The New York herald., 1922-05-21
WEST SIDE OWNERS
TO DISCUSS TRANSIT
Will Hear Chairman MeAneny
of. Transit Commission at
the Hotel Majestic.

A mass meeting OF property owners
and residents west OF Central Park will
be held at the Hotel Majestic on Friday
evening. May 26. at o'clock. at which
George McAneny, chairman of the
Transit Commission. will explain the
commissions plans for the extension of
subways and contemplated changes of
routes of surface lines between Fifty
ninth and 10th streets, west of Cen
trail Park.
The meeting has been called by the
Central Park West and Columbus Ave-
nue. Association. of which Copeland
Townsend OF the Hotel Majestic Is pres
ident. This association includes the
leading property owners and business
men In this district and was recently
formed with view to obtaining the
removal OF the surface car tracks on
Central Park West. from Fifty ninth to
10th streets, and the retention of the
surface car tracks on Columbus ave-
nue..
The views Of the association are OPP
posed to those of Daniel l.. Turner, en-
gineer of the Transit Commission. who,
3n his report, recommendedf the removal
Of the tracks on Columbus avenue and
the retention OF the tracks on Central
Park West.
In 1917 an association called the
Central Park Civic League was hastily
formed comprising property owners OF
Central Park West, who successfully
opposed the removal of the easterly car
tracks to the westerly side of the pres
ent west car tracks. between Fifty
ninth and 110th streets. and taking off
of ten feet six inches of the west side
walk between Fifty-ninth and 10th
Do In t-l
ance with the Ottinger bill which was
passed that year. This change would
have necessitated an expense on the
part of the property owners of over
$500, 900 had they been forced to move
their properties back to the building
line. The present association succeeds
the former Central Park Civic League
and the property owners are especially
perturbed over the fact that this plan
may yet be put into effect
The present assessed valuation of
buildings on Central Park West, be-
tween Fifty-ninth and 10th streets, ex-
ceeds sos, 900. and the property
owners are desirous of making a fine
thoroughfare. They feel that the cars
operated on Central Park West can
easily be diverted to Columbus avenue
and the residents of this district are a
unit in supporting this plan.
The association viii present sug-
gested route for a subway starting at
Chambers street extendinG through
Hudson street under shth avenue and
Central Park West 145th street,
thence through st. Nicholas avenue to
Amsterdam avenue and continuing to
190th street, and also another sugges-
ticn for the continuation of the present
proposed subway from Eighth avenue
and the Harlem River along the bank
Of the Harlem River to Dyknan street.
These plans have been prepared under
the direction of Mr.. Jasper A. Camp
bell, a director of the Central Park West
and Columbus Avenue Association. also
president OF the West Sixty-seventh
Street Association. corporation con-
trolling sixteen million dollars worth
of property In this section.
The meeting will be preceded by
community dinner at the Hotel Majestic.
TO which reservations from several hum
dred residents have been received