New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-01-08


defines 1t thus" commencing a, point in the city
Of New. York. with the consent Of the Corporation
Of the city snd Terminating At some point on the
Hudson river opposite the city Of Albany II must
not be Oh any q the streets or avenues nearer TO
the tract Of the Harlem RadroGd Company than
the Eighth avenue and Hudson street hut may be
on any Of the streets or avenues westerly thereof
It must run through the tier Of towns and the city
Of Hudson. bounded on the Hudson river, east
SIDE Of course ani must not at airy point, be
more than two miles and a half east from the Hud
son river. This is all that IS dociied or can be
decided. tl the Company is organized
The surveys that have been made have decided
the question Of the feasibility Of the general line on
the shore OF the river between this city and Fish.
hall and there is not much room for variation on
this portion OF the route But RS regards this city.
no r'ute has been chosen and beyond Fishkill the
line, though satisfactorily surveyed and estimated.
remains to be defnitivey located No terminus in
this city has been chosen The Commissioners can
only .as that # they should be called upon TO act
as Directors no location will be made 70 serve pri-
vate interests. There Is no obbng, no hidden mo.
tiyes at work here. IL Is a great public work that
they have devoted their exertioss to. and they will
SO treat IL, long the stockholders shall confde
the managementol it to them
As to land damages, they are 10 b. assessed By
Jurors drawn from the grand jury box in the
respective counties through which the road passes
The owners Of property generally along the line,
with the exception Of a lew gentlemen residing
upon the river. mostly near New York, are snxi
ousy DESTROYS to have this road built This IS So
particularly at the villages and cities where its sp
proach will be hailed with the same manifestation Of
JOY with which they received the news OF the pas
SAGE of the bill
Should il be built along the edge of the river it
will be on the beach and the owners will have the
protection Of a sea wall to prevent the wash of the
banks Occasionally. ii will pass over the few
shallow inlets OF the river and the few streams run
ming into it, bnt without injury TO any interest rs
openings are to be left and bridges constructed 1t
crosses very few roads-wIltake but little land de
voted to agricultural purposes and IN no case ma
teriay lnjure the beauty OF country seats that OF
the Hon F {. White. one ofthe commissioners, be-
ns most exposed TO such injury
1t has been enormously supposed by some that
this road will operate as an antagonist Of one TO
which the community with much public spirit
have heretofore subscribed. The NBwYoRK AID
ERIE RAILROAD.
The undersigned have no wish ard DO pot intend
to controvert any OF the views which the energetic
friends of that route entertaiR. On the contrary.
they wish them al success. They have. however
been occasionally met with this suggesnon-that
the Enc road, when completed will secure the
Western trade meaning, Of course the business
North west of the State Of NewYOrk and that
therefore there is no such necessity as IS claimed
for the New York and Albany road. They must IN
SYST that this is very inadequate view OF the sub
iect and does injustice TO this great enterprise.
The Hudson river Road connects at Albany with
the outlet OF the Erie Canal and with 52c miles OF
railroad to Buffalo slready in full operation. and
will conduct 10 New York for portion OF the year
al least the results OF the industry of that region
and Of the large population along the shores OF axe
Ontario the business of Western Vermont and
the great aud growing trade OF the Cansdas and It
meets all the various lines OF immense business
concentrated at the geyy point rhere Boston has
made such a dangerous ,aroad upon me sources Of
prosperity Of me city Of Ner York. These are
fields OF enterprise which the Enc road can never
By any means reach but they must necessarily
appertain to the Hudson river road exclusively
Were the Erie road now in full operation to Dun
kirk or Buffalo il would in no degree lessen the
necessity Of the immediate construction OF the road
through the valley of the Hudson nor would 1t in
the confident belief Of the Commissioners, endanger
the certain profit b be derived from the latter road
The Erie road will commend the very active IN
creasng and profitable ocal business it has already
secured the trade of The valley OF the Susquehsn
nah and Delaware and widely extended business
conveyed by lateral rosds INTO their gigantic trunk
along the whole line and on its connection with
Lske Erie vast field of enterprise lies open be
tore H.
This is not nes project it's fifteen years since
we have begun agtstIng it, and still 1t remains