New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-13
THE RAPID TRANSIT PLAN.
TALKS WITH COMMISSIONERS AND ELE
WAITED RAILROAD DIRECTORS.

THE REJECTED PROPOSITIONS OF MESsRS. STAR1~
AND SPENCER NAY BE RECoNsIDERED-
MANHATTAN OFFICIALS NOT SATISFIED
WITH THE PROPOSED SCHEME.
II is safe to say that nearly every New-Yorker
who can read and write gave some thought %
the rapid transit problem yesterday in conse'
ouence Of the action of the Rapid Transit COM
missoners at their meeting held at Mr.. Stelnwaye
house on Saturday afternoon. The action taken
by the Commission was fully explained to q
Tribune reporter yesterday by the commissioners.
Commissioner Samuel Spencer was seen at his
home. No. 30 West Seventy -thrd-st He SAID:
The resolutions adopted unanimously at Satur'
DAVIS meeting were prepared by Commissioners
Starn. Inman, Bushe and myself during MP.
Steinway's illness. Mr.. Steinway did not SEQ
the resolutions until met him at his house SAT-
urday lie at once agreed with us on the resolu.
tions I offered them and Mr.. lnman seconoeo
them, and they were. rs Is khowh' uhaeS
mously adopted. They simply provide reiier ior
the present travel, but do not by any means
solve the rapid transit problem. We found no
difficulty in agreeing on such relief 10 the present.
Zines After the resolutions had been uhaht-
mously adopted. Mr. Starin offered RESOLUTIONS
providing for the public sale OF an lndepehuc''s
railway franchise. and / then offered my reSou'
tion, which was seconueu p'ii'Ne' "s -'>''
Inman. NY resolutions. having being offered az
a substitute for Mr.. Starin's resolutions. wero
first voted upon and were practically tabled py
consent Mr.. Inman and myself voting against
the motion to table them. Then Mr.. Starin's
resolutions were tabled. Mr.. Stenway, Mr.. In
man and myself voting to table them. NV resou-
tions offered as substitute for Mr.. Starlns
resolutions NAV he rcconsidered by the Com'
mission We will meet on Wednesday. as pro-
vided bv the resolutions adopted and meetlng
~ the Commission may be called for Tuesday.
JOHN IT. INM>N's VIEWS.
Jobn H Inman. when seen at his home. No. 20
West Fifty -sixthst.. said: Il did not Know .,
Mr.. Spencrr's resolutions until heara MN fea"
thcm at the meeting Saturday They met my
views and voted with him in support oi '''c''''
Tho resolutions adopted unanimously simply pro-
vide for relief 10 the present lines as VII spencer
has said They do not comprise scheme lor
rapid transit but for more transit Inc reS.iu-
tions that were adopted were submittrd 70 sir.
ctenway for the first time Saturday opIec'eo
70 Mr. Starin's scheme because it would diShsure
too many streets. ,
Enceae T. Bushe. secretary Of the commlsson'
whom seen in lis apartments at No. POO "esS
r;ftv-second-st said that he would prepare
full statement of the proceedings Of the meeting
-, Mr. Stenvay's house. which he would make
nublic TODAY. Mr. Bushe said that he preferred
not n discuss the result of the meeting at Alr'
Stenways house. w.
A. the home of John IT, Starin, No West
Thirty eighth-st, it was said yesterday that Mr.
s,arin had left the city on Saturday night. ans
would not return until to-day.
MR.. sTEINwAY RAPIDLY RECOVERING.
Mr. Steinway was considerably fatigued by his
work at the meeting on Saturday, but the cnarn'
ing change in the weather yesterday gave nun
now strength and put him in a cheerful state OF
mind All day long Mr.. Steinway recelveq
callers When seen by Tribune reporter iass
evening he said that the decision reached ny the
Commission Oh Saturday was not necessarily hnaA
by any means.
What further steps are likely 10 oe 'aAc" W
the Commission ~ was asked
Mr.. Spencer and Mr.. Starin will probably ask
tbot their resolutions be reconsidered, and they
nrobab;v will be reconsdered. Various modll-
cations NAV be suggested and approved
What will your position be with regard 70
Mr. Starin's resolutions providing for an lnde'
pndcnt elevated road if it is brought up for re-
consideration? -
"I have outlined my position on that subject
in Tho Tribune already, and l still adhere iirmly
70 the position took long time ago. am op-
nosod 70 the construction of any new elevated
railroad systems. | shall never consent to new
road such as Mr.. Starin proposes. do not 10
heve that will he able TO attend the hearing -
he held on Wednesday TO fix the amount OF COM
pcnsation 10 be paid to the city by the Man'a-
,on Comnany in case it accepts our offer. 1t Is
very probable that several public hearings Oh 'is
subiact will be necessary. and think l VIII be
able 10 attend some of these hearings before ioh8'
I am RAPIDLY getting better, and II we have some
more beautiful days like this my rheumatism
nil soon disappear As TO the decision reached
h,. rho Commission Saturday, / will say that 1t
w,s thc result of careful deliberation, and Is un-
1oub,cdly the best that could be REACHED II tho
ainormstances We must have rapid transit
soon. and in order TO get it some one mas 10 make
,o,c.ssors The Commission will not stop where
:, nov stands but will try TO do more toward
giving Ncw-York rapid transit
MANHATTAN DIRECTORS DISSATISFIED.
co,.,r,l of tbe directors of the Manhattan Rail-
,,v-company expressed themselves freely yestef'
dav about the new plans of the Rapid Iransio
ron,,,;s.iopers and from what they said 1t is
evident that they greatly dissatisfied with
IN. plans as proposed while ono or two members
If the board intimate that the commission VIII
bave 70 be more liberal if il expects the Manhattan
Conpany to take hand in solving the rapid
transit problem They say that they cannot 10
,xnected 70 expend an enormous sum to increase
tbo facilities of the road if they are not to get
territory where they can secure increased pusl-
ness Russell Sage said that the company could
not be- expected TO make great improvements tor
o,b;pc as the Manhattan Company was not tax.
;ro care Of the travelling public for the beneaS
Of IFS health, and Timothy c. Eastman said thas
- would be a long time before he would agree
% accent any such plan had been proposed ny
the Rapid Transit Commission. MIR. Eastman
declared that the plans of the commission were
all one-sded, and that it looked as il the COM
nissioners wanted the Manhattan Company to
make improvements and at the same time geo
nothing in return