New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-08


II upon the condition prescribed by the Common Coan.
ell the privilege ought be next rendered the onni
bus interest who would be the next important suffer
ers ard they did scecp, Of the chance, why thea
give ii TO the applicants in the case.
Mr. Themss Davis here rose and requested thss
the claims of himself and associates might have
equal consideration with the COMMITTEES, on the same
bsss and terms as were set forth by The petitioner
with the understanding ,hsi the applicants could be-
come joint stockholders la the road in proportion 10
The amount Of property owned by them along the line
| Of the proposed ruad
D. d. Field then rose to address the Committee in
behalf OF the applicants OF the road After making
few remarks rels-ve to the iniputstions which had
been made, and personalities which had been INDUCED
in and the Inconsistencies OF the arguments advanced
by the opponents of the road b. begged the Commit
tee TO bear in mind that gentleman bad asserted
tibet this scheme for railrosd in Broadway Is totally
improbable; yet before he sat down he described
a. being certsn Of that il woald be Of i'm
mense value. Another gentleman hsd said that to
grant railroad would be . mons,rous abuse oi power
ard aloet q, the same breath said, give the rail
road aud we II build IT, One gentleman had told the
Committee thsi the airosd built, could never
pete with the omuibuscs, while smother on the same
side Of the question, tells ths would ruin the ON
nbus interest One gentleman tells that Broadway
is overcrowded another asserts that IL Is over
crowded tina, il cannot possibly stand any more
lines running through it-and still another tells
L. that it is certainly overcrOwacd, bur that
fact only renders the more strsctive.-
Each Of these positions Inconsistencies argued BY
the same parties in opposition to the proposed rail
road One had argued sgains, the road the ground
that exchange tickets would be necessary, while
Their he'd referred to the OF exchange n,kets
ofth tho slv
omnbuses. One argues she impractcabilty Of
n railroad in Broadway on the ground that Il will
soon be necessary move from seventy to eighty
thousand persons daily, up and down town. and that
the only remedy IS to open side avenues-whilc
another that can't GET the people to travel thoso
SIDE streets unit, the business l. there. IL had been
argued hs, the railroad would have tendency ruin
Broadway a. q drive and promeu adc and for one he
would be ,orry c do anything that would be likely to
msr the beauty of tibet street-bui could be made
quite attractive omnibuscs. snd muc more
There had been strong prejudicos agans, railroads.
Wien they were fire, introduced somc denounced
tLCr, and eortended that could sustain lse u
moved a. the rate of twenty miles sn hour and even at
hte date. strong opposition made against having
railroad in this City and the applicants had all these
thiugs to bear against them With regard to the pre-
else plan uron which the ros rha be constructed Is
merely ask permission to lay down a railroad from
Whitchn through Broadway to Msnhat,snyillc. and
leave The Common Council tO-,y What Kind OF n road
itsLal De whether it shall be double treble track,
or whether the car hall be four feet six feet wide
ard when il borne in mind that the groove could
he made that no foot or whcc. could entern
lie could not perceive what objections could be urges
eesnst IT, while they could many cars upon tho
road would convey not only the present number OF
rassci gers, but three times that number
The objects to ho arrived at better mode o.
conveyance than present exists relief OF broadway.
end e facilities OF communication between the
upper and lower Wards ard he had hesitation In
saving that these three objects would be attained by
the construction OF the proposed rond Tie contended
tia, IL there ample room in Broadway for all the
on,pibuscs tlsi now run aud might hereafter be re-
ouired for tie conveyance OF all the passengers the
substitution OF cars for them 10 de rsble Next the
substitution Of cars will be less destructive 10 the pave
rent consequently prove less burdensomc to the City
Agsin railroad conveyance would be agreeable.
quicker cheaper and less annoying than omnbuscs To
porfons living on tho street. Mr. Field contendcA
that the railroad, instead Of blocking mp Broadway
and rendering 1t daDserou for pedestrians to
cross tie street would do much toward olivia
ting that difficulty inasmuch as 81 and lss
horses would do the work Of 81 omnibuses and
1854 horses-so thai the important advantages 81 the
the score OF economy alOue must be appsrem
TO aDy one who gaye the subject moments considera
ton Had proper fasitics been Afforded long ago 70
pergons engaged in the lower Ward for reaching the
upper ton of the City, the population of brooklyn
Wnismtb ureh and Jersey City would have been added
to Il now and the City would have been cempsctly built
A. high up a Sixty third ST., instead Of Twenty thrdst
In conclusion Mr. Field commended that the privilege Of
LAYING down the road ought TO be given his clients.
the applicants for H. being the original movers In ths
matter.
Mr. Ds,is again rose end dosrcd in,oSma,ins FROM
the CT air when the Committee would he likely 10 re-
port on the subject. lie informed that ne time
could be- specified there bad been no consultsfios
relative TO between the members of the Committee
and ne had any petition present, as ntimated the
Chair voud cheorfuy bring it before the Board Of Al
dormen The Committee then
TARGET ExcuRsI0s.--O Friday the Bene-
dict Guard- commanded by Capt Vim II. Hays and
accomlariod By Wallaces Bras Band, went on their
target excurslon The following prizes were shot for
and won a. follows let prize, Silver Cake Basket.
votby VIM Young; 2d Silver watch, by John
rcctt; ID, Muske.. won by Henry Green 9Th, 90
Gold Piece, won by J. Wilson Jth, signet Ring won
By John aullin 9Th, Splendid Book won by Edward
Wallace; Ill., - Gold Piece by William West.
lake siI, Valuable BOOK, won by ] c. Jehdes 9th.
10th. llh, Wreaihs Won BY NJ. Mshon. John Mckinney
md Mchsel Touey.
HIGB PRIcgs fOR kCM EsT.rE.-We
updortard that ast week three lots on haiisonsv
ana Twenty fourth-st, snd bree Twenty fourthst.
in the rear Of the first three sold OR about $4,000 or
$1,000 Der lot This IL wins, mi ht be called good
round price.
RAJ EsrArE.-The fOllosing pr jpcrty was
+ sold Nov. ;, By Albert II Nicolay
3,,ory brick house aud lot Nc. 7e6 Gnrnwehs. s3ss
FlRxs.-At u O'Clock yesterday morning,
fire broke out in a stable owned by N. John vsDser.
No l23 Twentysccond- tret The alarm was promptly