The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-10
ELEVATED RAPID TRANSIT.
THE MAYOR TELLS hi NORTH
SIDERS THAT'S WHAT HE'S FTER.

Talks Again Of Hole In the Grourd,
that HIs blessed Raptd Transit Comm,..
sion Wants TO Dtg-The North.rIdcrs
Want Elevated Roads TO the CITY Line
A great crowd OF citizens OF the Twenty-third
and Twenty fourth wards assembled in the
Mayors office yesterday afternoon to urge him
to help, to The best Of his ability. the extensions
OF tho elevated roads in this city, which he las
openly favored. not only the loops to tho bridge
ana down West street. but especially tho extern
tlohs ON the east and west sides to the city line.
Inc Mayor again expressed his belief that the
hoLutloh OF tho rapid transit problem lies In the
elevated roads, and he said ho would even favor
the blg loop Mt the Battery. lie wanted rapid
transit, he said.
Ihey can No ahead with TINT hole In the
ground remarked Mayor Strong, and by tho
tlme the underground road is completed tho
elevated road will not be able to carry all tho
people who would use it,"
Those who were present were members OF the
Taxpayers Alliance. j. A. Goulden. President
Of the Alliance. sa!d the territory above tho
liaticn would. accommodate 2,OOO.O 900 people.
anu u i oniy rhpiu transit were given, population
Long Island. The only way to secure this
needed rapid transit, he nverrrd, was by the ex-
tension or Tie Manhattan Railway. The city
should deal fairly with the company, even to
me extent of guaranteeing it from suits for
The underground road" he said, Twill be OF
no value to us, for as it is planned II does not
reach us at all. We have tried to get a five
cent fare from the steam railway company. but
have failed.
We are here. Mr.. Mayor concluded Mr..
Goulden, TO give you our support In bringing
about rapid transit, and to urge you to bring
ABOUT a conference between the Manhattan peo-
pie and the city authorities"
Charles F. Brown, President of the High
Bridge taxpayers Association, and Judge j. II.
Angel also spoke In the same vein. The Rev.
+. NJ. Clendennin Of 81. Peters Church, Union
port, spoke OF the great parks In the north end
or the city ana the Inadequate means of reach
ing them that the poor people in the lower part
OF the city now have. He said that IL the ele-
waited anne to Cnionport the Land necessary for
It's construction would be given to IT,. A. ;.
Hutchins OF High Bridge said that the only con-
town extensions should be that IL also constructs
extensions into the north end of tho city. Many
others spoke IN like manner.
A. ;. Alexander advocated the use of tho
Speedway from l5jth street to Kingsbridge. in
spite of the fact that the latter, when finished,
will have cost millions.
Lawson y. Fuller said that IL was only on the
condition that all rights to damages are waived
that the Manhattan Company would extend Its
lines. He said that the Manhattan road had
been compelled already to pay about $40. 600. 900
land damages II had never expected to pay. 1t
would build no more extensions without II posi-
tive guarantee against such suits.
The Mayor ended the hearing by saying:
what we want is rapid transit, and we want
IL now-right away--and | am in favor of any
thing that will give IL to us. | think we will
get 1t. The people need 1t and must have it,"