The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-02
FOR ELEVATED THIRD TRACK.
BRONX PROPERTY OWNERS BE-
FORE RAPID TRANSIT BOARD.
The lnterborOugh's Application for PERMITS.
sion to Enlarge the Secon and Third
Avenue Lines Renewed-The City Club
n Other Reform Bodies Oppose.

The 1~nterb0rOugh's Application Tor Permts-
sion TO Enlarge the second and Third
avenue Lines Renewed-The City Gu
and Other Reform Bodies oppose.
The Rapid Transit Commission listened
yesterday afternoon to appeals made by
residents OF The Bronx for better facilities
Of transit. In 1908 the PETERBOROUGH
company applied for permission to four
track the Third and Second avenue ele-
waited lines. A hearing wac given on this
proposition and the commission reported
adversely. In 1905 the marlborough COM
pany again applied for power to three
track the roads and again the commission
denied the application. Since then property
owners and residents in The Bronx a
been getting together, and represented
by several organizations they applied
to the commission to AVE the matter re-
opened. They appeared yesterday to make
their arguments
The City Club, the Merchants Associa-
ton, the Municipal Art Society, the East
Side Civic Club, the Transit Reform Com
mittee Of One Hundred, the Bronx Civic
League, the Peoples Institute, the Woman's
Health Protective Association, the Woman's
Municipal League, the University Settle
ment Society, thu National Consumers
League. the New York City Consumers
Lea que, the College Settlement, the Normal
College AlumnR House, the Jacob A. Riis
Neighbcrhoo1 Settlement n Calvary
Horse, which opposed the scheme before,
filed formal protests. Lawrence WELLER
of the City Club appeared with a big bundle
OF ocume for all in opposition.
On the motion Of Comptroller Metz IL
was decided that when an organization
protests against or advocates any measure
before the board the names of all in the
organization protesting or advocating be
filed with the board and that the proportion
the number of names bears to the total in
the organization be stated at the same
time.
Lewis Cass Ledyard asked Mr.. WELLER
about the machinery OF the City Club and
learned tina il has sixteen trustees, who
govern it absolutely. Mr.. WELLER said that
he often,sent letters TO the members.
Il know that" replied Mr.. Ledyard.
Il find a big stack on my desk very often.
Then the board listened to the men from
The Bronx. In the formal application to
the board these organizations and repre-
sentatives were mentioned: Louis F. Half
fen, President of The Bronx; Ernest Hall,
ex-Judge of the Supreme Court; John j..
Brady, Tax Commissioners Of The Bronx;
A. c. Hottenreth, president OF the Tax
payers Alliance; DIN J. Stephens, president
81 the North Side Board OF Trade; Charles
Ii. Baxter OF the Twenty-third Ward Prop
crty Owners Association, j. Homo: Nil
dreth of the North Side Board OF Trade,
DR.. Abraham korn and Joseph l.. O'Brien
Of the Harlem Property Owners Associa-
ton. From Brooklyn there were Frederick
w. Rowe. Elwin =. Piper. Elmer s. White,
Alexander =. Drecher and John B. Creigh-
ton, secretary Of the Brooklyn League.
j. Homer Hildreth was the first speaker.
and he afterward introduced each other
speaker. He said the residents Of The
Bronx were seeking relief and favored
the application of the marlborough COM
pany because they thought that was the
only way they could get relief at the present
time. The marlborough company, he
said, had pledged itself to lay and operate
the tracks. and was ready to accept a twenty
five year franchise and pay for il. We
need and must have relief, and we expect
this board TO give us hat relief" he de-
clared.
He handed in petitions signed by more
than 5000 taxpayers and property owners
and resolutions adopted by many societies
and organizations of The Bronx.
E~x-Judge Hall the next speaker, declared
that third tracking the two elevated road
would furnish the relief needed, and that
the route laid out by the commission for
the subways in The Bronx went through
a thinly populated section inc could not
be of service for years.
The board referred the question to the
committee on plan and contracts.