The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-14
MORE TIME TO THINK ITOVER
THE COMMISSIONS CONCESSION TO
THE ELEVATED COMPANY.
Iustead OF 90 Days, Mr.. Morgan L. InforTed
that Manhattan May Take 30 Days Long
er to Make Up It's Mind What It Will DO.

Iustead Of 90 Days, Mr.. Morgan L. Informed
that Manhattan May Take 30 Days Long
er to Make UP Its Mind What It Will DO.
The Rapid Transit Commission met ut the
house OF Mr.. william Steinway in Gramercy
Park yesterday afternoon. Tho letter from
Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan asking for sixty days
timo on behalf OF the Manhattan Elevated Rail-
road Com pany was read. The Commission. on
motion OF Mr.. Bushe. granted tho company
thirty days time. notifying the company that
on or before Thursday. Aug. IL. 1t must COM
municate its determination to theCommisslon.
The meeting opened with tho reading OF Mr.
Morgan's letter. Chairman Steinway an
nounced that il was the official answer OF the
company to the COMMISSIONS resolution
PASSED at It's last meeting. Mr., Starin then
delivered one OF his typewriter speeches. in
which he said that he did not consider the
reasons upon which the Manhattan Company's
request for delay was based sufficient. and he
suggested that in stead Of an extension Of sixty
one OF thirty days be granted The speech
concluded
In the moan time suggest that the Board authorize
proptRees oa,er nee. ssry detail. tor an
eo aed road and oths steps he taken So that n
lie Manhattan Company. should ina; ;on rnny no! ae
HfSse,d . apply 10 ely saih%ntes Tor their CON
sent and to eHmnly with such other ns
tiona ans Of transit
You offer that only rs Recommendation
'..1ts only an expression Of your views. is it
"That is ALL said Mr.. Starin.
Commissioner Bushe then read n letter
which. when adopted. read as follows:
ND r .a %s III .s, aq %,.sa Z, S ""' o" hf'
pI.R sin This committee i. recent Of your letter
Which 70 IN yG'
The fae.i,Ie, oii.Fsi 10 you BY ~. tomms..on. We
to your ser o large
II nS hsH in "aon ia WhSn ~
Is not willing to have it rest Tine subject with which
s are m stsnk s u. H e ser. n aUS Of
ayed lar beyond anything that was expected BY this
The assurance tha additional facilities will b. pro-
vasa % or o ina. an 1sp IT, wiz be
means. q imrerat,So y ismanted AMI nothing but the
present mons,ay Gnosriany is ;ern, enn,s f@r
lnes,s quite as mnoriant as extensions IN new ter;
Of yoar company in public ai.s.s,ion win AZ ,on:
sompany w"ud %cce the nror"s,i%ns for Increased
was Improvement IN tho financial out!oos without
immediately ietsrinni1s wnl.h proposition in respect
the Comm,sson Noul feel disposed TO grant the time
he'd IN ing granting d%aS Of sky day. Without tho
S o M .o oe nave sH seem
PROPOSED -oon as n can reasonably be expected to
vance The uomniss,on is 1nwiinS to gran you fur.
'r %s Il" ne.sS, w T"p 5oa next meeting Aug
IL 1898: at 40 o'c.ock NJ. and must ask you 10
communicate to us YOUR determination on this subject
or before that date.
A clause in tho letter that asked the Manhat.
tan Companyto state whether 1t would ACCEPT
the PROPOSITIONS Of the Commission. or IL not.
then what it would accept. was objected to by
MIR. Starin.
clause is stricken out" he said. - 1t affords an
alternative
The clause was stricken ont. the letter was
adopted. the Secretary was instructed to send
it to Mr.. Morgan. and the meeting adjourned.