New-York tribune., 1894-04-06
Bomb Throwing

whole pa tronage OF the road In its construc non
and operation would be given to ponticia's'
The chamber of Commerce would De wiiiihs "
-o u.itbout ra mid transit for generation ratner
than have this Lexow bill. ADMIRE the az
tuteness with which the Manhattan fleNa.ea u
Railway Company have taken au. III traneit
wave of popular enthusiasm Tor raPiu tis''oio
and devised this bill in its own behalf ~ Is an
atrocious measure, wholly In the interest oi '"c
elevated railways. ,,,.,. t,u n
which ex-Mayor Hewitt objected as giving d
monopoly to the present Elevated RalIroau No'''-
pany was follows:
The Commissioners shall not adopt the pans pg,aH U Gr p
nrovde for the erection of elevated ralI"ay ~
the city OF New-Yors south OF ohe-nunui n,'hc
twenty-sixth-st or on any street f aEvm, nj not
bark or place south of the Harlem River @ ana 81 n1i ~
already traversed by elevated railWa3 nv
RoarI OF Rapid Transit commissioners, wiot,.h sth
three months after the next general e,scto o NAV
follows the passage OF this act ana not aJeT ny
upon application of any railway coriio!aor hIi" or
or actually operating elevated railroah Miio,' che
in part within the limits Of any city IN Wnicn nt en
said board has Powe, 1,c o dG Interests M so demand BY
tho concurrent vote of all the members OF Sdi,i M
board nx and determine the roT'r moy T extend s
which any such railway company ,io inS an,, surh
lines within said city. and may authoIne any or ali
"a Se Sso.nailed second Avenue Third Avenue and
Ninth Avenue Elevated Railway y,h nnssc f PP'irsts
ON The SECOND Avenue line, nor south OF NlntnS.'
on the Third Avenue line; nor south oi ~ third
on the Ninth Avenue line; ana proNiucu ~ H.
tracks shall In no case extend north OF the III"
lem River. nm -,
Henry r. Beekman pointed OUT thal NV pl'' -
tho Chamber OF Commerce did not provide TOT the
pcrpettlaI ownership Of the rapid transit roau ~
The corporation which should bud II. odi a
guards were thrown around the sale OF 'nt iuu ,.
The city's rights We're protected IN eN'iS, w.. N"S
MIR Beekman also pointed out that the heHo"
bill limited the rapid transit ROAD 10 an u'iue. @
ground system. while thus limiting me con-
structon Of a rapid transit ROAD IL Cale."l,S ~
iarred the movers Of the present elevated ran
roads II enabled them To build third ut'h'
unon the Second Third and Ninth-aNe. mr.
Further II authorized them TO construct ctofs-
town elevated railroads. .,
Mr. Hickman then turned upon Mayor OH oy.
..rt is well-known" he said. that Mayor 'llioI
10 In ia vor of an extension Of the present
railways You therefore confer upon MN ns rms
tremendous power of increasing the present sIca
privileges Of the Manhattan Elevated halI'"au '
cnmpanv 1t Is great monopoly now you
would increase II. T.. ,,hor
charles B Stover said he appeared for lapor
unions favoring the bili which ne ana s''"e
friends had drawn up. r, .,, -,
..It arpe,rs to me-" said senator CoggesnhIl
that nages and give "A monopoly To the Man
ha.tan Elevated Railroad Company. ~
"That was not the mention replied MI
Stovcr. . -. ..,sbou
"Veu q Is there" said Senator CoggeshaH
..rhe bin was we'll drawn insisted MT S,oNe'.
Yes wonderfully we'll drawn, salf eN-NiaEor
Hewitt "in the interest of the elevator rulwdn ;,
and of the present city authorities ol Ne"-lo'A'
This en.cd the hearing.