New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-14

tbis wold relieve platforms at periods OF congestion
Under the present system II requires hve engines
five engineers and five hrcmen 10 curry '"'"'' NV
cars and congestion is the natural result
MIR. steinway suggested that Mr. schuyiers propo-
sition would necessate the cutting up OF the chtre
sewerage system OF the city. Unfortunately MI
SCHUYLER was obliged to admit that there woulo De
some interference in that direction
James j. Daly representing the Central Labor Union
submitted preambes and resolutions as follows
whereas the Rapid Transit Commission or a .ns
CITY OF New York have. after careful hNesueaol' anu
considerable expense. presented comprehensive "'u
thorough system OF rapid transit, and . ~ IN ,v,,c,
Whereas the Rapid Transit system is one IN Wl.oh
the whole people OF this municipality are interested
and should he constructed and operated by LOT 'he
'e resolved. That We the Building Trades Section
Of the Central Labor Union do hereby protest IN b Jne
name OF the people against the sale OF the nnoniSe
for the construction and operation OF any rapiu U""'
plan to any corporation or individual; tho cront.
ing Of am further privileges TO the elevated raroans,
as the granting OF the same VIII only T,,"s And
proper solution Of the rapid transit question: Anu
Rcscved That the RapiG Transit Commlsson,er r.;
S1lch law or laws as will enable this dty TO consTue'
and operate said Rapid Transit system as presented
by the commission
Mr. DAILY after Offering the resolutions. made n
brief stcech. Then Charles r. Slower, secretary
Of the Chadwick Civic Club offered propositions 10 the
commission favorlnc the construction by the CITY OF
nm underground railway and opposing the granting vi
any further extension 10 the Manua'uni n'h""' WI"
pany. a.. ,
s,o, a romorial in his own behalf as an owner Oh
,,rono-tv admitting on one OF the lines OF elevated
railroad operated by the Manhattan Railway Com
rany namely on COlumbus.ave. near seventy secoho
ST. ,
Edward King president OF the CHADWICK ''Nic
Cr,b said that lie represented in his ofhcal capacity
large proportion OF the aboring classes IN Ne"
said
consisted of fifteen members but that they reacheo
constituency Of 50. 900 and that II was inc only
organization that could get Mr.. Croker ana lHo'"s
sullivan to work for it without any money or "''"ou'
any VOTES Mr. King advocated the adoption OF the
underground plan proposed by the con'mss'on'
The road to be constructed and operated by 'ne 'iu
nicinalItv lie instanced the Brooklyn Bridge, hs
construction and operation, an evidence that local
authority could be trusted TO administer great 'rus
in the interests OF the people
Knut Forsberg an assistant engineer IN the mu
ME pality of BroOklyn submitted plan Ior an uiuc
or und road by which the piping for sewer purposes
could be rendered available in the construction "o'A
A sketch OF this plan is gwen herewith.
Lawson ~ Fuller advocated the extension OF tht
elevated system In the course OF his remarks NJ
,a,ame rather abusive Of John NJ Bowers, the coun
60, of the commission. Addressing Mr. Bowers, m
said: You have led the commission INTO ho'
which has disgraced you and them. as usual"
Mr. Stcinway called Mr.. Fuller to order, ana aode'
that this was the twentieth time he had repeated
his speech before the commission, whereupoh Mt
FULLER rctorted that he hoped the commission "ou'
finally get into their heads idea Of what the peo
pc wanted.
william II. MOrrell listened to by the com
mission In regard 10 plan for railroad ehclrcilI
the island and built upon the wateredee lie san
he rcpr ,sented syndicate Of Chicago capitalists WIZ
we're ready pay 10000 for the franchise, an an
who were prepared to build road 10 DO operated
probably bv electricity, within three wears In
Man contemplated crOsslines from East 10 west Oh
Foureerthst. Twenty thirdst., Forfy-secOno-st' AM
at the Harlem River. $1,000, . ,..a =.
f. X Thomas also spoke on behalf ot labor or
panIzntlons advocating the construction OF the ron
rs planned by the Rapid Transit Commission by IN
city. , ,.a.u, .a,o,,r,od On
DuIIlc hearing and after executive session Hstin
over an hour announced through the secretary Una
while they would probably be together on Sa'urdh
and Monday I'm conference, there would be no omCia
uiternce as the nature OF their dehDer itios DC
fore the regular meeting on Tuesday next, al
.rorIr