New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-01-17

Eh.ricenfit E'nrd sSui!roRd 9seraiug.-
NEN-iORK AND ERIE RAiLRoAD.-Thc citizcus of
The Thirteenth Ward. personally Rte.oltsd in the
ca.sfu computation OF the NseY York ard Erie Railroad
especially end ury..tiy invited attend public
meeting to be held atth, IippocaGoc House. 30. Sheriff
n ntay evening. January i7h, Il: :; O'Clock, 10
;ake consideration tho most ctcctua of
su-ng tho aiacdialotcrm rattor nj t. msgnlicentc
;errri,c. B:rorderoC the Committce
IL JAMES II. COOK, Chairman
T. Seventh, ward. -NElv YogN .ND ERIE
RAILROAD :!EETiNG--A, meeting OF the inhabi-
raHs OF the Seveu: ~ ard, called me Seventh Ward
o!ei, Friday Evening, January 18th, aid in the
completion of,hr Sew-fork ond Erie E.iiroad
on uoyioa of john II criscom, ESQ J,sss W. Dow
NICK Esq Called tho Char, JosAH RICH, and j.
NJ FksstsR Esqaire,. appointed Vice Presidents
JonS r. WILLIAMS aud EDGAR 81. Bows appointed Sec
returie,.
Alter ,emcn, b. p. O. sacombcr, tsq of tic pre-
snnt situation road.
s.,nc # Alderman aiucphy, John III. Ferrier Esq Al
ccraan. rud hadre~ Soy .our, Esq appointed TO
r4re,oiutlons expressive Of the OF this aeetlng
who reported following resolutions, whch
I'M ,is!y .dpPted
ioits Of thor cities divert The trade OF CITY from
omad chanes by the removal Of obstacles hch
have prded their With tho West, ought
nmonl,h citizens of the necessity of corresponding
efforts tie full value vi our geographical posi-
ton unnr: ired.
Resolved That the improvements hich have been ef
fectrd III the aud of Railroads.
the results which have attended their past operations
clearly Indicate that they are destined 10 eli CT great
changes III habis commercial Intercourse betwccn
.ioGs and communities, by increasing the cccrliy OF com
munlc uud opening channels lo7 trade ndepcnd ent
Of canal. Ccufscs.
Rcsored Tha, the great debt Of city, contracted
IN the prosecution of public work., which predica
ted upon the expected progressive increase OF popu
latu greatly the necessity Of vigorous efforts
and 10 connterac the eject OF
Competitors.
Reeoir.d Tha, the cw.York and Eric Railroad is a
enterprise which we'll calculated 10 develOp- the
sources valuable Of our State, destined here
after DC tc Of manufacture and 10 furnish pro-
iuctlor which vii greatly contribute To the comfort Of
all of our community besides creating
70 tue Western States when will be open all
OF the year.
ResOlged That u the present cou,ition Of the finances
ofour Stale our city /. throw entirely upon its
sources TO. the prosecution Of public improvements,
c render necessary o her continued prosperity
Rt.,lred Tha, we therefore recommend fellow
citizens 10 all with LIBERAL subscriptions TO their stock,
the New York Eric Railroad, and also that kindred
enterprze, the New York aud Albany Railroad.
Tao meeting was ably addressed BY Nessrs Bloomfield,
Rich, and lIoxic.
oa,-otion Of J. H. Grscom. ESQ.,, committee of xix
.as appointed obtain subscriptions, consisting OF the
following gent'epeu,-
WA b Crosby Esq. James Mccullough Esq.
Jn,,pa fIosie ESD Thomson Price, Esq.
Josiah Rich, E.q. Andrew seymour e1q.
On of Alderman Murphy, ordered thai the pro-
ceedgs OF this meeting be signed by the Chairman and
Secretaries and published the daily papers
JAMES w. DOMINICK, Chairman
joins II WILLIAMS, S.c,o,,r,..
EDGAR N. BEoWS,=