New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-09
THE BROADWAY RAILROAD.
Meeting In Opposition TO the Project.

10 hear the rePOr, of the Committee OF T~eu'y one
Citizens on the subec, Of Railroad In Broadway.
JAS. r. WHITING, Esq, was chosen
Chairman. ar Mr. y 5AIzS wa chosen Secretary.
The Chairman stated the object of the
meeting 70 be to hear Renons,rsnee which hsd been
prepared by the Committee Of TventyOne to be pre-
sented to the Common Council 10 opposition to the pro
posed Road
The Secretary read the minutes Of the
previous meeting, which were approved.
The Remonstrance was then read by
THonAs A. DAVIS We have room only 10 give the
chief pint, OF the document Il rst asks, who
Railroad in Broadway and answers neither omnibus
owners nor csIimep any owner or driver Of ave-
hole Those who ride 10 stages mainly a. over tbs
side Ines aud would object being transferred 10 cara
In Broadway especially In rainy weather, when Al In
tervL Of mud and would inGi OF the cars vacd
must necessarily remain in the middle Of the street
TIE Remembrance states that q great ma )rity Of
owners Of property Broadway are actively opposed
10 railroad and have demonstrated agsn't H. Tns
fact slone should be final check the scheme Tie
allegation ths, roads enhance the value Of property
next considered snd Il Ia deemed that the Of
the Of such property, almost unanimously
sting sgsin,t road the beet argument tnst
the point sound one Not only the numbers but
force Among the Owners Of property on Broadway,
are some stauuch far seeing. shrswd, intelligent aud
prominent men-nen wnose opiniOns matters Ia
volvus millions sought for dsy-whO GA tolls sub
ect expressed almost universal dissent TO tails
pap any other and. in tue face OF t1is OFT
peaed sttemp, ard TAI ure ard this array OF names en
urey qusled In unanu',y this Committee ara 10.
formed Jour Hor cradle Board In danger OF die
regarding their remonsrarces and listening tue in
ter,sted representations II few persons whose cupid
Igy drives n, IN "a any extremes
IRE al
Of the epres eGaves Of over 81 81 dollars pro-
perry, which is De- directly sir ctsd by IT, ths
scheme Ia secure the exclusive partsi righG 70 the
carrying trade OF Broadway bS any plan Will be ats
10 its beet and choicest Interests Is direct 81 rt 10
al noirect wsy a. MI the pockets Of lev specust)rs
by robbiDs the public OF it' comforts, and dsprivng
them Of ricug IN such Ihey choose IlTOugh
BIZ adwsy, and c0myeiIg hem 10 tide AZ these sPecu
lssoTs may direct, your Honorable Body allow.
The RemOo.tI sncel proceeds 70 consider" Broad
way Is aurset OF which may 0e said aiter sur
yeyiIg the whole world, none oug nself can be ts
parallel The ruin Of this shOle promenade by
pTosac railroad Is ngy deprecated
Broadway as ig VIII b. With the Railroad, Is the |
third and lssI point IN the Remembrance thorough
examination OF the prOposed nd Is made, with cr.'
ical dissection o the tracks cars 80 out AS these mat
tiers have been iu discussed Ia OR columns We cAnaJs
spaGe rom - recspituate the srgdments Toe Rsn'n
STRANGE closes win pertinent remarks upon tho
eyeris,tipg cry Of Relief FIR broad vay TIE relief
oi Broadway is spoken o. and echoes from the mouth
o. almost every citizen day after day without their Civ
log ih- any more thought than tue mere express
hat 90 people intend when they say, Relieve Broad
way d. Asy Hesb Itat Gsy are wi ing 10 ~ our OF
BIZ adway Doug think IN reir cafi4ge 10 - heex
ye led n, Broadway their cart their team oLtsy
wish D. ride IL side ia heir cohyeya nces or ia
their omubuses creep down some ue~ channel sparsely
Inhabited end give room for othsrs 90 ride upon tue
Broadway Of isshou % be cheercd aud amused by tho
crowds which IhTOug iIs No. such au Idea nsver
crossed the mind Of al Individual wno nss made sucl
observa Ion, though they may have reiterated from
Cay 10 day. And let "a asA your Honorable Body, who
hi IT, lH.ara lf.f k
pose tV D. be- the individuals 20 OUT OF Broad
way IL Is conviction thar Il each compel.
go TO practice what he breaches upon this subject there
would be awful silence reign la rrspec. IT, snd |
the would be heard again NJ; 90 long as
a run, carriage be crowded H. chsIce Of
any kind to be occupied, Broadway will 5s crowded
ana Jammed 10 It's u'mIst capacity. The more noise |
the confusion, the greater the ovid the better
the ockeron and the cTowGers - ike IT, aud tho
world, II, the aich boy u tho gentleman of leisure
resort there 10 The confusion the uprOar and the
sshis, while all enjoy lt alike Ihis din this driving,
this omnibus thunder, this squetzDs this janming,
crowdiug, ard times smashing, Is the exnilr adng
music which charms the multitooe and draws s thou
the wnirL This IS Broad ~ay-thts makes
Broadway. lake from these elements, the charm Is
gone and 10 longer BrJadTsy. But crowd ~ aud
crowd II and continue 20 crowd II, until, like the
mountain aIn, OyetowS its banks In natural
way, AID then trace the course OF events through
ibis simple comparison. That the stream will follow
It's bed, that the current will IN ia natural
channel, and though the hant OF man Ia his inse-
puiy may point 1t 10 higher alm' and beckon the
they, by conf ulsioD, driven from their Limits TO
seek ctauIels IN other places.
II. w. ENGs, ESD, moved the adoption
of the Remembrance, snd that II b presented,
templaled, to the Common Council.
Senator BEEKMAN spoke in eulogy of the
report, mCre iupudeDt proposition was never heard
than that We jewellers Broadway do not know how
to enjoy our property. He had sons evidence TO
show premeditsted design 10 Ol)cktds BrOadEAy !
Gieen~ich-sty Lbenyst, and mary other streets
In passabe Besides that the authorities permit Broad.
way be obsrucled 10 OBe.third II s width by heaps
of bricks Lea the City rulers d. their own duty and
execute the oTdnsIces now IN existence and Broad way
would be fully relieved.
Mr. ENGs called attention to the facts of |
the report IE'poke only Ct property In B.oai
way he aware that thousands Of waers In other
parts of the City were oppoied - road. he
soIry that the remembrance did not 80 object 20 the
dsluI bance of the Saboan occasioned By the cars /
Much complaint Ia already made 10 the churches the
Inc VI the sixth road He hoped po yer would be
given 10 amend the report In this particular.
Mr. BUkrIs SKIDMoRE gave a brief his |
tory Of project, for tho relief Of Bro.d way Centre .
CURED with railroad 30 relieve Broadway IL was |
Itself to be Broadway Then CnathamsG WI. wi ieaed |
az Mulberry 81, all to relieve Broadway Look at Cen.
treat Wat 10 It, What will Il ever be- Look At |
Chaihsnst 10 that Brosd~.y Look IL Cnaoeist
IL that Bfo.d~sy, as IL was promised before /. was
opebeo de referred TO questionable legal rght Of
any Company or person % nOnOpOiLs a street Waat |
would be thought II oLly one Omnibus line were per.
ui,ted. But ~hst 10 this relief intended fort Why 70
get people up town ard down town But Ia there no |
pIote GU, for property between up and dowu.townf
Have The people there 10 nght. Insy Rave paid
much for improvements de referred " the salhsa
nature Of the appfca Ion. Il - be great mlnOo
Oily, Ike the SINth-ay Road, which no De sJld for
hundred Thousand DO lars tie feared that this strong
interest for dollars and cents would carry ne mater
throU, Council Of lich bOdy tho .psaksr n.d no