The sun., 1902-03-11
The TUNNEL PROBLEM SOLVED
MAYOR low ACCEPTS THE BILL
TNTRODT CED nv MR.. iPGAR.
u Gives the Railroad Company tntiI MAY Z.
zoos, to Change Motive Power From
steam 20 Electricity Mr. Bedeli Ac-
cepts Mayor Lows mn About Tern,in.
ai Facilities al Grand Central station.

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"ep's Mayor Lows "' Noou' Iern'n
Atn.Sv March IN -M,vor Lou, at las,
has solved the difficulty which surroundec
,ba n,,es,ion Of changing from, s,aar I,
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electricity the motive power That shal III
used In the Park avenue tunnel and IN,
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ASSEMBLY, halIroao 'oihnI,'ee' AZ inet'
ing tonight decided 10 follow out tbs
sugaos,ions ~ ,ho Navor ar,ho5iad In IN.
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following letter, ana before tins week Il
over the Assembly will undoubtedly have
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passed the hills renewing the sitnanon as
il now exists Tho Navor letter is rs
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CRY or NEW WORK,
OFFICE or THE MAYOR March To- 1902
Hon Lows BcdeH. Chairman DC
Sill. In reply 10 your letter Of March
have the pleasure 20 inform you Of my posi-
the desired change OF power in the tunnel
used by the New York Central and Hudson
River 4llroad Company This subject di-
vides Itself into two parts: nrst the question
of fixing date by which such change or
power shall be completed and second. the
method By which the plans necessary TO ac-
compiish this result shall be carried out into
effect The ele-nents of the problem are
these.
First. the public. both In and out or the
city, are determined that a change must be
made as promptly as possible. from steam 10
electricity or 10 some other equally uho31-
II Is therefore lust As essential that method
snail bc devised which shall make sure Of a
prompt agreement upon some plan, or that
a mandatory bill shall be passed compelling g
the desired change. In the meanwhile II
must br taken for granted that chah ge
from steam to electricity will necessltate
changes IN the terminal alrangements AZ
the Grand Central depot, likely TO AFFECT
some Of the streets ana thoroughiares oi
A.yN NapL fHifN fT
these changes the city and ITS inhabitHnts
are vitality Interested. On the other sahd
the travelling public Of the state and OF the
nation are equally Interested in having what
ever plans may be adopted adequate IN every
respect. from railroad point of view.
J tHf @r ,he srGe hat 70 Uf ShaR
of power shah be made without fail and as
rapidly as possible, second the, special n
proporty owners Immediately affected by
any change of terminal arrangements third
quate facilities Under these crcum stances
/ am prepared to assent to Assembly bill No
in7, known as the Apgar bill which fixes
NAV + 1905 a the dav when the Use Of steam
IN The tunnel shall cease but which grants 10
The state Board of Railroad Commi. sioners,
"npon rca sonable cause being shown ard
~ ~, ln,,t, nnnrer in .aid trnrcl has been
diiiuentiv and I'm good faith. progressed ."
thaon,,.or, 20 aayterd The tine 4uriDg which
.ut ~. pa o,,cr,tad nv .te,t1 Ioron, ives
H. H. ~. "a t,,prai Gither in whole or in pnrt
If the railroad company were in fact un;
cr,aiSrl continuo 70 urge the fyng of date
80, lbcS,,iJ ia "a "a. "A mandate of the Iepis-
Inhu shouh na saag sn, ssida Nv tbat bodv itself
atuir' n' u,,, 81 H., int'aT aireajv nndS nublic
nIL n w Wa" ., @ ,iT 10 PrcSi5ent and hoard
OF directors OF the railroad company. | be-
Il'Ne I.aII ~ 80 ,ba dcsirad res,,its n
chl'iaofd - !" aNsu sues ~ ,o gn ruriher in tbe
matter OF q date ! shan not o5lscti 6nt dr; per-
sonaiN prIeNe ~ 70 ~, v 80 '"us"''"'
10 'ah' w 'p,npp""s p SSnhnit b@r.oith as n
~ 70 Ih" ~ HIy Nm Eo 10. and
sun,Mti"ue ~ LOT 9}ctin,o XII XII which nr1vidrs
for the following procedure, .hou r,o,o
tlIst, th" va, ran, W oa, tupj1h tbs citv mnnn
an cstnSiI em",, I" man W. sa,isiactpnpW ypp
acceptHnle 'lahS aiin np'n trs%n,od md fnr
eluINhlrht loT M ,a a,.eu, u 81 s,,TI
city property tahem r dr We ~, nssrbr,i,icd
aeIttIi,n.. eI. Wv | ralGidn,,ior 90 Tho state Hoard
l3' n9 dtppiiiTd tpapiirosd Commissioners' If approved
ny hli ,.ids U,ni,isi3 on, az psce.ssrv rnndem
ln' ul'l , a,d ,l,a in,msdiate - % Vact,-
ton OF the Iaans thur h aRpr"SfeGG ine nS
the railroad company must start again. H.
on the other hand, the railroad company
ana the CITY cam, nen 20 hoth psrtlas 70
,h' g. noard ~ Raiiroad Comu,issioner-
and in the event of continued disagreement
further appeal may be taken by the city 10
the Appellate Division OF the supreme ,,3 i39uTht IT,
llr~t bepsitnehl. NhoSc '' r. ci,v
llsl. "a w" ran, IS 0Su M PPaii :" gree unon
81 Veoui"aient 10 he given 10 the city. then
The courts i'm The last resort are TO determine
the COMPENSATION.
The bill also proyldes tnht an uS agrdenlemt l,it
nlust ot Iedcaeu r,itbin "fxtT doVs nftpr
Pahy Su tne sTubgynitted 70 The CITY or else
the h civ Shall be deemed TO have dislpproved
the mans. By this provision the public de-
mand that the desired changes shall be
brought about as quickiN as possiole WIN
be given iull ioIce ana cree rad,nr, an ,v "oiL
TbGr bc trsilroad in dc eompany and the city have two
appaals first. TO the state Board of Railroad
C5iuInissioners: second, TO the Appellate
Division.
Property owners anecied & %,u nave ha q near ,tiy
Ing as 70 any PioP1SS,u 3oaTd Gf PPisurnad
ana afain Wy and i1 the event OF disagree-
memt between the railroad company and
the city, by the said Appellate Division Of
the Supreme Court, In the event OF the CON
domination ol thelr ptppettS; ailrd Ipd,,rs pIa,ls
hdHI oreh Sp69roIedd 40 nor nor Know how all the
~, ,,,arsts o oroWcerned can be more fairly safe
nnerded Yours very truly,
SEGH Low. Mayor
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