The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12
ELEVATED ISN'T MOVING.
T<MHANY GAVE IT UNTIL NOV. ~
TO GET oUT or BATTERY Park.

No Preparations co 90 and It Certainly
Won't 90 This week-H IL Possible That
the City May Bring mn Eiectmsnt Suit.
but Nobody Seems to Know Certainly.
On Feb. II last the Park Department having
hunted up tho old agreement with the city under
which the elevated roads werc allowed TO reach
the South Ferry through Battery Park served
notice on tho Manhattan Railway Company
that IL must vaca,e that park in six months limo
az provided in tho compact The only attention
paid TO the notice by the railway people was to
ask for q three months extension OF time. Tho
extension expires on Friday Of this week. and
there Is some curiosity among the public to kno
what Is likely to be done about the matter.
SO far "a an outsider can sec, tho railway COM
pany's officials do not seem TO be worried nor do
they appear " have done anything that appears
like preparation for abandoning their tracks
or stations at Battery Park, or providing other
means for doing business there In fact within
week or two men have actually been at work
making repairs at both Battery place and South
some parts Of the structure within tho territory
that is under the Jurisdiction Of the Park Com
Mr. Alfred SkIu. Vice President Of the Man.
haitian Elevated Railway Company, was asked
last night what the company was going to do
about moving on or before Friday.
Il really do not know" was his reply That
mater is in the hands Of our counsel. Julian T.
DhNIcS, anu nave not IlNU n hlk win MI. DhNlcS
about IL since his rc.utn from Europe. l shall
probably take II up on Monday"
Russell Sage, who IN one OF the large owners
Of Manhattan stock. said yesterday that he and
his associates were not worrying over the order
Of the Park Board.
II believe the company has rights in Battery
Park Of which II cannot be deprived" he said,
"and do not believe that II can be forced ont.
We are going right ahead running our trains.
Willis Holly. Secretary ot the Park Board. said
last night that the Board had heard nothing as
to the Intentions Of the Manhattan Elevated with
about IL II the railway company does not vacate?"
was asked.
That" said Mr. Holly. would be giving our
plans away. might go down with an axe and
chop the road down" he added
Tammnny would not like to throw up the sponge
without making some sort Of n show Of energy
In tho matter. and II In believed that the job ~
crawling out Of the present prcdicament will be
turned over TO Corporation Counsel Whalcn.
who may get the courts to let Tammany down
without n thud. II this IL the case nothing at
all will be done until after Friday. When Il IL
discovered after that that the elevated railroad
still has its tracks over Battery Park and In run.
ming trains over them II is probable that suit for
oicctment will be begun. Such suit would
naturally be met by argument that the railroad
was public convenience which should not bo
disturbed, at least until some other equally con
venient route was found for II and such other
legal points as the counsel Of tho road could mus.
ter together and the proba bty seems to be that
Thmmnny would be glad 10 get out NJ its hwkw ward
scrnpe by turning tho whole subject over to tho
courts