New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-18
THIRD AVENUE NAY GIVE Up.
TALK or NOT ASTAGoSIZISc AMsTER-
DAM-AvE- PROPERTY OWNERS
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rhs ADMIRATION for an Injunction pending the trial
az e aston IN the suit brought ~ the Society Tor
Rsisef q The Destitute Blind against the Fortyssc
onc Street xanhA;txnvi.ls ard ST. Nicholas Avenue
Hsi,xsy Company vas adjourned BY Justice Scott.
sn the Supreme Court yesterday. The notion as
well as similar one in She action instituted BY 81
Mfchsei's Protestant Episcopal Church vii be ar
eues en- Monday next
Both suits are 10 restrain the railway company
from lsyinr tracks OF upper Amstsrcan-aVe- Tor
4hs ru-vo-e OF reraerg horsepower BY electricity
The adjorrnnent the resglt OF an asreemeh'
between the lawyers who appeared IN the Case
TIE company has agreed IN the mean time 70 con-
s,ruct the new tracks no further than Eign'y-
rsxth-st which point hss already been reached
II wrs SAID yesterday that the Third-ave com
nanv va, rot anxious further to sntagonze the
rrop<rty-own<rs Of An=terdam-sve.. and was WILL
snx TO come TO sn Agreement With the metropolitan
Street Railway Company whereby the one set o,
tracks might De used by both corporations IL vas
state IN lat that the Third-ave company had
made ove-tures 70 this end several months ago. but
had been met with a refusal the part OF the
x~tropolitan- No verihcation OF this runor. how
ever. could be obtained yesterday. Henry D. Mac
donA on behalf Of the Metropolitan company, said
ne had no knoxlecge Of any such negotiations. and
declined TO commit himself TO any statement as
30 what attitude the Metropolitan directors would
take we're they approached by the Third-ave. Ed
ward Leu;eYbach. the counsel .or the latter COM
psny. in Washington yesterday.
Senator John Ford has introduced a bill IN the
State Senate prohibiting four tracks on one thor
oughfsrs In this city. such are protected in
Amkterdam-eve- Thomas A Fulton. chairman OF
tina Amsterdam Avenue Property-Owners Assoe.-
alton In commenting upon this bill yesterday said
that it's measures somewhat sweeping. and
animated that he not opposed TO four tracks In
. street like the Bowery. where there was plenty OF
1pace. where the traffic was exceedingly great and
where there were no public schOols.
There are. however" he pointed out. many
places In New-York where four tracks exist at
present which would be directly benefited by the
passage of such a bill this There are four
tracks In Centre-st at one place, caused ~ the
fact that the Bleeckerft. line doubles past the
Fourth-ave. trolley. The Beecker-st. line Nas
built to sccom modate dwellers in Greenwich VII
iaxe. who did business in what was then known
Is the swamp II served Its patrons for many
years To-day the swamp Is filed with ware
hotiseg and Greenwich Village has all the street
lines II needs The old horsecar line should De
abolished recently took trip over the line. end
Another street which would be benefited under this
bill Is Fourteenth. There the railroad companies
snterlaced two tracks in such a way that the ralls
lie side by side. The tracks there are a trap Tor
breaking wheels and horses legs. One Of the
tracks should be taken Up. There are other places
where there will be the trouble that there IS
now in Amsterdam-ave One OF these is Fourth
When the green line is changed 10 trolley you
viii hear similar protest 20 that which has gone
up In this vicinity Perhaps this bill Of Senator
Ford's Is the taking Of the ball by the horns but
! hardly think i would be wise measure 70 push
5ust at present.