New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-02
SELECTIONS FROM THE NAIL.
THE RAPID TRANSIT PLAN.
A BROADWAY PROPERTY-owNER WHO ff'oi i' %
PIT WHO THINKS Two-TRAcK
PLAN FEASIBLE.

PLAN FEASIBLE
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir; As a member and chairman OF inc ID
Property Owners Committee opposing the pi"'''
the Rapid Transit Commission, l Deg
except TO the statement in your ehl'oii"' "a -,
day that the Tanmlny-M Manhattan coin ,,
has won an important II not a decisive ''c'oiS' 90
on iu,nutation upon the Broadway property -" "e'
that they have combined with Tammany nan az"
the Manhattan Railroad Company 70 oeiea' i"''N
transit. ,,o, ,yere
The mans O, the Rapid Transit Commission VIZ
opposed by us not for political reasons NO. ~
the benent Of any railroad company put so'e'' ="
cause of their dement's l do not own s'
bond of the Manhattan Railroad; nave g.
Renrblican for many years. having W. ,1a,a
ora Fremont and for every hepuo.'''' aor,-
since his day. and for many years was ,here
iuent Republican In Essex CouH''' .,ossd IA
me- residence is Personally. am not Opus sor
n,, transit I'm this city, nor even 10 d" ..
or,un1 railroad on Broadway In 'front.' ol Pr, an
IN which 7 am Interested but am 80, onosed
,oeod To the extravagant and DaIelui p''" =, = .
80 Tho Ranld Transit Commission. l OPPOSE -
pS inc ZAP I exnert because It was not
.,,,a,,,, good one and was unsuteu " '
dt,ons which exist | oppose II ds -, an
orrer because IL was injurious 10 u,e p,ass ~,
pr,adv,v and would be rutnous W 'e Sarosad II
the street during its construction ar" A,use II
I 80 Interested in the municipality, pe' US 80,
80. outrapeouslv extravagant, was lth''0 ~ -, IN
was ou''1s ,,,r,ited amount OF debt. ana 10 III
( crease taxation. - .-oa,ed as 7
Tho Rapid Transit Commission was To-, ra,,d
hovo always understood. 10 give tni' ~ -
transit from its outer portions 10 us u.ol,.ss
49,. d had the Commissioners conhhed '"c"''
w. It., ,o, FOR this purpose no one "ouii
- s,,rod :, more than but In my opi''o''' wv
| have exceeded their legitimate nu'y an ,
MANNED 4 four-track system when Is ~
rand transit and ~ slow transit TOT S'o' a.
had the Commission adopted me sus Co. ~. west
I ne Nr Hewitt. OF twO-trdck SSayn'ln a.. - ina
Nv VI; ,he Civ passing down Broadway 10 IN n,
Ciry Hail Park. ana or an 'ha civ passing through
Iexingtonav and approaching the C'ty h' nirS
either by the Bowery ana F4lH l" Win stations
st and Marion-st, or oy r..,,Lh ,asssnger sub
about half mile apart, and with pasSe"fH y"en
ySoaJway and Fourih-ave 50 that passeasers roi
transfer from ore inc 20 W. for and the whole
h,sinss ~ ira nsporta FOR short distances "Dn
6sv, been rrleglted TO the surface roA's' ""''' "
passengers FOR comparatively short distances.
say MOI exceeding miles. vii take inc su 80
80 yho notices The number who rnve. IN ina
way and who considers that u - elsirr any 49, a
less time FOR such distance to take anu 80 :,
,,r,,cs car al the nearest street corner th"n u
would 10 walk perhaps several blocks 70 ,hr :. o, ~
,ventv feni with the necessity OF ascending again
end OF probably having 20 walk several docks s'''
The station at which the undergro ma cars are ~.
tn two-,rack system cou,d be built wholly by tun-
neling without opening the street except A. NJ,
walls OF hair mt aui there "h,y LOT " 49, N
! no roadway Of a cross street. the tracks could ne
! centrally beneath the roadway AZ -uch dlstah.r
rom M. houses that these would no. be inJufouSy
oc,c1 he mr. derpinnr- % houses would not he re-
oi-.i as N would been by the plan OF me ON
mission Tss o gsa or rr MAIN thy
s,e.G ~ having 10 be entirely removed and renewei
| ,s would have been necessary with the plan ~ IN.
! Rauid Transit Commission. and. finally. me COS,
! woulI DO Jess than two-ifihs OF that eNfraVaS'h'
! plan. -. ID, ...,,, IL
Man ,or the work and ,hev viii me~, with no oppo-i-
,f..rH ~ 10
! matter as DO EDN AhD > KIN IN
| New-Yo-k May -. 1896