New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-06
CRABS OF THE RAILWAYS.
-,r rXTENSION OF THE "HUCklE-
BERRY" LINES.
,,r,NrAGEs GAINED AT THE EXPENSE OF TIE
c1Ty-CoMPLA1NTs or THE PUBLIC

-. beauty OF one Of the fairest portions OF Nood-
= cemetery is being destroyed to permit the eN-
''t,, ~ one of the "HucNcberry Uo'leE mus
- bedford Park 20 Mount Vernon ltahah '"oo'
hove been nj work for weeks digging away '"e
ers 80 terraces along the eastern slope oil the
ter, telling beautiful trees, DESTROYING f'i' w.
, ord nllinc up the pretty little WoodlaWn "Ne'
w. .ho work IS being done by the city IN the eN
." ~ Weheter-aVe. nOrthward through ''c
-, clce Of the cemetery 10 connect WIN .'O
C, pine line Road north of Woo1lawn Inc '''o"
y,uu.gv Company is preparing to lay "o',1 -.
- arous the avenue ne soon as inc VIZ
- The companys franchise gives inc i'>''
" 49,, ,r,'ley-cars in Wcstcr-ave.. and il "e'',
~ a.. ov,,r1,l the trolley line can be cNt1h'N"
y, ,,.boyeb the railroad company could not n'No
-, irht ot way through the cemetery II VIII
e. .bo right TO take possession OF Inc @N~i"
- tre civ has been good enough TO oi''" ".'
- g. The city bears the expense "''
~ ~ one OF the most beautiful cemeteries ~ W.
I,,rv Is spoiled and trolley company e''''
s,o..cr valuable thOrouGhiare' ,.
',,,,.srl paveon Wilds. the Deputy COMMISSIONS
p.,,, WORKS. has called attention 10 another
.,,, IN enable the "IIuCkcbcrry oihca'7 10 eo''"eo
-, .~ou.v line in One-hundr ed-ard-t hirty-hith-s'
.b ,re Thrd-ave. Companys cAole INV :"
..,s.e-lam-ave. \ bill has been htroduceu III 'lo
I...,..,-e bv Assombyman G!ieland 10 eN'e"I
-, md change the grade Of West One-1nndrou-
W., .r;~.v-affh-st the extension being through -
s...,o,oe Park as row laid out. As ind'a'cu III ''o
-, a.. work would mean an expense or FlZoV" 10
-, o,,r bu, Mr. Wilds says that II also Wouiu III
=. .la disturbance Of large water mains anu NV
-, of a ratehouse. which might mean an ai-
s,,,, oxpense Of $4,000. lie declares that the o
I'VE. he defeated, because 1t IL intended 10 put ',,'
t., - enormous expense for the beneh' or a rall-
road corporation. .o,,i,, now
While the railroad corporations are era"'nN Nv"
,to-,uglfarcs and planning 20 grab more WIN '"V
-, ~ the city authorities and the LfglSIaturN
HVIa,la,r.- against the management OF 81, TO-
Co'',-inois in The city are increasing. fartlCuidi
.,rrorous are the complaints that the lh'tItS, ,b
- .ra..lng public are being Gler,gdIutU u! wv
Ws.rouoitan Traction Company, a COZ Ho,rroi
!listcb 3e reaching cat with an apparent Nc'ctill-
o,io- 70 ,obble up al the small ralir""d con- con-
.sriss and control all the surface INES ~ w, 90
tI,bourb the CORPORATION has been l'l'!' :, ~
.nsr.aiuiue the dangerous nuisance AT D''H .h.tI
-~-ye Union SQUARE there has been no ll'I'','4oi
,ba. The railway officials VIII decrc,S' ,ne toot
-. ~ "a HE cars there. Many complaints TO-,
~ oraotice Of running empty cars Wheh oIh, Uat'
- he line arc crowded. about the tnth.nE 90
ssrCers ont Of cars at ScVenth-aNc. ana rIl..'n',
- and nbout the general pracuce q. Lu.lt, ~
49, - = fhau are needed to prevent oN'IC ~
i-r have been disregaTded by llo V1 ~ e. a..
,-eo-,ce ~ treating the travc ling pubic aS Ia -
.ss,iia like cattle and Crowding passengers III wy
- a., order 10 save wages Of employees t'Hu
5~co rf,uninC EXPENSES. is being COntnu'u III So
~. ,,,tlie protests At the same time lht t"ihFntF
a. e-.trt-r control of other lines Of lraF'l III tl'r
c with the expectation that the CITY dutno. ~
viii allow Il 10 change the motive power on Us rs
''-cs without extra taxation and Wlthoul ll' U7,
- run the lines in the interest OF 'he "''''''''N
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