New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-07

DR.. A. W. Lozicr then arose ard announced him
self ms the representative OF a large body c those
taking part In the Real Estate Exchange meeting who
protested against 'hc atjourIme OF that m,cng by
Chairman Beekman. Dr. Lozer then read u memorial.
a part Of which was As follows:
iour committee. individually and collectively, dis
CAIN ana protest against the assumption and deciaIa-
OF this city, that any Of The members OF this com
mittee have been in allywre influenced or solicited
by any railroad or other corporation whatsoever and
that II Is not blasscd In any degree by such con
s.deraiioA, nor does il bchevr that NJ said meeting
there were any representatives, OF such interests active
in their behalf. We think our committee rs con.
s,i'utcd Is rs TO is number as fairly representative Of
the true real estate interests OF Ncw-l FORK any
that could have been elected. , 49,. T..
prcsentnS 50 large an issue as that "a 'apid tram;
Tor ms cry. ne question OF immela'c ana practical
were unfairly adopted in regard 10 tn municipality
constructing an underground railway. 1t Is patent 10
every ciizen that tn city Is ieef and
quick relief. To this end resolutions were wisely
adopted by ihe frs meeting rc;orred TO- l9odns TO H.
honorable commission, which should best secure RELIEF
to the present CONGESTION Of pssciecr Tanspor'a
ton in nj, city rus committee considers The op
position hitherto offered 10 the Manhattan Railway
as foolish and unusthnble in the 1t would
seem that because OF matter Of mere sentiment or
unieasonlne prejudice small portion OF the Battery
has been Withheld from the 81 the company which
absolutely essential 10 securing efficient means
Of rapid transit aud that Tor the same reaeon re-
objected 10 by the authorities. This grant would be
relief Of al least Oncthlu ~ his congestion ~ pas
This committee does not 81 T. put itscif Oh
REC I'd as aEtagonstc to an underground rail vay. II
sorn cou "a De nS ~ ". ,o ncpr sn
tary regulations and conditions. 1t must, however
mcnt acc5mpanied by many dlscouracina and p-rhap,
fatal objections The very fact tgai MANY year, vii
Fast '', amount Of money required 20 csoS,h g.
In itself very serious o9iacl, 70 Il, cQn''ruf,i'n
past cxpeHenre, ana IN View Of tie objections stated
1t would be better 70 leave this project to br Effected
,.fiN M - a
e 80 altered Kat capal would seek rennrrauvc in
ground road shall be secured, VIZ trust 81 will
s BY P Spa G IN mp1Ss be %H
mson We feel ASSURED raI an esSd'Cn I0"r o
Forty sixth St. thence and down seyenth-avc 70
Eleventh and Hudson SITS. and College Pace to ,he
gay Of securing additional RAPID transit 10 he west
SIDE o. this city C~SygT our committee 'dv'"'"
Xay ~nde-srcund railway would eaecoaly. nov
by caIiaists hecarsc Of rival cong 'ti'n ana
engineering dIncitc, added thereto. We deem an
r,lnd ,vscn w,gocyer' g. n,so believe In com
7rehc1,'vc RAPID transit alone lor To" wet SD
T", s,:o bS ard T%c1r sorr. Wad ana in rd-
% Furnish that por 4 The city With lnm'~t 70 and
I'm, n sn-l. five cont rate Of rlTe over IT,
Van a; an system Of clva,ol roads and also tn al
ditonal budinc OF the var0ue routes arFfr acquired
by suburban rapid transit compan'c
When DR.. gnzier closed the reading Of the memorial
there was general applause. He announced that
Orlando b. Potter wou represent tn" committee o.
dissentes. ana Mr. Pot er took tic foor. lie crat"i
lie views expressed by him at Wedncsdav's meeting
10 the effect al II the duty OF the Government
leave private enterprise The carrying forward Of
treat works Internal improvement. lie recalled in
c.donts in his business eXporence thirty-hvc year
ago when the people OF New York believed that the
stages and the existing street railways would b. suf
Gclont 10 meet the demands Of the city FOR al ,ine
TO come. Later came The elevated roads. tn" p'o
pie fn their relations to the municipal government,
had shrunk from the investment and almost I'D
the idea Of RAPID transit in the air. Private mdvd
nal, however were undaunted. and had invested their
own capital In tho enterprise. The pioneers Of those
time, nd gone forward In their WORK. and they were
entitled TO all The profits acquired 10y reason Of their
courage and ultimate Success. The system Of Gle
waited roads haa proved Itself 10 BE- the SAFES, system
Of carriage ever devised. There never Lad been
S. en- Aevsea equal 10 II In point OF safetr-nnd ii
was purely a York idea put into practice.
Ex.Mayor Franklin Edison followed and expressed
similar ideas 70 those q NJ Potter. He thought
that with judloJous management relief nicht be al
iord,& in e direction OF securing rapid transit by
requiring cable ca's rs now h"ing introduced ana
nors. cars 10 stop at certain regulated points To let
Of and take on passengers In the ca, VI the eie
yated roads But the problem 20 BE- solved WIS qulck
transit between distant points. lie believed New
York had the best sytem OF iTpd transit ALREADY tId'
had ever been dev.s d. and that jndcous extension
Df
tci In the quickest tine. ,, , IT., ,.
Foriham Mor1s put IN an Interesting form MS views
whicn favored the Manhattan srslcn. lie related an
anecaOt" referring 10 Ho, WIN Nlh"h a.. 81.
vanderbilt over the elev. "a ht,s luNt aitrr
ther completion. during which Mr. Nandrirl;
expressed the belief dat tie roads beng
PRACTICALLY an iron bridge their operators wond ma
that tbe cost ~ MAINTENANCE Wcuf ." 80 great ina
ny ,yJi.h be forced TO abandon fe II u. Mr. MOTHS
dl,colnt onauccd IN view tint he municipality should
undertake tic work 49, . - .,
C;c1Ica W Dn Cunha did rot seem 10 care cVnii-
mental i'm what form rapid transit came. whether
ilroirh the hca vrns above through The 'nrth und"f
IL on,y IL came. and TIA rs qnIcry ~ pos'l4'
Melville c. smith followed in st~org defence ri DC
ra Md transit plan i-r an underground ROAD. ne &C.
clare q c0rd bring forward Tfople WHO Would con
s'rc, il in four years, and Insisted t1nt no prVfsgrs
sbould bo Afforded the Manhattan COMPANY winch
.hruld interfere with any ros'ialn t"nNcI p'nn lie
vns strongly opposed 10 any cn"Thrlm'nt bN elevated
ct,irc n On @ We, I'i var' J. J. { In an
nrred the buildin, o., III" und"geronnG bv the cly;
K,lioon Van Rensselaer, oppn"h lie Vows, o'
hr committee of Fifteen respecting the expansion 81 inc
Lawson s. Fuller want d 10 speak bu; the audience
hocan 10 break W. and he left rnsald much that he
yond otherwise have sad
snort cA ecutivc session 81 the commission followed
the adjournment Of the opening meeting. but n7N'hg
done.
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