New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-03
OPPOSED BY LAND OWNERS.
.,vsr SURFACE ROADS IN ST. NICHO-
LAS-AVE
TEARING EY TIE RAILROAD COMMITTEE OF THE

,p,yc ry THE RAILROAD COMMITTEE OF THE
BOARD OF ALDERMEN-rHosE WHO SPOKE.
r. Railroad Committee of the Board Of Alder
or gave another hearing yesterday on the applica-
"or Of the Metropolitan Traction Company for
,,,nchjse to its lines from northumberland
in,vAfth.st I'D 81. Nicholas-ave. and Kings
sdcs Road to the city limits. This is the same.
.,,c,Iy the same. franchise that was applied for
-, ,ba Third Avenue Company Both companies
.o,t II and are ready TO make strong nsht Tac
r,ir5 Avenue Company was first in the field. but
ina, fact does seem TO have lessened the deter
,ration OF the syndicate OF which John d. Grim
Minis is The head to get the franchise The applica
,or Of the Traction Company is really to extend its
It's from one hundred and-siXeenth-st through
Nanhattan-ave.. thence up ST. Nicholas-ave. TO
c,,yten Duyvil Creek. The Third Avenue Company
has already been heard on its petition. but its rep
roeentative attended the hearing yesterday in oppo-
slton to the Traction syndicate.
when Alderman Rollin NJ. Morgan chairman OF
Aha Railroad Committee. called the meeting to order
!, ,be A,dermens Chamber shortly after o'clock
,sere were at east ff:y uptown property-owners
rasent az we'll several lawyers and stenogra-
hers NJ Crimmns had front seat When
chairman Morgan had announced that the hearing
was an adjourned one, Edward Lauterbach who rep
resented the Third Avenue Company, asked that
nroperty-Owners who did not have chance to state
be,r views at the former hearing should be heard
first.
Ioseph 10th, then presented petition against
the application He is proper;y-owner on St
Ncho,as-ave. and his petition was signed among
others by William A. Howe. George Decker and
william Broadbelt. Mr. Decker, he said had made
improvements costing s275000 In ST. Nichoas-ave
The signers Of the petition owned in all frontage
Of 1000 feet in ST. Nicholas-ave. They were all OPP
nosed 10 the desecration of St Nicholas-ave. by
railroad
Peter Alexander. another St Nicholas-ave. prop
er;y-owner. opposed the application for the same
reason He said the extension was unnecessary, and
,hs surface roads were not rapid transit. Neither
applca,on was for the benefit of the public, but
for the railroad company.
SORT OF A HUGH ]. GRANT SPEECH
Wolf Won Goetz. of Washington Heights. was
also opposed the application. 1t took him
long time. however. TO make this clear to the com
miitee because he had speech written out. which
he persisted in reading. and which seemed TO be In
advocacy of nominating Hugh j. Grant for Mayor
chairman Morgan tried very hard TO get Mr. Won
coetz 10 talk on the subject under discussion, but
failed.
l. K Bingham said it not necessary for either
company 10 use ST. Ncholas-ave to reach Kings
bridge The Boulevard. he said. was a bowling
wilderness. ST. Nichoas-ave was the best avenue
in the city for driving IL would like to ask
Mr. Lawson y. Fuller which road he drives
when he takes schoolgirls out driving" said the
speaker
81 drive on all the roads" said Mr.. Fuller.
"Al who are in favor of these applications. said
Mr. Bingham "are the real estate SPECTATORS and
all who are opposed TO them are the people who
live in their own houses" This remark was APP
pauded. ,r,, .
Company to get Manhattan-ave. was an attempt 10
E P Griffin asked the committee to deny the APP
pcations. If the roads wanted 10 go TO Kings
bridge. they ought to so by way of the Boulevard
James MeCall9m said the granting Of The appj
he committee to withhold their consent from both
3mpanies until the people of .. NeT,York had ex-
Jaoob BsasS Sp represensns the Central Labor
an the after %
speeches for the preservation OF ST. Nichoias-ave;
sHa ns Sf he heights %
Association: William A. Hoe, c. A. Coutant, s. NJ.
Henry A.. Brann opposed the laying Of railroad
tracks in Manhattan-aye II the committee grant
might Well put their hands in the pockets of Of
~ ,Ss sna take out 2 per cent of the
Mr.. Lauterbach spoke for the Third-ave. com
S Popany He got t. YOU'D Se
public Perhaps after all. he said. portion Of St.
boulevard. He thought. the complaints, OF few
people should not stand in the way Of pubiic
setting forth the sgpepNr claim of 1he om
pany He said if the committee adopted the route
Of the Metropolitan Traction COmpany no one
SGSa sd fGf ad D"s the
company any one could bid. Besides; he said
the Third Avenue first in the field. IL any
favors were TO be given they should be con
ferred upon the Third-ave. road In considera-
lion OF what il had done toward building up
the upper portion of the city.
Lawson y. Fuller thought the committee should
adopt the route of the Metropolitan Traction Com
rany II in every respect a better road and
could give better accommodation.
Luke F. Cozzens also made long argument for
the Metropolitan Traction Company.
The committe, this point closed the hearing.
They will report their decision 10 a meeting OF the
Board of Aldermen later.