The evening world., 1894-04-14
GOOD DEAL OF BUNCo.
Legislature Imposed On in the
Fifth Avenue Road Case,
Property Owners Will Not Consent
to the Proposition.
Here Is a Canvass Made by "The
Evening World.

THE E'eninH World' that the attempt
now being made to obtain a franchise
for street railroad in lower Firth
avenue is IA good deal OF n bunco. The
Metropolitan street Railway Company,
better known as the Broadway Traction
Syndicate, In whose interest the bill for
II railroad on Fifth avenue was intro
duced IN the Legislature by Assembly
man Roche has Informed the public and
the Legislature that the necessary con.
sents of the propcrty-own to permit
the construction Of the road could be
obtained. This does not appear to be
the case.
The l'ifth Avenue Railroad Company.
which was ORGANIZED for the purpose Of
keeping a railroad OFF Fifth avenue. has
the consents of the majority of property
owners for n road This paradox!cal
situation was explained by Nice-Presi-
dent Loew, OF the Fifth Avenue Com
pany, yesterday.
! The Company Is composed of Fifth
avsnue property y-owners who are In favor
OF the preservation of the thorough fare
as a parkway. They learned that an cf-
fort was being made to put n railroad
I on the avenue. so they organized the
Fifth Avenue Railroad Company with
the object Of heading off any corporation
! from obtaining n franchise.
| 1t was the understanding, however
that II railroad was 10 be built on
| Fifth avenue II should be under the
control Of the proprety-owners, and as
an evidence OF good faith for the keep
Ing of the compact. the consents to
! such a railroad were signed.
This Is copy OF the legal document
the property-onwers signed In 1891:
We, the undersigned owners OF property as
hereinafter designated bounded on that portion
OF the streets or hishways Upon upon Which h ,ro,s IT. u
hereinafter mentioned, do severally consent that
the Fifth Avenue Railway Company. incorporated
Sept. S, 1886. may construct maintain, operate,
use and extend a street railway on the surface
OF the soil for public use in the conveyance
Of persons In for compensation N ihe rttS ira
county OF New York. in. through, ut.,h and along
the streets, avenues, roads and highways, and
from and to the places hereinafter monioned,
that is TO say:
Commencing at the Intersection OF Fourteenth
street and Fifth and running thence
northerly with double tracks, in through and
along Fifth avenue In continuous line to or
switches sidnss turnouts and turn.'ahles snd
suitable stands as may he necessary for the con
ycnient working OF such road.
Since the above was signed. Vice
President Loew says his Company has
obtained the consents OF the Fifth ave-
nue. property ty-owners as far north as
Fifty-ninth street and south to Wash
ington Square and on South Fifth ave-
nue..
When Mr.. Crimmins made the asser-
ton that the Broadway Company could
obtain the consents he must have been
misinformed by his agents, for the prop
erty owners are us unalterably opposed
to n railroad on Fifth avenue as they
were in 1891, as Is shown by the result OF
, n canvass made by THE Evening
World" on the east side of Fifth avenue
alone from Washington Square to Twen-
4: ty-third street. the part of Fifth avenue
for which a railroad franchise is asked.
1t is believed that Mr.. Crimmins relies
greatly on the friendship OF Richard
Croker to put his bill through the Legis-
laturc. The Traction Syndicate has re-
: ceived many valuable favors through
! Crokers Legislatures and his boards OF
Aldermen. The knowledge OF this prob
I ably led Lawson N Fuller to say the
p other day that Croker is paid large sums
r OF money by the Traction Syndicate
Mr., Crimmins may get his franchise, bnl
c Beginning with William Butler Dun.
o cans house: ! Fifth avenue. and ending
y with ls7 Fifth avenue, which belongs tc
: Amos r. Emo, and is that triangular
i building at the junction Of Fifth avenue
4 and broadway, at Twenty-third street
l. tHere S only ore pTOperty-OWner Wnt
: Is in favor of a street-car line, and only
: one other who has expressed his indif
+. ference to II. All the others seem to b,
Y more or less bitterly opposed to th'
Mr. Crimmins, of the Traction Com
pany, said that he had sent out circu
lars to all owners. canvassens to most o
them and been personally to see many
and that II was from these sources tina
r he derived his Knowledge that majorit!
were in favor OF his i road; Only one Q
IL reporter yesterday remembered havinl
y received n circular. or having been ap
% preached by canvasser. or having bee
IS visited by Mr. Crimmins In relation to
v etreet-car line. Several lessees. how
. ever, were asked about a month ago t
: sign what most Of them thought was
asking for rapid transit on Fifth avenue
Even II the lessces had signed consent
they would be valueiess. Only the own
appsr Is pss cent S ms Of PtSpeF Se rsn
not object to a street-car line on tn
avenue, but as has been stated. the
have no voice in the matter. The otae
u per cent. are AS strongly opposed t
The proposition as are the owners c
the property.
Following Is the result of The Ever
ing World" house-to house canvass:
/ Fifth avenue, W liam Butler Dunca
Ia most decidedly opposed to a stree
3 T,fth avenue, a +. Bltemanm.,N'
porter called; but IS known to be a
"Ep2Tn(Snh, (h .., t. the Ta!Ir@afh G,nG h. ur, c,cxe
Fourth avenue ani Seventeenth stree
lirr husband vas member Of tn, \
soca;ion f,r the preservation OF FIJI
avenue and again-, the ra Ir1ta
KIN ayrn4S, Ms nama, ~ ,6%,sS, i@sssS,S, S
Landlord w.ul also oppose them.
q, Il. H.. v ana y Fil;1 avenue, Il