New-York tribune., 1903-02-14
NO FARE If NO SEAT.
Ccntisued from first page.

mission ans I'M the public press of December ana
anuaFy and the succeeding months e SoI Isss G r..
roa5 TaTgsa cassns s assd e0 Ter = periso r copst
third ssS d A. enc ne, e roepa y that third Track
nothsg Esrs ,hsn Ian obse saaas undeP
Hewitt. delivered an opinion on October 90 iss,i
hoiding that such rack Was @ nes snd no permis-
Son Of municipal legislative bodies for the con-
struction of such a track
HOW 4 THIRD TRACK WAS BUILT.
the Rapid transit Commission and the oonditEns ion,
imposed ter the privilege were not acceps9, an5
sp% reeTsGgHn PsrS P tSe night nj f time WITH
;s Tan hSoe nt9TdeFGssf
1eentst en- NlntAsve sna P9GT9is PnoinS on rhird-ave
No pavnasnt has ever been made 10 the city t tee
those franchises and neither the citE .Ira m has
Rapid Transit Commission, nor the rondi
lions preoeeent TO the exsreise q she year ago
h, a decision OF the Appellate Division et she Sn-
Prse SoqP "a apesae DIVISION s5 But ne agpli
cation 70 lesaliZe or extend the thiId usNh "@N ~
IN ike manner the road has various Points:
for example. at Franl:lI-st,, re cendemping
PROPERTY These stations. far SIS theF eerone & ne
80 n onflorf1.nifV of imposing conditions in re-
spect to their construction Al e,heT p.a 20 roaS
v-hsFe flaev have been compelled te take down te sl
illegal structure. they have mace IN pg inta which
he sta+jon has been forced. instead OF cohuetinls
rroperty give proper
ing perTnssier from the city or the proper
eI,i1iecf 70 PROPER restrictions ana conuiIoiis
The omissions perform corporate . nu' = -ba
,,osed nv the charter would seem 70 NtSl ~. ~ -
action 10 annu the charter under the aPII oF
17rox,isions of the Code of Civil procedure
institutins proceedings by mandarhuS "a - iayv
ihe Tosd to perform its duties as required oy law
SHOULD HAVE ADEQUATE STATIONS.
There is no reason why this enormously "e@ta +
rorporation should net spend some ol i.9 ta IA.
which represents franchises given 10 rr(,,oe7i3rs
,oeorle In acquiring by condemnation pto.!ee c
or otherwise buildings for adequate stauol ;,C+
cor1nodations- The public has been very I Id &C.
with the roads and should eNpecl Ill 1Iru r.
7nand very liberal reatne1t from lnell, 80
x-sDcbise IF the Third-aVe. line was optaiiiIItu -
condition Of its being built TO conTeci W. ,;i+
rain railroads and ferries But the roao M@S -
connection above Forty-second-st, was nlaue MI
any other railroad ferry for many se1i' - - -
long after the right DO SO had ispseu- lIu '11e
authorities could haNe forfeltta lhe ;n =; ,ire
In The oninon of your committee. the 'liie i
for such proceedings the part OF Lnt oLr I,,S
Of the State charged with the aversig NJ OF IN
lie interests when they are nfrlrlsed py co 80 80,
lions who exercise public franchises ana upon
wheR have been conferred pubic prlNileSee Va
eBerneus value
The report is signed by the members oI liie
committee: James 6. Lehmaier. chairman Jo-
serh II. Adams, Edward b Whitney Johl -
Herman John De Witt Warner, George w
Kirchway John Ford, Henry b. - H'aPiei'
Horace E Deming. William NJ. Bennett, Juilus
Henry Cohen, Thomas A. Fulton, j Asplh"ah
Hodge Newell Martin. A. p. "a. seaman Fhliip
Bloch, Sylvan Bier, William +. Clare ano tu
ward II. Falews il is approved by the tA-
eclltive committee. of which the ReN- pT JONI
z. Peters is chairman.