New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-26
THE TROLLEY IN HARLEM.
OPPOSITION TO THE WORK IN QNE-HUNDRKD
AND-THIRTYFIFTHT.
PRoPERrY-owNERs WILL MEET THIS MORNING
10 DEVISE MEANS OF BLOCKING TIE
SCHEME OF THE "HUCKLE-
BERRY" ROAD.


BERRY ROAD.
"When the Huckleberry Railroad people got Z
point a couple of years ago where they must d
something desperate or bust they went to Demo
cratic politician who is United States Sena
tor and laid the condition Of things before him
The scheme OF getting the gridiron trolley system
through the Legislature was talked over. I'M
man said to them: You can't do anything witt
this unless You get Croker interested. Go and ISSUE
extra 100000 of stock and bring 1t to me- H'
took s6Oo,0o0 of II on his account and gave th'
$4,000 to the other fellows The Grdiron bill wen
through both houses of the Democratic Legsla
ture kiting. and there trouble about get
ting the consent Of the Tammany Board Of Alder
men. 1t passed without kick and was signed
by the Mayor We thought 1t gave them the right
to operate their Tammany trolley system only ir
the Annexed District but here they laying
their tracks past doors, and. with every branch
of the city government and the courts under the
control of Tammany Hall. we seem to be power
less to prevent it,
This is what irate property owner Of Harlem
said yesterday. with hundreds of other indignant
but helpless residents he watched the Union Rail-
way Companys gangs laying the rails for the
trolley In Northumberland thirty ffth-st. The
work of tearing up Onehundred- and-thrty ffth-st.
for the purpose OF completing the Huckeberry
connections from Madison-ave to Eighth-ave. began
on Friday night East Of Lenox-ave. the company
appears to have secured the consent OF a majority
OF the property-owners 1t then more easily
obtained because most of the land between that
thoroughfare and the Harlem River is unimproved.
But west Of Lenox-ave. One hundred and thirty
ffth-st. is built up with handsome. substantial
structures. Of them the homes Of enterprising
and pubc-spirited citizens who regard the intro
duction OF the murderous trolley with natural and
undsgrised aversion.
NOT ONE CONSENT BETWEEN LENox AND
II have made "a careful canvass Of the street."
said William Whitehead who several fine
buildings at One-hundred-a thirty ffth-st. and
Seventh-ave.. land / say that this trolley
company has not obtained the consent of single
owner in the two blocks between Lenox and Eighth
Henry A. Cram. who sixteen lots on
the east side Of Lenox-ave.. gave his consent after
promising us that he would not do so. He is the
father of j. Sergeant Cram the president Of the
Tammany Dock Board Herman o. Armour gave
consent the representation of the companys
agents that they would cut through the hill beyond
Eighth-ave and make important connections
the West Side. but when he found that this
not contemplated in good faith he withdrew his
signature. Not a lawful consent has been OBJ
tanned west Of Lenox-ave."
The work in One hundred- and -thrty-ffth-st was
In charge Of James 2. Hogan who said that he
was the companys contractor for laying the tracks
between Madison-ave. and Eighth-ave. He ex-
pected ne said that the single track which his
plcted this morning before the courts opened, and
right on with tie other track Slow progress was
made yesterday when the Italians. who made up
roadway of seventh-ave. viz ''N
Mr.: Hogan exhibited permit from the Depart
CConner general street inspector. as his authority
for tearing up the streets About noon a police
the officers Of the trolley company have with his
superiors. ordered the contractor to suspend the
I.ifh ha
tnued in defiance of his authority. But the police
means of an mao or h vision by
alone.
IN THE HANDS OF THEIR LAWYERS
Mr.. Whitehead. with W. P. Robinson John H.
Graham, John Sloane and other property owners
held consultations yesterday as to the proper
course to pursue to stop the invasion of their
rights but decided. much against the will of some
of them. to leave the matter in the hands of their
would have pleased some Of the indignant s' resi-
dents to organize posse Of able-boded men and
this plan was not deemed wise Martin & Smith nth
wee pe Tsan o sy ihs
mat there was doubt as to whether the company
Pr 70 Wit Win es s m iS ss
IT VIII viii se da FT this mong at o'clock when
mode OF procedure adopted '
xa aaw Ca A. Maher president of the Union Rail-
s Spoken 70 Yesterday his invasion of One-hun-
Der Of property holders OF the street were opposed
70 20 me ,s railway Nj Maher pretended to believe
He explained the haste with which the work was |
COMPANY Would be Obliged 10 use W he the
ordge to establish its CONNECTIONS with the lines |
Third-ave. bridge was being constructed
HOW FAR WILL TIE SCHEME EXTEND,
Several citizens who have been studying the |
matter expressed the belief that the trolley scheme
Is no. 10 end with Eighth-ave or the St Nicholas |
and Bradhurst-ave. plans. With the trolley run |
ming across the upper part of Manhattan Island |
from the river to Eigtthave. the next step it is |
railway srucurs :ni ran trolley cars f The en1r
distance down to the Battery. If the Tanmany |
end of Manhattan Island in defiance of the wishes
of the people II was asked Yesterday how can they
side Of the city nom he Battery the northern
1--WE are not opposed to railroad through our
.treet" said taxpayers Of One-hundred- thirty.
if i YESTERDAY but We would like 20 be con
IS to the motive power. We would welcome the
10 horse cars or deathdeang Soeys Netoe Ta do
We Ike to have our neighborhood invaded by gangs
perhaps the Tammany sa;raps who are our DO
tical masters ana rulers think that we are not
hing certain and that is that we shall have an op-
ortunity Of expressing our views at the cleo.
hat they will hear from In a way that this
roley BUSH will not play insignificant part
the coming campaign"
a TALK WITH SUPERINTENDENT BYRNES
Police Superintendent Byrnes said last evening:
When l gave permission for the work in One
hirty-iifth-st., Sunday. / was not
ware OF the objections which the residents of that
rect had 10 the work A letter sent TO me
l Saturday. signed l think. by some officer OF
e Union Railway Company asking for permission
continue the work Of laying the tracks Of the ;
lroad In One-hundred and thrty-hfth-st. Sun
w. The season stated that the work could I
done more rapidly and with less Inconvenience /
the public on Sunday than on week day
emission for work Sunday has been given in
her such cases / inquired Of Mr. Hopcraft my ,
erk, ana OF Sergeant Mangin II there were any
urches In the street at which worship might be
terfered with by the laying Of the car tracks
pom being assured that the work would NOT in
rfere with pubic worship. ] gave the order 10 e
low the work to go on. If I had known that O
injunction had been sought for 10 stop the
,rk. or that any politicians were supposed to be p