New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-05
At WORK ON Il" STATION
Structure at 86th St. and Column
bus Ave. Will Soon Be Built.

The work OF building an elevated station
at S6th street and Columbus avenue was re-
Gently begun. In regard to this project NJ
Morgcnthau, jr.. said yesterday:
I'm NV Judgment the completion Of the
station will have such very marked in
Gueuce. both on the character and real
estate value Of the neiGhborhood' that
some mention 81 the actual starting or the
work and the way In which the result was
finally accomplished should be given In
your columns.
About the middle OF March. 1911. the
Board Of Aldermen passed a resolution urS-
ing the Public Service Commission to direct
the erection OF a new elevated railroad sta
ton I'm the vicinity Of S,th street and
Columbus avenue.
"Bcuno Ioewi. an attorney. who lives In
the ncighborhood appeared in behalf OF
the Columbus Avenue Association al
hearing before the Public Service Commits
sion on Apri 6. 1911. attended by aldermen
from the 18TH Eth and 18th districts, and
urged that a station Doe erected at the
corner Of S,th street
This hearing was adjourned until the end
Of April and in the mean while, through
tho efforts Of Alfred Rocker. jr.. the prop
erty owners in the neighborhood were
called together TO consider the matter. At
a meeting held at Mr. Rockers home tie
matter was thoroughly considered and
finally referred 10 an executive committee,
Of which Alfred Rocker. jr.. was made
chairman. ". l. Roscufeld treasurer and
f.. \. De Lima. j. r. Talcott. l. Stern ana
myself members
1T was decided 10 ra Isl" funds from the
property owners To dcfray the expense of
proper representation az the. hearings Of
the Public Service Commission. Vt the
suggestion ~ MI Rocker Abram l. Elkus
was retained to appear as counsel with Mr..
Rocker and represent the property owners
at tho hearings II was further decided 10
urge upon the Public Service Commission
the adyisability Of placing this station at
Sith street on account Of sGth street being u
wide thorouEhfare and a terminus Of the
East Side crosstown trolley line. and a it
already has a subway station at Broad
way.
Through tho efforts Of the committee
opinions on this subject from such real cs-
tate men as William II. Chcsebrough. John
n. Golding. Henry Morgcnthau Walter
Stablcr. Robert r.. Bowling and others.
confirming this view. were obtained and
laced before the commission. As "A result
, Of these efforts the Public Service Com
mission. after several hearings. on June q,
1911 issued an order that the station be
erected at seth street without delay.
THE work was held up owing to the neces-
sty Of getting the consent Of the property
owners on the four corners. This has now
been finally disposed Of. and the work will
bc rushed to completion.
when the station is opened 1t will 70
doubt increase the traffic over the S6th
street transverse line through the park,
and will also relieve the congestion I'm the
subway at S6th street II will also affect
the future OF seth street property making
IT very much more valuable for apartment
house and hotel purposes
II believe the property owners in :he
neighborhood who will he materially benc-
htcd owe Il great deal Of this accomplish
mcnt to Alfred Rocker. jr."