New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-11
URGE SIXTH-AVE. TUBE.
Merchants against Opposition of
Surface Lines.

The land work of the New-York and New-Jersey
Railroad Company. which is building parallel tun-
nels from Morton-st.. Manhattan. to the Jersey
shore. is being done slowly. because the company
is awaiting action on its application before the
Rapid Transit Commission to extend Its tunnel
from its original Manhattan terminal site to west
feminist, thence through West feminist TO Sixth
ave. and UP Sixth-ave. TO Thrty-third-st. The New
York City Railway Company is opposed to the grant
ing of franchise to the tunnel company to have its
terminal Thirty-third-st. and StxthaVe, on the
ground that extension OF the tunnel as pro-
posed would practically lessen the value of It's
franchise rights in Sixth-ave. from Tenth to Thr-
ty-third St. many of the persons who would
use the extension of the tunnel would otherwise
ride on the surface lines.
This opposition to the application has caused
many property owners, persons having business
interests in central Sixthave. and others to take
vigorous action to show that they are in favor of
the application. and think the proposed extension
of the tunnel is public necessity. The following
letter which explains itself has been sent to Presi-
dent Orr of the Rapid Transit Commission:
have the honor transmit herewith copy of
and RESOLUTIONS ad9Ped TINS day oy sne
oGaTo OF S OF Of h NewVor IN Teferenee to
the application of the New-York and Jersey Rail
road Company for permission to extend the tun-
nels of that company under Sixth-ave. to Thirty
Respectfully request that the committee ap-
pointed by this association be given an opportunity
given on the objection of the NewYork City Rail-
c. L. GRAFT. Secretary.
The preamble and resolutions adopted are fol-
lows:
Company has lied With the Board Of Rapid Tran
sit Railroad Commissioners of the City Of NeW,
sgRnsls Of said G2mpany under Vest Tenthst and
Whereas Said company has agreed to locate such
tunnels at such depth as to leave the hrst twenty
subway Uses: and
tension OF said tunnels as proposed will be OF IN
calculable value to the commercial and business
and utility people. and all the people of the
United States who have to cross the Hudson River
and said extension are an Improvement mperatively
dem a6S by modern and present ne'ess
Whereas, The New-York City Railway Company
has filed with the Board of Rapid Transit Railroad
Commissioners an objection to said extension
CATION re the 6 OF fRiS Of asS 6e
people OF New-1ork and Of the great business in
and
Whereas, The members of this association alone
and business interests in the city of NewYork.
more than 10000 Geo and are thereore TitaIy
concerned in the development in question; therefore
ttesolved That this association does hereby ex-
Press its earnest spprov9i Of the application Of the
pectfuy petitions fhs Board of RAPID Transit Ra
road Commissioners to speedily grant the
attitude Of the NeWoYork City Railway Company
as , simple plea Tor continuation Of their monop;
10 the detriment Of the business interests of New
York, and therefore entitled to no consideration
the hands of the municipal authorities
Resolved, That the secretary Of this association
be instructed to transmit copy of these resolutions
TO the Honorable Board of Rapid Transit Railroad
Commissioners, and to request that this association
be permitted to be heard If hearing be given TO
me mss NewYork City Railway Company and that
pany; NJ. Fredsam, Of B. Altman & Co; A J
Cammeyer; J. S. Enrich of Enrich Bros J. II
Bauland OF The Fourteenth Street Store; E p
Hatch Of Lord & Taylor; Isidor Straus Of R. H.
Macy d Co; William j. McCreery, OF ]. McCreery
~. r; H. Martin a1r; Of Rogers, Peet Co; B
G6eelhut. OF SieGel-Cooper Company: Henry Siegei
Of Simpson-Crawford Company; Isaac Stern. OF
stern BROS, and Andrew Saks of Saks & Co be
hearing a. sa4u