New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-18
'rrsr LEAVE BATTERY PARK
-,r>,r c1AusEN ORDERS ELEVATED
P''N'' STRUCTURES REMOVED.
TAKEN UNDER AN AGREEMENT MADE
WITH TIE CITY IN ls7e-RAILRoAD
OFFICIALS SILENT.

Could. president OF the Manhattan
'e0,s halfway. received a notice yesterday
tle'S'1 ordering his company 10 remove us
h'ei h' rom Battery Park. The order was
81 -, president George c. Clausen oi the
,ssue' 1oo~d and was served on Mr.. Gould at
go" an sick IN his office in the Western Ohloh
s,,.r gov No 1875 Broadway. by Secretary Holly
ofthe Park Boa'o' ,.,,,,oo+,on 70
f o,,,1a stated that the structure and the
MI - trains over it had caused sreat injury
p>S1rork and that the order to remove II was
70 ~, r.' On agreement entered into by the city
p's s che New-York Elevated Railway, Of which
A. vsnhattan IS the successor IN $50
inr agreement was entered into by the Mayor
=. the city. acting through the Department %
go parks and the New-York Elevated Rail
fly'~ cor,nanv on February 10 1876 IN its
IO'. .eo.,or II ie SET forth that the city grants
a. ,,s company and 10 its successors a reVocao'e
u. - 7av through the Battery. ard also
.n,ooahle license 20 construct ana operate "9
..rusv over The agreed route. This rish' 'i
.r.y &c declared 20 he always subject to reVo'a-
,,or hv the city after six months notice TO '"e
company In writing ,s.-
Tho second section 81 the agreement pfoNI"eS
.,o,. the company in exercising the H'eNSe
a,.nted shall neither claim nor in any h'""l'''
.o,,nt 10 assert any estate right tue OF l"-
,eresis in the lands WITHIN 'ne INNS "''.,,5 IN The
Battery o'"s. --'ln @'. r.srt ' there other than a
,sr,,able right of way and a reVo'aoe rls"' ~
-. use ana occupancy of the premises ior 'he
purpose mentioned.
F -, .r,~4 e.-.for a. &c provided that the
III '"' -.. .,.,,,,..-sse,,. damage to
company sAal N1. cause '-'' f i.
~. patfery and that IL shall Keep I'D irl"il l'9
H' 4 .-e. tr case of the
railroad su"o'"''' ann DE- r,l..,, r., re-
failure o. the company 10 N7'P '''
,s- the Department NAV goo SO AT lHr C'i"-
-, ,-.,,ss
pah' ca j., ,..,, ~ the in
After SIX months h''ice. D" "''''''-'
.snfiou 10 revoke the right or way anu incense
- ,-~4.rq % the fourth section. the
e'"-'~N' 80 .t. r.-ortroa,t shall
license shall cease ana uie L'f"' '
have the power % compel the company 10 re-
....,,.
.~...ls a-,,,, other things. that the
Il IS also aIsue' dil'0'i7 '-' .
necessary eXpense of any dleiaiIpNS "l I'l4-
.,,.-r,ar-s of The Battery. which, in conse-
.-...,....i.- % tha railroad. the
Quence Of the iI'l''~', ,''" va
Board shall think Oil to oiler. snal ne I'a"0 al
the evrense of the company.
- 81. .t-.5 r,- II Courtright
Inc ds-re--'--' '' - .,.-,,-.--
president OF the COMPANY "''1 ~ "
president Of the Department or Puplc fdIhs'
IT,. s,7r,o~,ar- hears the Endorsement Of Will
-7 a. -. - -, the CORPORATION.
'a" o' "''''.'' -.,,-->-.r
Mr. CLACSEN SlAI LNL\ l.
-,-.,,.u. C,...- f.,.~ ,r tra day made a
fIesI1VN' N'@U'." | ~,
statement concerning the order sent 10 the MAI
haitian Elevated Railroad Company. lie said
The condition q Battery PARK attracted ny
attention early last yeaT. Mr. Rose, 1he IaIi1-
Qarge
specIoh on, o. a. =; 'I1e ~ P@' ~ ~ ,orts ~
AA',~" 90 -. -. - 80. .is '15.a IS ~ po,Is
lr nc -" -, w. ~ - 49, t-,,1t,-ro IL r,ada
que 70 ne ele go IaI'I o@u slI " ~+
STUDY " pans toi ll"4ieIle o. a. ti,,'o,arie
70 remove d. 4o4 az poS7i'lr ''l01 49,. -, ,-,. a.,
Gestures, Du, 'i g., In i N,ed ~ he nj
suI-4'uI-.a or,+ti,r lin such a
Terry NMp9s9IDie 10 Uo an '-''-,s s,,,6 rot leave
structure Tor such uses IAay "Ouic HoS - 80
Il as neioie utterly moons. U0IS ,''
all PARK uses @no pul poST1S 80, ~, ba,6 eor iS4S
ana lhe ill.ru s Slt' l, he ,rnnrover1ent Of
pre- 'v31s- 1-' 'ii , 20 tba pal Depart-
the Batiet on ne part OF . lne ra' "a "a II
neAl as- - ~ ,o,,i~co5 thar the
Maue N-e ili a.'u ~ .ar1eiisn, e1-er in
co"ums piece OF an me 80 ns Estte~v
llc,eu on nu4 pdINS No9 '.'0 - ,,,(.,-'
Park in the name Of RAPID transl q +a mo, ,,,-
neht ma -s.u sua,'e 80 tbe nart of the
s.sH''-l'l t,. tb~ railroad was Instituted
ta.A ~ [ ' ~ Ar,erican Wheelmen
.s.H - '' T. u7'U - -, rro,oosoa nv
t,, l-e e,-,.',i,r ~ defrav the expenses Of
fro,s.-,,ct.-, d tic,.cla ratb between the sup
Ho--irg ri--e-s ~ the elevated railroad. The
project Wss abqDdOned however. as the falling
grease dr., and cnders would make riding
there unpleasant and even unsafe. r..o
..dS L@t'gii. 7 1oteri"ra7ion of The railroad
structure and a iack Of attention 10 nam
tsnance and repair that added 10 us Gs"i1SSe TEe
3- .,.- - i. G,tvIans a. the path cross
rgs WAS cor--,aired Of by the foreman. and
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