New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-19
FOR WEST-SIDE TRANSIT.
~ ASSOCIATION OF PROPERTY OWNERS
AT WORK.

--,rv WANT FACILITIES FOR GETTING DOWN
TOWN FROM THE REGION WEST OF THE HAIR
LENA TALK WITH JAMES MCREERY
ride from K,ngsbridge to the Battery with
.wo or three crosstown trips thrown in, for cents
A.. ,,hat the property owners and residents OF the
As.ric, west OF the Harlem River between Kings
,-dge and e-hundred-and-twenty- ffth-st hope
.. have a possibility within two years. There have
ssn 50 many tales of rapid transit for this district
,Aard for months that property-owners up there
nove become sceptical Of ever seeing anything &C
oon,plshed But two traction companies want
the franchise for that part Of the city and conse-
opently transit which Will be comparatively rapid
a. least seems only question Of months.
Several weeks ago some of the heaviest holders
a, property between Washington Heights and Kings
,-age formed an association for the purpose OF
complshng this object They have succeeded in
Getting the Thrd-ave company and the Metro
poyan Traction Company interested in the project
ord both are now bidding for the franchise The
Third-ave. company's hnss already reach One-hun-
nd-nlnetieth-st. and Tenth-ave. and this
company gives transfer tickets. that 1t is posi-
BE 10 ride from the end of its road at the poilt
mentioned 70 the City Hall for one fare This com
pany's lines. however. go downtown on the East
SIDE only The Third-ave. company also wants to
extend It's lines to Inwood station. and stu give
ride for one fare 10 the City Hall
committee from the propery-owners' association
held conference with the officers of the Metroopn-
tan Traction Company some weeks ago. for the pur-
pose OF getting that company interested In the
project also This company is building cable
line in Lex.ngon-ave.. from One-hundred-a nd-thir-
tleth-s; and the Harlem River. to connect with its
Broadway line at Twenty-thrd-st 1t also has prac-
iically completed cable line IN Columbusave. from
Oae-hundred-an d-ninth-st to Fifty-thrd-st, and
through the latter thOroughfare across town The
Metropolitan Company also owns the Amsterdam
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association and the Metropolitan Company re-
suited in the transportation people making, a
Two years cable or an underground trolley sys
TEN extending all the way 10 kingSbrldBe, Win
rom Kingsbridge to the Battery either the East
or West Side. for one 1-cent fare. This proposition
should assist the company in securing me iran
line TO northumberland sxteenthst.. and through
that street TO the East River The proposed new
81, through Manhattan and ST. Nicholas ayes TO
KgoG o tbs oaS a Genra and the PUT
nam railroads at Kingsbrdge From the junction
line is proposed through the Boulevard TO one
hundred-andt wenty-hfth-st, 10 make connection
This system would make il possible for passen.
ger coming from kinssbrdge to 60 all the way
on the West or the East Side Of town. for one 8
cent fare The Third-ave company Is opposed TO
allowing the Metropolitan COMPANY to make the
proposed extensions. The property-owners 90 not
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want the best facilities possible. Inwood is con-
siderable distance this side OF kingsbridge ana the
members of the properiy-owners ASSOCIATION are
anxious TO have both roads built
James McCreery. the weli-knOwn dry-goods mer-
chant at Broadway and Eleventh-st, is a large
property-owner in that part Of town. and also a
for rapid transit He Is deeply interested IN me
question and has been taking an active part in the
Efforts which have been made recently 10 accom-
'"Here is a part OF our own city" he said to
Tribune reporter yesterday, which IS more mac
ceeshIe man towns over in New-Jersey which are
GOOD deal further away from the business centre Of
The city than 1t is. II Is true we dld CAL the a.
,an.fon Of the METROPOLITAN Traction Company 20
hensiye scheme which Il promised 70 have In work
ing order within years providing the property
necessary franchises The Third-ave. company Cd,
jected to rival coming into the field. on the ground
that II had occupied the territory first and had the
best right 10 II. Now. we are perfectly wiling 10
allow the Third-aye. company 10 have all Il asks
that Is to extend its lines to lnwood lSut we are
not WILING THAT and d Spe sn2ST s9V! en ad
residents of means OF getting downtown on the
West Side as well as the East SID Inere 10 no
many lines 10 1nnood should do this, either There
Z plenty Of room for both companies large ma
,orsy Of the people who live there az present ana
who own property in that region have their places
Of business on the West Side OF the city. Now
while do not wish TO antagonize the Third-aye
company In the least, the fact that II was first
and interests OF the property holders should be ig
nored in the granting OF franchises by the city;
The question was put before the Board OF Alder
men some time ago and l understand the matter
has been laid by that body until after the sum
mer vacation 1t will be great shame II that pro
gramme is carried out That action would mean
that nothing would be done before september al
least, and in the mean time valuable Tine wound be
lost The question could be settled now as wei as
at any other time and 1t ought 10 De disposed o. al
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