New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-25
WHAT MR.. GOULD PROPOSES.
..NuArTAN's LETTER TO THE RAPID
TRANSIT COMMISSION.
LINE FROM BATTERY PLACE ON THE WEST
SIDE TO HoRATIo OR GANsEvooRT- ST.
AND AN EXTENSION TO FORT
GEORGE IN THE PLAN--CoM-
MENrs OF THE BOARD.

c.o Rapid Transit Commissioners met yester-
49, otternoon and adopted various resolutions
- .rlv 20 George J. Goulds letter which was
A nublic for the first time after the meet
~ From the text Of Mr.. Gould's letter and
-. ,enor OF the Boards answer thereto it
lid seer, that the Manhattan directors and
49, commissioners have begun seesaw
,.a ~ policy that Is likely to lead to prolonged
ro,,stjons The Board at its meeting last
..oe1 IN adopting the report OF It's Committee
- contracts decided in effect that the Man
ho,tan Company. because Of the suggestions
=, great extensions ard improvements In It's
s,,s,eno which had emanated from its directors,
80 as,eated the tunnel scheme. and that con-
.o,usntly the responsibility of providing New
work with adequate transportation facilities
,,sted upon the elevated company. Alexander
r Orr on behalf of the Board. laid these con-
.,,s,ons before the Manhattan officials and in
,t,sa them 10 make prompt application for
such additional facilities or extensions" as were
des,red in order TO complete a system of rapid
transit
Mr. Gould lost no time in submitting certa.n
r,onosals to the Commissioners, but as VIII
readily be seen. the additions suggested by Mr
Could will not in any sense provide the In
creased accommodations so urgently needed by
,ha travelling multitude Of this city. Beyond
= now line running along the West Side as far
uoratio or Gansevoort-st. the company makes
u,tle provision for meeting the demands or the
thousands OF people who require quick ana
direct transit 10 and from the business part OF
Manhattan Island and the residential districts
in the northern part Of the city. II Is felt IN
many quarters that neither Mr.. Goulds letter
nor the resolutions Of the Board help to clear
away much OF the doubt and uncertainty IN
which the probability OF rapid transit Is now
involved.
TIE MAYOR NOT THERE.
Nayor Van Wy,k was not present at yester-
davs meeting II seems likely that 50 long as
the Commission remains constituted as It Is now
deliberations will not be attended by the Mayor
and the Controller The other members or the
Board were at the meeting. with the exception
OF George L. Rives After the consideration or
Mr. Goulds letter the Board decided 10 instruct
rs counsel to proceed at once with the appllca-
ton TO the Appellate Division Of the Supreme
Court to modify its opinion in the matter Of
the $1,000 600 bond for the underground road.
The secretary Of the Board was also Instructed
70 inform the Mayor that the books and records
Of the Commission wore open at any time to the
inspection and examination Of the Commission
ers Of Accounts.
When Mr. Orr received Mr.. Gould's communl-
cation last week he decided. after consultation
with his fellow Commissioners. that its con-
tents should not be made public until after the
meeting OF the Board. Considerable curiosity
was manifested as 10 the nature OF the letter.
but frs secret was carefully kept. one ne"'T-
paper. however. was equal to the contingency,
and went calmly to work and improvised what
purported 10 be a copy OF Mr.. Goulds reply
Further prominence was given 10 the fabrca-
tion by another newspaper. which. in It's desire
10 be ahead of the times. appropriated the al
legged letter bodily. and inserted it under display
captions in It's later editions. The fake" letter
IN question read follows:
beg TO acknowledge the receipt OF your letter o..
the 18th inst. The subject has been considered at
length heretofore by the directors OF the Man
haitian Railroad Company. Your comm unicatiOn
meeting on Tuesday next and an early rspy made
! may say. however that the position heretofore
he'd hy the Manhattan Railroad Company regarI-
lng the cOmpensati to the city sOT rights o: Nay
and la bility for property damages has not been
changed.
This letter was the result of mere guess.
How completely wide Of the mark il WAS IS
shown from the bona-nde letter received by
the Commissioners from Mr.. Gould. copies %
which were given to the press yesterday by
Mr. Delaneld