New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-11
MIR. GOULD'S CONCESSIONS.
TWO MORE TRACkS FOR NINTH AVE.

HE ALSO AGREES To RUN CONTINUOUS ih"N'
PAST THE BATTERY.
George !. Could. president Of The Nhha'''"
way Company, and Robert VI. 'iall1"Ay. cp'c'e"'''-
the directors OF the company with eN''"s' ''
Dillon ana julien r. Davies. their counsel app i.''
before the Rapid Transit Commission Yesterday -"
Commissioners met I'm William Subway HOUSE. ~"
% t;ramcrcy Park nj 2 80 p. m. Mr.. SteinwAN
whose health has improved greatly since 'a>' "''"'
presided. The meeting lasted nearly 'hre" "o"S'
Most Of the time spent In di'c"'N"-' s'"
by section the answer received from ~" ''''"'''"'
| Company last Friday. The discussion hau ho' pc"
finished when the mectng was adiOhrnei until !"
morrow afternoon at , SO O'Clock As result OF '''
discussion 1t became evident that the Manhattan 'o'
pony would be- compelled against lis VIII To construct
two additional tracks on lis Ninth ave" hh' inN'" y,
one. II also made clear that the company WON"
be- required To continuous trains past I" a '''
ferry In the letter sent 10 the COmmiS'i"'V a''
Friday Mr.. Gould said that the Manhattan 'hnp'n>
would not require than three tracks III MIN"
ave from One hundred and fifty nfthst TO the incr"
ton OF Barrow and Green wich SITS. II might h'eu
ONLY two tracks, he said. from the lower point 7"
| the Battery. As to running continuous Trans P'S'
the Battery Mr.. Gould said in his letter Inc Mill
haitian Company would further suggest that inc pro
vision requiring running Of continuous trains past '
potterv hc modified In order 10 comply with the
requirements Of the Commission. 1t would bc ices
sary TO change the position Of the elevated '"'"
structure in Battery park and to erect thc''i" '"
columns than those existing. Tie 'ohl"N''''
IS prohibited by law from granting any privileges "
the company In Battery Park
Mr. stcinwav called the meeting to order WIZ
os,, thc representatives. OF the Manhattan Company
id Mr. stclnway ito take the floor in support
., their clo1ucnt communication" Mr. Dawes ic
plied by giving figures showing that 'h' pop"
lotion I'm the district above one hnnirch ahu-''S" "
ON the West side. from which the proposed eN'c"
sions above that point would derive th"ir p'"o""b''
WAS small Referring TO tho published statement ="
Controller Myers In reference to the Mammalian
Con,nany's proposition 10 compensation Nr.
Dovi.s said that il rested on n false suppoSliion
" M matter what the Commission dos" MI Dawes
continued W, viii have pay whatever tn" appellate
courts decide that must pay on the old New-iorh
road"
John Bosart. the Commissions engineer, said that
he had been in almost constant communication WIN
Colonel T. X Hahn. vice president and general man
ager Of the Manhattan Railway Company. and the
com ,ny's engineer. since last Friday. lie had "x
amIned Colonel Hams estimate OF the cost OF IN"
proposed extensions and had found II To be generous
but not excessive.
II was agreed that tho best way 10 treat The
answer OF Mr.. Gould TO take 1t mp section by
section Mr. Bushe read the first section OF III"
letter which related 10 the cost OF the proposed
extension. snd improvements There was "A dis
ciIsson Of this point. Then Mr.. BuShe read what
Mr.. Goult had written about the COMMISSIONS r."
quirement Of four TRACES the Ninthav". linc Hr.
Bogart said the NntIavc. structure could b" easily
altered so as to admit Of the construction OF Two
additional tracks II would have 10 be- wIdcncd slN
feet TO make II a four track road Mr.. Spencer and
Mr. Bushe both said that four tracks wcr" needed
But said Mr.. Could YOU must remember the
additional land damages caused by widening ne
structure
Mr. Gould how would those damages compar"
with the damages you would bc asked 10 pay along
the road you applied for from Thirty thrdst, up
broadway 70 one hundred and eiehtst ~ Mr. Spencer
asked.
"WelI that I cannot answer said Mr.. Could
"why don't you le, US try 1t with three tracks first
Then II they found to be insufficient. we can
put In another track
"IIave you any doubt about the success OF fourth
wen said Mr. Could desperately. morey Is
hard to get now Iaqehtcr1 II was finally anla M H.
compelled TO make the Nlnthave. structure four
when Mr. Bush. read section Of Mr.. Goulas
letter, there was short discussion. IN which Mr.
Gould Wa agan worried Ths ,rron Is r tn" r Eno M
S %%%H %%'s' trains 5 past the ac Dqsart
Their were two track. rnnrinc around The Battery
some time ago. one OF them IS there now and can
be seen by any one You certainly can run two track
missions provision was satisfactory.
o,,sn,on s tn bn% n on the road up TO he city m
Mr. Gould said that his company was willing to bnlld
n fnsi AS the growth Of the city demanded Hothhg
definite agreed upor.
There was n short discussion Of the question OF
compen sson which 10 nothing. Mr. lUsh'
r,nd a letter from Controller Myers. In which he
asked 20 be heard before the Commissioners make
any changes in the requirements as to cOmpensa-
zion submitted to the iIanhattsn Company. Inc
Commission will meet the representatives, OF the Man
haitian Company again tomorrow meeting Of ne
Manhattan Board Of Directors VIII proDably b" hcln
this afternoon tomorrow morning to tax" action
on the Commissions requirement Of a four-track
structure In Niuthave.