The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-18
n AMSTERDAM ArENUE pRorEsr
Case Adjourned, and There IL Talk Of an
Agreement Between the Companies.

Case Adjourned, and There IL Talk Of an
Agreement Between the Companies.
! There was to have been a hearing yesterday
before Justice Scott OF the Supreme Court
upon the application OF the Society for the Re-
lief of the Destitute Blind for an injunction to
temporarily restrain the Third Avenue Rail.
road COMPANY from proceeding with the work
Of converting the horse car tracks Of the
Forty-sccond Street. Marhattanvil Vile and st.
Nicholas Avenue road on Amsterdam avenue
to an under trolley line. but the case went over
until Monday by agreement OF counsel. A sim
liar motion In n suit instituted by st. Mlchael's
Protestant Episcopal Church will he argued
at the same time.
The actions have been begun, not for the
purpose OF preventing the introduction OF the
improved method OF propulsion. but to SECURE.
II possible. an agreement between the Third
Avenue Company and the Metropolitan Street
hallway Company whereby these two will use
one pair of tracks and thus save Amsterdam
avenue from having four tracks on IL. The
fact that the application for an Injunction
pending n trial Of the cause was allowed to go
over yesterday by an agreement Of counsel
led to n rumor that a settlement In accordance
with the desires of the protesting property
owners, had started, and this seemed to be-
StEenGthened by the understanding that the
such an agreement. but President N~reelapd
81 the Metropolitan Company said last night
tnnJ, thls was IMPOSSIBLE.
We are not the owners OF the line thera,"
We lease the lline, under Q carefully drawn
terms, At the end Of our lease we are to turn
back to the owners all the franchises and prop
which we may make to the line. " We have not .
a partlcle OF right. no matter how much we
rirSf Of % ,be w dmIIgo to give un the e EXCLUSIVE
tracks IN Amsterdam avenue. We cannot
even take up and abandon a siding or a switch.
70 a traffic, agreement, with the Third Avenue
road on the disputed line. Just as we have
sases:ars entirely ID dif fe%S 1' i2n the b,sfi later P@ ea ses
we are the absolute owners OF the lines and
can do what we like"
10 meet the views of the Amsterdam avenue
residents and property owners. and II would
two lines OF cars should use but a single pair
Of tracks. but the way to bring about the de-
avenue ' people e' have b se1e stirre;d Am Sver fhs
suDlect Tor a year and have held public meet
inGs to protest against the four tracks, and the
uanger and inconvenience which they are
likely 70 cause when heavy ears are run over
them all by electric power. Lawyers have
other means talked OF for accomplishing the
MSH snjeIa n 5eS I,ssm There %,t is It talk Kinney, now Il the
iere and bring 4iSGH' It's i hag ne ,n to- bear TO f tafG an
agreement between the railroad companies, or
else hold up the applications for new rights
Is talk also that the Legislature may act. In
TACT. a bill has already been prepared which Is
10 give power to the city to remove one set OF
tracks in streets where there are two. 1t
would hardly appear as II either OF these meth
more the fact that the railroads have vested
rights in the street which In the case OF the
Ninth avenue line the Metropolitan Street
Tend, Even the owning company. it is said.
could, not give up these rights. acting as n cor
but the consent OF each stakeholder
would have to be secured. 1t is asserted. IN
support of the suits. that the necessary num-
been obtained.