New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-22
MIR. vREELAND'S REASONS.
WHY THE METROPOLITAN DOES NOT WANT
THE THIRD AVENUE CARS ON ITS
TRACKS In AMSTERDAMANE

TRACKS IN AMsTERDAMAVE
The first statement given out in behalf OF the
METROPOLITAN Street Railway Company as TO Its
position in the Amsterdam-ave. controversy was
made yesterday by President II. II. Vreeland. who
said
THE reason why IL is impossible for the Met.
ropolitan road 10 accept the Iauterbach amend
ment is in the first place. because we wished to
support the people in the Ford amendment The
Ford amendment provides that the question
whether or not four tracks should be permitted on
Amsterdam-ave should be submitted 10 the courts.
and that the courts when they had determined.
az they surely would that four tracks were un-
necessary should have the power 10 determine the
value NJ the tracks destroyed. This appears 10 us
a perfectly fair and JUS way OF disposing OF the
question There are several reasons why we 40
nor want the Third Avenue Road 20 use our tracks
and why We believe that IL would be very unfair 10
lis 20 permit them do Such an arrangement
would greatly reduce the speed OF our cars and
decrea.e the value OF service The Third Ave-
nue. Company says that IT is perfectly Wiling 10
Use our tracks Why shouldn't Il be willing? IL Is
q question as whether the Third Avenue ROAD
has any right In Amsterdam ave anyway. Again.
II is a question whether 1t has any right to con-
YER, i,s road into an electric road. All these mat
tArs are for the courts determine. and II is not
surprising that the Third Avenue line should De
anxious 70 get our tracks. where the title Is
nerfactlv clear As matter Of fact. the operation
M
avenue would deny TO the public the aecommoda,,
tions for which they petitioned ana wnlcn 'he roa"
gave them ~, - -..x..s .s.-~
were two horsecar lines which had right OF. way on
its tracks-one between Canal ana beecker sts.
and tho Green Line at Union Square. Every time
one Of these cars the cable track, tne fact
vas apparent from the long string or pracucaliy
stalled cable-cars, which trailed slowly oesina is
mill n turned of into side street again 80 tnc
Ws.ronoIitan Company bought these lines. and thus
Vas able 10 put stop TO the delay In trainc Our
Amsterdam-ave. line is TO be an important factor
IN the development OF the city north OF one-n nun
drsS - and-twenty- -ffth-st Our cars run on haii.
minute headway at eight miles an hour But "
,be Third Avenue line should run only one
car every four or nve minutes on our tracks
e1 sav five miles an hour, the efnciency OF
our cars would be punched behind 4, and would
he compelled 10 slow down to the Third Avenues
inning time The Third Avenue company WI
soon have an electric line in operation In the Bouie-
YARD and could i it chose use that line & tor ,ns ns
tss, through traffic sending slow cars over tho
Amsterdam-ave tracks and thus making IL I'M
nossible for US 10 give rapid ana satistactory
ssarvice IN Austerdam-sve. The Third avenue
company may not have any intention OF adopting
S,'nh a noIicy but our obligations 10 our stock
holders make IL necessary Tor us 10 sus,1 sss.nsss
All Contingencies which might unfavoraoiy aheot
their interests.