New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-04
OPINIONS on RAPID 1RINNII.
TIE COMMISSIONERS HEAR ARGUMENTS AGAINST
THE ELEVATED ROAD.

THE COMMISSIONERS IEA" AEGuMENl> A"ANol
THE ELEVATED ROAD.
There WAS a brief public session yesterday OF the
RAND Transit Commission. All the commissioners
except Mr.. Steinway we're present. As uS"'h 'n'ie
was a large attendance. many new l'ces 'PPe"i'"s
h. f. Romalne presented additional protests "s'i'9
the construction Of an elevated road In upper Brc'ld
way and the boulevard. >. J.. Morse, WHO sal" uf"
ne represented TIE property owners In the WIN AS
sembIy District. submitted protests against granting
fmther privileges To the Manhattan company
Richard = Farley, representing a number oi OWL
crs OF property alutling the boulevard, ana par
cularly the proprietor, OF the Nevada House ana inc
Roman Catholic Church Of the BLESSED Sacraleh' at
Seventy fr,t-s and boulevard, protested against inc
Manhattan Company being ailo"eu 10 'A'"" 10 ~
in the Boulevard
The Citizens Rent and Taxpayers ASSOCIATION pre-
s.nted resolutions declaring the need OF rapid transit
for improving and building up the Annexed DiS'l'''
and demanding immediate relief by III" iaN'ns vi Il
tIrd track for express trains from the ba'ery W
Harlem and through trains 10 one h'iniedahu-s'NeS
seyenth.st Thomas stevenson, who owns 100 lcc'
front at No. IO2S Boulevard, said that so far as n
vos concerned lie believed his property and That OF
others would be improved In value by road on inc
boulevard lie seems however 10 be the only property
owner there who favOrs extension along that thoro"sn
fare Co., -
The commission retired for an executive ses'ih
| which lasted until about O'CLOCK. lie uhc was
snent I'm n further discussion OF the terms anu inc
| nIsns ia be submitted the Manhattan EN'oh>loH
| 1ommittee Nothing in completed form however III
pss direction is likely he forthcoming Tor seVra
| days. - al.
| novel feature OF yesterdays meeting was TIC
,,r..cnt ation by FIastus Hamilton Craw OF pial
| n,, e,iovs the title Of the Arctic railway IL
i . called for the reason that It's tracks are TO con
sist of iron pipes through which freezing MIXTURE
f. in be circulated thus cOndenSDg ana coIe'''i"s
In. moisture i'm the atmosphere ana forming slippery
urfac. for the cars to slide over. the cars haNlhr
| sboee instead of wheels. The motive power Is Oh
| tutu.d from water under high pressure contained IL
| 81 l,rc. nine living between the track pipes. y
eummvs ear at the end Of the train will communicate
| tie motive power when running up grade or Oh
I.vI and will control the speed while sliding dow
| NIL and bring to fun stop quickly when u i
| .o desired The large pipe containing Whte
| under high pressure will have Two rows Of h0zNrS
ono opeuIng forward and the other opening ba' k"aiu
M course there are all sorts Of devices Tor con'rOilh
| tbe sudden stoppagc OF trains The maximum speeS
| which the inventor thinks is attanabe Is eiShN
| miles an hour But this rate Of speed Is ra''e
| nre,udicisl 10 the success OF plan HE ms Ne"
Work ueop want rapid transit. but not quite 80 la
as eighty miles IN hour There + something aeI,sa,
,uy cnGeestive in the that the pipes whlch loi
| t%n' ,racS will be constantly nled WIN lrteHhl
mixture Long lines OF ice loaded ppr> pis,ins O"5
| fhn Streets ana avenues and undei IN" "HluoEWH
business houses, stores ana ,mynor weather
| doubt improve the atmosphere IN summer wn' n
| Rut what a temptation IL Will be 10 We snni W w.
on a hot day climb up one oi I'm" pillow low, ami Nine,
his fevprcd cheek against one OF th,t I"nom PP ,,
rhe introduction OF this plan In New-l orN WIN r ,
| tendency also 20 injnrc the many watering 'Pi'' y
I'm the vicinity Of New orA