New-York tribune., 1896-11-18
TO KEEP TRICKS OFF FFTH-A|E.
THE PROPOSED ORDNANCE FAVORED ONLY IN
MINORITY REPORT PRESENTED TO
TIE ALDERMEN.

THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE FAVORED ONLY IN
4 MINORITY REPORT PRESENTED TO
TIE ALDERMEN.
Majority and minority reports from the Commit
tec on Streets were submitted TO the hoard OF
Aldermen yesterday on the resolution restricting
traffic In Fifth-avc The minority report. "h'ch
was presented hy Aldermen Olcot and Woodward,
favors the ordinance prohibiting Inc Use OF 'h"
avenue FOR trucks and heavy vehicles from Twen-
,v-nf,h-st 10 Finy-ninth-st. but proposing TO
amend f. so AS not TO interfere with the calling Tor
and delivery OF goods during the hours named
The minority report combats the argument mat
,bo ordnance is In the nature OF class legislation
The same criticism would apply It IL cont"nd"d to
the existing restrictions in Central Park ana XIV
.rsidc Driv. In this city and to miles OF streets
and boulcvards in Philadelphia. Boston. chicago.
Eurralo and nearly al civilized cities restricted
for the pleasure Of the people.
The report further insists: THE exclusion OF
trucks from street does not turn that street over
o any privileged or exclusive class at all. II does
not rob the people of any part OF their univ"rs"i
right I'm that street. II simply converts IN" street
into a pleasure thoroughfare for the cntirc COM
n,uniiv Tho reservation OF one OF the main
arteries Of city travel for pedestrians and ear
riages would add to the beauty and hneness o'
street, in which there should be universal civic
pride"
Tho ordinance as amended II is argued allows
entire freedom OF approach 10 any part or rifth-
,vs by wagons having business to do there IL re-
strlcts the street only as thoroughfarc between
noints above and below the restricted limits.
When Fifth-ave shall have been paved with
asphal, I'm the Immediate future the desirability
OF the proposed restriction VIII become necessity
10 save. the avenue from the almost exclusive use
OF IN. heavy vehicles which VIII 40 to II as Il
horoughfare, when they might perfectly reason
ably b. asked to Seventh. Eighth and the othef
para.l avenues instead, thus leaving Ftth-ave
as the only beautiful boulevard OF approach from
downtown to Central Park for the safe and slightly
use OF all citizens poor and rich alike. In thls
way only can maintain Fifth-ave M street
which can be pointed to with civic pride as mon
ument to the foresight and wisdom or the munich
The main opposition to tho proposed ordinance
whose property rights and interests the under
signed have the greatest respect ana sympathy
hut the undersigned feel that the proposed ordi-
nance will not injure Madison-ave. property, mas
much as the situation and grade OF that avenue
are not such as to attract other tranic than that
which already goes there
at Is objected that few persons have appeared
AT the public hearing In support or the proposed
ordinance But II Is confidently believed by the
undersigned that public opinion. as Indicated by
the spoken and printed words OF all classes of
citizens IL In favor Of this ordinance. whose sole
AT large n beautiful southcrly approach to our
greatest public garden. -
The minority report was signed by Aldermen
/ Noonan Schilling and Wund. Ii declared that
there appearcd to be person or interest that
desired the restriction, and that. 40 far as the
view of the numerous protests made to the COM
mittee ~ the public hearing.
Roth reports were laid over and ordered TO he
printed