The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-30
TIE BROADWAY RAuRoAp-INckNpIAnY MA

NlFESTo - uc excltemens upon thic toIsc
seems to increase. As We said yesterday,
it forms The only subject Of conversation
and discussion. There is no doubt on the
mind o. any well informed person az to tue is-
sue. The bill will pass. 1t requires fourteen
votes in each branch of the Common Council
and the grantees say that they have more than
that number pledged in its favor. The bill win
not be brought up until Saturday night, ana
will be the last act of the present Council
Their term expires at midnight Saturday, and
tie only way TO prevent the passage Of the bill
would be for some one disposed to speak
against time until the legal period Of the SEES
sion had expired But this il hardly possible
because the grantees have been at work bust
| ly with the members OF both Boards.
| Allknds Of influences have been brought to
bear upon them, and the leaders Of the party in
favor OF the road are eXultant-the opposition
| is depressed. but determined
| This. then is the state Of things at the CITY
Hall. The compaUy's agents are ready to pro.
coed with the work at once and it would aston
ish our uptown friends if they should see the
cars running in Broadway on the first working
day of the new year. In the present position
OF things such a circumstance is possible.
The principal fact which will impede the com
pany is found III the state Of the pavement in
Broadway at the present time. The two or
three inches Of snow, if the present very cod
weather continues. will become ground into
the pavement so as to make it almost impossi-
bic to remove the blocks. II thaw should
come, and then another change in the therno-
meter. producing ice, the work would be Still
more difficult. But the railroad will be com
menced on Saturday night the laborers' picks
are ready-the contract for the iron has been
signed, sealed and delivered-the cars are in
process of erection. The grantees openly saw
that the Council will not dare to do otherwise
than pass the bill. What are the opponents
OF the road doing? Their plan of operations
is not generally known; in fact, it is rather
doubtful if they are fully determined
upon the course which they intend to pursue.
There is rumor, as we write. that they have
made preparations to get an injunction to re-
strain operations--tbat they have a Judge ready
to grant said Injunction, and officers prepared
to serve copies Oft on Saturday night. There
is considerable improbability about this state
ment Upon whom are the copies to be served
1t is not probable that any Of the grantees will
put themselves in the way for the especial con-
venence Of their opponents, and an Injunction
cannot be served upon their servants.
The next rumor is that physical force will be
resorted to-that the laborers engaged in taking
up the pavement will be violently resi-,
cd. Some one has sent US the following placard
which, we suppose is this morning posted up
throughout the city. The author or authors Of
such an incendiary manifesto should be ferreted
out by the autho tiles :
BROADWAY IN RUINS
CITIZENS TO YOUR POSTS /!
FlAGaAsI SHAMELESS WRONG TO BE PERPET2ATEDl
Case Demanding Er.ao binary Rs,nesis.
The gang Of specuators whoss alias Is the sMsu
bLtah Railroad Company has ossarmned 70 POSSESS
itself Of Broadway in dehsnce OF the popular Vii n
resolution 70 tear ~ enor usly COZ
pavement re n hs Battery t. ulon pace upon
working oay after tbs permission OF ire present corrupt
Common Council IL obtained, ia boldly announced and
cre'ite There every to believe that tina. as
ssns viii be given s.tus.ay right in spite Of veto
OF bonet AA. or Nefteryslt. On
MONDAY, JANUARY 2sD,
the work Of unh.,!owel destruction will commence The
legally inter until "Wednesday Before that tine the
rum viii have been COR stsa ruin ~hica can only b.
CON muny, since knos than the depredators
thtmsaive that the oIizsn Of Nsa York viii nsyor psr-
mit me sad 10 De lalt by ITEM.
@il tbs people II New York sand mute while this
mrkt kudsciocs @sFJgis 80 pz.sa:edg
win they submit TO have s;oaisay, the great and
splenod main Of tbs city pride Of the me.
tropos ard Ct tie country, converted into heap Of
ruins, and rendered uppassabs months in ors to
er.uf, the volh.h rapacity OF tn 90 confederatss
Shall fraud, corruption and yenaity destroy, int
only the fair fame Of It's community but the very city
II not tho time has come for a bold unmistaksbls
expression q popular feeling rae Councils, making
me grant dare 70 say thai the a'ure has the spooo.
q han va I'D 4 mas
tAry Let them know that what the Legislature, tns
Courts nd tn. Mayor have a. v,inly to do
people are unanimous to prevent Let the coniedsra.ss
be brought face 20 face With the
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY.
ON MONDAY
Tree Thousand nyrmi1ons Of tie Manhattan Com pspy
will il tie Cour Gil al suaded from passing the
ard proceed to Destroy IT, Let the PEG pie
suitable place before ltay-bsftie IL
The Bare Of Aldermen shall gesnst crprat' ascot,
apd declare their uuwi gness tc b stripped their
properly Ls.sssry b. tLsse - si,l,sIani tvm 20
rst-iy psic fully, but rssoia.ey the psrpstr4toa of
his iavlsss Insult snd wrong i 10 i'm possible
such s'aIm tire pert Of tbs OF the fr.nc as.
may tveTave tie eep .datIs I. may that the "A
ger o. opaar oi'rarbsscs, ia case ths &C. rs
mated may b. presented tie Board Of al .rlael as
to forbid, even 1T the eleventh ur the asago the
giant.
LET THREE BE A GENERAL RALLY
And y en- II the thirg be executed all parties will have
fair warning OF tie popular wr.h thsy nsy casta,ul,
anticipate. HOSr OF CT r1zEss.
We sincerely trust that there will be no
emuete. But, at any rate, the peace of the
city must be preserved, and we again
call upon our chief magistrate to be pre-
pared for the worst. A little determination on
the part of the Mayor is all that is needed. All
peaceful and order-loviDg citizens--all persons
who are prepared to discharge their duties and
obligations, as well as to support and maintain
their rights and privileges-will join with the
authorities in the eDdeavor to quell an out
break like that which is now threatened. tits
but short time since our dignity as citizeas
and our characrer as men were grossly out
ragged by riot in which thirty lives were
sacrificed. Let us hope that. with the Assor