New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-04
IOoncluded nom Yhoraday,, car, i,

materfel ana WofRlDS OF Uuo vi 'u1 hA"'' oA'o"SHo
lines of Omnibussea Ia the City
In 1915, ESQ wers licensed, This number IL
far too high-there are many blanks There were
some changes in propsetoyshp. Palmer succeed.
ed Lent in the K uickerbocker Lent bought pan
Of the Empire from Frank Palmer, but in January
following soh to Bolster. The Broadway and
Waverly firm was socum, Reynolds X CO. One
of the Hatfeld'a was displaced by Berthe and the
firm read las now Hatfield Il Bettne. They sold
the East Broadway stages, % in number to the
present firm OF Mackrel 4 Simpson, in June 1876
]. Murphy started the Sixty fcs,.st. line
In 1916, 200 licences were issued. In May,
CbarlerL ens took the Fulton Ferry line; and at
the close of the same month Lent Il Huut bought
the Eleventh at line from jill. Palmer, aud changed
to the East aide, establishing the Bowery, Hous'
ton st. and Avenue c line. Tbs first stages be-
tween Harlem and Manhattanve were establish
ed by James Dunlap.
The nextyear shows, say 800 licenses. The num-
berz run as high as 4lO--but there are many
banks.I Tho Waverly stages now run for the arst
time TO the South Ferry Wallace came into the
Empire line; Whtson sold to Losee Ryerfon;
Kavanagh went into the Harlem line; Thomas
Mel elland bought the Bowery and Avenue lnes
In July VIM. Tyson established the Williams
burgh and ersey City Ferry line, running through
Grandst. Broadway Canal Greenwich and Cort-
land sts.--in all is ssages.
Great improvements ere made in stages about
this time they were made larger better built,
better upholstered, and far better painted.
In 1913 there were $40 licensed omnibuEseE
nominally 1897 Marshall & Andrews became pro
prietors OF the Waverly and the Empire ineS
The Bcwery and Houston. st line was taken by Hat.
field Bertine Murphy sold the Third avenue
line to Conckin 4 Brother, January ., ls49i 90
stages then in the line.
Lines were now extended far up town--the
growth Of the Sixteenth and Eighteenth Wards,
unparalleled in the history Of the City, induced
great cxertions for the accommodation OF that busy
population, and during this and the following year
stages ran to Twenty seventh Thrty.third, and
even Forty second.st. on the west side. This
rapid growth was in great measure the result o.
the facilities extended by the stage proprietors for
transit between the First Ward aud the open and
healthy districts of the City the settlement OF the
Eleventh, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth and
and Eighteenth Wards has been exactly in pro.
portion as the people were provided with means OF
going to and from the lower part of the town. A
few years since she upper part Of the Island OK
hibited barren surface, with tho exception of this
Third avenue, which was shooting out iss blocks OF
new dwellings under the influence OF Chamberlain
and Murphys Bul'sHead Stages. Next, We OBJ
serve the Eighsh.avenue creeping up at the heos
Of the stages sent up by the early propretors and
sinoe that Tina the Fourth, Sixth, Seventh and
Ninth avenues have grown up from similar osuses
the Fourth rather slowly with the Harlem Rail-
road-the Seventh slower atill because of the
bghting influence OF great landed essate located
shere and owned by one who is entirely able to hold
on for the highest price, We now perceive thas
chs eaatarn avanusH going up 10 the seme man
ner and under the same influences. In every ir3
stance che oToss streets, walled with splendid
dwellings and magnificent palaces, have aso
grown into value and beauty at the same time, and
now it would be impossible to locate on this CONT
nens another swo square mes that comprises half
SO many valuable residences as that lying eeov
Thirty .thrd.st from Second avenue to the North
River.
In l849, and up to the present time, we NOTICE
the following changes The licences recorded on
the 1at Of February, $780, were f25 since then
the First av. and the Fiish.sv. lines have added
about SO, and various other additions will swell
the total TO about 500 stages, regularly running
within the City
The Second.st. and roadway and Broadway
and Eighth-st to Tompkins square lines were es-
tablished early in 1849.
1s49, Feb 3D.. A. Marshall bought Of Almer
Il Peters the Knickerbocker line of 81 stages.
l849, March 81 Robbins & Co. started line
from Grand-st Ferry down Cherry and Pearl st. to
the Battery This was unsuccessful effort, and
was aoon stopped.
l849, April "A d. Sheldon started regular
line from Harlem to the High Bridge.
lsl9, July 2I.-Enos Freeman purohased the
Broadway and Second ct. stages This line runs
to Jersey City Ferry
l849, Oct. 3.-Reynolds Il Wears sold the Foarth.
az and Broadway line to Cornell q Turnure. No.
of stages 25.
1849, Oct 23-Curtia, Pulls q Mol eIland pur-
chased the &c stages OF the Amityst. and Fulton
Ferry line, formerly ChaS. Lents. About half Of
these stages were thenceforth run through Fourth
street.
l849, Nov. lO.-The Broadway and 6econdss
line changed from B ond to Beeckerst.
le49 Nov 28-Ths Waverly limo passed into
the hands Of Mott & Rabold. They also bought
the Empire line at the same time, and the two
were united Mr.. Andrews aoon after appeared
by name and the firm was finally aetted by the
retirement OF Mr.. Not. and the accession Of Nj.
Dugro, into Rabold, Andres s & Dugro."
1850, Jan. l--Conklin & Bros. cenced line or
70 stages, to run from Madison Avenue through
Forty. fourth-nt. Third az, Bowery, Chatham, V0
sey Greenwich and Cortend.st TO Jersey City
Ferry. Theae licenses were revoked by request
OF the parties, on the 18Th OF Sept. uk., aud the
atsesa Hara honght By Dingledaia for the Sixty