New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-01
TALK ABOUT RAPID TRANSIT
,-,uws AS TO ELEVATED RAILROAD EN-
TENSION.

,prsIpENT JERoLoMAN AND CoNTfoi-i-h" FILTH
THINK NO MORE PRIVILEGES s''o' ''D DE-
GIVEN THE COMPANY WITHOUT AMPLE
pr7,.Rx TO The cITY-ALDERMAN
orcoTT wANTs IMPROVED
rrANsrc KTATIoN As
eoox As POSSIBLE.
President Jerooman. OF the boa'u o' A!uei'"an'
.,bo Was Acting Mayor yesterday III '"e f'"porai!
absence NJ Mavor Strong sara ,ha' ne quesuoheo
a.. ,o,.or NJ the Common Councii 10 grant permis-
INC ~ ,,.,b.ttan Elevated Railway Company
'',' ~ ,,,.,onal tracks. as proposed by the men,
49,, ., ,,e BOARD OF Experts in their :epor' TO the
1,a,,d Transit Commissioners on TUESDAY. fesioes
49,, NJ Ierolonian said. he was opposed 10 giving
49,, ,,arhottan Company these privileges. because
:. 49,, done nothing to deserve them. No more
,..rch,ses should be granted unless ampe remu-
reration was guaranteed the city
Tho Acting Mayor, who is a member of the Rail
-oon committee said also that he doubted the
x,ediency OF darkening ary more streets and
.re,ues with elevated structures
..ybot hope to Sec. he continued. lis he adop-
,,on Of some motive power by surface roads
=, Eighth Ninth and the parallel avenues. with
rer.lqhted. wc-heated cars fitted up with
,dew 10 afford the people a return for their money
ard franchises
"put me on record as firmly opposed TO any sys-
of
.,roved electrical systems which might be adopted
n. you'd provc beneficial to the public. What
,,ro.o,ce does five minutes make TO
80 hollow Fifty-nnth-st, or as far up as Seventy
second-st? Nothing at all If he is comfortable,
ridinr in yen-ventlated well-lighted cars. Take
tho Echth-ave line, for Instance. Ii could put in
a cable from vesey-st.. up through Hudson-st.,
thence I'D TO the Harlem River. almost without
curve or deviation. Every effori will DE made 10
relieve the congestion below Fifiy-ninth-st. lou
may he sure that hereafter the railroad OF
this city viii he o. the most approved kind.
Controller Fitch who is member eX-ofiico. with
the Mayor Of the Rapid Transit Commission was
disncned 10 discuss the plans recommended by
the experts and said tina; he would not commit him
self now either 10 favor or criticise their views
one thing was certain the Controller said. and that
was If other concessions TO the Manhattan Elevated
Railway Company were be made. either in the
way Of new roads or additions, the company must
pay for them. -, e.,
that vii. be the ground taken; Whether new legs
lation will be needed or not am not prepared TO
Alderman W. ~ X Olcott. OF the XXIlId Dis
trict who has declared his purpose 10 go before the
the adoption Of resolution favcring increased IA
ctes TO the Manhattan company Tor lmprovns
step in behalf of my constituents. have looked into
the matter. ani | fear that the Rapid Transit act
ference on the part of the Board Of Aldermen If.
however. any enabling legislation in the Board of
Aldermen can up VIZ ~
effect 1t. OF course as the Mayor is member Of
the Rapid Transit Commission, any act. OF the
Aldermen disapproved by him which might clash
with the Commission would probably be vetoed
My Idea is 70 get some improvement in train , ser.
vice while waiting for the real rapid transit which
may be five 10 ten years off yet
The people who hold Manhattan stock are looking
for boom in its price the Stock Exchange on
account of the decision of the rapidtranst experts
in favor OF granting to the Manhattan road ex-
tensions. George J. Gould, the president OF the
Manhattan Company. and Russell Sage the big
bull OF the company's stock and its foremost d.
rector. would not say anything about the prooahe
action of the company in regard 10 the experts
recommendations. Russell Sage. of course. said
when he heard OF the decision. II told YOU So
Then he repeated his stereotyped interview. which
tells about the safety OF travel on the elevated
electricity and extra tracks above the present ones
and the horrors OF riding in underground road.