New-York tribune., 1906-12-29
MORE TRACKS TORN UP.
CentraPs Tscelfth AUenue Line En-
tireIy ont of Commission.

More OF the New York Central tracks in Twelfth
avenue were torn out yesterday by city employees.
in spite of two three efforts of railroad employees
to Illustrate the workmen. The result was the tear
ing out of all the tracks with the exception of two
small pieces. which thirty and twelve freight
cars respectively were stationed The tracks
either side of the cars however. were torn up. and
the cars. far their present use is concerned.
worthless
The officials of the Central late in the afternoon
made overtures to Borough President Ahearn, who
issued the orders the tearing up of the tracks.
to try to obtain compromise whereby the
marooned might be removed. Ira A. Place.
general counsel of the Central. issued statement.
in which he accused Mr.. Ahearn OF bad faith. He
said, in part:
We had notice of any intention on the part of
the city TO tear up those tracks On the contrary.
Which were pending The position Of the company
thority The sole legal question involved was
whether municipal assent for the laying OF the
Yesterday. without any notice whatsoever, the
tas some 6 to e ens With Gn R
trestle. and permission to haul them off
The a is nsc % to the the
handling of freight. was also removed.
President Ahearn denied the charges made by
Mr.. Place. and said:
The city has no objection to the removal OF these
cars. We want them out of the way but If it is
necessary for the company to relay tracks TO
Subsequent Of the % raEs as to the
them frGm yembeT 70 are W @ gave
did not act The matter then referred to a
committee, and the committee met in Mr. Metzs
Office. We went over the whole question with the
Corporation COunsels opinion, before us and that
committee decided not to give any further time or
negotiate any further with the company. The case
was clear. The company had no right to keep the
tracks there. and was told by the committee that
It was up to me. and acted. If I'm wrong. why
don't they enjOin me?
Late In the afternoon Mr.. Place and A. n. Harris.
associate counsel communicated with Mr.. Ahearn.
,aS hneyS asked him to be permitted TO construct
track on tina spur the president had ordered the
tracks taken from. they could run their cars
back on the main track again. President Ahearn
refused. He told counse! The company would have
to go TO the Board of Estimate AMI Apportionmens
Tor such permisson: that he not empowered to
SlEe H. The company may have TO wait a long time
betore such a franchise can be obtained from tho
BOARD ana II IS even possible that the stalled cars
may remain where they are indefinitely. =
me tearing up OF the tracks yesterday not
without incident. There vlOleree. but a
switch engine, run along the spur narrowly missed
running over some of the men. as ii did not stop.
George Scannell. superintendent OF the bureau OF
highways had fifty men at work at a. m, and by
aftGnoon not only were the tracks torn up, but
the street. TO g large extent, had been repaired
avenue
Corporation Counsel Ellison began action yester-
day following the successful attempt I'm Twelfth
avenue to oust the New York City Railway Com
pany from city streets where it's franchises have
expired. The point OF attack in 145th street
from the Boulevard to tho Harlem River He in
formed tho company to have these tracks torn up
or the city would do So twenty days was given
IN which 10 obey the order.