New-York tribune., 1894-04-13

sT-PUBLIC SENTIMENT VNDOUBT-
rDIY AGAINST TIE STEAL"
,,-.o, the Rev. Dr. Parkhurst in his eloquent
"., I,ion on Tuesday evening Of the wrongs which
eAfV ess s,ffer at the hands of Tammany, exclaimed
o~ ~ 40 freemen or are serfs?' the mute re-
o. a. n the 5000 persons who were listening 10 him
sssd TO use a paradox. Ike negative response
49,, the contemplated grabbing OF F1fth-ave by
ns.ropotan Street Railway Company is taken
'D.. Wv account e.; looks though it's methods were
>" ,,e same line as those OF the political organ.za-
"" VI. ,sued and that the same question m!ght be
~ IN regard to the monopoly-aready sufi-
lily sreat-sougAt To be imposed by the men
W, com2ose that company. At the present time
~, company. which Is also known as the Metro
item Traction Company. is trying TO capture
.,ave How far they shall succeed depends on
=. ,zoosure Of the scheme ana the arousal OF
M, sentiment that VIII pui az end once for all
= ,sese designs for the permanent disbursement OF
y, q, the few remaining things of beauty in
Wv which IS at the present time almost wholly
sssn over 10 sharks
rhs manner in which this beautiful thoroughfare
"a be stolen IS characteristic of the way in which
s,A,c right is always invaded ! is proposed 10
- bv riacomeal. and to take Al frs; only strip,
- ;, sneak beginning a; the Washington Memorial
A., and ending at Twenty-th!rd-s;., and Patrick
u pocAs. the Tammony representative from the
WI D.
.rsa, mat has been used to begin the steal" 70
'si, and pat" introduced a bill IN the Assembly
~ "Wednesday "by unanimous consent" II is
hort and spicy measure, and IL just five ltle words
~oal be approved by the two houses and signed
~ N. Governor. Mr. Roche would. no doubt feel
happy. aad c,u,d say, as tha, other patriot Tim
. c,moben said about subject Of larger concern.
"whats !.,;c matter ike Ff;n-ave. between
friends
THE s,OMrNTCt'S LITTLE WORDS.
Tho hill proviles 10Y arcrling Section Of ChaH
.r 81 Of tie laws oi l>> ani this Is how that
rs,s.. "Exc-p, l,r The necessary crossn, of raj
,o,ds als or 10 ue ls.l on Fif;h-ave. at ;he inter
section Of other streets 10 railroad shall ne laid
mon above or along any par; Of Fifih-ave. in the
d,y o New-York." l. the amendment which the
Statesman from the IN;h Distric, has offered be
adoptsd the words north OF Twenty third-st."
would be added after the words any par; of Fifth
ave" I; is a nice l.te game begun a. the closing
ready aroused On otAer matters. Will hardly allow
the men Vnom they nave sent - the Legislature
Jo6D d. Crmmins is anxious for tA.s improve
ment" but ihen MI tIimmns II is Is VEL k4oWn
his company o. all the streets Of New-York by that
When You &c. tat YOU WIZ grab the rest Of the
avenue in ;.raa." suggested the reporter.
''Oh No." SAID the secretary OF H. II. Nreeland.
the pres dent Of the company: who refused to be
intervene himself 'loF We nave LtN'nston-aVe''
you know.
TIE CoMPANY's GRIP oN TIE CITY.
Tha nan which ColoaC Harvey held IN his hand
shove. - deep black lines how much Of the c.ty'5
streets the Metropolitan Traction Company has al
ready granled !. the mi1s; OF tiis network Of
iron rails the long white strip representing Fifth
ave. sands ou; g!ar.neiy. The company operates
now lines in Broadway. sixth Seventh and Ninth
ayes FoTty-src1ni-St.. IWeutN-th.vi-st., ana the
Grsnd-s; ferry lines the bel, line. IIous, West
81 and PaVCMia ferry Inc. CNamh"rs-st. Four
TH5s6H river . is siIav-d To- comp!tts another
graz which X has in contemplation. and the Spring
Prince anl H0uS,on-st ine The company BEGAN
;vnrt IN J5nuarv on the ,,' '-ct1r-avc llnt Which
vii run from Twenty -ihrd-s, 10 Harlem: the one
Moyn,rrs5J PAX. the ierox-1ve Inc ara The ex
tension OF the Ninth-ave. line through Columbus
ave % On--hunlre l-a nl-sXth-st. and through
Manhat,an-are - Oae-huaarsl-and- -siXteenth-st
The company practically owns the surface OF the
vast network OF streets through which all the cars
Of the various lines 20 ~ day. and now IL wants
bng list The enormous traffic to the Park on Sur
days, for which there already ample facilities.
eas If Z, can only carry out its design have the
TIA, street. perhaps in the world defaced beyond
T~gnition.
THE PLAN MUST BE KILLED.
Crmmns told the reporter yesterday that
l-ost majority" OF the property owners in the
sTzue south OF wenty-third-st favored the 'lm-
Vserent" bu; declined TO say whether there was
s,y chance Of obtaining the consent OF two-ihirds
q the property-owners. the number required by
DO you expect the bill to pass?" Secretary Har-
well" he replied. after a season Of quiet in
what legislature viii DO" an item which shows
iast the company Is not yet certain OF It's ground
When Nr. Criamlns himself was asked II TINS
were not the thin end Of TIE wedge ana whetner
Permission % bu.l1 Ia the avenue south or twenty
TsDs si =: would not 6 Gockb ibrorSot i5s entire
kngih nor;hwaTl. he was emphatic in MS dehaI.