The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-04
j. D. CR1MMINS, PRESIDENT.
sEVFN PHILADELPHIA AYNDTCA TIE
STREET RAILROADA
This Takes In the Sixth and Ninth Avenae
and the Twenty.thira Street Lines-One
President for Aid. LINN ont. Eecretnry.

This Takes In the Sixth ana Ninth Avenae
and the Twenty.thira Street Iines-One
| President for Aid. Lamont, Secretary.
John D. Crlmmins. who constructed the
Broadway cable road, and under whose control
the work on the Third avenue cable road 10 to
| be resumed. has been chosen President OF the
railroad combination which consists OF tire
Broadway and Seventh avenue line. the
Broadway cable road. the Chambers street,
tho Twenty third street cross-town. the Ninth
| avenue the Sixth avenue. and the Avenue G
lines The whole concern is controlled By the
METROPOLITAN Traction Company.
Heretofore each OF these roads has had It's
own President After things get into shape
this week and all the formalties necessary to
the change In tho system have been attended
to. the Presidents OF tho seven lines will step
out and Mr.. Crimmins will DO the President Of
the whole lot. Some OF the present Presidents
will probably not be able to strairhteu matters
out before June. Meanwhile Mr.. Crimmins
will be the head and front OF the big seven.
When Mr.. Criinmins was elected President
on Friday oil the papers necessary to mako the
agreement complete were signed by the
Twenty-third street. the Ninth avenue. and the
Sixth avenue lines. the newcomers In the
syndicate. but with the understanding that
tho matter should be in formal way
passed upon at their next meeting
by tho directors OF each line. Moth
ing is expected to nrse ut these meetings
to interfere with the combination made on
Friday. which was made. Of course. through
the Houston. West Street and Pavonia Ferry
Railroad Company-otherwise the Avenue G
line-whose charter permits 1t to loase any
other city line It con get. In fact, this Is the
company which constructed the Broadway
cable road.
In the reorganization brought about on Fri
day by tho railroad men who control q majority
of stock OF the companies. and who placed Mr..
Crimmins at the head Of the seven lines. Hen
ry Thompson was elected Vice. President DAN
lei 8. Lamont Secretary. and Thomas +. Ryan
and Daniel Hasbrouck Treasurers.
ut is o fact" said Mr.. Crimmins to THE
SUN reporter who called upon him last even
ing. that have been chosen President of tho
seven surface CIR lines: that Is to say the
seven are not hereafter to have each its
own President. They have been merged
into one body. as 1t were. and I have
R %snn shGsep h pssds W that Sody
railroad oeo 1T fes street sA and e Bro sdo
way tomorrow 70 look at things. more as a
ms hsH ap hn wE Fla nave s st shs
snss$ sSss Wi Sesst
pretty well what they want. In tho first place,
the reads and cars are to be kept in excellent
s1s They viii + nSa
whenSver the growth OF reputation de.
ons sesn so ha2 aa or to may ss
have the legal right to extend the roads
a6ssS sssem n The
the United states. and the that conn
edea Upon last Friday has the s H s" eap.s
Of any one sompany IN this country.
line was leased BY the AvenueC. ES-secrotary
Mn 81 ssa sy but The WSssi
William L Eikins. and Thomas DoIan u Phiia.
ielphis. Many leading bankers are among
Ninth iy rsn ana szth sysn1s nss consent
standing that the absortioa policy be- be passed passed
HSs f III h the fsss Ssslss III. hre.
SSSIs an ps ss ssss S Z, sss
ease ee ath fee were signed In their
Mr. Crimmins could not say when he would
saa the n sossd
9Hf e tRs snf b,y
the horses have Disappeared from Bfoadway.
ana ea hs pfs The
this city and leading member Of Tammany.
He He. vas ? Park Commlssio9er, from 1889 to
treasurer. OF the. Board. He is a member Of
the Cham her of Commerce: one OF the direc.
tors Of the Fifth Avenue National Bank. and
is also a trustee Of the Roman Catholic
Cathedral and President Of several corpora.
building. committees Of institutions. He was
chosen by the, recent Albany Convention as
Chicago National Democratic Convention.
Contractor CIimmins will to-day begin tho
work Of extending the Third avenue cable
Wharton left Of. through tho Bowery and Park
row to the Post ONCE. Yesterday his men nut
In side tracks on which to run cars to Sixth
street. and the first, section to be excavafed
will extend only to that point. Some difficulty
which dirantly nndar tho Third IT,