New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-14
ANOTHER MIGHTY PROTEST.
TREMENDOUS MAss-AfEETING IN DUR
LANDS RIDING ACADEMY.
Ex-MAYoR STRONG PREsIDEs AND PRO-
FEssoR ADLER. DR. RAINsFoRD. Mr..
sLICER, COLONEL BARTLETT AND
OTHERS SPEAK - GREAT EN- ?
THUSIASM MANIFESTED.


Citizens Of the upper West Side held a monster
mess-meeting last night at Durlands Riding
Academy to give further expression 70 the IN
dignation that has thoroughly aroused those
who live IA that part OF the city on which the
Amsterdam-ave. streetcars run at the OUT
rageous proposition TO install in that street -FOUR
tracks over which electric cars shall be run.
There has been no doubt for some time thas
that portion OF the population Of the city living
between Amsterdam-ave and the North River
had been determined that this proposition or tho
Third Avenue Railroad Company, involving az
II does distinct damage to property and danger
10 life. should not be carried through. After last
nights meeting that politician must be ohnd
indeed who fails that 1t will be to his
intsrest to heed the warning Of the people
The doors OF the big riding academy were
thrown open at 7:30 o'clock. and half an hour
later every seat was taken in the tanbark ring
and IN the galleries The audience was made up
for the most part OF the men and women. the
safety of whose children is threatened by the
nronosition they so violently antagonfze. but
many Of those present came from lower parts OF
the citv and from the East Side In the belief
that II the plot against Amsterdam-ave. should
be successful no avenue and no street In the
c,tv would be safe from dangerous enoroaoh-
ments
ExMAYOR STRONG PRESIDES.
1ou,s A. Iehmaier called the meeting 20 order
and presented ex- Mayor William l. Strong as
,ts nras,dnr officer The ex-Mayor was greeted
with hearty applause, and in taking the chair
he said:
n the people own the streets. or DO the railroads
on,n ther9 The question is whether the people
hive right TO New York in opposition TO the ra,
gain This the burning question nc OF ,bIns 5ne aoSr s a
New-York There is no citizea 9ut I'm .nEs ars " Ss
mmnnopolized NJ in Amsterdam-eye by the rairos9
9SS & %4's or ha aff VIII ' go with
ao'e hibany IA The great people OF this borough ara
ready to op yGIi m 6f your Streets was
yided years ago that no steam cars snouII oe "
enysn, Of electric cars that might conceal danger
COLONEL BARTLETT INTRODUCED.
After saving that the time had arrived 10
set,Ie the Amsterdam-ave. grab once and for
over Colonel Strong introduced Colonel Frank
I'm Bartlett Of the ODD Regiment. Colonel Bart'
lett said:
II must he good cause which fnds united n its
hdbaW IL au the newspapers Of New-Y York IL mus!
he a good cause which nnds united IN its osnar Al
tre need or sect There Is no party full Of hard
hood as TO acknowledge that IL opp"s7S '"' '' "
before the Legislature
~o,oreI RartIett then after sketching the his
torv Of the Third Avenue Railroad Company
and telling how IT had grown to be one OF the
two great companies controlling surface travel
in the city. continued:
The question is is this giant corporation beyond
the control of your voices and your votes Vhso GO
change It's motive power from horse 10 ca2iei
Judge Danforth of the Court OF AppealsI nsnuen @
down a decision denying the right 10 40 80 on
the ground that the change OF power would give 20
the railroad company y,ai an ,Sr.a'nacb,.e 0
co,onel Bartlett declared that the railroad
comnanv had resorted to consents obtained un-
fairly and that the consents they had obtained
,oro 1ass than one-half those requisite 10 lay
tracks and change power. Colonel Bartlett did
NOT believe in calling attempted wrongs on the
neonIe vested rights Of properly. The fee 70
straats was vested In the corporation OF tho
citv for the citizens OF the city. He was inter-
os,ed esnecially in the district. because the
or,oory Of his regiment was there. Continuing
he said:
coma 70 YOU as a Democrat to show that ! am
Democrat In the truest sense OF we "o,a' S -
hese things is principle II four tracks are laid IN
Amsterdam-aye through two ana scs,omhs ns ot our
innocent children VIII cry out III Nai' as as N,r a..
mansed remains sbares s5 feT' passing ou from school,
houses 70 be- debarred from crossing the street IN
safety
JUSTICE SCOTS INJUNCTION
Don't be alarmed because the Injunction granted
nv Justice Scott stops the work OF the railroads
along only four blocks because according 10 iis
terms every other property-owner rom seventy
second-st TO One-hundred- and twenty nfth-st can
secure his Injunction from the Supreme Court
have never In the past believed in the municipal
ownership OF street railroads, but u II comes 70
question between the right OF citizens 10 enjoy
ther own streets Ind giving those streets TO prt-
vate corporations for private gain shan become
% cna1 nVrp4 rShi
lature is stronger than the people, and when YOU
rise and say 10 your representatives. You have
and we reegate you henceforth 20 obscurity" you