The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-18
Debates In the Common COunclI.
From cur Special Reporter


Board or ALDERMEN,
FRIDAY EVENING, Dec Is 1852
BUeiSEss
Immediately ,be conclusion Of the reading and ap
prosai Of the Last evenings procse dings,
AldeImsn SMITH Eleventh ward moved that when
the Board adjourn IL adjourn meet tomorrow tni
evening He understood there were some hundred pa
pers and upwards the table and that during the last
three evenings they got through but about forty and
kidelnsD Prcx twentieth vard,) seconded the ms
on they had he ssid one hundred and ten papers be
Alderman WARD Sixteenth ward) thought there was
no motion necefssry If they adjourned they adjourned
till 10 morrow unoss motion was made TO the contrary
Alderman DFsMAr. Sixteenth ward moved as an
amendment that they adjourn till Monday
Alderman sTuRrIyANT Third ward would ask why
much later hour OF the evening and be
son
Alderman SMITH replied th.t the attendance was very
siim, and they might be left without quorum.
Alderman s1uRr.vAsT replied that some might come
in in o few minutes
Alcermsn sMIIH rsjoircd that some might go out
which vould have the effect they ought cit
every evening during the month to dispose Of the years
The question was then put the adjournment till
Monday night which vas lost.
IBk sirTB AND EIGHTH AvEsUE RAILHoAD-TnE DOUBLE
TRACK N BARCLAY STREET.
Alderman sTURTEvArr (rhrd ward pre,ented pre-
amhl. and RESOLUTION which will be found a. length in
sur ofcis report 70 and suspend the proceedings
OF the parties engaged IN the Sixth and Eighth Avenue
Railroad In laying To. double track Barclay street
now in the progress Of construction TO the laying
Of single track
Alderman DrsMAr seconded the resolution
which the gentleman the other side hsd bean kind
nougb TO second he begged TO explain that he had OPP
posed strcnuouly he resolution at the time IL
posed and which much his surprise had large
majority The MAJ had not returned II within the yen
time and therefore It had become Law and which
was doing much injury TO citizens OF his ward
One day however before the time expired when would
Rave become law, the parties had come with large
numhs, OF mon and within twenty four hours had laid
made all their preparations for laying rails within
Barclay street and bad taken up all the road In Barclay
street winch was most ioporant ,horou hfarc leading
a opua cen
Pitched BY violation Of that principle Of confidence in
which the grant vas made In the petition they had
rtudiously avoided the mention Of single double
track but Barclay aud yesey streets understood
ana II was suppoed there would be single track 10
ny not returning within the limited tina together
With bis objections SLOWED It to becore Law, aud they
ere aging double track Another fact he would call
attention 70. The chairman OF the committee OF the
hoard who first reported upon It. had stated that he dis
SSouJ uDdrstood 1t was 10 be single track. Pettgrow
Sb1man, and their associates had therefore oStansd
.ns grant under false pretences and, BY the
~ 70 rs not returning the papers the citizens
wnoie street had been rven up single COMPANY 1t
vas violation Of private iights without any good to
the public They then said do NOT mean TO run on
both traoks,v That vas adding Insult TO in;ury Do
they mean to say don't want TO use II hut onv In
prevent any one else doing so II they had said 40 in
fber petition, would the Common Council have Grant
cd the petition There but four feet i,ft In
Ccisgs place beside the track-not room for cart TO
pass The resolution 20 drawn 70 convey frnud
They took partcu.r not to make the broad sser
tos that thsy meant 10 lay two tracks lie called upon
them nov to do justice 10 the twenty citizen petition.
es 70 the owner Of the property and lastly TO the
Common Couscli 20 that people should not commonly
go stroed ssd ssy. We can go the Common Council
sse get Just what We want lie IN favor Of rail
road proportions In general believing them 70 be pro
motive Of public accommodation and the more so tbs
forther they extend down town, relieving Broadway
when this Gas fret proposed. there numerous re-
mootxspces sgsntt II bat they had nothing Of
i9em they were allowed 20 sleep the sleep Of ah
although the Law required they should be returned
.ih the report they DO not TO have had any
tice Wa part Of the duty Of this Beard 10 pass
s@uucn hvsy He trusted the resolution would pass
Wren was Tor the purpose Of checking this operation II