The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-28
MAYSTOP Il" TRAINS
Sixth and Ninth Avenue Lines
Attacked by a New Law.
Manhattan Company and City Off,
ciais Equally Surprised.
Careless Legislation May Mean Many
Lawsuits.

Whenever a train Of the Sixth or Ninth
Avenue Elevated Railroad spins around
the high curve at the north end Of Cen
trail Park the engineer in his cab and
the blue-tacketed guards are the agents
OF the Manhattan Elevated Railway
Company in bold infraction OF the law.
This is not even family suspected by
the general public. and was surprising
news to beth the officers Of the Com
pany and the administrators Of the city
laws when the matter was brought to
their attention by an Evening World"
reporter to-day.
Here is the law Just as 1t was passed
few weeks ago at Albany. 1t is iden-
tilted az Chapter SIS of the Laws Of
1894 to amend Chapter 25S of the Laws
of 1888:
Except for necessary cross,nss. at the intsrsec-
tion thereof with other streets avenues no
surface street or other railroad, after the date OF
tho passage Of this act shall be constructed or
above Seventy nrst street, Cathedral Parkway and
Morninsside Park. or any avenue or street hound
on suesp, sah az atty Of
What was formerly One Hundred and
Tenth street is now Cathedral Parkway
The III. elevated structure occupies that
bounds Morningside Park. There is not
loophole left the Elevated people to es-
cape the charge Of violating the law
every time they send a train around that
First Assistant Corporation Counsel
David ]. Dean was seen about 1t this
special statue because the session laws
OF 49, have not yet been published:
Ell r said h. There Is no doubt rIS
| to trains Cathedral PARKWAY
But as they only run one block they
might offer the excuse. once touchingly
employed In a case needless to specify
tie one.' OF course that would not
be accepted in law and they must look
for other weak spots In the lay. OBJ
moved. but 1t does plainly say that they
cannot be operated. Thus the Elevated
people can leave their tall trestle stand
upon 1t. Now that Is absurd. but 1t
would be the consequence Of the appli-
cation of the law.
intention Of the Legislature to affect
Eie vated, and il the matter Should ever i
be brought up in court the Judges as wo o Il
they always do. No complaint based
upon the statute has reached us, and
cannot say that any effort will be made
| at that point"
General Manager F. X. Hahn. Of the
Manhattan Elevated Railroad Company
had never heard Of the new law ant
cared very little about It.
This is all new to me-" said he. "ant
even II there was such statute created
by the last Legislature, 1t will not affec
our present locations. Cathedral Park
way was called One Hundred and Tenth
street wher our charter was granted, ant
we have the right to be there and upor
that right we will remain. 1t Is rldicu
lous to imagine that mere fancifu
change of name in a street will dis
possess a chartered corporation Of It!
legal grants. The trains Of the Sixtl
and Ninth avenue lines will continue t
take the high curve at One Hundred ant
Tenth street. call 1t by any name you
please"
School No. IA, on East Twenty seventh
street. Mayor Gilroy presented tn
daughter Of Commissioner Of Public
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