New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-08


PPoPERrY-owNEHs FIGHT THE LAY
ING OF TIE TRACKS
wEsrTIEsTER-AvE
The work the Port Chester electric road. which
ITS projectors hope will some day connect Rye
Port Chester and White Plains. is up to date sub
stantially rs follows: Beginning one block from the
New-Haven Railroads station at Port Chester. In
Wes,chesterave there was laid last fall about one
mile OF track extending 70 n point about two hun
dred feet beyond tho limits 0, Por; Chester village IN
The direction OF White Plains. 1t is single-track
line laid in the middle OF the roadway. and the
tracks only here and there visible. being FOR
most OF the distance covered By the dirt and mud
Of the road.
At the western end OF Port Chester village short
stretch OF track. extending to the State line. WAS
laid las; fall. This. tho projectors hope may ulti-
Inately be continued into Connecticut II Is not on
the main line OF the Port Chester road. but viii
connec; with /; at Main-st. and Westchester-ave.
About a half-rnile from Port Chester station, going
toward Rye. there in meadow at the foot OF
the railroad embenkment. the Sound side TWO
piles of troliey-road rails. about two hundred and
fifty in all and a lo;e OF rivet-pla,es and ties The
rails were recently unloaded from fatcars OF the
New-Haven road
Less than n half mile west OF Rye station are the
golf links Of the Apawamfs Club. and this ground
the company few weeks ago laid a strip Of track
about three hundred feet in length. stopping In me
middle OF the fed About twenty-five looso rails
are lying near this spot This comprises all the
construction work that has actually been done
The chief in the company IS w G. BUSHNELL
o. New-Haven He was found recently ny a TIN
une reporter with John Hall. superintendent OF the
road. down near the golf links near Rye measur-
Ing off land with 4 tape line. When asked X his
name was Bushnell Re answered with another Qies-
ton: Are you a deputy-sherif?" on the assuT-
ance tina: the reporter wasn't he admitted that 10
was Mr. Bushnell. He va. polite. but cautious
and volunteered statements except that ne
company was defending suit for $3.50 for having
cut down three trees while laying It's three hundred
feet Of track in the sacred precincts OF the
Apawamis Coli Club The road. he said In answer
20 questions, would be running by summer although
there had been a good deal OF trouble encountered
in the direction OF White Plains There was little
opposition In Rye. lie said
But from talks with other men it developed that
there was great deal OF antagon'sm to tho road in
Rye. one Port Chester man said tho people OF
rye were nsA,n6 ~ 'o c ana nn5 r@ o Tn o
position IS on the psrt q IT, OVERS 0i estatcs
read saving mat rs coming %cSl hep oFs'1 Ba-
rea!-estate man IN rye sue MAJ IN III T. az. a.
sons representing pTOpefty-o"nels o. rye. fe"
weeks ago asked Judge Dickey. in Brooklyn. for an
ana commissioners rad been appointed to condemn
the rsh; x way fci ne ro@c N fye i ishlp'
posel route rom Rye Bes n to Por, Chester but
aso stFp o; or rs & o., iS art cb hes as
part OF Rye Township lay between Port Chester ana
so a5es Of h, Hs s had tod him
they would give permission 70 ne company 70 pace
opposition OF the town officers o: Harrison was pro-
nounced ne added. and he thought It would 10
many years" before the road would DO running 10
White Plains. ,
ing v,s held in Eye IN which after discussion it
was decided that the Highway commissioners could
for the road in Rye on accoun, an Tregulariiy
in the advertisement OF the proposed action. and
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Two or three Of the persons seen BY the reporter
.eid that Joseph Park Of New York. was the
leading opponent OF the extension OF the track IN
Westches ter-ave. and one added tha' Mrs sinaGck
OF New-York. who has 4 summer nome jlst OUTSIDE
OF Port Chester Village, toward White Pains was
also actively lighting the scheme.
Joseph Park. who was quoted as tho leading op-
pSHenS 10 ehe Se%een Port Chester and White
Plains l. director Of the New-iiavcn Railwa%,
f PARK ne . T0rd p"' lis local sendns
high no; only on seSS0i s OF niT sg ana one
continued spirit especially IN ne mater OF roaa
a good deal than $1,000 IN the construction
Of macadamizod roads in Harrison I0"nship IN: Tnhd
roads there arc among the finest in he Stat
broad beautifully graded ;a ana ho G9y
from Tomkins Cove on the Hudson At an expense
Mr Park made these roads entirely without a.
sistancc from the pubic. ana solely oLt OF u u".
and promote the convenience OF his Old neishbor''
and many speak Of IL as great onTe thar tneso
fscated by trolley company ~ tne trolley com
Psny ps TO G%n rak R"y mere Would & oppoon
What the public who enjoy those hno roads oh
feet TO- and what M Park himself still more
naturally objects TO- Is that the con ribulion Which
he has made 10 the public for the convenience Of
driving should DO seized by the trolley company
for It's own money king purposes. People say
that II they want trolley. Let them 90 Ar hr Park
did-grade nd build IL AZ thoir own expense. not at
his great deal Is said TOO. about the ingrautlde
Of making such q return 20 an aged, puDi'-spFllcl
citizen FOR his long con,inucd bencfactions
John O. Merritt. OF Port Chester IS the contractor
huildInC the road. About month ago. the re-
porter was told he set fifty italians at work late
ono saturday nigh, In the golf club grounds. and
by working on Sunday they got the so feet OF track
laid before they could be enjo4ned. Ills track IL
not banked up. and extends only about halfway
across the links toward Port Chester IN" other
half OF the property. the part on which there - no
track !s part OF the Peck estate and the company
viii have no legal difficulty IN extending the Inc
across IL AS the track In Westchestcr-ave. Is In the
centre Of the wide road i Will ne 70 erect
troIey-poles on each SIDE. W. q. Bushnell Is "a
brother Of Ericsson bushnell the singer .--o-..
,,il hc ahle to build its line only by waving !ts
determination lay rs racks IN the fine roads and
agreeing TO use instead other roads which would
NOT he inconyenent for It's purpose and at the same
tirne would not la ruined ~ the operation Of
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