"f city The fullest
Rs"'r'd That whatever may tethe Il. -rits Of other
Ct F =" ~ .isr
"Se, E hn rs Of y @Snr. o IN '%s system
son in the public mud arising ,son. of in.
dividunl opinion Sc"py OF these resolutions be -nt
'nme he :ed the nf:a,ion Of the cnnp.uy in lilo
PREMISE and that the officers Of III. company be in
'truccd To eSeru'c any papers spiri
and IN ent,on Of these raprr. II le.,red Thi. com.
ay r. r ns u" 1 ins Ssnx ." any action by
ellectuato this purpose.