New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-09
NOW FOR RAPID TRANSIT.
THE COMMISSIONERS READY TO GO
AHEAD.
PRELIMINARY WORK BEING DONE BEFORE THE

PRELIMINARY WORN BEl.>r DO.>H i'-@-D''"'
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF THE PoPU
LAR VOTE IS RECEIVED.
Although meeting OF the Rapid transit Co.''-
missioncrs was held yesterday afternoon YET thc
work OF the commission as called for by the result
of the election has been pretty well marked out
The election has left the road clear for the com
,niss,oners to give New Yor. its ong-desred rapid
transit The law under which the commission Is
acting stpulates that within thirty days ai'er re-
ceiving Official notice of the result OF the eecuo
on the rapid-trans.t question the commission Is ~
proceed to give its contracts. 1t Will be some
time before the Commissioners can be oilcialiy au
yiscd OF the outcome OF the election on the rapu-
transit question or course. the unofficial reports
and newspaper statements leave TO oouo' III Wv
minds Of the Commissioners as to how tho people
have decided, but until the commissioners nav
received their official notification they cannot law"
fully so ahead with the work OF Awarding con-
tracts. -
TO obviate this difficulty, the Commissioners are
ma king every effort save time by getting an 'nc
preliminary work done in advance speciai Hiso'
ing mas been called for o'clock this afternoon al
which the preliminary steps in deciding on pia's
and awarding contracts will be taken
II is the general opinion OF the Commissioners
that the entire question OF RAPID transit SO isr aS
the routes are concerned. VIII be reconstructed anu
such notifications made as may be necessary ioI-
the extension of the rout the East Side one
of the Commissioners said: THAT vast ana IONS
suffering population on the East side OF our Guy
has been sadly neglected in the matter % I"p'r
transit improvements. We shall recoNsiu'' w.
MANS so as adequately to meet all the just "'
monds Of these PEOPLE When the routes nave yi
determined upon and the pans duoptcu' ~ ~" or
co ahead and let the contracts TO some PEI 49, in
eeornoration for the construction OF the ItlIoai
iusi as soon as the consent OF the ciS ui ~,
and others required by the Cons'l'u'i"i' s"' nav
been Obtained - - .ho commissioners
iii 10, he comnellcd TO wait for the thirty -uaE
,anse in the act as ii should be construed on W.
lnes of common sense rather than me,
believed that the Commissioners uh h9, daYs
u,ould nroceed with the work wltnn I'M, uo3
oid con, m ission on the West Side. and Whicn nd
been adopted also by the present
romain unchanged There may be some chdiieN'
however the East side. ,,, 80. nacee
This reconsdering of the plans VIII no. a , e. -,
soriiw delay the work of building the new roaas on
,%at side Of the city. One of the Com1nisSloheI
believes that the Reno or douDle-1iecAei piu h oua
construction might be adopted III VdscS -,
tbere will be a radical change in the pian the ON,
missioner thought 1t advisable 10 appE ,,cn
so that there could be no possible chamtt dor III
functions TO delay the work OF ~ ,,ora
The feeling prevalent Yesterday ,ha. ,.noss
would be a strong demand on the part OF p''S is
men in this city upon the CoIiiH'i'Sio"'i' W f
the double-decked plan az. commissioners
Nuch regret was expressed by the Comnilssiocii ,
that Henry r.. Beekman: counsei OF the 49, a. =
transit Commission will have 10 give up c lna.
Mace because of his election to the superior h
fench II is believed. however. that Mr. seek
man viii act as counse! of the Commits ION
nnty January l. when he will be elevatsd
TO the bench His thorough acquaiDtance WIN o IN.
rand transit question makes him vaiuaole co"ii
seior OF the board.