New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-25
MANHATTAN DIRECTORS ANSWERED.

| INFORMED BY THE MMISSIONERS THAT THEY
ASK TOO MUCH AND OFFER TOO LITTLE.
| An answer wa, sent 10 the Manhattan directors
Yesterday by the Rapid Transit Commission that VIII
probaby result I'm defcrring action the remarkaoie
application for wholesale extension of the ecvatcd
| road, made last Friday by Manhattan officials Inc
commission met yesterday afternoon at naipas'
| o'clock at No. 81 wliam-st. several persons VINO
went TO the Office OF the commissioners early IN the
afternoon were told that they would receive public
hearing on Friday AT IL a. M Mr.. steinway, VINO
| IS III at his home No. 26 Gramercy Park. was the
| only member of the commission who not present.
| The commission remained In executive session untu
about > o'clock, when Mr.. Bushe. the secretary, an
| nounced 10 the reporters that the commission hao
sent the following letter after considering the appn-
| cation made By Manhattan directors last Friday:
NewYor1 Jan. -. 1898.
tn tho Manhattln Railway Company the Metropolitan
Elevated Company, J. Pierpont Morgan Chairman
Special Committee Extension Manhattan Railway
Company:
January H. 1898 OF which copies were sent to YOU pro-
vidcd that an application the Manhattan Railway
Company acquisition of additional Iaciiues "ou'o
only this board upon the following among
conditions: ,.
THAT the elevated railway system shall be eAtendea
within reasonable time be prescribed 50 as TO trans
mort passengers the Battery and the horerh
limits city upon both the East anu "es' sue s'
, single maximum fare Of cents"
ms commission does not understand your application
sent to them on the inst. to be compliance with
this condition and commission prefers that your ap
| pcation shall made to comply with this conatoh De-
| fore the matter proceeds TO a hearing
II WAS said that the commissioners did not spend
fur, hours I'm executive session solely for the purpose
of preparing the above short letter Part OF the Two
hours was spent II said In discussing tie resoiuIon
introduced In the Assembly on Monday by Mr Maipy'
provlding for Il committee OF five Assembiynieh 10 eA
amino, the books and records Of the commission ana
.t.sfo {. cd N
rapid transit TOR this pity It may be had at the
present session of the Legislature. The commits
sioners when asked their opinions Of Mr.. MaibyS
resolution did not speak highly Of IT, samuel SPENCER
SAID
81 have read M Malby's resolutions. but have
given no thought TO them. as do not c"hider 7"
worth while to consider them. As for myself am
willing that The Legislature should investigate my
,cts I have only one objection TO an investigation
os proposed by Maby; IT would consume TOO mucn
Of my valuable time The commission has worhed 10
give New.York rapid transit We rejected the Viahuss
pI,n because II was considered too expensive Tie
pan finally decided on-the underground road-is uas
most feasible of all The commission does not
propo,e 10 put any obstacle in the way Of any ono
who NAV want to buy the underground franchise
We will sell 1t for a dollar providing the buyer VIII
put up 81 100000 guarantee, "A, provided In the
Terms OF sale. A legislative Investigation has no
terrors for me- Tie action OF the commission bas
always been unanimous
John H. Inman said: :" am ready now for any
Investigation the Legislature may want to make
John II. starn, when asked what he thought VI
Mr. Malby,s resolution, replied IL don't Think
John NJ Bowers. counsel for the commission. was
NJ the meeting yesterday for about hour. Mr..
Rowers told Tribune reporter that IL the plans sub
mitted by the Manhattan Elevated Railway were
adopted probably nine months would be spent In the
legal forhialis necessary secure the right OF way.
etc. a., c,..,- c,.s.
un went 10 the Office Of the commission nt O'CLOCK
r,,i me Endorsed by te working people this city.
nm receiving every day resolutions from the strongest
ami most i've trades unions protesting agalmss
the proposed extension Of the elevated rsis The
article In The Tribune Monday meets with the ap
prova OF the great mas, OF honest people Of thls city,
commissioners In which he said among Other tmnss;
a, tst four weeks IN which get together and eau
forh the opinion Of the upon the rapid anxs
question. Your board then adjourned and went INTO