The sun., 1893-04-02
UNDERGROUND ROAD AGAIN.
mn sTaB1y REPORTS THAT CAPITAL
ISIS ARE ANXIOUS TO BUILD 1T

ISIS ARE ANXIOUS To BUILD II.
,r,.r.upon the Rapid Transit Commissiou
needle. Not TO Consider the Plan of Ex-
,.,s,pr the Manhattan System Untii the
Men Of Money Shall Have Had = Chance
,o Present N Formal bid for the Franchise.
p.nid transit is delayed now because some
,odv told Commissioner Starin that II the
Comp,issioner would wait certain time be-
fore granting any privileges to the Manhattan
hs lthe some body might bur the franchise for
tbe almost forg ten underground scheme.
Tho Commission met yesterday at President
s,.invay's house and talked Mr.. Bogart. the
engineer, talked first because he had been or
dered to find new route for railroad that
wouldn't include either the Boulevard or
Convent avenue. He said:
~ have examined the maps Of the city
northery from 10Sth street. have not been
able TO find any depressed route which would
connect with the present elevated structure at
any place below 150th street except entirely
under private property. But have found one
route for IN elevated road which 10 q feasible
one. Leaving tho present elevated at 10th
street and Manhattan avenue. running along
Manhattan avenue to Manhattan street. and
nm Manhattan street to Tenth avenue. and
then on as far as you want to 60. Tho aver
age grade on that route will be 1h per cent.
which is less than the present grade Of tho
Manhattan Just below Fffty.ninth street. Tho
grade there is . per cent"
Mr. Spencer-Say. Bogart. what is the length
OF the grade on that road2
Mr.. Bogart-Five thousand eight hundred
and fifty feet.
Mr. Bogart then said that the structure he
proposed would vary In height as follows:
55h feet. 90. "a. 81. 80. SO. 40. Al. 80. IS. 90.
CO. a. n. "a. 1O5. 104. 103, 101. 81. 80. ~. 55.
40 20
"Um." said Mr.. Spencer. more than twice
As high as the high track at the 109th street
curve Of the elevated"
"Um." said two other Commissioners.
Mr.. Bogart told OF another line which would
run part OF the way over private property
and would cut through the Hebrew Orphan
Asylum. 1t had the advantage Of long level
between two high grades. He said he had
looked at several other possible routes. but
thought them all impracticable unless the
Commission wanted to lay out route
through private property entirely.
Mr. steinway-And that's all the information
you could gather2
Mr. Bocart-That's all.
Mr. spencer-Is 1t entirely new2
At this point Mr. Starin handed number OF
letters to President Steinway. One was pro-
test dRhlnSt tho pIOpOp0o SOhN0ut bNouu0
line from the Sisters Of the Sacred Heart.
I'VE won't read these protests" said Mr..
Spencer. referring to the others.
What's that 2" demanded Mr.. Inmau.
Mr.. Steinway-Only opposition to the Boule-
vard.
Mr. Inman-Out with It, out with it. want
to hear Of the Boulevard.
Mr.. Steinway-One man named Stevens says |
he and his friends own five blocks Of property |
on the Boulevard. and they want US to put an |
Elevated road there. ]
Mr.. Inmnn-Well!
Mr.. Steinway read a second letter to tho |
effect that all assertions that even fifty per
cent. Of tho property owners on the Boulevard
would consent to the building OF a road were
false. The total value OF the Boulevard prop
erty. the writer said. was S3.422.O0O. or this
Columbia College owned $1,000. 900. and would
never consent The letter was signed W. n
Avery.
Mr. ste!nway-oh, he's an authority, on every
thing: He's the fellow that owns tho under
MI neutrality-suspicious.. .Hs Columbia College
MI spencerSrd like TO read an extrao. from
the report Of the Park Commissioners regard
ing the purposes for which the Boulevard was
v.D Spencer IN snd.m then Eeaa part Of report
advised that as the future needs for rapid
transit In this city might require the use of
be made wide enough to accommodate road.
,eSsivsS MI ny eS that we have
get down to business. we have got to return
e the central business. The question 10 on
81 M to M
the plan suggested for o road up the Boule-
Mr., Bushes amendment was for a branch of
yard to the Kinasbridge road. to 1sist street
road the was aeo1rs
,.Ss'as Esst e !, he said. NOBODY paid any at.
Mr iushe-f won't agree to the amendment
Mt o. NJ Spencer because all the people up there
iIow Nj Spencers plan we will UNNECESSARILY
INVADE Eleventh avenue.
Mr. John N. Bowers. the counsel to the Com
mlssiIon-Mr. nnssi Chairman. gentleman wishes to
Mr steinway-This is not q public hearing.
ana sTI ne car eant SPEAK even If he does own prop
i, Mr.: ihmane What 5 that? Boulevard7 Lot
MN syeak. Iwant to hear him.
TIT M ss9wIy and Mr. Spencer in
Mr. Inman@ But ut want Want to hear about this
bpnnleyard business:
sss aro ionr othss s9a Com sn1aa s
siS%heTs %r I,n here. & SpaTe us.
JOHN BreWsr (Ssiore 70 ans5ody a% could OBJ
Savs Pssf hsd 54 issay, e shs BGsf
Worth less to-day than II was the day / bought |
IT. want to say that am willing to sign for
anything, Just SO We can get quick transit.
al, ar. steinway-There. there, my man. this Is
po Mr, Inman-But I want to hear about this
ness. s' NN'A W oAS'
Mr.. Brewer retired and Mr.. Inman subsidized.
for business again.
Then Then Mr. spsncer's amendment to the
amendment OF the amendment was read.
Mr.. Steinway-How much OF the boulevard
90 You want to begin with?
Mr. Spencer-Thirty blocks.
nowi ' Wv wv ""A'
Mri spencer-Mr. Bushes plan calls for tho
Whhole OF IT above Tooth street,
MIR. stairway lauphIn0 ord boidJpo ont hts |