The New York herald., 1851-11-18
city Intelligence.


city railroads Is means to relieve Broadway from the
crowd Of omnbuses that thronged that thoroughfsre
and rendered the enterprise of crossing main street
of our city thing dangerous Of execution Petition
petition was presented TO the Common Couucil and at
iepgth the matter eliminated and two companies
formed, one to build railroad "from point in Murray
street. not less than fifty feet west Of Broadway thence
down Murray street to College place and West Broad
way along the to Canal street; down Canal street
to Hudson street, along Hudson street and Eighth ave-
nue., to point at Thirty ninth street, and that
said railroad be continued through the Eighth avenue
to Harlem river, whenever required by the Common
Council" The other company was to build railroad
commencing at point in Murray street. not less than
fifty feet fror Broadway thence down Murray street
and College place to West Broadway thence through
West Brcsdway to Canal street, thence down Canal to
vsrick up yalick to Carne street. to Sixth avenue to
Harlem river, whenever required by the Common 9oun.
ci After great deal OF angry debate sad much log
grant TO lay the Eighth avenue awarded to Messrs
John rettierew, u. r.. Sherman, Solomon Kipp Abnl.
Drowz, Washington Smith, Josaph ~ Burns, and 0Keese
x Duryea And the sixth avenue railroad was ia like
awarded TO James Libby, Geo Il. Howell WA.
Flsgg, Vim. IL Adams, John Post jr., Edmond Morris,
Palster Jaeaoks and Flint, sanSerson {. Beers Final
action tins subject taken in the Common Coun
Gil on the 4th OF June and after the regular time had
expired the document found to have been signed
by the Mayor, and 1t became law. resolution was
adopted to accompany the ordinance, the purport OF
which wss that the gentlemen and irns named Ia the
ordinance eoulj Ii they desired TO avail themselves Of
the grant, appear witAin ten days and s!yny their de-
termina that effect All lhe parsIes named except
Ward, pol.ter & Jscacks, and Flint sanaerson & Co
forward aud sgniisd their determination 60 pro-
ceed end construct the roads The ord provided
that the Eighth avenue railroad should be ieoced
within three months and conp.eted 10 Fftyrst street
within year and from rtt first street to the Harlem
river within three years ro the psssa OF the esou
ton sed hat tho Sixth avenue road saoud be
IleDc5d within thee mouths aId completed TO Forty
seeord street within one year and from forty second
street to the Harlem river within three years from the
passage Of the resolution. While the buiness pend
ing In the Common Council the Hobbies filed from
night TO night and the galleries OF ths City Hall
lled from day to day, with persons who energes
cay employed in advocating opposing the proposed
measurts In reference to The paoic, but one voioe
was heard, namely, call upon the authorities to
relieve Broadway from the omnibus nuisance for
although these vehicles, well regulated great
street found to be dangerous to life aud
limb ard altogether detrimental to comfort. Well.
the ordinances were passed. and the pubic in their YER
dant confidence expected to gangs of Ut once
placed upon the lines, and prospeotvey they these
lines working admirably with comfortable cara and all
that But IL all expectancy the reality had nothing
Of this hind in store. After Walking till the expiration
Of the three months one company said TO have for
eteo their right to construct the road and this being
disputed the matter thrown into the for i
gaon, where, in ali probability, 1t will remain till
leased by course OF law The other company have
made show Of ulapg the conditions Of thar grant by
breaking ground in Canal street. "a few days snce AMI
laying down about one hundred feet of rails AID thea
ina aginaton There lays the hundred feet of railroad
handsomely finished off At either cad, resembling
for rolling ho9heads Of sugar and molassos along the
wharves to their places of destination And that
all Ia done what becomes Of the relief to Broadway, the
convenience Of uptown residents whose business calls
them down town every morning, and whose families
pect them home every evening! There thirty eight
members Of the Common Council each OF whom received
four dollars per session while these matters were dis
cussed; and the warmth with which the contes.
carried on showed that great interest was, by
nfh nxetfa l.1tf rhsra sf all
The debates are over-tbc awards mads-the three
months have some time since expired AMI we have
what! About one hundred feet Of single track rail
road lying in Canal street. between Church street and
Wset Broadway Ard broadway is more than ever.
overrun with omnbuses and the crossing Of that tho
roughfare is rendered more than dangerous. D.
saPient legislators ., humbugged public o,
thronged Broadway We co not intend here discus the
proprety or mproprety Of down railroad tracks
the streets CT city but broadway should be relieved
and scme Of the lines Of stages which traverse it
sho ud be compelled to taAe their through other
streets and thus give pedestrians chance t. escape
With whole limts when their duties compel them to
cross the great thoroughfsre.
SUICIDE ~ a LiQuoR sToaE.-A shocking affair took
place yesterday morning. at the liquor OF Peter
stockey, No l4l Cedar street man named Frederick
Bragg in and asked for ela'so Of liquor which he
ard paid for he then 10 another part Of the
store and settled himself Ia 6ra position between two
stsnJpg casks. drew pistol from his pocket and IA
serted the nugze In his mouth At this instant mis-
tions we've OBJ ved but before anv one coud rss,h him
2hesty and horrible corpse The charge from the pistol
had entered tie head at the extremity Of the lower w
which sot away and terribly lacerated part
charge had then entered the brain dea instsn
tsneous Many Of the persons about the place the
tine crowded 20 look at the body but almos. ell of
them shrunk back 10 horror soon they behed the
shattered wreck Of humanity before them The deceased
va, mcdle aged man he arrived In this country from
Hamburg the 2st Of October last and has left wife
and several children TO lament bis unimely end. 40
other than temporary mental alteration has been
ajduced ss thai which ipced the unfortunate to
take his own life
EoRE STREET kJrusyIsi-M about ten O'Clock
Saturday night Respectable named Philip CaIrsy,
passing aorg Twenty fourth street to his home,
when he suddenly and withs ut provocaton attacked
by two Iuaps knocked him down and hen vautouly
jumped upon his face aud breast they having at the
time heavy boot With nailed bottoms After the
had sat 1ed thor htndh brutality above stated they
left their victim helpless and insenibity soon followed
lie was found by Policeman probably about half
hour after the with the blood flowing freely
from his face lie removed to the Sixteenth ward
station house and medical aid called in. The poor
Tered greatly, but far recovered Sunday after
be- able TO recount the above facts What In
duced this cruel assault is mystery. Mr.. O. did not
know his ssasnts bat be described them very curste
ly, and the police, Sunday night, arrested n
named John Riley suspicion Of his having been oEe
Of them.
THnowN FROM ms 1IoHsE-On Sunday afternoon, Mr..
Edward Matil Of No ~ Rose street, thrown from
his horse, whilst riding the Ninth avenue, and
seriously Injured When Mr. NJ. was first discovered he