New-York tribune., 1903-08-04
OPPOSE BROADWAY DITCH
BUSINESS MEN PROTEST
Sub5cay FaUored, bat Cut and CoUer
Method Condemned.

Almost without exception representative bust.
ness men and property owners OF Broadway. De-
tween Fourteenth and Forty-second sts.. yester.
day expressed themselves in favor of a tunnel !,
Broadway, but protested against what they caIlss
the "cut and cover method OF construction They
demanded that the subway. II constructed. be bliI-
without danger 20 existing business interests. Two
favored having the tunnel IN another street A
committee Of six appointed TO draft resolu-
ton Of protest for signature The COMMITTEES win
meet the organized opposition Thursday next At
D. m at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. when a sua-
committee Will be appointed to solicit signatures
The protest when completed. Is to be presented 10
the Mayor and the Rapid Transit Commission.
There were present in Parlor DIR when William
r II Martin OF Rogers. Peet & Co. called the
meeting to order Al Haymau- representing twelve
ProadUaV theatres; Frank d. Hunter, represent
ing five florists: Alex Shaw. OF NO llo Broadway:
q T Stockha11, of the Criterion hotei' r Ia Aerri
eald OF the Continental Hotel; Mr.. Hatch. OF Lord
& 7,avlor; G ID. Jones. James Slater, l. L Todd.
= .ra hotels Vendome and Marlborough; G. ".
S,,oera, OF the Hotel Victoria; Theodore MundOrE.
~ No 1167 Broadway; John II Ives or No slS
T3roadv,ay: w n. Lecato. OF the GornaIn Manufac'-
rr,ne Company: J. n. Wright OF Arnoid' Constaois
20 A A Raymond. Of A 4 NantiHe & Co;
So I Ottinger of Ottinger Brothers; c. "
1,,Ias manager OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel. and
about n dozen others -
Mr. Martin opened the meeting MI Hayman
was the first speaker. lie SAID
In the name of my partners and mySe 5epTs sg5
senting twelve zish 10 utter protest against
what we consider crime ~, ~ offeriTr everv
SSaciIitv TO the contractor but we p'&tesS & as1s- @
an excavation when the NItH qi vvbicb onIv fglI-es
neIIing That big coTpotdtI0 S--.L ujvs- a-S
Iiis and cents can tunnel the NoIIn ElVgI, al
there is no reason TGsDsed wed{ 6y the city and the city
should protect our right 10 GO - o a. oosT c,t On
Pdv for the railroad constructlon IL Gsnces
our licenses and puts US OUT tS or a. We car vi,S
6oIne 70 ~ 1,ftb sentiment. We shali use every
moteS7 tS7 % az our command to learn r. tor the saAs
nF saving a few dollars. the suo"aS ~ So'pOl@'0h
MAJ ruin US by making Broadway oi'ch
1,,o,a-5 7 Douovan a lawyer. who said he rep
rasented several business houses on bFoad~ay
asked the adoption of a form OF peuUon Ne hao
Drsnared He said IL the city gave the contractors
tb sa of the surface of Broadway. the city OF the
contractor should compensate tHS BUSINESS NI~N y
the street for any loss sustained
Mr. Havnoau protested at once he SAID ne vas
not after any damages, but TO prevent II possiOls'
the excavation in broadway
PRANK D. Hunter. representing nve BROADWAY
sorists. said he Endorsed all Mr.. HayUan had said
adding:
We know Mr. Mcdonald can tunnel BroadEay; WAY
bacause he built tunnel in Baltimore six niles
long. and the people never c5isf 5s" epginesr " r.
Parsons has told us the cost Of tunnel would be
90 per cent grealjg ga i Ne are not opposed to an
underground railroad. but we are oppoSeG % - q
years that would practically put us out OF business
I ct us appoint committee to get at this protest
at once.
E Hatch of Lord & Taylor, said he believed II
the subway was to be extended 1t should turn east
and go up Seventh-ave- However, ne ueclaLeu'
Broadway was 70 be the route. Lord & Iayior
would fight the ditch scheme to the last ditch-
J. Low of McKim s. Co, at Nineteenth-sI
and Broadway said he objected to any extension
to the subway that included route on BROADWAY
81 subway in Broadway and against its construc-
ton by any other method than the tunnel one
The suggestions of Mr.. Haymn and Mr. Hunter
were combined, and the chairman appointed com
m!ttee Of six to draft formal protest for sub
mission TO the meeting The committee Is IA
T5avn,an. James Slater r. ]. Donovan. G. T stock
ham, Nathan Straus. OF Macy & CO.. and w R. H
Martin