The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-11

On Saturday special committee OF he Board OF Alder
assembled at the city hail. TO hear argu1eo,s for
and sgsps the proposed railroad along Broadway At
IL o'clock the appointed Aldermen in their places
but only few OF the Interested parties hao arrived.
After waiting patiently for time the Prsden. init
mated that the Board disposed wait any longer
Mr. b. FIELD replied that Mr. Sullivan and imself
ready open the the part OF the applicants
As for The ther parties it sufficiently or
suRht to have been understood by them that IL O'Clock
war the hour fixed
Mr. HArcHr said that he. for one was led to believe
that the committee had notified that the applicants only
TO be head to-day reserying TO another
the President answered that the Board bal merely
animated that in case the arguuen no, con-
cuded day they had intended to adjourn the meeting
Further ton interrupted by the
eS the gentleman who had occasionei the coloquy
The PHYsprST then raid that the committee pre-.
pared 70 hear the arguments
Mr. SULLIVAN the part Of the applicants and
entered into long disquiston on the adyau ages shat
particular from the esab ,hment Of the proposed ne
Of railway He defcanted at large the crovdlng aud
crufhpg and confusion that deIy exhibited in Broad
way and dwelt strongly on the fact that, notvith-
Landing the 500 omDibuses that ply up aud down
that srest thoroughfare, the public by no
means adequately accommodated. BY adopting the
rystsm Of horse rail- saws. be oar.der,d that ali that
OF .xcitemt mt apc confusion sosd be avoided tue
public accommodated far necessary and more room
allowed IN the streets for tue passage OF carts and other
vehicles The omnibufes we're each fee. wide but
the railway would only be four fest and.
Qucnly, IT evident that broadway would MT then
be crowded 1t IL 1T present. During ths hours
when there Is rush Of persons down and town
Inconvenience experienced by many who unable to
secure seats In The oubuees but with established
lire OF railway no one could be disappointed for he
was prepared TO say that with thirty eight three
tbousand persons could be conveniently transported
The maximum nov carried Is 20l6 but he cslcu
lated that 500 persons would be carried In the
cars ON account Of their holding 80 many more
passspQers than the omnibufes. Great opposition
had been got up 70 the proposition, but he sus-
rected that tho motives OF the oectors were such as
would nulify their arguments for they were mostly
that they entertained Of the increased
means Of aeconmo iation for travelling decreasing the
mum Der Of pede TRANS aud reducing chance custom.
At least had heard Of person who had male that
the grounds Of his opposition but he declined TO name
him Amongst the numberiess arguments urged anst
the railway that The continual passing ami
ing Of the cars would present npsssabs wall during
far from that beng probable contingency, he
would mention the fsct that at time would thsre be
more than 10 Gals in Dse, and Broadway four
miles long SIS feet would lie between each car thus
allowing plenty Of room for crossing Astf Soma
further pertinent DESCRIPTIONS Nj sullivan directed the
sttentioa o the Committee little pamphlet which
toni aimed some ttatses relative number Of
bufes and people passing certain points Of Roadway at
certain hours compiled by gentleman whom had
ploysd specially for the purpose.
The President epqued IL the returns had been sworn
TO- Mr. sullivan replied that the gentleman had not
been sworn but he ready 70 take his iavt lie
begged 10 point out o few Of the facts -
omr aus sTAIisrfcs BROADWAY,
Observed and recorded the 9Th 7th 9th and 10th Of
August last
I . OmnItees pas hunber ~ pas IN, s,,., r,o.
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