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

yav line can tell Just as we'll as can how much
rperior the Broadway line is 10 any other
Now what Claim has the Third Avenue line
. go on Broadway because II is Broadway UP
here? A good many call it Kingsbridge ROAD.
In fact II is really Broadway. Broadway con-
nued from the Battery to Albany at one tiine'
he old Albany road ran over great many
owns on the rver--Yonkers. Hastings irving
on. Dobbs Ferry Tarrytown, etc, and IL was
always Broadway where that road went. why
should the Third Avcnue line ask Tor a line on
Broadway when the Broadway road Is wiihhg
n continue their own line? Is there any rea-
son in II? just one reason has been given TO
ne WIN the franchise should be given II the
Third Avenue road. and that Is because they
were the first t. ask for Il. Well. gentlemen
that is very poor reason. When an ordinance
comes up before your honorable board 1t Is al
ways subject to amendment Now. then. Jet us
consider the Broadway application as an amend
ment to the application OF the Third Avenue
road and see where you will come out
There is another point that | would Ike 10
make and that Is the desire to save time. be-
cause time Is important. We have been wai'ing
for the Rapid Transit Commission for years
now. We have been living in hope that some
thing would be done by that commission, and
company that has shown It's ability to com
struct well and speedily a road. They promise
TO give it to us certainly within two years-proh-
ably within one-of the time when you give them
leave to commence.
Now gentlemen. do rot keep us back. Put
this measure to vote speedily and do not lose
time II you give the franchise 70 the Third
Avenue line you will lose great deal OF time
because | tell you that they Will never get the
consents of property owners up there. We are de-
cided on that. There is property enough repre-
scented here before you now. either directly by
the persons themselves. or acting for others, 10
make that a certainty-that the Third Avenue
road will not get TIE consent Of property owners
to lay that road, because we can get better faci-
ties for getting to all parts Of the town than
they can give us.
81 hold in my hand a letter from Mr.. John
Townshend He refers 20 this meeting and asks
that this letter be laid before you:
81 fear that may be unable to attend the
meeting and should that be the case, desire
that il NAV be stated TO the Board Of Aldermen
for me- that ! decidedly favor the proposed eH-
tension. individually and AZ a representative ~
James Gordon Bennett. an owner OF poPei! Oh
the kingsbrdge Road.
And | NAV say that Mr.. James Gordon Ben
nett is one Of our very large owners up there.
He Is the owner OF large amount Of property.
and Mr. Townshend representing MI. Bennett
as well as himself. in this mater, says: / shall
esteemit favor II you will see that my views
are made known to the Board Of Aldermen
Hugh n Camp, who owns several hundred
lots along the route, followed Mr.. McCreery. lie
said in part
II am satisfied that in no way can the people
who own property in the upper part OF the city
get the accommodation they require quicker
than they can by the Metropolitan Traction
Company. We are assuerd by them that II they
get what they ask for. they will put the work
through at once. That is what we want. am
satisfied that within one year after the compile
ton Of the road to Kingsbridge the enhanced
value of every acre Of land will be at least
So 900: and do not hesitate to say further that
! think for number Of years they have got
to run their road at very little profit. think
they are quite bold In asking this and ! sup
pose they do II only because they see In the
future compensation for IT. AS citizen. | ask
that the Metropolitan Traction Company be