New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-02
TANGLE OVER THE BEAMS.
NONE Dare REMOTE THEN
Props Nag Remain in Park-a0e'
for Years.

WIN fhoe. great snoring beams leaning
AGAINST the houses OF Me-srs. Barney De'oe an =
others IN Parz-ave.. between LElris So g
--rf-tv-eIshth sts. ever come down A---9
t,e ouast on that 81 beginning 10 ne l-he 49,
weight on tie property owners '"e
Trans.. Commission, thc R7p-1 TRANSIT ~
s+-nctior Company the borough BUILDING De
-..-,r+ end various other interests when
,yopld like 20 see the beams come oo"'" -
have about despaired Of H.
7-go-y one remembers why the beams were
mt there U was when The subway coi--ia01'.'
rraior shaler. undermined the rock on "A'oH
the esres OF the houses rested tnat 1ie i-N'-'o
Il tra buildings gave way. and then the o"e-ieis
fn The endangered buildings had 10 lee as rom
a dav CT wrath TE0n cHroe iae Deans my
-. ,lo.s haar7s-bears which in their pristine
glory lowered aIoft in virgin WOODS 20 q "7'e
~ rerbaps hundred feet some OF them as
80, loan against The housefronts IN Park-ave
-tul s~o sixty feet long with sixteen inches
..y-r,-a Of solid timber 81 them Many or lheiIl
-eaeh far OFT into or across the eaaterN sue
~ parl,-ave and each ana every SUCK SPeah'
,,oeucn-lv OF the Drawn required 10 put IL
.bere The Buildings Department put some OF
fbern W Others were placed ~ lile I'"t'1
transit subway Construction Company ai1
SIN Others by the property owners theiilse''e' c.
re t,,arel has been built strong sleel "e@ii'
sunport the Interior OF the BORE anu INC '-7
,.s-,s are no longer OF any use. II they were
withdrawn to-day the houses would be JUST Is
.,ee But the beams are not coming oO"l-
.7,,. ra-u7irrs Department employees say that
400 tbcv had authority TO puJ them UP lney
nave no authority 10 take them Gown AHe
Owners Of The houses say they snaA hol NC
ssken downs yet-5ecause such Pc
,7,,qf,t rre1udice their respective damage 9u-'S
,,,,-~t the interests supposed 20 be fespoHsio-e
The Rspid Transit subway Constructor Oo'i'
many interests own many OF the houses %,
Tbsy viii not take their beams Gown N--'-'
- ,,.,55 transit Commission orders them so
- % because when iJ comes 10 looking al'e'
,he almighty collar they ara just IKE o1ne'
-. r. other house owners are going 70
.'.-[- fvo~n the city Tor negligence In con-
-.-,,~.,rg the tunnel the Belmont company
,.-I-e she houses, wants share OF the IN
demnity. 49,.
,,eauv-bne the wheels Of the law have been
SET iu motion 10 determine whether TINS same
Parl-sve tunnel. which already is READY loI
subway cars. shall be dug at all or not = @'
statement may resemble a war dispatch rum
she Far East but II is a fact The Appella's
Division has appointed Messrs. HuooeiL nag
lrertv and Blumenstiel 10 hear arguments ai'
determine whether the tunnel which Is Ool4"
shall be built az an through FaIh-oEe . o..
.
get the beams down than the alert and IalIhIuI
lawyers guard say. BACK Nl-la'l-' Az"
dare YOU" or words TO that effect
The Belmont people say that 10 Major Shaler
had been allowed to dig the tunnel on the OTIS
ina plans tie bOres would have been eAac1lg
under the middle OF Park-aye-. and AL "ouId
have been well; bat that the Rapid Transit
Commission authorized slight change IN plans,
shifting the tunnel castcTly. Hence the cave
IN and big tiubers. Inasmuch as 81 takes a
Suprenle Court commission about two years 20
reach a definite decision, 81 is feared that the
beams are sure % stay where they now are Tor
a. least three years. There IS some talk al the
Rapid Transit Commission Offices of trailing
beautiful japanese ivy around the beams and
q lowing the kindly and modest green 10 hide
the great bare poles. Other utilitarian sugges-
rious have been made. hut none OF them are re
EardeI as feasible. the disciples OF blackstone
are constantly on the alert, charged TO caution
any with an axe 10 spare the tree.
The only hope OF getting I'd n the beams now
INDUCED in is that with the good old summer
time coming on lightning may strike them.
President orr snG his coleaE sues venture 10 hope
hat il they should once be stricken by lightning
be combined powers Of corporate and private /
interests would prevent new timbers from being /
put up. Otherwise the situation is admitted 10 /
be hopeless