The evening world., 1893-12-19
"l"STATI0N NEEDED.
A Big Stretch of the Upper East
Side Is Without Facilities
FROM SIXTY. FIFTH TO EIGHTIETH
STREET WITHOUT A STOP.
OBSTACLES CAN EASILY BE REMOVED.

From Slxty-ffth to Eightieth street,
on Second avenue, there Is no elevated
railroad station, and the residents in the
immediate neighborhood are making a
determined effort to nave one erected at
Seventy-second street. Their was one at
S~eventy-first street until two years ago,
out 1t was removed by the Manhattan
compand, owing to litigation entered into
by a number Of property-holders on the
venue and on S~eventy-first street.
The territory bounded by Third ave-
nue. slxty-eight street, seventy-sixth
street and the East River, has
a dense population. 1t contains
a score of factories. In which at
least 1000 persons are employed. A large
percentage of the districts population Is
domiciled in other parts Of the city, and
many of the employees live in Jersey
City, Hoboken, Brooklyn and Williams
burg. II there were an elevated station
at Seventy-second street they would save
from five to fifteen minutes going to and
coming from their work. 1t is a long
walk from Sixty-ffth street or from
Eightieth street to the factories near the
river In the vicinity of Seventy second
rtreet. and many men and women en-
ployed in the factories have left their en-
ployment rather han be subjected to this
inconvenience ir the early hours OF the
morning and in the evening. when they
are fatigued by a days abor.
The best illustration Of the situation Is
hat which Mr.. Joseph Kraus, of the
firm of Kraus a. Levin, cigar-makers. at
Seventy-first street and Avenue a, gave
to a World reporter yesterday: He said;
s.NIr -,-ia, ,o.yar,I h,rlral ,nn and
women. but 1t Is difficult to keep them
any len, 9Th of time owing to the lack Of
facilities for reaching the factory. Until
about two years ago we experience sG s niole
then at Seventy-first street and Second
avenue, but after 1t was removed quite
II number of our employees left. They
to walk from Slxty-ffth Of Eightieth
than do SO they would seek %empIOymsnt
elsewhere Use nns m nhey ~ we're fhem an liy Ssil's Sn jersey MpsE,
City and Hoboken. They asserted that.
while they did not, object to the long
walk from sixty-ffth, or Eightieth street,
the factory in time involved arising an
hour earlier in the morning. our pres
ent employees live In this n~eighoorhoou
they cannot go to any part Of the city
now without paying extra car fare.
is only t56 willing TO erect 9 station at
nue., providing that the company will
not be involved in any litigation ,,o
broadcast streets in the city. and the
location is particularly favorable for
n station. Property owners in the neigh
station there. and this would have; been
lone long ago only for the opposition of
Mr.. Sutre., who owns the northwest
corner. and ths trustees @So Of f.t the cd nn +
of the property on the southwest corner.
Some years ago Mr.. Sutre brought suit
against the Manhattan Railway Com
pany for damages to his property. much
OF which fronts on Second avenue He
secured a verdict for 5000, but the
company appealed, and the Court of APP
peals reversed the judgment: He now nov
to the erection of a station, providing
the company, pays him $5,0oo on the
Judgment ana an an t Rddi eKnnnse s9'y Se I io.
Cured in his suit against the company. ,
/ When h subject was first preached
the trustees OF the Knox Church claimed
aged to the extent of $4,000. but later
they said they would offer no opposition
II they received $1,000.
Mr.. Max Lindemann, who Is the lessee
of the building on the northeast corner
of Seventy-second street and Second
avenue. is decidedly in favor of ths
erection of the station. 1t is TOO pad,
he said. that all the people in this
neighborhood have got to suffer on &C.
count of the attitude of Mr.. Sutre
and the church trustees. l have beer
here less than a year. and / find 1t I'm
possible to rent n of my property
owing to the absence of a station here
abouts. Property owners In all the ad'
joining streets are complaining, and per,
sons with money to invest have ignored
this part OF the city entirely. As a mat
ter Of fact, this little territory nigh
as well be out on the prairies. ] doubt
II an advantageous real estate sale coulc
be made here to-day. This locality IL
the dead spot of New York. but If Their,
was an elevated station here, people
would flock in. the fats and tenement.
which are now vacant would be filled
and the factories would be doing {
thriving business. 1t Is a vital question
to u.s."
Alderman Edward Mcclure an,
Thomas Dunn. W of the mos
progressive citizens in the district, ar
bending all their energies towards havini
a station erected, and they are hopeful
OF obtaining concessions from the oppos
ing elements. They think that MI
Sutre and the church trustees will Sc
the justice of the peoples wishes an,
offer no further opposition.