New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-12
r II. WILSON WITHDRAWS
HIS RAPID TRANSIT PLAN ABANDONED.
BLOCK IN TIE CoNsTITUTloN-MR. sTARIN
TRYING TO GET 4 ROUTE.

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TRYING TO GET A ROUTE
Another long meeting of the Rapid Transit Com
mission with nothing accomplished was the record
~ that slow going body yesterday. There much
,alking enough to fill large volume. The feature
~ the meeting was the withdrawal OF the PROPOSE
lion, submitted to the Commission by II. T. Wilson
Z Co., last Saturday. The meeting held In
william Stcinways house. No. 20 Gramercy Park.
7, WAS called TO order at 4 p m. by Mr. Stcnway.
An the Commissioners We're present. There were
s,so there John NJ. Bowers, counsel TO the Com
,,.slon: John Bogart. engineer to the Commission
william Barclay Parsons, civil engineer, employed
nv Mr. Sarin; Richard 4. Wilson, Richard +. wilson,
r.. Charles C. Bcaman and Melville c. smith W.
Nowland Amory, the only bidder for the under
ground franchise. interested spectator. But
he had nothing TO say. The Commissioners do not
entertain friendly feelings for Mr.. Amory.
After the meeting had been called TO order Mr..
Bowers asked read his opinion the legal
aspects OF the propositions submitted by r. T. Wilson
A. Co. last saturday Mr.. Bowers held that the
ditions required Of the city In Il. T. Wilson a Co.'S
propositions We're unconstitutional. The reading
Of the opinion. which Il long and exhaustive
one closely followed by Mr.. Wilson and his
counsel. Charles C. Ecaman. OF Evarts. Choate a
Bcaman
In commenting on the proposition Mr.. Bowers said
that IL provided for distinct loan OF the citys credit
TO TIE amount of 20 per cent of the cost of the
attempting 10 give validity TO such plan would b.
a violation OF The article OF the Constitution cited.
Mr.. Beaman then spoke for his clients. X. T. vii
son & Co. lie said that there was enough OF doubt
about the propositions for him TO tha the DropO-
si,iOns would be withdrawn and he added IL feel
myself, us a czcn of Ncw-l DIRK. that this under
ground road is something ought TO have. but
want YOU TO understand that We are not opposed to
any other system of rapid transit. Mr.. Wilson'S
confidence In the underground road has grown during
tle last week. He has been approached by men who
have told him that They would help him If II" needed
help in carrying out the scheme. With regret the
PROPOSITIONS withdrawn. subject to renewal or
Change II Ii shall be deemed proper
Mr. Steinway said that he did not believe special
legislation could be secured during the present session
Ct the legislature Mr.. Bowers. evidently tearing
that the Commissioners Were going TO walt announcer
year before doing anything. told them that they
could gain nothing by waiting. and that they wouio
better 90 on with the work of giving immediate relief
Mr.. Wilson told the Commissioners that he had al
ways felt interest In seeing the present ia'h'es
for rapid transit extended. Melville c. smith, o. he
Real Estate Exchange. insisted on matins speech
which the Comm ssOncrs did not want 10 near: -
MIR. Siarn announced that he had eihPoSeo "r,, 'tn
for an extension OF the Manhattan road. whereby the
boulevard and Convent-ave. would De saved VA 'ii;
Parsons reported to the ,"t cxIep1on
OF the Nnth-ave AT or near one-huiured anu ei5n'i
S. turning to the left and passing 'mI1sa msr o.
thence passing TO Tcnhavev and turning to me rls1
run,!ng under Tentl-ave. from One illndreN-ahu
tenth ST.. 10 one hundred and rwentcth-St. to one
hundred and w first ST.. by an open cut thence 10
one hundred and thirty fOurlh>t. by Viaduct of mod
eratc height: from One-hunired-and thirty fourhSt.
10 one hunt red and thirty ilft->t. 10y an open cut
from one hundred and thirty ifth-s. to one hundred
and thirty -niuth-St. by tunnel: rom ON" ndnurru
and thirt y-ninthst. one hundred aud orethst by
an open cut, aud thence to Fort George or the
CITY limits, by an ordinary elevated road. Mr. PSr-
.onS said the average grade Of the road would pc
rs and that II could be- ea,ily constructed. lie
said that the officers Of Columbia College St. lukes
Hospital and OF the Cathedral Of -. John I'd"
Divine had given their individual consent TO the con
strtction Of the road. nv accepting ms pan
there was little doubt that tho powerful opposition
OF those institutions would he removed Mr.. spencer
was not pleased with the plan. although he admitted
that the grade Of the proposed extension wonIa Ne
much e3sicr than that OF the proposed boulevard "N
tension. The principal difficulty IN carrying ont
the plan seemed lie in the fact tina. the prcsch..e
OF water pipes and part Of the old aqueduct III
Trnth-ave. might cause opposition from the com
missioner Of Public Works 70 the construction OF
tunnel under the avenue. 49,, ,, c.ar
After p general discussion, in which Mr.. spencer
objected to Mr. Starfns PLAN II was agreed 10 meet
rain this afternoon 80 O'Clock. when Mr. l5ogaf
w1u fell the Commissioners whether Commi Nloler
Daily Is opposed to the scheme.