New-York tribune., 1908-11-18
Tu TRY OUT MON0RAlL
2. s. c. GIFES PERMISSION.
Road Vii Be Built at Once from
Barfo7c 10 Cffy Island.

Permission was granted yesterday hy the Public
Service Commission a iis meeting TO start me
construction OF the first rnoaora system IN iTacn
osl use as transit facility in America The ap-
Tlicz-iou ~ tire Pelham Park Railroad Company
and The CITY Island Railroad Company 10 change
from hcrSe the o. The American m 81
s1stsrn was passed favorab}y. although Inc vote
vzs not unanimous. Commissioner Malthie did not
sRd had rather sharp sst-io WIN toiii'n's
Eioner T-ustis over the matter
Tor several weeks Commissioner Eustis has been
r-euducting hearings on the application q 0fe
railroads which together operate line from Bar-
sov station. on the New York. New Haven &
Hartford Railroad 10 Belden Point. City Island
sbo,t three miles The present service Is almost
negligible and costs 10 cents for the trip 10 'ic
7s9sns Yesto-6az Commissioner Eustis read the
rl-aro<=a resolution granting - the companies me
-arl= - change tnei- motive power and an opinion
rom ire counsel 20 the commission saving that
4he commission had power IN adopt Such q Tes"-
rufian without prejudice n jhe application -oi ln+
ro-,rsries Tor whatever new franchises might ne
-reeesssrv-
t-aaf--nar, Wilcox pat she question OF the edop-
Won n she resolution. CozRnnass}oner Msitoie d'o
.7os vote. but apparently was soout fo MAKE an
-sr--lzusr57- when COMMISSIONS EusJis again eE-
pressed his support for the lnonoraH scheme. ana
said George Rice engineer in charge oi SUBWAY
construction had MADE report strongly tsToring
1T
Z haven't seen that report. Nj Chairman. aT'o
x-ssr - ne excused from voting" spoke up Nj
Mathis Il do rot favor voting ofhand Tor =
-,rosect 50 Unusual this one We are adopting
3-e mans and methods not heretofore tried IT Ne~
~ -rd 81 Ts- as know nowhere else II tne
,-os7z.~- 1-rsG nave the engineer s report
r7o-.=7-e -7e rha- rais method Of CONSTRUCTION
,s safe and p-ore- don't feel that can vote in
-eT9Izert1v the subject
Docs rtse commissioner mean 'IF - lnei l1af -
axr,,sx-fo,s nv v-crC-~ ouerieo Nr- Eustts-
Oh No his words don't indicate that inter
ss.n-ar Chairman WILCOX
Yer maybe ve'6 bette have che report saio
~ r7rx-fs IL there's going 70 be any question
Shout Il
TIE report rvzs not presented - The r'-Hf'nf
.sh0-,-s, whf~1 "a iou-7su few moments isfer-
rs-- l. F,7--azvs ssr-eta-v - the iste hHp''
----s Commission who Is president Of the Mono
--,7 3-r-1r,zr1 said construction work F-oH'' ~
s.er--- n ore The new company has an aEr
---4-- n acquire She stock q The tTo horse csT l
~-or7 -he T1terh0-ouEfi-
The -epo-r ri Nfr Rice n which COMMISSIONS
7--s-ss sssr,de6 z-ss addressed tC Chief FTE7rNT
ss.s-,s- and vas base5 sr inspection ~ Ine
-,,-r-ar 2, me jamestown Exposition Tners "e
<o-r6 the car 70 attain speed Of forty rniies an
s-c7s- IN hrs report he said
z7--6 - : r-R-riCahe system which ~ -slo
20 the Trsuspo-ts f1oT ~ IaHz--T'E
and s~o7nrrr. I have nc de9bt lH9'
- -oa 1v a. constructed with tFaI care 40 80.
orrruess which T0ud ne oe'-o5ee 70 -+s;-
- 7~oe5 fs7e memorial wouc Re ape 70 sLzL--l
-5rE -~te ~ <-eed with sSfefT ann eso0oHl'5t
- ~ rrser aFd with moderate ezEe1aot'als '-i
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