New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-14
QUESTIONS OF ROUTE.
TO THE RAPID TRANSIT
COMMISSION.
rv.v,yoR HEWITT GIVES HIs VIEWS NEEDS OF

ExMAYoR HEWITT GIVES Els vIEws-NEEps OF
THE NORTH SIDE EIooUENTLY DESCRIBED
The RAPID Transit Commissioners met yesterday
afternoon il the Home Life Insurance BuId'he' ~
qi6 Hroadway The object of the meeting was TO
DISCUSS plans for the proposed rapid-transt hhe'
The Commissioners have already adopted pro-
yisonal scheme for the East Side Inc ram" =
to run from the Battery by way OF bro'p"H! ~
Fourtcenth-st thence 10 Fourth-ave.. ana ut"0'
to the Grand Central station. The iolo"lhE ''''
missioners were present: seth Low, ). II. atar.n'
Alexander T.. Orr. ContoIer r'''" an"
Inman. ,,
Ex-Nayor Hewitt explained his views on rapa
transit. lie said he ready TO answer ""'
oues,ions nut to him. but that he was ho' Su"'o'e"
ly acquainted with the recent phases Oh 'n' p''
tons to speak freely al present
81 understand" said he. chat the plan a'oPt'' "'
the Commission called for four-'racH ie'e' ''a,
under Hroadway" Mr. Hewitt said THIS was "'
variance with his Views and would De hh'"',
property along the route I'm my opih'oh' S",' w.
THE double-track Underground system Is III" ''','
rl,r " Mr. Hewitt then said that in order To ""N'
the scheme a success there should De ""'
arrangemcnt between the surface raiiroa'S' "'e ~
o,ed limos and the proposed rap.l-trAnsit sc''ei''
co that Messengers could be transferred from one
line to another. He said that the question VI u'''
Eroalway between the City Hall ana 'hlon 'i''''
was an open one. II have one thnS' S"'' ne
ask
tbamselve, to be driven into adopting any p'A" va"
., oorult seriously before making up their min's.
rohr Anderson on behalf Of the North sue
Board OF Trade. said that in order 10 maze NV
nrooosed rapd-transit scheme success va
necessary to connect II with the NJ" 49,,
Harlem Railroad. or to parallel tha' io'u .rn"
rortv-second-st to the Annexed District ne
,,,oi ran,I-tran sit scheme" said he should De
,,,,,od INFO branches to reach all parts OF the An-
nexcd District" H.
lame. l. Wells supported the last speaker. lie
,otd the rwenty-third and Twenty -iour'h va.
should be encouraged in their growth MI VIZ
T., r.plv TO a question said that Il an open cut hAr
., lao ,,ado Jeromc-ave. was the most convenient
place for 1t. .
=, Potter. who said ne represented the properly
owners along Broadway. next SPOKE. want "
know" said he ~ ;he Commissioners nave "'oP'''
the mans of the oil commission. ana u th'E p'-
nose 10 tunnel Broadway. ask that the 'om'n'S-
sioners give mo an opportunity al S'"'' '"'
to state the objections TO that
president orr said that the plans % the Oh COM
mission had been adopted simply for the purpose
-, bringing the subject before the people N ''eaf
way.
NJ I,e,it, san that al difficulties hal been
overcome if, REGARD 10 the tunn,iing % Broadway
below Tourtoenth-st. the fact snd h'' INA,
electricity Mi b. IN. motive power III IN. pr 80
underground railroni viii remove EI'''
MatoT Wolfsane G0ctz advocated ia. VT SO
-. ,i'ot. T'uth-avc instead 80 Eleventh
49,. and , so the aupoln:rn. NJ CD: a sanitary ."n'-
,nisr.r 4, ho should D." adviser 70 ~" tsani lfin-
~ Commiss9n IN All cases where sanitary P"es-
Gommissoner ste.nway salI that the route 10y
Tenth,ave. Was impiactcabe. 'renih-aye. sa.1
~. "s flu ~ waierina.n-. and An undcrgrouhh
r,ilr,aI cannot be- constructed there
Then a rather wIld-Ooking man VINO sat near me
door arose and said nerVously
II would Ike To- address the commissioners on
tho construction OF the railroad.
PRECEDENT orr said that the meeting was Only
held for the purpose Of receiving suggestions ~ ~
II want TO say" SAID the strange. mat ! can
build four roads from the Ci'y ia" 10 ''''''" 'o'
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