New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-01
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LIKE A STONE WALL.
JOHN H. sTARN BLOCKS THE MANHATTAN.
HE WILL NOT LET 1T HAVE THE BouLEvARD-
ANOTHER MEETING TODAY

| III u" pain of tfinmphal pro .rfss of the Nam
haitian Railway company. III. obstacle Is John
". starn. a member OF the Rapid Transit Com
mission. The Manhattan Railway Company for Q
long time has been hoping TO push it, great, un-
calmly structure out over the upper Boulevard.
Three Rapid fransl, Commissioners are ready 70
give the upper boulevard 20 the Manhattan Com.
pany They are Samuel spencer John H. Inmaa
aud Engen" l.. Bushe William Steinway, prcsi.
dent of the commission, H. about ready 20 consent
10 the use OF the Boulevard, hut John n. Stsrin
s unaltcrshly opposed t. H. The Hon evarl route
has not been abandoned by Mr. spencer hy anv
means, and Mr.. Spencer still hopes 20 hiring Mr.
starn around Ia his way Of thinking. But Iudr.
ing from Mr. >farin's attitude al the meeting Of
the Rapid Transit Commission at Mr. stelnwny's
mouse Yesterday afternoon Mr. Spencer has en-.
gagged IN hopeless task.
| The meeting yesterday WIS produc,ive M n.
real steps toward a solution Of the ,an,d ,ynn.ls
problem. IL was, however. lively, Interesting aud
hiehly amusing Mr.. Steinwsy presided Ie,,e,.
were read 'rom John u Crimmins and tho River.
'idr Park Property Owner Association ,.kin,
fhat the boulevard bc used Tor an extension .f
tl' Nshhattsn rad letter was resI ff,m tLs
Equitable Life Assurance society pro,.s,,,v
against the ~" of Onc-hnndrci- mi y.nf,b a.
! lor part oi the orossiown line. from rhrd.ave 10
fishih-ave., ~ proposed hy Nj Ihlshc. After thu
letters were read Mr.. Bushe Offered rc.nle,,ous
drawn on the lines agreed upon by the commits.
sion'is on Thursday. The resolutions provided for
u two-'rack road up W-st.st 20 Bnrros-.,. thepcs
through private property 10 West fhitd st and
SiNth-av", and additional tracks on the Nlnth-ave.
line. NJ were before proposed On the-r extensions
and additions thr commissioner have already
agreed Mr. Bushc lcf, n blank In ms resolutions
Tor the insertion of plan for an extension above
| pn"-hnndr'sl ind-ninihrt.. FROM which point
th" commissioners have not hecn allie 10 agree
| upon n plan.
After reading his resolutions. Mr. Bushc offered
'hc following Tor insertion.
Inc construction AMI operation of line a,crs.
i'g om the present elevated structure IN Nnt,s,c ness
onr'hundr'd,and nntl-st. running thence al,ng uns.
hundrefF nfnin'h.st. To- the nouessa leVcnha,e.t
thence along the ronc,nri iie,enths,e u Knee
| bridge Road thence along kaf.bidee Road 20 ons-
hundred sndc rhty .ns,-t with swehs AMI connections
Win tracks Of the Manhattan Rsiwav company In NinlAs
| ave.
Mr. Bushe moved ii- acceptance. and Mr..
Inman seconded II. bit II did not come ~ =
vote In the discussion that followed Mr..
liu-hc said on Wednesday that II th. boulevard
wss 10 be used he believed 'b. road ou.ht 10
run through ~ all the way to kingshridss
Road. Hts plan provided tor this.
We seem 10 b" jumping from tho irving-
psn into Oh" hre.- remarked Mr. sicinvay, aS
the CONFUSION Of the reading
How l. that" asked Mr. Inman
"Why." replied Mr. sicinway. Instead NJ
taking thirty hlooks Of tie Boulevard, ~ YOU
hrs' proposed you now want twice that mum
her. Mr. >iarin. YOU have heard tho plan. What
Is your opinion97
~. nn IN favor Il the ConvrUt-ftc linz
II the Manhattan people want hct,cr ruute
lci them go underground FROM onc-hundred and.
nin'h-s'. or condemn private property ! No
not here 20 protect ilr interests ~ the Man
haitian COMPANY. They can dive deeper, STAY
under water longer and come mp drer thnu
any Other corporation ! know 7 am not turn.
ing this thing over In my mind and Topping
from day 10 day. I am mo-, casting anv re
Election any Of my colleagues on this CON-
mission
Turning toward Nj inman. Mr. Sinrin con.
tinucd b" II you want ~ do ~. 10 " ard IN
embrace YOU"
10 the remark ~ Mr. s'arin's abou, Topping
from day 20 day MIR Ilusha replied n 10
,iscd the Convcni-ave line a. aVoil tlr Rouls-
ward didn't regard ~ ~ tho he-, line,
though Nciihcr did reuard NJ spencer, as
the hest Now ! offer what believe 10 bn me
} host line
You lncroa@s the opposition" said Nr aStnrin,
nv 'akine more of the boulevard
Now. gcnihmrn.- -sia Nr Sicinway. " I dont
think II Is unmanlv 20 flop about when you ara
honestly convinced. think II 4. manly aud
right to give way 20 argument ur >penccr's
arguments have converted me-. hut l',l that
an overwhelming majority Of tho people of N"w-
York nrc against the u~' of thn -'"ulrvari. | an
ycr, anxious 60 know the mR sentiment of tho
people on this subject II were sure to-day
that the proprriy-owner- on the noulr' ard w,r~
In fnvor Of NJ" proposed cSicnsoH I might yvsid
. perhaps
Mr Spencer suggested that the ~ The
Boulevard bc provided Tor, on the condition that
the consent ~ the owners of 81 pr cent ~ The
property on the i'onl",ard le -"cIrcl
II suggest" said Mr. Starin. that cnginers
lay out an underground route th. Convent
ave line. and hy rindcmning private property.
and submit ~ 20 ~ on Monday"
Mr. Starins sGggrs'ion raised q storm Of obeo-
tion- and questions. How can IL b" Ion" p was
asked
II am not answering any snch questions. re.
p'i,d Mr. S,arin When want my shoes mcndsd
| talk. them To- shoemaker; when | want .oms
engineering done go o. my engineer
There l. tunnel extension that T. p'sihle
sid MIR. Hr~h".
compc'eni engineer that ~ i possible ahd prao-
ticeblr
Il am prepared TO vote that II we don't go
th. consent OF owners of 80 per cent of tbs
troi .rtV on the upper boulevard not ~ ave up
the Bonlc, ard for the proposed extension. said
Mr.. inman.
the property owners on the boulevard Ia iaNor ~
an extension there, woul .Non consent " tho
nse Of the Boucvardp" asked Mr. >ieinw,y.
No: don't th .rK So, replied Mr. >tarin
want To- keep the elevated on the Boulevard ard
| Conycnt-av..'
A. this point Samuel G.. Bayne. who owns.
| large amount Of property on the upper loulf
ward. told the commissioners that he would ~
| drrtakc 20 get canscnfs fiom ownrrs of 30 pc
| cent of IN. property within thrr" weeks. or he
would never say another VOID ON fhc subject.
Il would suggest the Observation-Disclosures
instcai Of the On,~hnndr.d and-cghih-st loop 10
the Roulevmd" he added
Where do you lic"?' was asked
| I'm One.hundrrda nd-s ighihr.' I'nghterl
| III I could d. surc." said Mr.. Stcinwsy. thse
| an overwhelming maioiity of the owners wer. "
| favor Of II I would not H. an ob-tfucionlst
| Mr. Starin renewed his motion that Mf bo,erss
| the engineer Z, the commission. he instructed -
| inform the commissioners NJ their next me'S..
| ing whether there a feasible route by tunnel
| ol..x.