New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-05

Laws of 1873, in tho month Of Deoember. loo !
apponted Wilnqm 1einway John H. sanq Eui 9D a.
Commissioners Of Rapid Transit. -
Experience had demonstrated the fact that the pro
visions Of IT, Act Of 10 were not Of sc s-,naneni s
ten e rapid transit IN this city. ihc mnH''iHi
authortic, lad present to the Leg HluTe az ~,
session In the year 1890, an act giVnE 4Hu',''taI
powers 10 those conferred by the Act 81 10 iid'r
which proper system Of rapid trAnst conlG o naoG
been hid ont hut the Republican Lesl.EtHe ne.aar
TO pa such bill and The solution Of hi' important
matter thereby delayed fnr anofl-r N , ,t ,
The same LEGISLATURE however recognized tlH, pro,
priey q such % iii by causing to be MIR nncGn an
attempting to pas hll! coner'inS su'.a"t',' 1r
,ame powers. bat which latter bill VIC laoH me pIIh-
cnle Of home rule bv taldng the appointment of Inc
Conn, ssioner, and the management 81 the WOrA "u'
Of the hands Of the people OF ms CIV
PROGRESS WITH RAPID TRANsIT.
Tho LEGISLATURE having thus committed itseh to the
general features OF the bill promoted bv the nm'ip"i
authorities they at the opening Of the session oil l7'l
caused to be introduced bill adopting the es~eh'iai
features of the one thus approved AT the previous
session and making the Commissioners VINO hau n'eh
appointed by Ire IN December lrJo' 'o'ii'"''S''"ol'
under the provisions If such act
The act thus introduced was passed by the Legs
la,uTe, and Board II Rnpd Transit COMMISSIONERS
came into being with 5ui, lent powers u iay out
Commemorative system of rapid transit. meeting the
needs Of the city al present and capable OF extension
in the future 30 meet It's anticipated grown. Inc
Commission has proceeded with the utmost di.iEcloe
under the term, Of the act. After giving c't ,'ii
alorIOus attention 10 every suggested means o I'pI
trnst il submitted To the Common Council on the
2Oth day of october last comprehensive n.uer n
system of rapid transit which met Will ~" ,n
,1ndation Of The pres, The lin" Is located mp irlad
way to FourteenthSt, and thence by nvfr ctr -
population least provided with rapd ii|hIIl E'In.
The rpoTt was promptly alpronn fo u" 81 ,In ori
and theTcupOn the RAPID Transit t9nhrNton'l' pa
cecded to obtain concnte to me bminlhE o. Uh.unrd
Int owing 10 difficulties arising from M irt ,"",
many pieces Of property "oi'- me r""r or tr,.t,o,
vithout Mower 10 1--WE consents and that many "N'TH
fear they may lee wailmg some rlSn'c VI Wy - 90.
n am Informed. have not vet been dblr 10 upiin ,i
consent Of the majority OF me owncro a.nmE v fr
The pnip1Sc Of saving time. that advantage D lai'I
Of me Iroy ion, Of the act authorizing an app lc',m
10 the General Term ~ the supreme ''ure 10 LAY
hat CONT determine on report Of a commission 10
H., onp"rt I'd bv e. whether the proposed i1ii~a'
ci.,,,lion viii dau't,c-- he presented at the fchrri
GENERAL Term of the supreme '"nri ana y ''.i 49,,
oad olrAi f. te bni!t and oI"r't d. ,' 'i rI'ty
tion taLc, thc plag" % ti' 'i rI' g.. ,,,,
,,.'d railway -iouH b. ready for silc ~ pnoI'
auction. iu accordance with tn terms ana ''''''"'
80 tl. ,.t iu the coming pin g..
rae ,ubjc.t Of ap'd transit for ihc inaeyei P r,.
'rc is important .a afins II, d i,l n,c, ~
houc pecnlii-ly adapted 70 IT. need ING pc'pN 90.
Inc Twenty third and Twenty i"n.t M"1N
their COG 1phiC'l ''iion dI.' I"' J","I ~ ne
elevated i1llio3'- - ~" r1ih LON T a. ,n, nm
wet DO %; the cts 10 one ii.'l' 'I'' a., ,b,i
: -"ai part "i th, pc p"i''i'n " t,r. Ma. ,f on.
and TWENTY urin NHr'' ,,nni,,n uc,',Jc - tic
hundred and 'iti ilili NIlit VIZ ~ a..
Wet side ar r'" "'ahI't ]" p,"''," ,,.' r,iIy-,-
rc-iorn'c- 80 h"f pl'"- 'i .",U.f. ~ r'c ,nrc>.d
D.; the payment ~ "'' iii' l'' '''t' ,,,, T.. -.
District are compelled - Ph'i".l@' wv H., ~ rl
ard p1' 10 tn'- w., P.. nm i,n.r H..
way lfid ont hF i' J. p,' li'l" ia H., g., u'cau
built thc-e dllicElt.- VIII b" rmn'". I' 80 80.
time. however, Inc >inat"h nus ~" go ~ A ,-irt
other means y cf T. place IN" lnpI. "' , ~, 49,
on equal footing WIN ii, Ic-iI'I.,, ~. ~ N.,
80" - he Harlem KlVoI. INC '"' 10, .d.'d NJ
hata1 Elevated Railroad haV' u"" '"' 49, i'''u .'.
nccHt Do trc pat 90 secure ~ l'i ,,," ' ~ ~
~ thaf corporation uI 'f', W'N''l" a.. .,.,
fOr thc entire 10. SUI or tHN ~ l'- LII. ,,,..