New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-26

Ponds Fx,roef Co 20 Fifth.ave, New. York
permitting the running OF trains at iorS mus a"
hour. That also. II l remember neh'N. was 49,
uewitt's view and perhaps the city VIII YET co"'e
round to It, Mr.. Hewitt thought that the c'N o's" ~,
N buIld rapid transit road between the Oi'S ha''
and the Grand Central Depot and then lease u ~
any corporation that should choose 10 ru" IT,
wonder that the vandcrbilts did not pid ior we
r,nd transit franchise and build that connection pc
tween the City Hall and the New-ioik Och""' "''
Harlan, and The Newton and New-liaven at Forty
second.st but presume they did not care 10 DUCK
ND against the Manhattan Elevated Halfway Peopi.'
senator Plunkitt said al in favor OF the
city Giving the elevated railways all the pr'"ebes
tn extend their lines they may ask for We must
have greater rapid transit facilities In New-iorh.
AS for the underground system proposed by the hapu
Tonsit Commits sion, think the city might well give
the franchise TO tho Manhattan Railway 'ompah. IL
H. would undertake the work. 1t was great puoho
misfortune that Jay Gould died lie would have had 1ie
courage TO undertake the colossal task OF building an
underground road. Either he or the Nanderoiits
could have undertaken it. but Gould being deao .ne
yanderbilts do not want IT, for they are satshcd WIN
what they have already got. But as have sad tne
city might we'll have given the FRANCHISE 10 Jay "o"u
10 build an underground road II he would have ac-
cepted il and gone to work TO build such rVau'
Colonel George p. Webster, who Is looked upon as
! tho leader OF the Tammany Hall delegation In the
Assembly said: "This is great proposition 10
| dscuss ofband. naturally am opposed 10 NUM-
ciuay constructing railroads. think that ought
10 be left TO private capital TO do Inc reaoo' ''
the rapid transit franchise was not purchased al the
sale was because the men with capltni olu ho' see
any immediate return for their money. 90 not
tbin, that the city of NewYork ought TO take any
mart in the building OF railroad except 10 dcclde
as 10 the restrictions and the conditions uhuer "o
II will be built II New-York City should uhuer'ahe
10 build rapd-transit railroad II wouid OF cum
peed to issue bonds TO do So and the amount reqeA
would 20 away beyond the amount OF Indebtedness
that the city Is authorized TO incur IT is sa'o 'ha'
the road 10 he built as the Rapid Transit Commissioners
hive decided that 1t must be built would cost ABOUT
| SEQ 600 OOO but am Of the opinion mat IL WOMB
cost nearer 100000 OOO Show capitalists that they
can make money out Of the rapd-trahsit roau' anu
| the money will be forthcoming at once.
Speaker Sulzer said that he was not PrePaieu ~
discuss the question. at is something that m'sh'
como before me for my action he snid' anu 'ne'c
fore do not care to he committed either one way VI
| the other" ru.,r
| at would probably extend the powers oil lamma"!
| Hail. would it not 2" he was asked.
| "Yes; 1t probably would, ana IN that ciso WYNN
naturally be in favor of It,"
| Assembyman McManus said 81 favor the propo
stion to have the city Of New York build lhe raEu'
| transit road. In fact, favor any propostoh wa,
| will relieve the people Of the Manhattan Ee'a'eu
| road II now seems TO be evident. however ''a'
|
| Rapid. Transit Commissioners who appareh'n' ~.
willing to turn every thing TO the elevated ra
load company. II the elevated road alone taks nil
eve the people rI Spssd Irsn many Of
streets and people Will not be able to Walk dnn0g
getting their clothing ruined either by c nS Tie
only would be against the iSa, @od
strengthen Tammany Hall and give IL Sfe"' " +
OF Pss@blvmon Patrick H. Roche said al am en-.
,reiy nnnosed 10 the proposition that mas peen c az
the city aSous 80 hull" se~ ss p1 City
half dozen railroads, and when the caPa,ss ri
permitted peri to build as they should be- 'hch We VIII
Hssembiymsn Otto Kempner said This 80 binS.
den an n sSnnS talk if0 S oaInnd
naturally am opposed TO the ci,y aoins az a'' rhre
tast OuSav CITY enterprsng merchants and bust
ness men and there Is money enough thcre " ns
Ss I Dan s saS% pP by the
Commissioners was unfortunate one, aha ,''
all alCs v'So That the Commissioners are trying 10
see what they do in other directions, a ana .e
80 h,t nnon some practical plan Tor rapid transl,:
may M, MaiDy who introduced The resG
calling upon TIE SPEAKER SPEAKER O. Commission 1%n said what
think Of the scheme have the city OF
either aid by advancing money Tor ,nf Sua hc road
asetf DO not think much Of It, Thi; Is ,r sS%s
thing in my mind that ought 10 De EGne s 1s in
aDs i ana sort r3 Of work should be
built by the city would probably cost 1osa 10
mild IT. and it would present the best Hind OF an op
nrt,,nity for stealing the men OF the IWcea
hing. never thought Of having. There are men ~
New York CITY who rich enough 70 build rapE,
transit road and men now would probably DC AZ "or
mon one n the plan that the commission aooP.eu nav
nj heen OF such nature that capitalists were afao
Of it, .. -, .r,os.n,s tho Auncxcd
D,str,ct in the Assembly and has given much thonH',
10 the rapid transit problem said u thlnK una, .ns
With the conclusions that have been reached oy the
Rarid Transit Commissioners for an nndersround raa
no one in New-York wants 10 ride underground rm
Ing up where there Is plenty Of light ana nlrar -,
travelling is, ride through the Harlem ,uhnsi Iron
Fifty. sixth-st to Ninetethst. on some hot summer
day with packed cars ana n one '"0 n
from that c0ngomcrnie mass OF propI,r., Z.
my mind. the solution Of the problem DE. ,,u II
| n solid masonry vinduci. wide enough h,r In
tracks upon which trains could be run at nisn I"v
Of speed think that the Rapid Transit Com'n .
soners had the opportunity Of lifetime 10 ndop
| plan that would have been satisfactory 10 every o
The commissioners say that their underground schrhe
Will cost $50 900 900 to build. They ma pe,er s
$40 600 900 that amount. and aclu'l'y p'INc W.
tho sun of 800 900, 900 road such nS nav" S"E
cestcd coud be built II such scheme as thai mao
bcen adopted BY the Rapid Transit CommisSl0mcrs;
am sure that the capital would hav" been SUBSCRIBER p
| this time The elevated railroad Is only .empory
structure and the people never viii be satisfied WIN
It,"