The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-09

Therefore, under these circumstance An not roinr d
| give the MEASURE my sanction.
Alderman TIKMANN then rose, and said that he VA
authorized to offer sl0O OCO per annum for the grant
and IL At from responsible parties
SFvERAL MKMBKRs-Names names
Alderman TENANT will give you the names 4
you will give them the grant. Why should THU
company have the right to come here and obtain
the grant that ! or any Other citizen has not
1t is hundreds OF thousands dollars in these
pockets and excludes everybody else from ths privileges
now move that the Comptroller Be powered to put
the grant up at auct on to the highest bidder Lost
Alderman DoHlHTr-Ihe question appears be brought
give their asten to IT. because pro visions were MAIDS
as to the way the road should he regulated.
Alderman SruAIEyAsT here Me aod interrupted him By
reading the latter portion of the resolution where
that sthe platonr erms conditions stipulatiops
and resolutions hall be from time to time posed by the
Conn on Council" This raid the Alderman Of the III I'd
ward has been matter that has bsep bsfore the public
for the last eighteen months two years aud as uy
understood now as IT caa b. The only question which
appar,o to raise itself before him whether the Corpo
ration had alright to grant the streets
or not The meaning of the word franchise Is giyns ex
elusive privileges to company Now this ny at GO
exclusive privilege; all other vehicles can ,rays
the streets as before When onnibuses began to be so
sioas tnat tney wers annoying law was passed,
annum Omnibases have had their day; = new model OF
travelling was invented and the Common Council we're
ADOPT other modes of ocomoton through the of
hs city of New York. All We want is that these
wasn't any exclusive right
Alderman 1IEAANN Eere interrupted by saying ist not
monopoly when another company makes u sdvanta
geous oher to the city for The grant.
Alderman STANDARDIZATION know anything about the
other offer. The only objection made was because the
proposed route Broadway IL the route was to be
through side street. it would not meet with any oppos
uon. But because 1t goes through Broadway, where
fashion and opulence reign supreme, and where no
rahed 1t for the rich and poor both that the Door
might ride side by side with the rich that all might be on
Win not tbs railroad be great convent nee and viii II
not away wi tn the omnibuses, the noise Of which, Is
enough to make ma deaf Now, the remou ira aces
are signed BY the Mason family, who immensely
rich and have retired from business, and dont like to
see the main entry of the city made thoroughfars
the great of the democracy But this question ha
been 80 often discussed that nothing to b.
said The resolution provides tina, the Common Council
should have the the ralros and our sua
cessors who come In after put much restriction
upon the company as they wish The chi-f objection of
the gentleman Of the Fifteenth, that no con
fore, ! hope that m, explanations satisfactory,
and that his objections are completely removed
railroad in Broadw.y should meet the appreciation Of
Therefore will vote for it. and will all my influence
to have the railroad laid in that thoroughfars
Alderman TEMANN- The gentleman OF the Third warts
a railroad in Broadway. So do l. But the way he Is
going about the business will kill the protest and there
never will be . railroad in that street.
Alderman DonRTY moved that Mssars German Luts h
Doll the propretors Of the Boomingdas stage Ute BIZ
incorporated in the grant
Ale erman TENANT second the motion. II Is only
fair II there is to be Broadway railroad that these
parties who would be great losers the prosc should
Dc remunerat0d.
The motion OF Alderman D. was then put and los.
Alderman STURTEyANT then informed the members of
the Beard that it the intention o, the company to
buy ont all the stage lines along the route there
would be ne any Of the stage
The question Of concurrng with the other adopt
ing the resolution granting the Manhattan Raroad
pany the privilege Of laying their rails In Broadway
the Battery to Manhattanyis then put and carried
by vote of Id to s, foilows.-
Affirmative Aldermen Moore Haley, Sturtevant Oak
ley, Barr, the President Brisley Francis Smith, Bard
Denman, Cornell, Dohsrty, and Peck
Negatve-Aldermen Boyce, Temann, Psarsall, Ward,
and Alvord.
Alderman sTURTRvANT moved that the resolution be t.
ken to the Mayors house immediately for his signature
Alderman TlEMANN did not the recessty Of doing
Il ings In such hurry. It went through one Board
one through the other the next and you want
the Mayor to get up out Of bsd and sign the paper
Alderman WARD-H is disgrsceful. Such q measure
would be lasting stigma on the Board II carried.
The motion of Alderman Sturtevant then put and
carried. ~
The Board then adjourned in high glee until Friday
evening" at the usual hour.