New-York tribune., 1896-01-08
THE MAYOR AND THE PLAZA.
MR. WURSTER THINKS A PART OF TT
MIGHT BE GIVEN UP
he SAYS THE PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE conf
PEELED TO WALK 800 FEET THROUGH

he SAYS THE PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE conf
PEELED TO WALK 800 FEET THROUGH
MUD AND sLrsH.
Considerable surprise Will be caused by the pub
ication to-day for the first time OF Mayor Wur-
s,er's attitude toward the mooted Liberty-st Plaza
question Mr.. Wurster says he Is in favor Of allow
ing the surface companies to part of the Plaza
He takes the ground that II Is unjust 10 compel
people 10 walk 800 feet through possible snow ana
slush 10 get into tie The Mayors attitude
is looked upon indication that there Will be
an early settlement Of the much-discussed question
just how much OF the Plaza Mayor Wurster IS
willing 10 see given to the companies. he does
not make plain at present. What he SAID to
Tribune reporter yesterday was this:
81 do not think passengers on the surface roads
should be compelled to walk 800 feet through mud
sl,Isb and snow in ST orms and nclement weather to
reach the Bridge station. The public should lie
accomnoda ed and the question Is how best to
bring that about
The reporter asked the Mayor If he believed the
construction Of surface tracks on the Plaza would
prove any greater Disagreement than the strnct-
ures Of the elevated railroad.
That Is not the principal point TO be considered
was the Mayors reply. THE placing or railroad
tracks on the Plaza and the use Of trolley-cars
there would add another element of danger 10
train AT that point There many people who
walk to the ferry cross the Plaza on foot ana
they must he protected
Il have had only three days to consider this Iu"s
ton and cannot be expected 10 speak definitely
on the subject yet. Ex-Mayor Schieron had the
question under consideration for year and cached
no satisfactory solution of the diffculiy
The reporter suggested that the people OF Brook
lvn hoped that MAYOR Wurster would bring abou;
a solution of the question In "A shorter time than
a wear 70 this Mayor Wurster replied: "Of
course know what the Flaza Is but as 10 the
merits OF this question OF accommodating passen-
gers by the surface roads ] was as ignorant up
Io Yesterday as this chair in which | am sitting.
Ycsteri.y / studied map which had prepared
and IN conference WIN CominsSiioner WIT as as
ruesed this question There certainly is some way
around this difficulty so that while the rAilroad
tracks need 70; take up ihe entire Plaza 9s un-
necessarily interfere with other suita,e iraihc 10
from the Bride pan may De Eefscd 50 ma r
n1f hr compelled wade through mud ana snow
in all kinds Of weather 40 great 4 distance -.
The chief point 10 be considered u, What Is ne
besi plan 10 be devised TO sccommodaie ine pup-
~ II Iracls could be laid 20 the Bridge sta
ion and say not occupy uhnec''saH IN sp,,s ~
.n,,id o. nus be accommodated if In doing MS
he railroad companies IRE accommodatcn ma I
would ro,d ns co2panies We're required TO expend
ss,,e sdli;onal money in providing ms accommp-
dafion 10 the public that would be question ior
'leI' NJ beIeve the pubic should be accommodaea.
and shall give careful consideration to al pans
and and Suggestions on the subject with vifW OF
'fli" 'fli,"une the problem at early date as p)ssi-
HvSben have re ched decision on the que =
1on /, will be made known to the people "f 'hs
oN Tte reporer then asked the MAYOR as to the ex-
c,sc question. Mayor Wursier replied - a:ner, Ger
C!S ,bat there VIII be delegation or clcrgshr
stau @ ,,ncn me on Monday nex., TO ask me - MAKE
; ca W. wv as respectable as New,York Is Al sha.
nav ~ On on sundays observed any saloons open
for busneIs asrcd about the question of Cabinet ap;
Wheh Navor Wurster said that ne woIid
pontmrn'',a , ',annointmcn:s until about January H.