New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-21

to such arduous and responsible work IA Ne, a.
than to the iLk incurred by hiring hands Cor a. :,
81 per day who were green hands.
Any experienced foreman in the City would do No..
work with six good hands, In loading or un,o.,i,,
veeei In one day then he could with ten who ar, L.,
ant Of the incss and who liable TO do orr a.
age 10 the cargo than the s,eveiore- WAGE. vc,a
smount 10 for osdng and unloading the vcs-el n.
letter expressing the above sentiments was rcc;,sS
with cheers ard adopted.
Mr. JAMES KELLY made some remarks. Aeer wh<h
Mr. JonN McGsArH spoke At some length, exhorspr
them 10 united action peaceful conduct and Temperate
life At the conclusion Of his remarks the addition Of
members was continued and the Constitution Of the
Scc ~ was taken up for discussion. During the even
ing l23 members were added
Bso,pw.Y RAnRoAD.-The arguments rel.
stve 10 the Broadway Railroad project were resumed
on Tuesday siterroo before the Special Committee Il
the Common Council having that subject under consd.
eraiion. Il was expected that DANIEL f. Srcur,
would address the Committee in opposition to the pro
posed railroad but IN consequence OF that genlemsn
being prevented by illness from attending Mr. CuAairs
STEWART and proceeded to offer some osecaous
TO the construction Of the road. The speaker con.
menced by stating that he appeared in behalf Of sos,
fty owners Of property at the lower end OF Broadws,
and that he had volunteered protect their Interest,".
for he considered that the Common Council had no
right 20 grant any man or set of men the risht N
having down rails in this important thoroughfsre
ipasmuch a. our citizens at large had defrsyed
tie expense ct hying Oui and paving the same there
fore Ill eQurly entitled 10 the Tree and un0A
st,uctsd use Of u nd any act OF the Common Council
which ralt with hat right, or nterieres with that priv
icee OF our cii4oIs for the special benefit Of few
urconstw ,n,l But II the Common Council should de-
tenn ne 10 have Ralroad why not have the City build
the Road AID then have the working OF il, putting IN
the privilege 10 oompeiiiionl II mli sht, in hs way
realize si gc to the City He OF the opin
ion that - 600 per annun could be obtained for each
car run o the Read that in OF .ty cars being
employed 40 ess t6n SJO,OOO year Of micat
thus be- den vt from the Broadway Railroad alone: ana
il this couric should be pursued with regard 20 future
City Rail- oaGf material reduction OF taxation might 30
effected.
JAMES r. WHITING Esq, then rose aud stated that
in anticipation OF Mr. SIcxLEs addressing the Com.
rnttec this afternoon, he had not come prepared 70
speak upon the question: he would have done under
other circumstances. lie then remarked that he also
APPEARED there on behalf OF large number Of property.
owners and oihcrs who felt the ivecst Interest In the
re- ut OF Tie delibera,ion OF the Committee, TO whom
the subject has been referred. The question one
vast importance 10 all the parties conccrned to ths
propeIty.owners occup ants of the stores and dwellings
along the proposed route well ~ to our citizens
large Had the owners of property on broadway been
convinced OF the propriety OF the proposed and ms-
called improvement, they would not have presented
themselves there on the occasion TO throw any mped
ment in the way OF the professors
NJ, WUYING the m referred to the phraseoOy OF the
petition for perms ion to lay down the ras winch he
SUI poged was a,o intended % include permission 10
run cars VI on them, for the one would be of no
without tie other aud depended much upon the char
ucter the that to be made OF the rails, as re-
cards the nature and extent Of the opposition 20 be used
spsinstit Aer drawing picture OF the confusion thst
nst nee essarly aTe 10y the Of cars in Brosiway
according the statistics furnished by the advocates
the road he necessarily saw that the tout ensemble re-
CURED very little argument To show the entire npac.
tcabiiy Of the road and that If the right OF laying
down the rail implied the of them Us he supposed
it did he should be able to show the community AMI
eyeIy unpTeudiced mind that this road never ought 20
be- built He would inquire, in the first place who, since
Broadway had been Travelled over has su-gcGted that
ought to be relieved Where were the public phian-
hopis that had urged the necessity Of relieving Broad
WY on the ground OF comforting pubic benefit Ey.
eiy man who had applied to the Common Council for
leave TO do anything for the relief OF Broadway hal
been a monopOist Every one who has manIies,eta
desire 70 relieve the owners and occupants Of the build
ngs in Broadway Of the noise and confusion that prevails
there, has Ssked TO have portion o Tint street set
apart for his private and benefit and the pres.
ent applicants also monOpoists, for they likewise
ask to have Broadway set apart for their own private
use. II ia tue that they prOfsss 10 show that
they purpose to build the road for publ; good
The speaker oontended that not more than ten
properly owners had signed the petition In favor
OF the road and that many of the igners residents
OF Brooklyn, jersey City and Wiiamsburgh and he
GiCn mt know but Of them lived in Cincinnati;
while clerks and bOys-or rather he would say young
men for there no boys nowa-dsys freely contrib
uted 10 the LIT oipetloners On the other hand owners
OF property and occupants of the stores along the en-
tire hne Of the prOposed road had signed the remon.
STRANGE against IT, Mr. WHrrrNG then denounced the
In INV no az nsr
the beet parthc centre OF the street for distance offs
miles cOntending that such application IN
heard Of in England, France, Russn, Prussia any
where else, save in the City OF New York; monopoly
that would not be tolerated in any other City except
New-Yok In proof Of this position, he alluded 10 4 re-
quet made by Victoria, Queen OF Eagland, for soms
slight privilege in laying down foot PATH whch,he Eng
tsL would not tolerate Yet at this day Ia 1852 when
claim tbht we have right To send ycseh 10
foreign port, and on being denied that right, pro
duces the m'st intense excitement, yet this COmmiis
are now called upon to violate the rights Of Others By
Getting spat about eight miles of this tavenue for ne
pecal beneht OF private individuals without any so
OF compensation. lie would here ask by what night
the c, mmOn Council going 10 set ase any por.
ton Of Broadway for private usei Where did they do
riye the authority 10 apart take pryate property
for private UsCf He denied that the Common Council
had any such right conferred upon them eirher BY
state or Charter that large portion Of BroadxuyH
private property, and stands upon a different fooDg
nCm almost every other street ia the City which bad
been laid out by assessment Broadway 4 az orgInd
street, which hes been known, although rs a drferers
ntmo, ever since the Dutch hought the Island
in 1926, fl 90 e'der- or about s24 and the rreguIf
width OF Broede'S attributed to the fac, that was
private prop,ily and he therefore denied that any pow
or exssr In tEis Government apart private prop
ey or private use although private property had been
and could be taken tor public and benefit. lie ned
alluded 10 the various special privileges which hal bee
granted ly the Common Councils Of New.York, AMI
that they bad always resulted making the nch richer
ind tie poor poorer and that IN the present instance
the portion O. broadway which asked 70 10
ufed tOr the benefit Of the applicants estimated 70
be worth upward Of s6,OO00OO and that il was impoe
fibe TO ray what il would be worth 200 years hence
when it il considered that the 60 gilders or "a ts
original cOst 81 thin leland TO the Dutch with compouna
nteies up the present time had increased the Vas
Of it 10 upward Ct o., o00O00,0O
Mr. WHITING then proceeded to show tie utter IN
probability OF the proposed b be used on me
Broadway Railroa1, and made some amusing remafo
relative 70 iheir apLearance. Inconvenience &c.