New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-08
TRYING 10 STEAL 4 THOROUGHFlRE.
SCHEME 10 LAY CAR-TRAcks ~ THIRTY
FOrRTIIsr OK ELECTION DAY
FRUSTRATED.

Residents OF Thrty-fourth-st. between Broadway
and Park-ave were disturbed yesterday on account
Of apparent attempt 10 steal the street for 4
horsc-car track. ON Election pay when most OF
the policemen IN the c.iy On duty AZ the polling
places about niiy Italian workmen. under tn, drcc-
lion Of a foreman tore up the pavement in Broad
way At Thirty -fourth-st. and laid a double track
which connected with that OF the railroad In Thirty
fourth-st west OF SiXth-ave. The rails were laI for
q distance Of only few yards until they reached
the SNtn-avc. car-tracks "A the rails at
right angles with thos" of the SXi-ave road il was
evident that they could be Of unless It was
the intention to continue them along Thirty fourth
49, east Of tho avenue. where there * nre asphalt
pavement between the rows of handsome private
houses.
Information Of The work was sent To- Police cap
tain Schmttbcrgcr. at the station in West Thrheth-
St. ana he sent policeman - make an lnNestlEd-
ton. The foreman In charge ~ the work. who SAID
his Bigeow declared that his orders were
10 lay the new tracks only across TIE SiXth-a,e.
tracks but ne admitted that ne had been employed
by the METROPOLITAN Traction Company ANA WAS act
nc under the orders OF John - trimmins. the ram
many contractor. He could not show any permit
for tearing up the pavement ana n" was warned Al
the police station by Captain Schmtibrrg'r mat ne
would be- arrested II the rails were laid beyond me
SIxth-ave. tracks The work WAS stopped III IN"
evening
Yesterday morning the work was renewed ny men
i'm charge % John j. Mccormick, OF No. ~ second
ave a foreman In the employ Of tnc Metropolitan
Traction Company. Policeman Logan promptly
stopped the work and arrested Mccormick, VINO
could show no permit Al the Jefferson Market
Police Court Mccormick told Justice Noorhis t'at
H. wa not laying the track. but was replacing me
pavement which had been disturbed on tn" previous
dav lie was discharged with warning NothinS
moro VAS done to disturb the pavement III ir"hd
nav AZ Thirty fourth-st. yesterday ana u was Sald
maj legal stems would b. taken by prop'rtN o"hr's
10 prevent the traction company or MI ''lh'h'l'
from stealing Thirty fOurth-st ..,.
4 COMPANY obtained "A franchise 10 lay car ~ ChS
,r,r, ,he EAST River To the North River In Thirty
f,urth-s I'm 1877 but failed &c get the consent of
Tho nroperty-owners In the blocks between fark
ave and Broadway. and when an attempt was nlti'
m Law Inc tracks there the courts enJDined the Norh
ard the COMPANY beaten. The Metropoltdn
Trac,,on COMPANY OF which Mr.. crimmns IL SAID
-, he Tho ruling spirit purchased the old frdhchiSe
Later ana tried 70 lay tracks In the street on Jan
nary / 1885,, taking advantage or the irsai nohuaS
vhc, no courts could be- appealed 10 10 S'"n .nc
,"rk Track were laid from Fifth-a'", 10 SIKH
n h.frre nm I'm junction could be obtained upoh inc
.nnlcatlon II cx Judge Horace Russe, representing
The Stewart estate The injunction was iila"r Prl
~ rent and the company had To tear up 'he U"chs
and relay the pavement. 49,. ui ~, ,,t.r,or
r. vas s,il Yesterday that the boirl Oh N.Iri
md granted II Mr.. CrinmiuH psrhilt ~ t,hi w
10 ,.rcr, I'm THIRTY fOurth-St. ana lay cur rpcks
NV rak 40, The action OF the Aldermen hah been
-, secret II was declared. - rs ID 'dcihtitt IN"
,li,Itn, Of the street . bitter iesal nSht may
srs,e bcfore the protection 81 IN" street ~ male
secure