New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-23
EXTENSIONS FAR UPTOWN.
HEARING BEFORE MUNICIPAL ASSEM-
BLY, COMMITTEES.
MEssRs. vREE1AND AND LAcTERhACh MAKE
PROMISES OF A FIVE CENT FARE
TupoI-cUOTT THE LINE.

MESSRS. VREEI.AND AND IAuIEihA'h MAND
PROMISES OF FIVE CENT FARE
THROUGHOUT THE LINE.
More than ordinary interest was attached TO the
joint hearing before the raj road committees OF
both branches of the Municipal Assembly IN inc
Council chamber yesterday morning on inc apph
cations Of the Metropolitan Street halfway COM
pany and the Third Avenue Railroad Company for
extensions of their tracks in the upper part OF the
city Originally there were ten OF these applica-
lions made. but Mayor Van Wyck last week vetoed
seven without prejudice to tho companies, on the
ground that the hearing should have been adver-
tised for fourteen days. while only eleven days
were given from the time he received the notice
These applications will come before the COM
mittces for a hearing next Tuesday.
The Applications which the committees heard
arguments yesterday were those OF the Metropoi-
tan Street Railway Company for 4 line beginning
al the junction of KngsbridGe Road and Amster-
dam-ave at One-hundred- and sixty second-st. and
extending thence the bridge over the Har-
lem Ship Canal and on the proposed bridge over
the Spuyten Duyvil Creek TO West Two-hundred-
and thirticth-st in West Northumberland
tieth-st to Rverdae-ave.. thence northerly In
Riverdale-ave 20 the boundary line Of the city;
also beginning at One-hundred-a and 'thirtieth-st
and the Boulevard running north along inc iSouIe-
ward TO One-hundrc Land eghty-second-st- ana
Ecvonth-ave.. including that portion OF the boule'
ward between One-hundred-and-hfty -hfth and one
seventh SITS. and from tho june
ton OF the Boulevard and One-hundred-hnd-iorty-
nfth-st.. running easterly along northumberland
forty-nfth-st tho Harlem River; also on the APP
plication of the Fort George and Eleventh Avenue
Railroad Company. beginning at the intersection Of
sixty-Gfth-st. and Columbus-ave. and running
southcrlv in Columhus-ave. to the boulevard. with
an extension be constructed on the railroad Of
the Central Park Company about seventeen hun
dred feet.
When the hearing began Chairman oakley said
I spplX "a
thing 10 say I'm opposition the applications There
was no response to this. and then the chairman
said the committee ready to hear from those
who wished to discuss the applications, but who
were opposed to them.
Ex-Assemblyman W. w. Niles. IT.. said he repre-
scented the Tax5aycrs' Alliance Of the North side,
which appeared not in opposition TO the appica-
lions but in their favor, provided some conditions
were attached that the residents OF the upper por-
ton OF the city thought advisable. Mr. Niles said
that the time within which the company should
make these proposed extensions should be limited
and nc thouCht two years a reasonable time. He
also thought that the granting Of the franchise
shoull be conditional upon the guarantee OF the
companies that a continuous ride for five cents
would be given on any portion Of their roads
H. II. Brown Of Kingsbridge. also favored the
line Thomas A. Fulton. of the Citizens Alliance,
which is opposed TO the continuance OF two sets Of
tracks in Amsterdamave.. declared that before the
companies got any further extensions they should
be compelled TO take up one OF the tracks IN Am
sterdam-ave.
The Rev. DR.. John p. Peters. of St Mlchaels
Protestant Episcopal Church. said that II the two
tracks were allowed to remain in Amsterdam-ave
that thoroughfare would become n trunk line Inc
subways in the avenue. he said were larger than
the law demanded and II was the intention OF the
companv he was informed to these subways
for the general distribution of electric currents
The companies should be compelled TO use one set
Of tracks only
Samuel ]. Lucken Christian Thinks. president OF
g. l.. Alderman. OF Inwood. and Lawson ~ ruler
Edward Lauterbach. who appeared on behalf OF
the Third Avenue Railroad COMPANY SAID mat
everybody who would be bereated BY the e 'n,
cation The only people who oppose Hs Ne Sa ar:
hess peop pT for S lg 70 the
subject Now there are two reasons why We can
not take up OF the tracks from Anlste, linl-hNr
Neither the Thrd-ave company nor inc ~ are
tan company owns these ffanchlses,, tn'f Honds
Of the companies which own the franchises must Dc
projected and they cannot be Pr1tcreG ar s Of th
city is cut of This Is the legal objectien dnere
IS also physical one the cars o. .ne forfyfye
seconds They Will run oftcner in the future. u
wr e~, ai es,cd ana II woaid be impossible handle
II. ! am going to meet iheS" i,'lr l H. ',r,s
azure and ready % met hem IN tme 'Hu ,re
viii t"l you that since electricity has n,en MIRO MIRO
duced f. that avenue by the MetropoilnI%n i Tbr
Chances VIII be lcsseued when We &, IN olir ne"
motor system. OF the men VINO apA'' -. ~
nnposc is on is clergyman and the otner an
vndertaEcr ana I suppose the paucity oil 'u''e'a'7
accounts for their oppos!llpn ,, ,,or,,,oo a
Mr. Lautorhach thought he could euara' ff,,ra
oveccnt fare all over the roads in III. near Iutuse
ron the CITY line to the city Han rms proIInihs
by Mr. Laut,rbach OF a hve-ctnt ilI. ng IND tbnv
poope who were present AT lHc "'"''"H' ' '
applaudcd him literally. -, .ho Netronoli,an
PRESIDENT H. II. Nrecland OF the T ,,,
t}nr restrictions on tae companies oi tlihe "dti,,
which TO do the work. he would say .hs' ms ,brnc
W.. etood ready 10 build the roius III ill., t,
months provided difficulties Were pbb III II Nero er
sNoif,.n cnrnpanv showed that one rare WIS hi
- nrnvou and he could promise that only d s'ns'e
fare would bc charged.