The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-07

GENTLEMEN
In the report of the proceedings of the Common Coun
clof New York of the 21th u published in the New
York Herald of the 2sth u Alderman Leonard is stated
to have said
"That Mr. Vassar had recently told him that they had
no intention to construct Railroad along the River but
they had merely resorted to this in order pro-
tect their own property along the River but that the
River enough for them that there nothing to be
depended upon in the survey presented of the
to deceive and misead the pubc-thst nothing but its
novelty, as Mr. Morgan, the surveyor, had said some
years since could recommend such PLAN
is hardly necessary Tor me to say that the whole Of
this statement from beginning to end is entire msre
presentation. have never, on any occasion, had any
conversation with Alderman Leonard in which any such
statement was made by me to him, was any thing
said by me Of that nature character from which any
ferences OF the kind could be drawn.
should not feel myself under the least necessity
tce this Misrepresentation and SANDER to retain the favor
able opinion Of those with whom am acquainted yet
of those to whom am stranger had they been put
forth by plain Mr. Leonard but with the imposing prefix
of Alderman, and member of the Common Council his
remarks from that consideration better calculated
deceive the public and therefore demand positive
tradction.
sion of the remarks made to on the
sion referred to, which briefly oowsThat the
friends Of the Hudson River Railroad would probably not
been in progress 20 to 80 miles east the construction
of which would seriously impair the value of property
the River Towns; indeed was grade for road DEEM
ed practicable the Eastern margin OF the River till the
fall of lS4l account of the Highlands-when pre-
and being found perfectly feasible the friends mme
diately set to work and made survey of the entire line
road is to be built they believe viii be to the interest
stockholders to adopt the River route-at all
they only asked snd that at the request Of several
by COMMITTEES Of the Hon. Common Council of the
rits OF their road"
Alderman has garbled and misrepresented cause
His gcniemany conduct az one of Committee Of ve in
making report to suit the of the New York
majority Of the committee with whom he associated
in which quoted statement made by Engineer Wright
in $780, without any illusions to its date and representing
such statement as the result OF recent examination ofthe
River still fresh in the memory of the Poughkeep.
sic Executive Committee.
"A gentleman and Alderman too, who has publicly
and officially on two occasions, exhibited such unques
perhaps consider entitled to the honor of further
notice
should have answered the article in the Herald the
day following its publication but absent from the city
' n VAssAR,
Chairman of the Hudson River Railroad Ex Committee
PousHKEErsIE, March 9th, ls43
The Executive Committee to whom the above commu
nicaon is addressed would merely state for the consde
ration OF the citizens of New York. and all others
cerned that unable to discover any for
Alderman Leonard attack the survey Of the river
route We presume that Mr. vassars statement above
sufficient show how much weight to be attached to
the Adermans statement, and how much prudence may
be discovered in his public But he has fit
assa the survey Of Mr.. Morgan, the Engineer
respectfully submit to your consideration the following
letter from Messrs Veeder, Riddle Vedder Co..
tractors of known responsibility written and mailed in
the city of Albany some days before Alderman Leonard
INDUCED himself in the remarks alluded to in Mr. Vas
sar's communication.
ALBANY, Feb. %, l94S.
To the Hudson River Railroad Committee Poushkeepse
GENTLEMEN-
In reply your letter requesting to make PROPOSE
ton fer building the H. r. r.. Road, would reply
Harlem River to Greenbush at the prices stated in MI
Morgan report excepting the estimate Of the iron rails.
which according to the present duty will cost 81 500 per
mile more than when his report was made. We would
be willing to enter into contract and become responsible
for the completion Of the whole work two years. pro-
vided we could commence operations by the middle Of
the coming summer Yours, sc.
vEEDER, RIDDLE, vEDDER CO.
Presumng that this will be sufficient satisfy all of the
correctness of the in question: and wishing to
have any personal controversy with Alderman Leonard
any else 1--we submit to your consideration, with
single remark that upon the merits of the river route
and its superiority the eastern rely for its pre-
former occasions repel the groundles nsinuaons
got up especially to prejudice by Of the employ
of those concerned in the other route that in
sincere and wanting in good faith in efforts to obtain
charter and construct the H. r. r.. Road. We did not
suppose that any gentlemen after what have here
oore said in relation to this matter would again venture
to impugn our motives.
IT, however, any such can be found, they have very
easy mode to test sincerity by contributing their In
fuence if any they have to the obtaining of charter
They will very thereafter be satisfied whether we
intend in. good faith to construct the road or not.
c. Appleton, Isaac Plat, Caleb Morgan,
Thos. l.. Davies David B. Lent, Charles Bartlett,
Charles II. Ruggles, Chas Crooke. John w. Knevals.
E. 8. Kelly, John Thompson.
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