Year: 1879

Of Broadway was forbidden by the Laws OF
1875. under which the first Commissioners were
appointed. Officers of the New-YOrk Com
pany say that the proposed route along
Broadway to the Battery will not be urged
against the public wish.


DETAILS OF THE AGREEMENT


A Han By WHICH THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN


TIE TWO ROADS MAY BE ADJusrED-sPECIFIc


LANGUAGE OF TIE LAW AGAINST THE USE OF


BROADWAY BY ErrHxR RoAD-wHAr THE Of


gICERs or THE TWO ROADS SAY.


The Joint committee of tho New-York and Metro
Dolitan Elevated Railroads has reached. after many
prolonged conferences, q partial agreement. AT o
meeting Of the two committees it was agreed yes
terday that the New-York Company should surren-
der to the Metropolitan Road that part Of its present
line which extends from the Battery through
Pear-st. and the New -Bowery to Chatham-square.
In consideration Of this concession the Metropolitan
Company agreed to abandon its proposed line
through Chambers-st which was intended to con-
meet with the Chatham-st. branch Of the New-fork
Road. The matter Of compensation was left to be
determined subsequently, In case the Joint COM
mittee should be unable to agree upon the sum to
be paid by the Metropolitan Company 1t was said
Yesterday that the question would be referred to
arbitration.


The details Of the agreement have not been fully
settled 1t IS understood, however, from MEN,
bers Of the committee that the extension OF tho
New-York Road is left to stand on its merits. The
structure at Chatham-sQuare will be changed so as
to afford independent tracks to both roads. -Four
tracks two for each road will be built there. with
q station designed for the common use Of the two
roads. According to this plan trains of the Metro
har frnu mt FarrU
present Pearl-st. route to Chatham-square. where
they will diverge without crossing the track of the
New-York Road, to the Division-st. and East Side
line. 1t s intended that passengers by either line
shall have the privilege, at the Chatham-square
junction. of exchanging their tickets without extra
charge. In this way person may take passage oy
the Metropolitan Road at South Ferry and at Chat
ham-sduare change cars to the Third-ave. line: or,
taking the New-YOrk line at its City Hall terminus,
he may leave that road at Chatham-square and
take the East Side line Of the Metropolitan Road
No conuec tion will be made at present between the
East and West Side lines Of the Metropolitan Road.


1t was not determined yesterday what changes
would be made at the Battery, in consequence of
tho transfer, to the Metropolitan Road of the
Pearl-st. line 1t was said yesterday that
connection might be made between the two lines Of
the Metropolitan Road by means of the proposed



pany might surrender a part Of its Greenwich
st. line to the Metropolitan Road, which would
then be enabled 10 connect at the Battery with
it's East Side line. To settle these questions fur
thcr conferences between the committees OF the
two companies will be held According to the
agreement made yesterday the lower terminus of
the East Side line of the NewYork Company will
remain for the present where it Is.


A SCHEME TO USE BROADWAY.


The officers OF the New-York Company declare
that the only route left for the extension Of their
road to the Battery through Park-row and Broad
way. To secure this route TO the Battery it IS
necessary that additional powers should be OBJ
tanned. The laws of 1873, under which the first
Commissioners Of Rapid Transit appointed,
forbid the uss of Broadway by the Elevated
roads, No changes III the law have been
made since in regard to the use Of that
street. 1t was SAID yesterday By officers OF
the New-iOrk Company that they did not wish
to urge the extension against the wish of property
owners. Cyrus W. Field, the president. said that
he proposed to leave that question to the decision
of the property oWncIS lower broadway.
Whether the pnbic travel demands" said Ar.
Field, THAT the East SIDE Road should be con-
tinued down Broadway, or that the terminus
should remain where Il ISIS question tor the popu-
lar decision. Many persons have visited ne and
urged both sides of the case am content 10 let
the property ownors light 1t out. 1t 1t Is found
necessary to the public convenience that the road
should be ext,n ndcd down Broadway this company
will build the road whenever the right shall be OBJ
tanned. shall take no part IN the contcst.'


Similar views were expressed by director Of the
same company. If line should be built on
Broadway" he said, " IL would be only IN RESPONSE
To the public demand. i think a structure might
be built there which would not interfere seriously
with the value Of property. am sure that the Gi-
recors Of this company Will not urge this PROJECT
AGAINST the public wish If, however, the line
should be built the four lines OK elevated railroad
would entire at the Battery"


BENJAMIN Brewster member OF the committee
on the part of the New-York Company, declined
Yesterday to confirm or deny the reported agree
meut. lie SAID that the plan had not been per-
fected aud might fail therefore Of accomplishment.
Ii was admitted by officers of both companies that
the matter of compensation was thS chief impede
ment to the carrying out of the agreement Officers
OF the Metro polItan Company SAID that that would
be settled by arbitrationln the committees we're
unable to fix upon satisfactory settlement. the
other side. officers Of the New-York Company said
that the question OF compensation might interrupt
the accomplishment of the proposal. Ii was said
that the committee unanimous In tho Intention
TO avoid crossings and the common of one track
From the mauy plans submitted this had been
evolved AZ the most feasible and satisfactory sou
ton of the problem.


1t has been proposed by the New-York Company
to extend its line from the present terminus TO
broadway near the Post Office. This plan was pro-
posed III anticipation of u failure To Secure the
right to build along broadway to the
Battery. IL this extension should be made
the company has agreed 10 build a branch track
past the north front OF the Post Ofce Tor the pur-
pose OF running mail trains To tho Grand Central
Depot. Application VAS made to the propretors
OF The Herald building. who consented to the new
,.r,inn. "A. mr. their building upou condition that