New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-11
RAPID TRANSIT QUESTIONS.
A MEETING OF THE COMMlSSIONEi'"'
corxsr,. AND ENGINEERS TO REPORT NEXT
WEEK If THERE is ANYTHING 10 i""
VENT THE ADOPTION or THE OLD

COUNSEL. AND ENGINEERS TO REPORT NEXT
WEEK IF THERE IS ANYTHING TO PRE-
VENT THE ADOPTION or THE OLD
COMMISSIONS PLANS.
The RAND Transit Commissioners. at meeting
held Yesterday postponed for one week ."e w."
tion of submitting to the electors OF New-> ork
whether or rot the system or rapiu ""'-.'
shall no constructed by the municipality to'h'"''
sIoner John II. Starin urged the immaculate "e'
ment of the question. offering reso'"'io' mo-"
ing the plans approved b. the OLD 'on'''SH,0"
mans of the present board, but IL WAS '"o""
hest TO make haste slowly question OF sue"
importance and the Commissions conhsei "o''
asked to nrepare form OF resolution for accom-"
n,sbinr tho end sought Then the board adjourned
until next Tuesday .,,.
The Commissioners all present Yesterday
except Mayor Gilroy. Secretary De'ahe'u Ie"u 'o'
ters reouestrg public hearings on the RAPID 'r""s'
question before definite action should De 'aNe"'
chief Engineer William Barclay Parsons mace
an oral report that he had consuiieH }h former
Rnmpnies,cn The tracings were the basis OF a ong
discussion. TIE East Sidc route re-. Eornnis
attention This was adopted by the Unuuossihl. bv
sion but its construction was nade l,t S;tn he
an act OF the Legislature OF lSs-. P Wilson
ave Finally. the following preamble ana f,,n,S Of
ton were adopted which le1FeS 5,a , in The hands
~ MI Beekman and Mr.. Boardman the Gouhs ,h
Whereas: th ns ,b ri,y of New ork its in
habitants imperatively demand mat the gu uSr1QW'
a. 70 municipal construction OF rapid transit ran
Way shall be submitted to the electors az NV
era election 20 BE- held IN & i .rTansjt act
II is required that before the question % thIe
construction shall be submitted to ne edor.
Board shall either % locate new r Tu1 re con.
general plan of construction anu QD'a,, If tha
property holders If the consent o; me & Co.,
holders is withheld. then the app!olai q. .i' 10
oral Term of the supreme Court ana lrepaie uS u
tailed mans and specca tons therefor; or ~ Sii
adopt the routes located by the Soiilis 1 Man
of construction approved by IT for when me nee
sary consents have already pee d t ,ba nres-
emf time TO locate new or additional routes ana 10
adopt plans of construction thc there
10 of the local authorities and OF the pIQpeitS
in lieu thereof the approval Dn os viii
submissjon OF the question of municipal construc-
1881 1887 at and dNe genera ee'''" - ~ MAN ., con-
strucon adopted by the Rapid TRANSIT 0oihfii nh
sion organized under the act OF 1881 ana ior w' np
proved by this Board and ,,,, ,rrorsit act
as amended that If the electors OF this city shall
vote in favor Of the municipal construc,lOm ~ g,r
change or modify the routes and plans proposed or
adopt other different routes and plans LOT a
70 this board after such election TO adopt such
additional routes as MAJ IN init Its j"dg Sae suitable
provision for rapid transit on the East side OF the
city above Forty -third-st; be 1t .,,s hoard ,ha,
Resolved. That II is the sense or TINS poatu tnSt
the routes and plans located and approved by the
Commission organized under the Act OF 1881. anu
for which the necessary consents nave a,ItauA
been obtained should IL practicable: be adopted
bv IT, to the end that the question or the muihrl-
nal construction of a rapid transit railway may b"
submitted to the electors of this city at the gen
eral election in November, 1894; and, -.
Resolved That the counsel and chief engineer OF
this board be directed 10 report at the next meet
ing of the board whether or not. in their opinion
there exist legal or engineering obstacles which
ought the adoption by h tr o9aT randi ID
transit railway approved by the Commission
organized under the act OF & ; ana ' fhs
adoption of such routes. plans and specNica,
tions by this board is practicable the counse sha
prepare for It's consideration such further ana more
formal resolutions may be deemed necessary
TO effctuate its views as herein expressed
The Commissions desire Is for speedy settle
ment o, the question of municipal construction
After that IS decided they will provide plan fof
the East Side. which will take the place OF me
one which the property owners or Madlsoh-aNe
rendered impossible when they secured the pas
sage OF the law of 1892, already alluded to.