The sun., 1899-03-22
FOUR-TRACK FIGHT IS HOT.
TEE WHITNEY CROKER AMENDMENT
ALARMS WEST SIDE FOLK.

They Scent Danger to the Amsterdam Avo-
nue Bill in tho Growing Opposition to
Connscation OF Third Avenue Company's
Property Rirhts-yiews on This Point.
The steering committed" OF the west side
residents fight to oust the Third Avenue Rail-
road Company from Amsterdam Avenue is
alarmed at the growing opposition 70 conflsca-
tion Of property. and the members OF the COM
mittee fear that the Amsterdam avenue bill.
with the Whitney Croker conhscation amend
ment. which was advanced to a third reading
IN the Senate on Monday evening. may be de-
fested in the Assembly
John c. Coleman and John Alexander Beal
OF the steering committee" spent the day in
Albany with Senator Ford and Assemblyman
Pallows and talked over the advisability Of
still further amending the bill so as 70 leave
the Metropolitan Company alone 10 pay the
damages the Third Avenue Company would
sustain by the connscation OF it's property
The bill now says that the city must pay part
OF the damages Assistant Corporation Coun-
sci Thomas E. Creamer went to Albany to
suggest the new amendment saying that
Tammany would not approve the bill in its
present shape. The Metropolitan Company
10 ready to pay all the damages for the adj
vantage Of acquiring all exclusive right to run
electric cars in Am sterdam avenue.
simon Sterne. senior counsel for the anti
four-track fighters. thinks that the alliance
with Mr.. Whitney's company against the
Third Avenue road was justified. Both com
panies laughed at u.s." says Mr. Sterne. and
refused to aid us in our attempt to prevent the
operation OF four trolley tracks in the avenue.
Tho Third Avenue people had us by the
throats and threatened our lives. and now.
when the Metropolitan aids us and we at
tempt TO cut off as much as the top
OF their little finger. they cry with pain. In a
poetic Justice The public necessity Is first
sSsS s . Sshny What i M w S Ss 1S paa df
q the people come before the vested rights OF
After consultation with lawyers. the Board of
Managers OF st. Luke's Hospital yesterday
eu Avenue ''Li Railroad @ COMPANY. withdrawing its
consent to the change Of motive power. The
Board Of Trustees OF The Cath edraL OF st. John
the Divine will meet this morning at the home
OF Bishop Potter to take the same action. This
will reduce, the frontage Of property c@ons@ent- @ @
Ing to the change OF motive power by $50 feet.
There is a difference of opinion among law
yars as to the legality OF Withdrawing consents.
Some lawyers hold tnat consents cannot be
withdrawn at aii. others hold that they can be
withdrawn before the requisite number have
Fiward Lauterbach said Yesterday that the
Metropolitan Company had acted in bad faith.
II ey stood by ns all along, and now they
tGr, ana ltdNt us III me lUTcI, Silu He
o" 10 YOU think you will succeed in preventing
the Metropolltanfr from carrying the Assembly 2,
' You know rs much about II as do. find
don't know who nv friends are at Albany"
Presi lent Nreeland Of the Metropolitan. who
all aon has said that his road was not inter-
est,.d il the Amsterdam avenue fight said YES
terdav that the Metropolitan would not allow
TIE Third Avenue COMPANY he said.
would like to get upon our tracks and hold
up our ears while it ran away with the traffic
in the Boulevard alongside. They would hold
Ms off unless We bought them of at an exor-
bitant price"