The evening world., 1911-05-10
CENTRAL FIGHTS
LAW ABOL|SH|NC
DEATH AVENUE
NONRESIDENT Place SAYS It
Will Be Carried to United
States Supreme Court.
SAYS 1T HAMPERS WORK
Picks Many Flaws in the Meas.
TIRE Passed After a Long
Struggle.
SAYS 1T HAMPERS WORK

asayor Gaynor received to-day a copy
OF ehs xoManus-Boyia bxi eliminating
the New York Central tracks from
bisventh avenue When the bill re-
esivss his signature. together with mat
OF the Governor. II becomes . law.
The measure was passed bv tia A
ssnoly after . two hours debate BY a
ots OF 100 to IT. A week ago 4. was
passed In the Senate by q vote OF 80 TO 4.
Under tho bill tho company has until
Nov. l OF this year to come to soms
sort OF an agreement with the city r..
sarding tho removal Of the tracks.
Inc attack which has been msde
through tho Now York LEGISLATURE unon
tne charter Of our company, directIy
anects property rights now assessed A.
'2.co,c0." V~lce-President Ira A. place
OF the New York Central Lines declared
To-Day to an Evening World reporter.
for that reason the action OF thu
LEGISLATURE Will be subject to question
ana reveiw In the courts as 10 its con-
sttuconality In the event the 40
called McManus bin should become
law. the fight against the measure will
he carried. II necessary, 10 the United
states Supreme Court. Nor 4. this Al,
or the damage which the measure will
work against the community.
VIII Tie Up improvements.
while this legal tight Ia going FOR
ward many desired improvements laid
out at an estimated cost OF from go
100000 TO $50. 900. 900. will be tied IN In
cldsntally. Il might be well to call at-
tention to the fact that tho company's
rights TO It's tracks upon the west side
have already been firmly esta blished in
the Appellate Division Of the Supreme
Court Of New York following q iitiga-
ton OF two years.
since 1905 our company has been try
ing 10 get the necessary legislation to
authorize tho discontinuance of streets
and avenues at grade. and 10 authorize
the reconstruction. enlargement n
improvement OF our freight terminal
and facilities upon the west side. The
so-called McManus bill Ia only another
stumbling block erected to prevent the
proper solution OF the whole problem
Mr.. Place here arose from his desk,
walked TO a corner OF his ofice, and
pulled down a map of Manhattan
showing the oompAny's tracks upon
the West Side.
Tho general character o: tho prob
lem to he solved involves tho railroad
racks OF this company from Spuyten
Duyvil 10 st. Johns Park. and tho pur-
poss Is TO discontinue all OF the grade
trossings and in general the use of the
streets and avenues at grade hs went
on. indicating the various points upon
he map with a wlndow stick.
Ready to EIectrlfy Il.
'Of course, you know that we are
ready to electrify this branch OF our
system and discontinue entirely the use
O; steam locomotives Just as soon as
these grade crossings are abolished and
a proper agreement made with the city
authorities. Our power-house at Yonk-
ors Is all ready FOR this contemplated
change. which means the absolute
abatement Of the so-called smoke nut
sance. We had hoped 10 bring our
freight terminnl up to date upon the
same broad scale as the passenger Inn
provements now under way In the heart
% Manhattan
The large volume % freight busine -
to and from Manhattan IL naturally
along or near the waterfront. The
freight handled is fifty per cent. food
products. our purpose was to give
Manhattan an SS,ON,o 900 freight terminal
at Thlrty-third street on tho West Side
the finest in tne world. hut under the
McManus bill We cannot do anything.
II 10 too had. TOO. Just when our nego-
~tiatlons with the city had practically
reached a satisfactory solution OF the
whole problem