The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-20
The broadway Railway.

The consideration OF the question OF rai,ropJ in
Broadway was again resumed before the COMMITTEES q
Aldermen, at the City Hail. yesterday afternoon.
The proceedings commenced by Mr.. Charlss
Stewart, vino said bo appeared in the absence Of Mr.
sckes behalf of great many persons in the lower
part Of Broadway who signed petition and yaye
against the laying down railroad in that great
tkorouglfare party has volunteered TO build rail
way aud carry passengers at three cents eacb
Alderman SIunrEyAnq--You have made statement
that does appear in the petition Of the applicants
Mr. srrwARrAt al events it i something Of tho sort
Now appear sganst the project the ground that toe
Common Council have no right whatever to make any
such grant. undertake TO say that such RAILWAY 10
such thoroughfnre is not right The streets have been
laid out and at the expenge Of the city and the
citizens have been taxed for that purpose Therefore
ray that any act OF the Common Council which part
nfringes the rights which the citizens have
them, is violation OF right principles II there
railway built ana the working put up 10 public compe
tion under certain regulations, good revenue might b.
derived
argumt who shall build railway. The applics-
tion is simply shall railway be built In Broadvay and
II So shall the right be conceded 10 those genemen.
But the first question Is about the sd,sabty OF rail-
way at all.
Mr.. srrwARr-The parties for whom appear consider
that railway in Broadway IL mex pedient that II would
be dangerous and that it would impede business yeoer-
ally consider that am in perfect order when de-
urge the expediency Of the leasing Of The line bS pa
up to competition and applied TO the benefit Of the city
Of New York But supposipg that The city did build the
railway IL would first be necessary TO make special
plcaon TO the Leglature, the same Ii the citizens
deHrcd TO build reseTveir but in the pressn,
suth thing l. Gore Thsre II reason for doubling the
benefits that might be deryable from taxing each
which carried passengers fcr there woult be conse
the middle and poorer ola The city has no right to
when Mr. St,wart had concluded Mr wHrrlve rose
srd said that he appeared behalf Of parties Wto took
lively interest in the decision which the Council would
come . on this question He (ir. Whiting eouendei
nt f. loh a4s.4af H.
socckCppers In broadway. Ii they had considered other
gke thy wod not Of coursc have made the slightest
opposition If tho Taiw,y Is 81 ho really made then the
mode in which II shalt be conducted becomes an all
import M inquiry and ia his opinion tho only proper in
4uiy; for everything depends on the manner In which
that rasay be managed aud the uses to which it .
turn Cd III. MODELS and plans n the railway Whi.h
shown the ether day do bat display the utter mpr,et
caiity and danger Of such railway n Brosd snd
the proposition ought not 70 make any impression any
well-regulatcd mind who tirc. Broadway hls been
bul.. has ever public grounda moved tha II be
iieycd, Where Is the public benstactor who has ap-
preached The Common Council With petition to benefit
ihe puljs Ia tht particular? No mar Eyarg one who
bas applied 10 the Corporation has the contrary
uonopoist The present application isfor monopoly
for not ten sorckeepers Ia Broadway have petoned ior
this railway. such proposition gould nos be allowed
nay not listened to- in any other city than NeS
York here despo.ism Is winked AZ thsn IN any
country possessing similar institutions bias Is rctu-
sed sdrtsrcc ino llaysna and general commoiiou Ia
csrsed throughout the country ami yet here PROPOSE
ti0n for gross monopoly calmly listened 10 and
promoted lie mir Wh;ing) shocli Ike to know
the Common Conncii derived righs 10 set apart any
street n New YORK Tor prya3e purpoes This spchaeU,
he sorry To say hai been going for time for
the history OF New York presented long array Of facts
demonstrating how often the Corporation had granted
public lands tor private purposes In that h.tory
will that The drst Dutch settlers lad bought
the island frcm the Indians, at price witch,
though low equivalent to its then value;
but here q body Of men coming forsart and
asking for a large portion Of the most valuable ltni IN
New York for nothing. The Indians derived great
benefit but 70 look fer Indeed fsr
any benefit accruing from the railway tins incony
viii BE- snoh that the present confusion In Brusfway will
be worse confounded Bal0. Maiden laus Roadway IL
only Thirty nine feet side and from there TO Wall
narrow thirfyssyen feet and below Rector street s
narrews again 20 thirty four feet eleven iachs, thus
showing the extent o the Inconvenience which you'd
suit al those several points from large poron u tho
width the being taken up with the rail say
The at which the proposed to be
will be yiostion Of Of the ordnlnses of the Corpo-
ration which enacts that five miles hour shall be shs
nsxuum sreed that the ordinance will have 70 BE- re-
pealed vhsn The railway Is allowed II the cars are
really allowed t. ~ greater speed than Ave miles an
hour and and epsss each other every h.t mnute
od dare to tsc street at night bet
those choppirg knives The rst thing he would know
IL would b his death, Qaughter) for the would
noisessiy upon him The oanibuses do certaiay
male laundering noise but that very noise l. a
ing 10 any crossing the street Mr. whiting con-
cuded by taking oSpectivc view OF tha nuaierous
objections which existed to the lay ng down OF the rail-
way in Broadway
Afer conversation. the further hearing OF the
case was adjourned I'LL three O'Clock on Friday.