New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-23
RAPID TRANSIT TROUBLES.
WHAT IS SAID ABOUT MR. GOUI.D'S LETTER.


| SOME PEOPLE THINK MANHATTAN's ANSWER
Is FINAL. OTHERS SAY 1T Is NOT.
While the Manhattan Railway Company's directors
| say that the answer sent To the Rapid Transit Com
mission on saturday IS final, there seem to be good
reasons for believing that Mr. GOud's great corpora
! ton VIII have something more to say before 1t re
lnqushes the great privileges offered to It by the
Commits Ion. That Mr.. Gould's answer is hnal and
that there will be no further communication between
him and the Commission with u view to saving the
Manhattan Company from the dangerous competition
Of new line, OF elevated roads, few believe. a new
line occupying all OF Seventhave., and extending 10
The city limits. besides new competing line on the
East side, would 1t Is believed, he matters Of too
great Importance Tor Mr.. Gould to put aside by \
short letter the Commission. expressing merely The
informally a-certained views u the Manhattan d.
rector, on the subject.
Although none VI the Rapid Transit Commissioners
inclined 10 comment openly on the subject 10
this effect 1t Is known that there Is feeling among
the Commissioners that the last has not been heard
from the Manhattan Company by any means Mr..
Gould. when lie last appeared before the Commission.
said that he had postponed IN important trip ~ the
southwest for more than u week In order to con
slider the propositions Of the Commission. II Is be-
lcvcd that th, proposed trip to the southwest has
suffered another pOstpOnement Mr.. Gould however.
>Uuily asserted yesterday that there was no posi-
biity Of an agreement now between The Mshhatan
Company and the Commission
Ny communications" said he was thinR'
lstakaby plain IA Its statements. and can be In
trrprrtcdt To mean only one thingnamely. that Ia"
Manhattan Company Will not consider the PROPOSE
lions made TO II Oh the terms which are maze con-
ditiDn OF their adoption an confess disappointed
| had hoped that We could make some arrangement
with the Rapid Transit Commission 10 do what
they wish o. have done. i have remained here AT
tending to this matter when should have been else
where, brllev, that the possibility OK an agree
men, with the Commission does not now exist. Iha'
/, what my letter meant, and nothing else
william st.inway pr, sident VI the RAPID Transit
Commission. >nd yesterday Il am disappointed
with the result Of our conference, Win the Na'"''
tan Company believe that the offers made by the
Manhattan Company will now be dropped BY the
ronmls,ion and that the Commission VIII busy Itself
with pl.as Tor new independent nnes. We VIII
probably get 10 work NJ once on hc" PaiS' We
shall certainty begin work on plans Tor ne" r"'o
an The W.>t side. This Will not be diih'h't ma''er'
NJ. can talk. >cyrnth-avr.. ana We VIII j." ape u
MAX. good come, tons with the ferries do"h'V"h'
AN, afraid however. that the city Will not be- able
=, ,.t very co,d terms from any company which Is
to lie. compelled. IN return for the downtown PRIV
ler,. TO build several miles through tne P"''"e
ru,owu district to III" city limits. IN thr f-is' sue
II win be-, plain sailing until We get 10 Forty second
st. There will not. however. be- any great ar'"' !"
urf,cIin. the plnns .or these new lines After 10
week or two | will probably be able to 90 down 10
,,,r Office In Wliliam-st and then We VIII get "o"s
with our work more rapidly
In speaking of the latest reply of the Mahha'""
MANAGEMENT to the RAPID Transit Commission Noh-
trolri Myers said yesterday That the difference De
tween the railway corporation ana the SonhSsio" !"
t,, matter Of compensation to the city Vas now 80
ugh, thai n. thought an agreement might be readily
reached There Is justice continued Tue
CONTROLLER "in the opposition oil Inc "'.''"'""
Company 10 the project OF building up I" tic 'hhiS
lin. nf t.,,,,ut. There Is real necessity IOr thc
,\t.,,,Ion At the present time. N'it"r 'h, TRIM
nor tn. population warrants this now nav, 10
,ioul tina, the Rapid Transit Conn> sioh'is III tncn
nis. Judgment viii see their way clear 10 prihsus
mi, vcArd question to AN early .cturmcht. ~"
commissioner, have had great d"rl To contend VIII.
and nave shown woiscriul tact anu an ih'",a"'
Lnnwlrdc. OF th,. ciys needs. mat they WIN
rycnt unlly overcome these last dilhcnies ieci
- Extremely sansuln" ,, ,,,, q, ur
rho Conmi, .ion viii meet THIS afternoon u MT;
.,irr.,,'s house a; No. ~ Gr,m-rcy Park NJ , 80
U clock