New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-11

could be reduced 20 onehaf lie present rate In eo
pairing the crpaciy Of the with the onnibu.e. "
: remarked that the f09 omnibusex-ihe entire sor.
ing omnibus fcrce-conveyed ~ their heaviest hour A.
the morning from til % 20l6 psssenges down 49,
according their schedule they should ad ,r,,.
port 3OO in IS cars and that allowing persona 10 sal
the platforms and steps Of their carr they co1a
transport $500 passengers In the sane time bin. ~
per cent more than could be done IN the presn, eo
veysnccs. Except al the heavy hours up aud down "a,
pTOpossd 10 d,psich from esch terminus Of ~.
line a. crr III hour, one every minute I'm.
the ,upposiiion that there would pc eO cars runn~
on the road AZ a time. Mr. :. desired the COMMITTEE >,
compare 100 four feet with $50 seven ie.% onn
buses and herr in mind that the would carry a
the Broadway travel and a; the time occurv ol
one seventh tho width Of the stree; that the oanih,,,.,
now REQUIRE and instead Of monOlOliEng the srre.- y,
the exclusion OF carriages, groccrs wagons &c NJ
conendcd iha; the reduced space required for The carr
would leave more room for the free movement of an
other vehicles With regard 10 The kind of rail vh,eA
would be used be intmaicd this: Il would he yroore5
rail of improved construction different from any how IN
use that the width the groove would not exceed one
inch hat the wheels Of vehicle could get INTO Il
unless should be those of gossainer Carnage be-
longing 20 one Of the fast ones. and IN care he Dbl nj
know enough 10 keep out he would s"y, "s'Tyed him
right"
Mr. : then procceded 70 show that 'he carriage way
in the lower part OF Broadway 81 icct wide and above
Canast A. ,t widcthat in the coulter OF the street
l. proposed lay down these trsck- four feet wde-
which, together with the space between them would
occupy - L. lttt- ~ ~ On
each side ofthc tracks that the middle track to 10
used auxiliary during the heavy hours down
in the morning and up IN the evening; also for allow.
ng Rccrtan number OF cars - stand IN front of yarOa
places of public emusement &c. without interfering
with the of those regularly dispatched iron
cnch end. On tie score Of superior comfort and Con
convenience over the omnibuscs he pref rred 10 hive
that question to be decided 10y amy gwen number Of
ls.irs And although they could NOT SET passense-s
down M the side OF the street. neither would they b
compelled 10 sCt any down on the opposite side Of
the street nom that they desired So that on tins pom,
the-c could be advantage gained ny either psrty.
model OF the proposed plan was here shown, and in
answer a. sundTy questions asked, It Wa admitted ths
There would moi be sufficient room for cart TO back
square TO the side walk and allow free passage Of car
at tie time He hoped and believed however, that there
were Int vcly few cartmen in New.lOrk who woul
msnfc, uch ,prt of bad feeling a. not TO acommo-
date little by turning the head Of his hosrc aside as
not 10 interfere with the progress OF the cara
To another inquiry made of Mr. 3 the latter furnished
the following Interesting statistics relatveto the number
OF vehicles that have passed gwen point IN Broadway
IL on- t,tr consecutive hOurS.