New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-01
Tnr Avenue RArLRo,ps.-we feel +, De

or has signed the ball authorizing the con>rucion ID
City Railroads through the Sixth and Elghth avenues
The hrst Of these roads suggested by The winter
OF this a early as 1875. AMI Mas alm0>; daily ~
neWed and urged upon the attention OF the PaS,ic
Isst Summer. a. the reaicrs OF tAe Items IN II.
TrlJ.ns well remember When the Common Coaa.
cil had fairy taken the matter into consideration.
suspended our Arguments, deemas the proleH -
palpably feasible and beneficial thd a. Sacces
would be certain. But ,hc very nsiurA oppossioa
Of the powerful stage interest ior a lcas tine
eaec,ual IN preventing acton 50 active w,s ihis op
position tha, at the last election for Assistant Ast.
men. some of the upper Wards were contested on
this ground and carried by the ARti-rulrosd party
With all this opposition, however the l!ca grew
stronger and constantly N the minds OF the
people that ",omprom1se" was projected and Agreed
to by the Stage interest to the eject lhtl ,Ao>e per
sons who were propuetorS OF Stage lines, most like
" 10 be affected by the Roais. should have the ar,
right TO take the stock or the building and raalas
cars Accordingly, the resolutions embrace The
names OF the owners OF the Chelsea, hnlckeg5ock
er, waycrly. Empire. aud other lines A0er the
Compromise. the nu passed al the sesson Of Juss
laSl % the following vote
,LDERNgN
Acas-Grithn, Dodge stdr;eyant. Oakley, Chsp
man, Nelly, Morgan>, Smith. Ball, liaws, Miller
Bard, Bniton. Franklin. Conkln. Doolcy 10
NGyS-Dclama;er loi the sixteenth Wart-l
ASSISTANTS.
The question was taken separately n thls Board.
frs, The Eighlirav. Road, with the following NJ.
suit J
Y.ss-Al,ord, Moore. Haley, Mabbai, Mccary.
Boycc. Barr, J. b Webb, J. Web5, Crane, Miller.
smith. Pearsall. Sands. Ward Ely 10
Nays-Bols,er, tof the l6thJ Edward lNh W'rh
=
ON the >ixthav Road. the vote was the same.
except that Assistant \ld. Ward voted IN the mega.
| tNel
With this emphatic vote Ne presumed all parties
would be satisfied at least II no, pleased, and
pccied that the Mayor would promptly sign the bill
and thus forward most desirable wors Mr knsS-
land, however, chose TO keep The public IN suspense
until the close OF July. nearly two months. for whd
reason We do not know but We know that by this
course he subjected himself to many unwholesome
suspicious and some open charges OF connivlng with
enemies Of the Rcad> TO defeat The whole project
While some % our cotemporareS took the Mayor 10
task in no tender manner for this delay. We manly
reraned from comment Judging iha, the decided
vote Of the City Legislature would be suAhccns
indication OF the Mayors duty IN the premises In
which judgment, We were correct A. the sequel
proves.
In accordance with the terms OF the resolutions
the contracting parties Will commence operations
forthwith and there i little doubt but the whole
lines To Harlem River will be completed far wiihia
the timc and that the eligible grounds m the upper
Ward, will soon DE covered with the residences oi
the thousands OF aborer of moderate means wsc
are now compelled to live IN the close and unhealthy
quarters of the lower section OF the city or 20 To
Williamsburg and south Brooklyn At much incon-
yenencc as regards transit and time.
We would suggcs, to the proprictors that many I'm.
proyemcntS may be made IN the cars proper iof such
roads one opening al the SIDES now ON the Harlem
Road is likely TO prevent falling under the wheels
while It makes ngresS and cgrcs> much easier Carr
may be much lighter than those usually IN use, there
| by ensuring more speed with less power
Among the provisions of the law, the most I'm
porant are the low rate OF five cents for the whole
length of the road, and the running of the cars AL
night We may presume that he fare to rortysec-
ond-s or thercabou viii shortly be reduced Ia three
cents.
fora better understanding OF the routes, &c We
append the Resolutions
R,sol,ed That the persons to whom permission u
granted by the followIng resolutions, and those who
~ here,tter hecomc associated with them have
/ the authority and consent of the Common tounch
to lay double track for Railroad IN the following
streets, VIZ from point at the intersection oi
/ Chambers street and West Broadway thence along
! West Broadway To Canal-S'rcet thence along anu
| down tanastrec 10 lludson-street along Hudson
street and r. lhth avenue, TO point ~ or near fHy.
| hrst-suect and that said Railroads he continued
| through the Eiehih.aenue to Harlem River when
| ever iCquued 10y the Common touncll, ana A. sooh
and fast SAID enuc u graded upon the follow
ing StipulatonS and conditions, va such track or
tracks to be laid under the direction of the street
! Commissioner, ana on such grades a. are no"
established or may hereafter be estab llshed by tue
| Common Council the SAID parties To become bound
| in "A sufficient penalty, 10 keep IN good repair the
space between track and the space outside The sane,
on either side of at least eight feet IN width, OF eea
street IN which the rails are ald ana also 'hs % no
motive power, excepting horses. be used below
| Fifty-hTst-st and upon the further condition th.i
sand parties shall place cars on SAID Ralirosh,
| Miih All the modern mpTOy emcns for the con'en-
.tucc and comfort Of passengers. and that they run
ears thereon each and every day, DOth ways, as OFh
| a. tie public convenience may require. under snoh
/ drcctcn as the Street Commissioner and common
/ Council may from time 10 TIME prescribe ana Pr
t6cd as), that the sad parties shall IN all fosPee
| comply With the direction OF the street Combhs,
suner and the Common Council, IN the building Oi
SAID Railroad and IN The running OF the ears thereon
/ and IN any other matter connected with The regha,
ton Of 80 Railroad and pr0'ded afso, that the salp
parties hall before this permission takes enect, en-
icr INTO q good and sufficient agreement with the
! Mayor Aldermen and CommOnaiy Of the CITY 81
New Vol X, 10 be- dawn and approscdoib by Tie O0un-
scl TO he Cooperation, binding themselves To abide
by and perform The stpuallons ani prOssi ons here
| ~ contained aud also all Sucn other resolutions of
ordinances as may be passed by the Common I oun-
cil relating TO the SAID road aud further, that they
run a thereon each and every Jay, both ways, a.
! often a. cVfry Luccn minutes, from 10 O'Clock
! AN. every four minutes, rom O'Clock \ 10
| pm every fifteen minutes, from PN 10 "
| Pm and every thny minutes, from IL Ph 70
/ \ VI and much Oitener as public convenience
/ may require under such Injections a, The 'Oninoh
/ Council may from time 10 time prescribe also, thN
tie iate of passage on .ad Railroad shall not es-
! coed 4 greater sum than i've cents for the entire
! l,nglb Of said road and also, that the Common
Council shall have the power To cause the same or
any part thereof, 10 be taken up at any time ihey
nay sec II and also that The said parties. oI eiInei
81 hom. -hall hOl assign lhGf interest III thf 'au
road llhOut FIRST obtaining the consent OF the Tom
! mon Council thereto also that such track or tracks
81 10 Laid a IN %
grooyed rail- or sucl. other rail may b. appro'e'
! Of - the street Commissioner, even with the sur
Co of the streets through hich they may pass ana
siall BE- comnio need within three months and com.
! pletod 10 fJny-Grst-st wthin one year, ami from