New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-14
FIGHTING THE TROLLEY.
A STORM OF PROTESTS AGAINST PRO.
POSED EXTENSIONS.
RESIDENTS IN HICKS AND OTHER STREETS BE
FORE THE COMMON COUNCIL RAILROAD
COMMITTEE SCHOOLS AND


COMMITTEE SCHOOLS AND
CHURCHES AFFECTED.
The protesting property-owners who are OPP
posed TO railroad extensions on Hicks ana other
streets had hearing before the Railroad COM
mittec Of the Common Council last evening
There were present Aldermen Francisco chair
man; Myers Hennessy. Thompson. Guiltoyie
and Wassmuth. The residents Of Hicks-st ana
the Heights generally, have formed an asso-
citation to combat the encroachments or the
Flynn and Brooklyn Heights railroads. Fore
most among these are William C. Beecber. l..
Hastings Arnold +. p Belamy. G. W. Chaun-
cey. Dwight =. Clapp. Sturg.s Coffin. {. H. DE
Silver Dr. w. JarvIc William G. Low. William
T. Mason James II. Taylor. Y. +. Tclney and
william V upper. Circulars were sent OUT
asking the property-owners to resist the IN
yaslon and u fight against 1t by all legal
means.
Or. Cochran. president u the Polytechnic
Institute appeared - protest against Livingston
-, being handed over t. the trolley lines lie
admitted the need that existed for reducing the
congcstcd state q Futon-st. and appreciated the
difficulties the committee had 10 contend with.
with the present trolley lines. he said. II was
found that certain lines Of education IN the IN
stltutlon had t. be abandoned. The proposed
trolley line viii interfere with preparatory
grades. which support tho higher grades. The
institution is threatened with extinction; the
lower grades have fallen Of one-half while the
higher ones have Increased. because parents are
afraid 10 send children now. The street Is only
% feet inches wide. with two tracks there
would be only feet Inches left on each SIDE,
Robert H. Wilson presented a protest agaihs,
a railroad In Dupont ct. between Franklin ana
West SITS. and In West-st between Dupont anc
Eagle SITS as they are private property and
ho,. l.e
handed in against lines In South Fourth-st. Sid-
ney Y. Lowell appeared FOR the proprie'ofs Oh
the Mansion and Pierrepont houses ana Tor Cor
nelius X. Collier livery stable owner OF College
Place. The former wanted quiet. while the iiVes
OF the latters drivers would be imperliled TURN
ing from Love Lane into Hicks-st Inc notes
represented danger to property, the stable to
NE
James McKeen appeared TO protest on behalf
OF Hicks-st. and Livingston-st. owners ana !or
the Polytechnic and the Eye and Ear Hospital
on TIvingston-st This latter had last year
1900 patients. or lsS a day. There would be no
room for physicians carriages on the street WIN
this railroad and great NUMBER atteEueu the
hospital daily.
William J. Low contended that the legal re-
qurements have not been compheu WIN. go,
Francis Dodge said that his property that cost
$4,000 will not be worth $4,000 II the Hlcks-st
road goes through. and the taxable loss III the
First Ward would be s25O.oOo he protested
against the Heights being turned into trolley
switching yard He himself will go 10 i've In
New-York. where property Is protected IL the
line Is granted. He asked the committee " Gun
slider the matter well and not damage the finances
of the city. tApplause)
Lowell NJ Palmer read the statistics or west
bound freight from the port showing mat the
greater part Of ii came from brooklyn ana all the
sugar from Kent-aVe. He protested against a
railroad in Wythe-ave. and In Dupont and Eagle
SITS. which he owns.
The Rev s. G. Carter pastor OF the Church OF
the Redeemer I'm Pacifc-st.. appeared IN oppoSl-
tion To the proposed line on Pacihc-st ana told
OF the dangers TO the children OF the public and
Sunday schools.
Edward NJ Shepard made an earnest appeal 10
the committee not TO grant the request, when
he characterized as one OF the most audaclous
ever made I'm a civilized land.