New-York tribune., 1900-08-02
LOCAL RAILWAY HEARING.
STATE COMMISSION CONSIDERS THB
ELM-ST. CONNECTING ROAD
AMONG OTHERS

The State Railroad Commissioners net AZ ths
Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday 20 consider the Sd
Transportation Company and The New-ToTk.
Brooklyn and Jersey City Rapid Transit COMPANY
for permission 20 construct tunnel railroads trun
Brooklyn 10 Manhattan and Jersey CRY. The saslT
session was taken Up by the entrance q appear
ances for and against the applications.
The application OF the Elm Street Connecting
Railway Company for = permit 70 lay tracks in
Elm-st. was taken up Henry A. Robinson. rsprs-
sentlng the Metropolitan Street Railway Company.
appeared for the application He said the Elm-st
company was incorporated in May last BY stack
holders in the Metropolitan company. The Met
rOpolitan company needed the Eln-st. route from
the new Hall OF Records in Chambers-st 10 Astor
Place TO relieve the congestion OF trafc downtown
MI Robinson explained that his company vas
not asking for a franchise. but merely for a
tifcate that would approve their articles % ineor
poration- His argument. he said. was merely 70
convince the Commissioners that public necessity
existed for such a railroad
Brian G. Hughes denied that any public end
would be served by the road and denied ths
truth of each and all Of Mr. Robinson's statsnsnis
You know" replied Mr.. Robinson. we CANNOT
build the road until get the consents OF the prop
erty owners in the street
You'll never get them retorted NIr. Hughes. 4
shall make it my business to call upon the pru9-
eTty owners first. and III spend $1,000 and I've go
the money to defeat this project.
Nh Hughes asked adiournmer, that Re mSai
get up a property owners meeting 20 express ne
sentiment Of the district
Thomas A Fulton. who announced himself IS
secretary Of the Citizens Union, but said he vas
not authorized 70 speak for that body. also o.
posed the application made by Mr.. Robinson =
is remarkable" he said, that matters Of 50 srss
Importance should be started in this season Of m
year, when 50 many taxpayers are oUJ Of the cu
II is just year ago that an effort was msds y
jam the Ramapo matter through. Z would ne
infer that this application COnceals any sUcA los
but would ask the Commissioners TO rer1enesf
that S6.e0O.o0O has been expended the Tiesnias
OF Eln-st-. and also that the people Of this eN
have voted with no uncertain voice for the NUNS
pal ownership OF railroads. There is no hu1rS .
this matter and asl- that you adjourn any 49,.
until after the Munici pal Assembly has held qloAe
meetings. ordained by the charter.
Mr.. Robinson aSreed that there was Eillee
ate b,Irrv a16 CCrDrStssTCrs~ ~Ola u-r0 vas PR
siding. said the Commission would decide -
upon date FOR the public consideration o '1e -
The Commission took under consideration an az ss
pNcation from the Metropolitan company ,5995,F w :,
80 oUOOOO. The additional money. As a9---C~
said, was 10 change the Broadway ana LeN-1s'
power -,
At the morning session. after W. 4 Van S,sss
berg and " y. Glover had spoken ror tls -
panies A. 2. Boardman entered an oojeeL'- us
the name OF the RAPID Iranslt CotslliSs9.sS ths-
opposition, he announced, was en- the SrolllS, S,isrs
the new concerns might interfere with the pa
OF the Rapid Transit Commission r--. ard
Mahopac Mines. two small harnlets on the -
the Mahopac Railroad. peji,iOned The Conl1tss -
operation or cars p H. Trow bridge. fcr ne -
pany. said the mines are worked cut and w ias .s,
ter under advisement. s.V
The Commission will be IN session al day t9-SSSs ts9Ss
In the afternoon IL will hear an application -
extension OF the Fifth-avs. stage system aas as,.
change OF power from horse stages % AU'oli'