The evening world., 1894-02-27
DIGS UP ITS OLD PETITION.
Third Avenue Road Wants a
West Side Trolley Extension.
Cab Charge Ordinance Amended by
the Aldermen.

Alderman Saul. at the meeting OF the
Board OF Aldermen to-day. r~eintroduced
the petition of the Third Avenue Rail-
road Company for the extension of its
lines on the west side in the upper part
of the city. The petition was before the
Board some time ago.. but for prudential
reasons withdrawn to save 1t from de-
feat because the Union or "Huckle-
berry Railroad Company, which has a
more powerful pull had a petition
for a rival line pending.
1t Is not known whether an under
standing has been reached with the
powers. but the facts would make 1t APP
pear so.
The Union ines are operated with the
trolley, and there Is nothing in the Third
Avenue ~company's petition to prevent
the use Of the obnoxious motive powers:
In fact, 1t Is admitted that electricity
will he used.
Alderman Saul says the Company is
willing to pledge itself not to use over,
head wires, but to put them underground
In onduc on the same plan as the cable,
1t is well known, however, that the Board
Of Aldermen has no power to designate
the motive power to be used, and there
Is nothing to prevent the Company. after
obtaining the franchise, from applying
to the Railroad Commission for permits
sion to Use the trolley.
The lines In the proposed extension Is
given In the petition as follows:
From the Junction of st. Nicholas avenue with
tho line Of said Company AT West one Hundred
and Twenty hfth street, ~northerly through and
along 81. Nicholas avenue to Kingsbridse Road
Or broadway; thence %northrrly and northcasterly
through and along Kingsbrldse road or broadway
to and scross the proposed new bridge over the
ship canal. thence northerly through and along
kingshridga mad or nrosdway from the proposed
new bridge over the ship canal to and across the
bridge over Spuyten Duyvil Creek at Broadway
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Duyvil Creek at broadway, through and along
broadway to the city line; also, from Raid juno
ton at Vest One Hundred and Twcnty-nfth street
and st: Nicholas avenue s%ou'herly TO a Junction
Of said avenue with Manhattan avenue: thence
s%on,herly eyer and along Manhattan avenue q
the necessary connections. switches, turn-outs,
croSs-oNrrS, sitinGs. turntables and suitable
stands for the convenient working Of said road.
and for the accommodation Of the Company's cars
which may run over the same.
The extension and branches will be
eight miles long. one fare Is to be
charged over tho Company's lines.
The amendment to the cab ordinance
was adopted. Hereafter cabmen may
charge 10 cents "A mile instead of by the
hour, as heretofore, unless an agreement
hour remain the same.
The change is in favor of the cabmen
They may now charge $3.50 or 81 for five
or six miles, for which they would have
received onl 81 before.
Resolutions were adopted calling on
Gov. Flower to sign the bill granting
a pension to Rremen after twenty years
service. and requesting the Park Board
To give the Aldermen n share OF the
distribution of patronage on park i'm
p~roNements. on the ground that Alder
men are representatives OF the people
and neares to them.
The Park Commissioners were In,
formed Of the passage OF the resolution
by President Mcclellan, n they prom
Used Col. Mcclellan to give recognition
to the Aldermen by appointing ten mer
for Harh