New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-15


FIVE cross stated b' me before the COMMITTEES OF Board
Of Aldermen think five under the estimate do not
know that the rate ofspeed 81 0mnibues By law Is more
'hsn sx nor les than four niles ha.r; tha fare Is 81
certs there i nc question bat would be less qust
hut think iha nose snd din and confusion i the NE OF
Broadway; the street Is properly wAtered The oanbusss
might not make dust than cars-ss n present. sup
pose they would racing Of omniouses. suppose 4 an
injury 10 Broadway in Of detention, the voad
have 70 increase speed and be A. dangerous As the oa
buses do not know whether il would be Necessary Zoe
each car To be a. the depot IN time TO start again "a
gard 20 less number Of animals required one OF the a.
fractions 10 Broadway is the h0e hors.s that are on Y
the number OF horses were dinntshed wou Be
benefit: ordinary carriages shout feet and hotel
carrae.S feet from hub e. hub think almost absolutely
nee sssry fr 20 back up 20 load and unload do
DO, know there carts At present loaded AMI M
osoed At IN. SIDE ordinary carts are not used az the 81
Nicholas Hotel. believe ~ Stewsrs the carts come 70 the
side streets but few stores have the advantage OF side
street II the in winter removed from the track
vii form NJ impediment; do not knox anything OF pam
rbl. shown As esr sfug from the COMMITTEES Of Twenty
one Was no, then one Of the Committee think was
present when Mr. Davis alluded 70 IN u delivered the sd
ortss: do not know whether Mr. Nibo vas one OF the
Committee as to petition for the road our associates
were intended 70 be- All the owners Broadway who choss
in co know that there were any associates
the tine; Mr. Davis might have known Of such we did
not intend 10 purchase the omnbuses contemplate 10
csrry the streets IN connection with the railway;
there Treasurer Of the Committee Of Twenty enc,
believe the only full rail lines Fourth av and iiud-
river knew Of any bonus being given 10 the
Common Council any beyond the omnibus
rate, except tax of sloO recently laid on Secondsv
road do 81 know whether has passed both Boards has
been laid since Injunction II 4 street Is wide enough,
think railroad is advantageous to the City think the
Sixth and Eighth railroads a benefit 20 the
uy and AZ present do not interiors with the travel do
net know what il may be think the rail- laid IA
imptdimen to Broadway being crowded do not
wish. property owner, ever 10 il less do no.
think il now over crowded.
Direct by Mr. Van Buren-I neglected to say. yesier
day that one inch groove in Broadway would be most
destructive 10 travel in winter. the shoes Of the
corked and would get into H. tle heel OF the
shoe would and the lateral motion take of the shoe The
from sidewalk in winter, would be an impeaiment
When made oer for The grant We intended 20 carry
il Ut in good faith, sni % giye Securyii my nten-
ton At any rate and presume the others W. considered
woud be vary valuable grant and some comPensz
ton for the injury shcsld receive.
by hr Feld-Hsd we got the grant we should have
gone on With it do not know whether should
have still preferred tina, Il should not be made 1
still opposed to a road, but IL the Comunon Council
determined on road should have carried Il cut and
gwen security If the choice given to me should
decide dy prefer not 10 have the road but obliged
~ have read would carry il out IL after getting grant
should have been glad to have had stopped by injunc-
ton do not not now say as 10 the cork Of shoes re-
.rs winter have thought OF the matter since last
evening should think the three petitions shown in the
: .ne hand writing; do not know where the drafts
n sde or whether Mr. Davis employed MoMarrsy & Hi
tor draw the whole do not know whst Their tina psti
shown from their office Dir Davis h.ndedht TO
me after he signed only know that OF them
from their office by being told by Mr.. II himself,
had committee ROOM place of meeting at Metropolitan
Hall
Erastus Teff called by Mr. Van Buren--RAsde in Wa
veley place have store dry goods merchant at No.
A. Broadway corner Liberty II my opinion IA that
railroad in Broadway would be injurious % the street gen
orally would obstruct the passage of other vehicles
the street with taking In and discbarDg goods
the stores generally and below me- occupied
in wholesale business have doubt but rail would
interfere with the convenience of doing business the
aud should think, in consequence, would nure the
value of property
Gross examined by Mr. Feld-We usually take our
d. sl.F.u In fnH - lalra In a.
broadway hut hoist could be made in do not know
of any injury by railroad 10 Broadway except 10
v-nienct of loading aud unloading Il there r0os be-
tween rail and sidewalk 10 unload, do no, know that il
would be any impeachment me should not think Sixth
and Eisthav. Railroads an injury, but benefit TO the
sretts have not hought that taking away the omni-
buses and substituting would be benefit o. Broad
way take 527 omnbuses ana put 81 In their
place think would be great reeft to Broadway, think
ours relief the vehicles are now 50 Jamned frequently,
j. cifhcuf the street or 10 UNLOAD cart when
be street is DISTRACTED by vehicles il is difficult for
To- get sorg and it il relieved business could be dons
much more COW cnientytha is # il could he done with
olt drawing on business II street equally wide
made Broadway and parallel with H. II would inare the
properly Broadway if the travel were no; taken OF il
" , uld not injure it,
f. \ West sworn-Do business a. dryg0ods merchant
No 49, Broadway-Chrk 81 West the effect OF railroad,
! think w.uid be an injury 20 Brosdway think i would
detroaie from the worth Of the property from the great
obstruction Of rail and hndrancs IN passing when taking
IN and delivering goods have side doors the rent
al q
higher than that Mr. Hsght the store IN which
think the depreciation in value Of stores would DO
by Mr. Eed-Have now no difficulty az to loading and
carts know the Sixth and Eighth RarO IDS;
think property injured IA the streets before get
ting the not hat the yaus Of prop
my has improved in Yafick and other streets
through which the pass think Broadway generally,
is not overcrowded and doe. not need relief il Is nov
very wei guated by of police vehicles may be
sopped minute or half minute at time, bat not more
r.f. Off and afs4Ht 10 IL
railroads would be dang to oassengers in the not
being tipped quick other vehicles have never
found difficulty ~ crossing Broadway have heard Of old
won IN having difficulty.
Mr. McCresdy sworn-Dry goods commission business
az No 65 Broadway since May previous ~ that Broad
Il think railroad would b. Injurious b the business u
Broadway as respects the facilities OF doing busness
Isy $4,000 year rent for store do not know that
railroad would affect the present rvLt OF store which
/. low; think that rail track would interfere with other
vehicles the street At present. Il sometimes pretty well
bsrucied think would be difficult for police prevent
bsruci0ns the Russ pavement !, good O ou that
~, ~ kind OF vehicle comes b Br0Idsay portion ~
the Russ pavement would have to be taken up II the rail
were laid stre runs through 10 Trinity place. aud
n ost Of ur goods are taken In tn way
By DIR. Field Think Broadway Is oyercrowdeJ, and
very much needs relief the SIS Onnibuses we're taken
away and their places supplied with 81 ears Il would be-
difficult to say what would be the effect; 0mnbuses can
managed and twisted round and allow other vehicles 10
pass don't know that BrOad9ay would b. more blocked
" than but would be- more difficult and dangerOus
II he omnbuse taken out and the in speed 90 no
faster would be better provided other vehicles take
their place have unOad Al the side have
understood brake has been invented BY which rllcar
stopped as quick omnibus; as 10 danger could
easily get rid Of one than eight Onnibuses
driven think il would be- good plan 70 extend Church
street AID make that r- road tre-t think lines Of ON
bibu,o from the railroad contemplated by the grantees
TO either uve would tend 70 the value Of pro-
pery a. the extreme points aud draw on from Brooklyn
" iaHstuT and jersey City but would be Obsfruc
tou TO treeis interesting With Broadway on account u
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