New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-15
THEY WANT 1T But WONT Pa ron H.
HARLEM PEOPLE ASK THE CITY TO BEAR HALF
THE EXPENsE OF TIE vIADUCr.

THE EXPENsE OF TIE vIADUCr.
The Nsvor, office was the -Dene OF an anlme'ed de-
hate Yesterday over the prOpsed Park ave- steel VIA
dut and the question OF how the expense OF erouhg II
should be- borne Iarcm property holders represented
bv Charlie, W Dayton. Henry C. Robinson. Edward T.
Steers the Rev. James j. Power, jordan H. Mo''' h'do
lcv /. Eaton. j. : Carvalho. ". +. Payne Charles b.
Adams and Others. had asked for a hearing 10 ~o"e
Mayor Grant, Interference with pending legislation 30
A. to divide the expense OF the vaduct equally between
The city and the Ncv-Nork Central Railroad Company
Chaunccy ~ Dcpew, II. Walter Webb AMI John D.
Bowers the latter acting counsel represented inc
rilroad company. The bill before the LeHShtuN'
which the Harlem property -Owncr want changed WIS
introduced by senator agan. ard enables the company
to comply with the demand Of the Federal Government
TO raise rs bridge over the lnriem at Fourth ave
four feet above high water. Thi- requires also
the raising of the approaches. involving he raising W
the track, at grade Of sixty feet To the mile rom
onchundr.d and twenty Hfth IT. to the river The plan
closes Onc-hudrcd and twenty SIXTH ono hundred and
twcujy-sevcnth Onc-hundrd and twenty eighth ara
one hundred and twenty ninth ST..
Charles ". Dayton and Henry G. Robinson submitted
the case for The property owners. who object to Tie
closing OF the streets. They advocated the proposed
steel vaduct approach 10 extend south 10 the Parhhvc
tunnel at Ninety sXtst giving an easier grade ana
doing away with tie closing ~ The stcct-. THIS tie
railrad did object TO- provided the city bore nan The
Tie committee wants also 10 ph'' HhII uc O"''
on the city, Mr. Dayton said that the long st'>l VIA
duct would open all the cruz sTcets above onehun-
thirteenthst and increase the tax values Of
tho property that section Of the city. This, II was
estimated woud cot ~ 100000 lie thought that. u
the city could afford pay for half Of the cot Of IT,"
tunnel # could also afford 10 pay 975o,OOO for this
improvement. 1t would prov" good investment.
John II. bowers on behalf of tie railroad company
said that the vaduct should not extend below one
hundred d-twcuty fifth Il. II would benefit neither
tie city nor the property holder Nevertheless II The
vtaduc, must be- extended to Ninety sxth%t the CON
pany was willing 10 assume hall the "oe,. He took
the ground that neither the city nor the legislature
possessed the power 70 order Tie e1ionson unless hall
the cost was borne By the municipality. FIX Alderman
W. H. Mccarthy sald that the extension Of The vaduct
below One hund nd and twenty NTH -. would work
positive Injury q the property. joseph Ulman WIS
opposed to extending II below Onc-hundrod -and-siA-
tccuth~t.-
When The arguments had boen ended Mayor Grant
asked why the property which was benefited by the
improvement should not pay Tor #. II III" S75OO"o
asked from TIE city could be raised by asses, nent
upon the property ne would favor the extension OF
the vaduct otherwise 70 would oppose It, Neither
would he approve the plan II The money must b" raised
bv a general tax. No settlement OF the affair wa,
reached.