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THE CENTRAL ELEVATED TRACKS.
A Decision to Report the subssitute BiIi,
EnNorinE the Open Vindnct PrNieet.

| Favoring the Open vinduct Project.
ALBANY. March 23.-At the final hearing on
| tho bill to authorize the raising of the New
| York Central tracks in Fourth avenue in
! Harlem before the Commerce and Navigation
| Committee this afternoon the Central was
represented by President Chauncey NJ. Depew.
Fl. Walten Webb. John NJ. Bowers. and NTessrs.
Loomis. Katie. and Bouilard. The Harlelnites
were represented by Charles W. Dayton. Henry
Berger. G. G. Schildwachter John A. Mason.
John n. Foley. j. S. Carvalho. Fordham Morris.
Solomon Kahn. and Michael DAILY. Editor Nc
Way OF tho Jlpto'rn Press and Peter Thompson
spoke for tho people below 135th street on tho
east side.
Attorney Bowers explained the new substi-
tute. which provides for an open viaduct In
| stead of n solid road. and for the dividing OF
the expense between the railroad and the
local Taxpayers 1t authorizes the appoint
mcnt OF Commission Of assessment by the
Supreme Court, who shall. in their discretion.
il they deem it equitable and just assess the
whole or any part OF tho bonds and interest
upon the e, Mayer Ali n and common;
assessment shall be made so na to include oil
! such lands. tenements. hereditamcnts. and
premises wi ich may be doomed to be BEN
Gifted by the Improvements.
Mr.. Bowsrs said that he understood that this
substitute pT"yldnF Tor the Sleyati9n Of
inE ut lQGth street and running up to tho IIar-
lem Bridge mot the aprroyal Of tho city au-
| provision for a Commission to determine
where the cost. should Le assessed, and we
ported in such form ana passed. II not, then
we shall return to the original Hagan bill and
press that TO final las age
| owners said: THE substitute has tho concur
renee Of The peoGis, ~ amt ne eity anthortles.
for n stone and masonry structure north of the
Harlem River. We iaii 70, see. why the steel
and rS :, should not +
mont: From the north nhutment OF the
bridge on the or nrsm Ryer the
both ii said. materials combined, 81 tho
18th street .and, Mott avenue. The Mayor Of
the city Of Hew ior said to YESTERDAY in
bill providing for the appointment q Com.
OF this Improvement mot exceeding 100000
beneted he Would favor tie pssag e.V Of the
b
them ar argument and hearing before the
Commission named in the bill. to determine.
after the effect OF the work is, seen. Whether
cent property. or whether all or any part OF it
should be borne by the city. This compro.
ss ars k teSs ab % Espfh STREET
many streets now closed. and closes no street.
IT 1est3res Par Park avenue and it gives station
Mr. bowers replied to, Mr.. Dayton and his
arguments on the amendment to section . by
diiions are different. south Of the river the
road runs in and throush tho streets and is
tnre BY reason o: that fact. North Of the Rar-
lem it runs on it, own PROPERTY. and cannot
up any special kind Of u structure. Put if The
prouosed plan Of eleyatnE the tracks shout!
nothing to tho prveg or advantages Of that
section. rs its tracks and property woult he
fenced in as now and not be o.prn for tho
public for thorouGh.aras orHught else
:, Senator Cantor opposed the asso ;smc1t Of
the. cost on the property owners. and said he
should lie. assessed on tho Who'll" city lie also
opposed the Commiss ion plan. because he. sad
1T Void 9a @ eE"peK sna the So as not
tie municipal authorities could not agree with
property owner Of his district in oppos ition.
A new opposition next sprqnc up II, the pr
Asso ntion. who declared that he and the reo;
pie south of 18th street favored the original
hill. as the substitute with its elevated strnc-
ture would damage the property Of seventeen
blocks
Michael DAILY. from the vicinity OF 10th
opposition. and said he was trying to get rid
Of buildiCg in that vicinity because he eX-
pectcd its value to deprecnte
A. j. Blessing opposed tho whole project,
and snid they ought to wal: and fill up Har-
lust as Canal street was filed Up
The hearing closed. and the two ommittees
row morning the last Substitute bill with tho
amendment. suggested by Mr.. DAYTON. to CON
tinue the structure north Of the bridge left
out rs unnecessary. This Is practically con-
ceding everything the New York Central peo-
pie asked.