The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-08
The PROPOSED Railroad In Brsadway-Puhs
lie Meeting OF its Opponsnss.

The PROPOSED Railrsad In BE0aaway-PulB
hc Meeting OF its Opponsnss.
public meeting Of the citizens of New York opposed
to the project Of opening railroad In Broadway, was
held last evening in Lafayette Hail. in pursuance Of the
following notice =
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Broadwsy on Tuesday evening psss 1sa; g
Of twenty one citizens appointed the meeting held en-
the August will be Citizens generally iR-
''''N : Jas. R. WHITING, Chairman.
JOHN O'BRIES, Secretary.
The meeting was small, comprising not more than q.
hundred and fifty persons and If we may judge from ape
pearances there few any of the Of real
estate in Broadway present We noticed the attendance
Of some half gentlemen occupying stores in that
street. but Of the silk merchants hotel keepers Or
other extensive traders appeared to lend their weight
and influence to the movement. The meeting called
to order by Mr. Chester briggs who nominated for chair
man Mr. James R Whiting and for secretary, Mr. JOHN
Brien The minutes OF the last meeting held for tho
like purpose read by the secretary after which
Mr.. DAVIS Chairmsp Of the Committee of Twenty one,
appointed the former occasion to prepare o remon-
STRANGE against the project be laid before the Common
Council read very lengthy document, which We may
hereafter publish
After the document was read PHLlP W. EScs, moved
it's adoption -
tmony the vie laid down therein more important
project set foot than this which they had
condemn The obstruction Of the ears would be
u
through the street Other streets at the present time
are crowded and impossible and he charged
into this thoroughfare He charged the city Fathers
with also permitting this street to be unnecessarily
blockaded with piles OF brick and building materials
Mr. p W. ENGs called attention to the first part OF the
remonsrance In which they speak only OF the interest," OF
The owners Of property in Broadway. He would move
that this be altered to show that people in other parts OF
the city were equally opposed to it He had another
urge against It, than those put forward In that
document strongest indeed that be urged
against railroad in this any other street And that
is the annoyance they to attending religious
service on the Sabbath day The residents on Sixth,
have already experienced the annoyance OF that
line This permission Is OF granted to the omnibusess
and he would therefore urge this point to be added to the
rem onsrance.
Mr. SKlDMoRr thought there some other impor-
matter not included in the report This project has
been knowg among the Common Council, and with the
hangers on about the City Hall for fifteen years past
The railroad in Centre street and other like projects
ROADWAY but really for the cake of putting money into
the pockets Of monoptlts Hudson street. heretofore
Of the finest streets In the Is also ruined oy tne
railroad took notice Of the legal conside
ratiop in this matter, which we're very important he
would like judges and lawyers brbed or upbribed to say
who shall be given monopoly of rails they lay down
the rails any citizen who chooses put his cas-
upon the track Besides what is the relief to Broadway
for! 1t is permit persons to 60 from down town TO
up town or from up town to down town-but he would
like to is the of the town to be sacrificed to
To their Better remove all street uptown
the time has already when all street
is not the only place in this city where banks and su
offices exit. This project was all matter Or
nothing Tor the interests of the city Let our
citizens look at the actions OF the Common Coun-
Gil for the last ten fifteen and see whether they
have the interests of The citizens heart The question
is shall Broadway be cursed with railroad the same as
alone icant be relieved In regard to this measure,
he was particularly interested in it, but he merely
related he facts because they were facts - .
The report then moved and adopted with drec-
tons TO the Committee TO present 1t 10 the ComnoH
Council
JosrpH T. SIMPSON next addressed the meeting. He
said there point Of view not included in that re-
port Having been acquainted with broadway Tor nifty
eight years he naturally much ntere in it's welfare,
and he was therefore strongly opposed to the project Of
building railroad in IL The great argument against
railroads was the immortality Of them II the railroads.
increased the immortality of the city would increase
with them If the city u not wrested from Its present
immoral condition it must be accelerated down hill. The
wealthy may pa away nom the city and see none OF Its
vice but they whe remain in obliged to endure 1t.
And the fact that emierants are not more nbued With
moral principles than Themselves, should make them
even more anxious in the matter On this principle no
had osed and would oppose all railroads In the city,
| day but and that in case Of sickness. and
then he felt ashamed Of his company. Laughter
1t Importance to the community that this should
be looked In its moral and he would then trust
that the Common Council would disregard their
monstrance That body was more susceptible of good
feelings than they we're generally supposed to be but
though he thought that Of them ought to be
hanged for their wisdom yet he would brand them
with bribery The he considered be very
detrimental the morals the Aldermen and denounced
it with equal vebemeDce he did the profanenes Of Sab
| bath jaunting.
another reason He was opposed TO 1t on principe-on
the principle Of opposition to all monopoes The streets
belong TO The public and given for the Of
ten or twenty SPECTATORS 10 build railway Ifhe
would propose TO railroad Fourth street would
men with feeler' they would be convinced If his
hearers wanted to know what feeer' Is It is tickle
my wrist, and III tickle your elbow" (Laughter)
Some might think he in favor Of buses;
on the contrary, he was down on buses they were
running his business in the ice line every night,
but he would rather have than two such nusances.
broadway
would take his fathers grave for rumbar and
ns sIn s Dr a
cat'spaw by the wealthy contractors They are put
forward by those who want them and who soft
sawdes them by assuring them they great patriots
and their services cannot be Dispensed with The mar,
who will favor this railroad has sinister motive in it,
and nothing honest about him.
The Chairman Mr. WHITING. next called on-He
did not know that anything could be added the force
OF the remarks already The states that this
circumstances r. behalf the owners of property in
Broadway but it thought proper by the committee,
thatt should be aud that another
should be presented by the people at large gentleman
bad remarked the absence in this report Of the legal
objections to he ratad but they had avoided entering
into that que ton for wise and discreet purposes He
bad no doubt that any cz,n who chooses build cars
place tb' and them the track of either the
SIKH Eighth in spite Of those who have le-
galy got contract The Common Council could not le-
galy give private corporation monopoly in that which,
is public property If they had right authorize the
lay ing down Of rails the street it must bo
on the principle that these rails would be pub.
hey beneficial and every man have right to put
man who Dcommodcd in any street By
the rails would be rcty u ted in taking his crow
bar and breaking up bo RAIL lie would no weyer,
advise any to thi mode except he was inn
PEELED TO j. by erse Of public duty lie had himself
been memb.r Of ths Common Council but while he
was O. be old not think that any citizen Of New York
would dare TO assai the character Of that body no
member OF that body would thn have dared I'M
In biz place has been done of lan and declare that
bad received Of money for HE influence In forward
Ing scheme without at least FORGETTING his seat. 1t
requires but single ttep more to such body to
Waa
time when the Common council could be assaed by the
press and by the public without ming their seats
or in itutng inquiries TO the truth the argos
preferred. ana exp Hing the offend from their BODY
(Shters 10 had been said that The best mode for th,
meeting would be- TO buy the Aldermen: but his
would repudbte any such Id n Of amp.ring with menu
Der OF The Common Council on this ubjcct So far from
contributing dollar 10 such nefarioua mode Of de-
feang their adverssrips he would ent to have M v
railIna laid The had