New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-30

given the franchise feeling confident that they
will carry out the promise that they have made
and put the thing through at once
CYRUS Clark president OF the West Side Asso-
citation. continued:
Il rise 70 advocate that you should give this
franchise TO the company which Is asking Tor
IT, ra Their than to the Third Avenue. The own
ers OF property on the west side all want 70 gel
down on the west side Of the city and do not
want to go on the east side. II a FRANCHISE were
given to the Third Avenue Railroad. 1t would
not I'll the bill and would not satisfy the people
I think this matter ought TO be taken up and
finished as possible. The hard winter
is approaching. Many thousands OF people are
out Of work and they will continue to be. Now
last winter this company built their line
through Columbus avenue right In the dead Oh
winter II undoubtedly cost them great deal
more money than IT would II they had left 1t
for warmer weather. Hui they persevered. and
now their tracks are done. | know OF no other
con,pany that would have been 50 liberal In that
respect as they They gave through the cold
winter. last winter. work to thousands Of men
who otherwise would have been dependent on
the charity OF the community
simon Sterne the well-known constitutional
lawyer said:
heard must discla!m any ownership in any rail-
way stock ~ either ~ these railroad companie
which are petitioners before you. and am also
here as a property owner Now. We have been
waiting with a great deal - patience. for some
deye,opnent 4 that section 4 the city As YOU
are probably aware. there IS no section in the
city so favorably situated. but there is no, sum
cent accommodation. Now. Of course, there are
two things for you 10 consider. One Is whether
II is proper 70 give this franchise. and With that
have nothing TO do Second. which ~ the two
companies before you affords the larges, public
facility. Now, It seems 70 me 10 be obvious
from this map and from my own knowledge Of
the situation. that the Metropolitan Company
will afford the larger facilities y Interchange
and transportation as compared with the Third
Avenue Railroad"
Frederick T. Foster. large owner 81 property
I'm the Twenty fourth and Twelfth wards. e1-
pressed a desire % join In the application. /
concur" he said, in FL that has been said IN
regard 10 the facilities offered. but also want
to cal. attention to the accommodation In regard
to car service which hrs been rendered ny the
Broadway line and never has been furnished 10y
the Third Avenue line. Nothing has been done
as well as II has been done By the Traction
Company. for in regard to the accc mmodation Of
been at work they nave devoted themselves
10 the interests OF the public, and perhaps 10
their own interest. too In the system or trans
fers in every way, shape and manner"
Lawson y. Fuller spoke at some length.
Among other things he said:
THE reason favor the Metropolitan Traction
Company Is this: Whi'c | think everything OF
the Third Avenue Railroad and their manage
ment the Metropolitan Traction Company VIII
afford a greater convenience and benefit TO the
public at large; and while love the Third Ave
nue. no less love the public interests great
deal more.
Father Biglcy. who has charge OF the parish
embraced in the district reached by the proposed
lines. said:
81 speak for the people with whom come IN
contact-the people in my parish They are
working people, and 1t is a great burden Tor thein
to be journeying uptown as the conditions now
exist There are no stores in the neighborhood
OF Fort Washington. and We are worse on than
a little country village away up in the state OF