New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-01
The broadway Railroad.

T. n. Eaiior Of TIE T,iJIHe.
SIR: In The Daily Times Of Friday last was
card signed by the Executive Committee OF the
Grantees of the Board of Aldermen for the Railroad in
Broadway which contained the following points and
charges, viz:
First-That The Times and the public accused the
Members Of the Board of Aldermen with bribery AMI
corruption IN making the grant
Scohd-TIGt the offer OF one thousand dollars per
cer per year made by the Broadway owner, "was not
bona fde one but mere design TO get possession
OF tie work for the purpose of killing H. aud at te tune
tn otter was MADE injunction wa drawn and ready
to stop the work with the intention on the part OF the
applicants 10 mako no efforts to have It removed
Thrd-That Alderman S.uTtevant was inioTmed by
enc Of the Broadway applicants that the object OF their
petition YVES to XII the road This the Alderman averred
in the Board Aldermen be true and that was not,
could not and would not be coutradicted.
Fonrtl-"That the Broadway petitioners have since
threatened to send other similar Offers in othertOrm'
In respect 10 the fret charge of bribery and corrup-
ton we have nothing to say Though If such an mi
guilty has taken place, the denial Of by the partici
pants OF the want of sworn testimony to prove it, will
show the nnoce Of the parties 20 the public
TIE people will make their verdict from the facts
presented to them and no temporzins devices can
avert it.
We will give the offers which have been made by the
underlined:
Firs,--To construct the Railroad in Broadway at our
own expense each owner having the right to take stock
10 hummer OF iett ntu by nun, I'M
der the direction Of the Common Council and run cars
sufficient accommodate the public and charge Three
Gents fare
Seooa9-To construct, as above, and give thou
,ard dolers per car per yesr with the privilege Of
charging Five Gents per passenger
TRf,d-To construct a. above, and give a bonus of
one tundr thou and dollars per year fer ten years,
with the privilege OF charging Five Cent? fare
Thee three propositions were made in due form to
Tie Board OF 81 rmen and were referred 10 the Spe-
ctol N tffpp Ia we're
If the Common Council, alter iair con liberation Of
tie subject, should deem that the oMgences of the
community required a railroad in Broadway that we
wanted the privilege OF making u.
The reasons FOR making the first otter, were these;
II the road 10 be built wish to control and man.
aye it prevent lie being nun improperly and 80 direct
II in ell respects will be tor tie benefit OF the
uublc and least injurious interests and conss
quently for the interests OF the City. We proposed
Three Cents fare IN order ~ draw every body INTO the
street In this way, there would be no profit = the
owners on Broadway in running the road at that fare
they would be compensated by the increased number of
persons coming into the street, ami the public would be
more cheaply accommodated. In respect 70 these Of
fers having been made by the Broadway owners only
for deceit and 10 entrap the Common Council
Only say that this charge is entirely unworthy OF
lis Origin, and regret that these gentlemen have
b tier apology % offer for the course the Board OF Alder
men have pur.uod than this In order prevent the
sumption that not in earnest opponents
had indicated, one OF the petitioners offered the Commit
tee 70 give any amount Of security they would demsnl
for the faithful performance OF propositions The
propositions were committed 10 writing and signed on
teh Of thOsc gnrg and their associates and were
both legally and honorsby bound To perform them This
is not intrinsic proof that they sham offers. We
know OF no other way by which mans earne tness can
lie judged o., when he gives deed note, than by
signing his name 10 them. IL the duty OF the Com.
mttee ard the Board OF Aldermen before granting away
thu right, 10 have considered offers. Tney would
not only have found us ready, but willing do what we
had offered.
wew1nt the fare 20 be three certs and II the Connon
a IA OF fugc
seUger in Broadway, as the Board OF Aldermen have
done in granting their petitioners the right 20 charge five
cent? We Will t. have that paid into the Treasury 70 the
extent Ct 100000 per CnEunl 81 900 pe< 60 pas,en
geT-csI PER snnLIl, which We have offered 10 do
AZ 70 The coma aes Of cur oncrs named above we can
only cay that they have been made In gosd faith AMI ia
the expectation OF carrying them out faithfully and we
Hedge ourselves member. O this coum1nfv and o,r
honor that we have mad other intention and no oer
view tan to comply with them in case the grant had
been declared 10 us. That Injunction was drawn m
Al the time these oters were made A. cner,ag f,I
net employed I'LL alter the passage Of eresolon
BY the Board Of Aldermen.
A. 10 the assertion male by AID Srlrteyan, ,ba, rho
object Of either OF the undersigned petitioners for the
grant was ioT TIE purpose Of seng the grant and Killing
It ~ junction II the mAnLer stated It il entirely nm
tru- Is We never had sny such intention
That tie undersigned have spoken OF renewing ,bo-
ofer5 20 the Board "a Assistant Aldermen l. rms, I'm, .
f. threatening 70 do 80, cannot comprehend WA,
tie gentlemen mean, without penon upon this subject
1 regarded ty them a. a threat
From the tenor Of toe nics,ons n tti r ;.
tee they edut II seems, thst il our proposition. VIZ
serious and truly intended the grant shold haze has
declared 70 tie Broadway owners We ayree win I'm
IL tie re.ptct and We Inteud show % the Community
snd TO tie Common Council our sncer,ty by nrbI--i,
declaring cur intentions. = F'
K msy be possible, but not al al probable thu. nam.
uefs ol tue board o. Aldermen nave been in snced IN
casing TER votes icr tbs grant By the belief tia, We
"tIe iAt m 90 taele- II tie way Of the accomplish
mtnt 81 me lfprct TINS viii not be the ca.e ~ ne
Beard Of As-i-i'nts sni they will ,rsnt r. The pryi
lee O. ccnsrct;ns ths road, we vii forward u N po
po;iol Immediately. - ~ ''"-'
THOS DAVIS
ID. HENRY - AfGHT
STEPHEN Storm
f0r tilI-eyes AZ 1910