New-York daily tribune., 1846-01-27
yew-york and Albany Railroad Meeting.

! meeting was held in the Lecture Room OF the
University on Friday ening last the purpose sf al
ording Mr. Jervs an opportunity OF reading report OF
his recent survey and estimates for Railroad from this
CITY TO Albany on the Eastern margin OF the hudson
River ~
The meeting was called to order by stephen Allen
who nominated as Chairman his Honor, Mayor haVe
meyer, who after some appropriate remarks upon me
project which they had been called tssetneF 70 discuss
introduced Nr John B. Jervs the surveyor o the EouI
James Boornlan ESQ made brief address "n'ch was
followed by the readngof Mr. Jerviss Report-a
document of some 40 printed pages comprising afee
amount of information concerning tue chsfac'el o 'H
land along the proposed route, calculations oil COST &C.
&c. The following is synopsis OF the Report:
TbePoad 10 commence at Chambers-street New York
following Hudson-street to Fourteenthsreet and down
the latter 10 ,he Eleventh Avenue Thence along Tue east
shore of the Hudson River 10 Fishkl landing thence
gradually rising 10 the table land and passing @ I
viaees Pourhkeepsie Hyde Park, Rhineoeck Red HOOK
Cerrnont the City OF Hudson and near me large manu-
occurring embellishments Claverack and hnderhook
Creeks. Gradually descending 70 me ,s,np nv,
SOM 10 s termination opposite the city OF Aoany'
More than half the distance is level The balance has
an iucisa,ion from two TO seventeen leel pc! lnNe
About OF the distance Is straight hne-ony
four cures are 90 low as 200O feet the remainder are
from 5000 10 10000 feet radius -
The grading through the Highlands will be more ia
vorabe than anticipated, and the line Oh 'he "no'e
NOT verv expensive.
The grazing from New-York TO Poughkeepsie TO be
for double track and the remainder Tor single tracS
single track be laid throughout ana d9note tric
for twenty miles through the Highlands winch WIN
stations depo,s engines and may be completed of
S600000O. sc ", ,;h. %
,b rd and The road bed to be secured against frost so
"a 70 maintain emooth surface at all seasons OF lhe
wear The road may be run with speed OF thlttyh'e
miles per hour, making the passage between
and Albany in hours ncuding stops with case SAFE
~ and pleasure and can be well afforded at fare OF
81 so for each passenger. , -
nessenser may leave Albany Eew-fo.k at
o,cork in the morning spend four hours in business al
either city and return home at 10 O'Clock the same even
ing e..., :; ro,o-d N rrsdes
direction and distance mat can NC Iounu o0'"eS 1'
The income of the Road based the data of present
business on the route is estimated ss'ooOO IVY
Net income pe- aunum. eisJ ovo y;
The development OF railway Improvement ooth IN
this country and in Europe renders II hishy I'm por'' ram
10 all commercial 10 avail themselves OF the 'dc
tiles afforded by railways IN promoting ease ceerity anu
economy in the transportation oil persons ana properly
az all seasons OF the year.
That the influence OF railways mas been greatly 10 in
| crease social and commercial intercourse.
Tha, the proposed route is OF the highest impor-
ance demanding the best facilities AT all seasons LOT
rapd persons and during the suspension
Of navigation OF both persons and properly;
The enterprize submitted 10 the pubic as e0tey
easble-ns ernenty important 10 the socai ana COM
merca interests Of bo.h city and country and one t IS
fully beeved that will afford fair return for the capital
required.
Resolutions were then offered commendatory fthe
project which supported by Mr. Saul Alley in Sc
res of highly spirited remarks, when the resolutions
were adopted.
Gen Tallmadge rose with Resolution in his hand,
which lie prefaced with series OF eloquent and seasonal
bic observations He spoke OF all great undertakings OF
this kind as being only beneficial to The Inhabitants
of large cit les like own. by making the necessares
of life cheaper and easily procured. but also eH-
c,edingy advantageous to the farmers OF the interior
rendering close competitors with their neiehbors
nearer the city in the markets where their produce is
disposed Of He thought that for various reasons cap-
tass had better their money in these stocks than
in Oregon stock. The promised peace. plenty and
prosperity the other umDous OF war. prospective
ruin and distress He looked upon the present project
as great national purpose ind purpose which he elt
ashamed he'd been go long delayed.
He then offered tho following resolution, which was
Immediately adopted
Resolued That the proceedings OF this meeting be
published the city papers and that copy OF the same
with the report of the Engineer he forwarded 10 the
Governor and each member of the Legislature"
Mr. Jervis read letter from gentleman in Butao,
indicative of the feeling manifested in that section OF the
State in favor of the present movement. The usual
vote of thanks the officers then passed. and the
meeting adjourned