The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-14
WANT TO GRAB 5TH AVENUE
ANOTHER MoTE OF rHB STREET Can
MEN 10 INVADE THAT sThBEE

Phase sf the Netropoiit.n Tr.etieu Conps.r
90 Ext.-s It. Li-es Threueh The o.iy
Ave-us 20 che Psrk New U.sbstruetss
sy Street Cars sse Street Ger Tracks.
II the people Of this city desire 10 keep Fifth
avenue. from the washinaton Memorial Arch
to Central Park. clear Of street cars and ear
tracks. now is the time for them 10 act and TO
let their sets be accompanied By such an ex-
preston OF sentiment as will make IL linz
possible for years TO come for any one to get
through the Lsqislature In any form . repeal
Of the law which nov protects that avenue.
Headed By Mr.. william O. Whitney. and with
such . worker 80 John Q. orimmins TO push II.
the Metropolitan Traction Company and It's
allied corporations whose headquarters are
In the cable building ct Houston street and
Broadway, are making o determined effort to
invade Fifth avenue. In the announcement OF
their purpose there has been no eonoealment
On Feb. % Mr.. Crimmins sent out the follow
ing letter to the owners and occupants OF
property below Twenty-third street asking
them to Sign petition In favor Of the project
President II. II. vreelsnd said yesterday that
this letter contained their pain sEgIments In
t Below q Ts sss sGasd
practically 6u . ssfsss ana Is pound 70
Mr.. Crimminss letter says:
81 e % on P
avenue between wshinston SQUARE and twenty .thifd
4 vim az
our line. .oaas q Warrington :aSsr. through sea;S
a r.: plan u ~ N. %iDs " as %
new L.snsson svens. IN. and me new Columbus
S Inc: Stree. 0aS ssSs r 9ls
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I'M. o Win oeas.ssiss: from .: sSs.s siss sy.ns.
the Norm siysr side III. ssn,smsn whom visii.s
sT.as sSa sIs!.S AZ .sf..s Ise.
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your jssgm.n. the rc.a you'd ,. pusl,s con.
and By carrying ne srss q .
ihis I'M. would =. the means Of sdy.nsins property
% S.y. g; 81 be
The method BY which il 10 proposed to get
the project started legslly was pot 90 open y
Lay IN the Soss p 'RaSse
the law Of 1875 which forbid. the laying q any
S 81 sr s.s s.2s
been made to add this beautiful avenue to the
SiShssya 5ss city which ., are a. .sly
Is the is.sssst q ths hish Ay.saS
ssfss ts: a4 =. sloasss the
4 Seward was Chairman Of this association.
.sy. p . SsTRaiii sns
NASSAU street Eh' 'a he S:s
and has defeated many covert attempts e 70.
peal the Ias Drotectlns The sSsRusso oS When hen
In, Fifth avenue Excepting the owners Of no:
sSs stSssss
e Sa e sas
sn e. s tss ss.s .s. D s:
lished 70 meet such demand q there might be
for public eonyeyAncss oni that street &c and I.
Of s the s sSss lin. Fifth avenue. from
Psrf. and sy.Ti yssr .scsntly : siil has been
' sfSei /. si REoeses
the hours Of p n. and p. n. from Oct 1 TO
I'VE shall offer this bill eyery year" said Mr..
4 through. The Opposition 70 car tracks IN
smsil portion Of our sssooisqon.bgt bE per
endorsing our work. There are two sdonE
0saSsi .Ss ' n. Ssscs wan. :.
where military and clvil paradss and the pa
EsDs Of S.a th ss. p The e:f
the only Street through Which they can drive
to the great shoppine district Last year there
was no direct attack upon the avenue IN the
tSis sssn saw af ShItnsy az Mr
request He asked me TO cooperate with him
i reused TSsir object he said. was to Esiisy:
This ss iSsp ays
S tim road down the ssst slds and through
$Si q s
there to Harrington avenue and g the khnss e;
on Filth sSenus some time, Mr. Croker and
Mr.. Gllroy will oppose the scheme"
IL was said at Nj. VIesA ofies Yesterday
that Mr. Crimmins had got nearly or quite ma
srty below Twenty third street TO sign his pc
"Hi have no doubt" Nj MiIliksn said regard
Die doing business below TWenty.third street.
and perhaps some persons who have moved
tpasfs there but Il enc took the whole aysn us
and eanyasssd the business houses. l think
against 1t. They have gone there TO get the
trade OF people who come In carriages. Boss
trsSEs because they want street in the city
for pleasure driving"