New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-29
TALKING ABOUT, ROUTES.
GENERAL O,BEIRNE READY TO MEET THE
RAPID TRANSIT COMMISSION.

TIE WILL BE READY TO ANSWER FOR THE cAPI'
rArIsrs HE REPRESENTS BY FRIDAY
PROTESTS FROM BOULEVARD
PRoPERTY-owNER
rh.re was another meeting Of the Rapid
rr.r.,t Commission yesterday afternoon ana
.rotber talk about routes and capitalists ana
.,ead checks 1t was announced that a
route for the West Side had been agreed upon
nv the four members Of the commission VINO are
rou, in the city, Mr.. Starin is still IN Europe
Nc will return to New-York in about ten DAYS
or two weeks A..
The meeting was held in the office OF the
commission. at No % William-st. Mr. STEM
NAV presided The room was filled by crown
NJ men with their pockets full OF schehies. pio-
tests and petitions. After he had caileo 'he
meeting to order, Mr.. Steinway asked Eenerai
lanes r. O'Beirne If he had anything 10 say 10
tho commission. General O'Beirne asked thdt
the letters written by him to the commissioners
since the last meeting be read MT. o.eih"ay
then read two letters written by ueherai
O,pe,rne The first letter contained request
for the conditions upon which the deposit was
IN be made The other contained the state
ment that General O'Beirne had been requested
to ascertain the route and terms TO be de-
t.rr,,rea NV the commission, as the capitalists
xhor, no represented were ready to take up
the matter and carry it to a successful ISSUE
"Wir Won confine your offer entirely to an
elevated road?" Mr.. Steinway asked.
eve will accept Mr.. Bushes plan,' General
O,Reirne answered I'VE willing to put our
selves entirely in the hands of the commission.
when would you be prepared to answer-to-
morrow" Mr. Inman asked.
General OBerne answered that he would be
readv IN answer for the men he represented but
he qualified his statement.
"Would you be ready by Friday?" Mr.. Inman
asked.
"Oh! Yes
Mr. Inman whispered to John M. Bowers. coun-
sci to the commission, for few minutes. Then
Mr. Bowers wanted to know how General
OBeirne proposed to deposit his 800, OOO
1--WE are willing to comply with the wishes OF
the commission" General O'Beirne replied.
"Well, General you are willing TO put up the
money and if you don't bid you lose?" Mr..
Bushe asked.
Eyes"
Now. then, General" said Mr.. Stenway, 1.-The
Commissioners having been at work almost
daily since the last meeting they have approved
the following West Side route: Running from
Battery Place. near West-st. through West-st.,
West Eleventh-st.. Seventh-ave., Forty-nttn-st.'
Broadway and the Boulevard to One-hundred-
and-seventieth-st., thence along the Kingsbridge
Road to the city limit With branch from such
route from Seventh-ave., through either Thir-
teenth-st. or Fourteenth-st University Place,
Wooster-st., Canal-st. and Centre-st, to the CITY
Hall. 49, 80
"The Commission" Mr.. Steinway added has
concluded to abandon the proposed branch
through Church-st.. south OF Canal-st. on ac-
count Of the excessive damages that the con-
structng company would be compelled to pay to
abutting owners and for terminal facilities The
central line will probably be extended to the
north for the accommodation of the East SIDE,
and probably through James-st to the South
Ferry but they have not arrived at a final con-
cluson as to these points.
Mr. Steinway did not indicate how the COM
missioners proposed to reach South Ferry
through James-st CO,
BENJAMIN F. Romano and Melville c. Smith
then engaged the attention of the Commission
ers for few moments. Mr.. Romano wanted to
present protests from Boulevard property
owners against an elevated structure in that
thoroughfare. Mr.. Smith told the Commission
ers that IAN elevated road over the route
selected for the underground road would ruin
the chances of the latter road
Mr. Steinway read a letter from ]. W. Reno,
who said that he would produce his capitalists
ut the proper time. No capitalists were pro-
duced yesterday by any one. The Commission
will meet again on Friday at o'clock p. m.