New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-05
THE COMMISSIONERS FIRM.
No WELDING TO THE MANHATTAN ROAD.

.,.rp rpoN TIE COMPANY TO BE CON
,nr,r, ,xD ACTED on TO-DAY
The meeting Of the Rapid TRASH commission 10 W.
held th, afternoon In "''"""' ''' w. " -
70 90 Cramercy Park promises TO b" notable one
r, .or ~ che Manhattan Railway Company 10
-, ,,,o,s NJ IN, commission Will b. received.
This answer will bring directly peior' IN" comm'ss'o"
for discussion again the qh'suoh oi compeh'"oo
TIL. ,ioncrs all agrceo 'h'' III" coHPe"9"
,o romod Il, their last proposition to tn" Manhattan
To,n,nr is inst They are also agreed that 1t VIII
no necessary for them to resume th'ir WORK by "!s
~. , oCor,ro for sale Independent lines OF
,,od r,iIroocs n the Manhattan Company rejects
no nronositions The attitude OF the commissioners
In This respect Is considered OF great Importance "
Wow NJ the fact that The Manhattan directors nave III"
norrcod that ,ncy Will jrct the terms OF compenaa-
lion fixed by the comm'ssoh'
,r, vorh,tt,n special Committee on Extensions
mo, yesterday morning in th" Office Of George j.
Cu,d T., m. Western Union Building. The meeting
| ,o.,od s.ycroI hours. samuel sloan, one OF thos"
nroscnt said that tire committee had not completed
rs deliberations The members OF the committee he
said. would meet again This morning at ~ ocloch'
when they would agrc on their answer. when Is 10
bc son, 10 the Rapid Transit Commission this nitcr-
moan II uns learned from member Of the com
m,,,e that If had decided hat the clause Of the
commissions proposition fixing 'he compensation 70
h maid to I'm. city by the Manhattan Company nj .
nor cent Of the receipts Of the entire system "ou
be- rejected. some substitute more prohtaDc 10 'i'
Manhattan Company VIII Ice offered.
A member OF the Committee on Extensions WAS
ouo,.d Yesterday as saying that the Manhattan COM
many wonld b- found ready to make concessions look
Inc IN a compromiSr the question Of compensation
| . Controlcr Mycrs's proposition said this man. 10
make the basis per cent Of the increased gross earn
ing, will -, con sidcrcd by II that were altered
TO ne, earnings 1t might prove Just way oil AIRING
Ing the payment. II,
Commissions repeated yesterday his uttcranccS con
corning the action Of the commission In case oi the
r.iection Of the commissions proposition by the Nan
haitian Company
III nothing Is agreed upon omorrow." said Mr.
,eInwny II nothing l. found worth considerations
W, shall devise new plans. The thing We are most
likely TO do under sucn circumstances will be- to lay
ont TWO new independent lines Of elevated railroads.
on each side OF u" 'l'>' 'h' i"H'h'''S " " '
at public auction"
Lawson y. Fuller. one Of the sturdlcN supporters
Of the Manhattan Companys policy. was seen ny n
Tribune reporter In Russell oag"'s oihc" yesterday
Mr. Fuller has new scheme. lie wants the MIN
NATHAN Company To get all III" Extensions ana au'
dition, ncr,d by the Rapid Transit Commission WIN
ont tho PAYMENT OF one cent into the cly treasury II"
would have The company carry passengers between
any Two points within the city limits for . cents.
Thi, he hold, " nd b. ampl, compensation to the
people Of the city. This plan VIII be pr"N"h'co 10
III. Enpii Transit Commission at th" meeting '"-uS
by "A COMMITTEE. Of twenty-five. headed ~ AId'rh an
Robert l.. saul. SINE Of the other members OF ms
committee. arr Charles T.. Kunke. Isaac l.. f'c''
Dr. ,corg. T. Jackson. J. II. Caryl j. Hl'S'r'
" r. -iillng>. Resolved Gardner. charles H. iioi
land Charles \. Bngg, and hcoigc sau''r
Til, committee said Mr.. FULLER. VIII go
before IA. commission tomorrow ana ask thc C'h'
missioner, 10 grant other terms to the Manhattan
I Company than To carry passenger, l'r tch' o'
tween any tw, points within tlc city Hmi,N, wa,
. tn be- taken IN lea OF any other compensation J.,
| f. reckoncd that III. maximum nguc inc "'N
could get under th" pr cent Claus" M"uln H"'
exceed $4,000 "A year. But under the plan 10 he
presented by the committee the people 81 N'N TO-, ~ ~
/ would ave ~3jOOOoO year III car hT''. ms
/, based Oh Tia. present paironag" OF IA" fpah now
n Tia. Rhlld Transit 4 mmi>~un would DO lhlN' III,
Manhattan Company would b" placed on IN" len I've.
Does the Manhattan Company ihNor tHi' pm"
~of! / DOM know Mr. Fuller replied This
plan Mr. Fuller continued. ." Is bound To become
nnpmlar With the people Think Of the money u
w.nld AYE 10 shop eiil, and other worhng people
Russell sage refused 10 talk aboul The plans 81
INC Manhattan Company