The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-09
CITY RAILROADS.
,ieresting Debate in tho Board OF
Aldermen.
THE MANHATTAN RAILROAD Project CARRIED.
The Refusal Of an Offer Of 500, 900 per
Annum for the Grant.
SCENES AMONG TIE CITY FATHERS,
afe &C., &C., Ga.


SCENES AMONG TIE CITY FATHERS,
&C., &C., 90.
On Wednesday evening, the Board Of Aldermen me
pursuant to adjournment, and it we'll understood
that the new Broadway Railroad project vas TO be rushs
through the room densely crowded with lobbyer
md al others interested in the adoption or rejection
the measure. There full board In attendance. ami
treat anxiety felt by the property holders Broad
-ay, who trembling lest the should be pu
through that evening After the reading Of few pc
titions,
Alderman DESMAs offered remonstrance against thu
establishment Of a railroad in Broadway.
SEVERAL VoIcEs-Who is it signed byP
The Cs then began to read the names Of the property
holders ON Broadway
Alderman BoYcx-Rsad the latter part Of the remon
STRANGE.
The Clerk then satisfied the gen lemsn of the Fifth
Alderman THMASNIs the opinion of Chief Justice Bron
son attached to that paper If 1t is should like to hear
zeadS
The CHAIRMAN stated there were three other remon
ssrances one from the gen eman of the Fifteenth, one
frtm that Of the Nneteenth and ths other from the
Alderman OF the Twelfth, which has the opinion o. Mr.
Bronson attached.
Alderman BARR moved to lay the remonstrance frs
read on the table, dsrespectful to the member
Of the Board
Alderman BoYCE insisted that 1t should be read The
Bosrd in his opinion, would be devoid all self respect
they laid the remonstraDce the table For his part
he would not vote for laying such documsn. on the t.
bic. The motion to lay the table then put and
carried by . vote Of 10 to 8.
Alderman DoHERY then presented another rsmon.
strance signed by . large number Of property holders
In Broadway. The gentleman OF the Mir et<enth, in
speaking on the motion, said-I understood tonight
that the papers paed through the Board Of Assistants
last evening to be brought up before this Board
tonight, and that the members would be required to
act in relation to the grant Of the Manhattan Railroad
Company. Now think it nothing than proper for
this Board to have the remonsrapces and the other
pers read at the tme and then we can hear the
whole subject at By the nov pursued the
circumstances would be referred the resolutions con-
curing with the other Board would not be influenced by
them.
Alderman DKsnAs moved that all the remonstrauces
would be laid the table until the resolution giving the
Manhattan Railroad Company the ryhs Of laying their
rails In Broadway should come up. Carried
outside tSs r.ng BY the but that
tumble fight took place between him and the valiant
Nicholas Sesgrst who dragged in the
by the repeated cries Of the chairman Sergeant at arms
do your duty" At length Mr. Ssagst returned to the
he had done his duty WELL for the cries If the refractory
gentleman heard outside in the hall for five
minutes afterwards, which was rather conclusive fact
that he received cd pumm ling at the hands Of the
chivalrous Nicholas Seagrist.
Quiet being at lngth restored the Board proceeded to
the Transaction Of the business.
EXTRA POLICEMEN In THE NINETEENTH TWENTY FIRST AND
TWENTY SECOND
Alderman DoHERTY moved for concurrence with the
other Beard in the adoption Of resolution increasing
the number of policemen In the Twenty frat
and Twenty second wards Alter supporting the resou
inefficient to protect the citizens of those wards and that
former occasions when other wards divided the
Common Council made provision for captains leutenants
and additional policemen in the wards thus created
BY the division Of the old ones
Alderman DINxAN opposed q concurrence, on tho
ground that the power Of appointing additional police
men did not BY law belong to them, but to tn. next
Board that would into Office. The amended charter
s,tly provided thai the appointments should be made
by their successors.
Alderman AIvoRD for the purpose Of seconding the
motion Of the gentleman from the Nineteenth. It
WAS well known fact that the present number Of po
icsmen In those wards not sufficient to protect
the Pre- perty and persons of the residents of the
When the Six zenith ward dvidei policemen
appointed for the created, he rwenteth), and
that very gentleman who opposed the Of
the resolution has beer by the Of former Board
himself been protected by additional police force Then
Why should not the eastern side Of the city be protected
well the side it just important that
side Of the city should receive their attention well as
Alderman PECK observed that according to the new
charter the present Board could not appoint any addition
81 policemen for these yards Be clearly saw the neces
s Of the passage of the resolution but did not in his
therefore moved to lay 1t on the table.
Alderman DoHRrY then made some rem rks in favor Of
urging II: conduct Of Boards as an
The question on laying the table then taken up
and carried with to have it referred to the
Corporation Attorney for advice upon the subject
REMOVING RAILS OF RAILROAD COMPANY
BowERY.
resolution concurrng with he other Board allowing
sTbird Avenue Railroad Com psny to their
rais Of the Harlem Railroad Company, three months
ter was presented That company have removed their
Alderman DoHKRrY was opposed to concurrence,
he ground that 1t WAS tact agreement made between
the city and to just what strees of the city they
pleased for their own purp aes,
Alderman STURTsvANT in favor of concurrence
would be of great personal bennett to the pub
To- BE attached the gentleman OF the Nineteenth for
his interfere e. and said it always his way Of doing
business.
Alderman TIEMANY moved 10 amend the resolution by
making year after this date and urged his
for doing that the resolution read no de-
finite time vas fixed.
The amendment of the gentleman Of tie Twelfth WAS
put and lost
The question on concurrence was then taken up AMI
Carried by vote of fourteen against four.
TIE MANHATTAN BROADWAY RAILROAD PRoJEcr RESUMED.
Alderman SMITH moved to take up the papers from the
Board Of Assistants in the shape Of resolution provid
Ing that the Manhattan Railroad mpany have the as
sent Of the Mayor Aldermen and Cemmonnaity Of the
city Of New York to the Of &c OF railroad
the The 81 4.ndai
porstons and regulate the same passed April2 1870
VIM H. PULLS and others themselves by
the Of tho titan Railroad Company for the
pose sting and operating railroad,
with doute public in tbs conveyance OF per
property through the city and county Of New York.
frem por In to and and along the
Bloonir sdale road, Broadway, and aehal or State
street, to the 60 nth ferry; therefore
Resolved That the said Manhattan Rsilrosd Company
y es New s York . he
and operation by the said company OF she railroad above
entened with d, ubie track from Manhattanve along
and upon the Boomingdale road Broadway and whitehall
stnte streets to the under she reguaons
terms oonditions and resolutions from time to
time imposed by the Common Council.
Rnt ncthing herein cor shall be construed to BIO
rrant Of an right liberty or privilege Of construct
the ead railroad beyond that authorized by The afJre ait
~ the the intention this resolution benf
siye assent as the contempate municipal cor
porst o, may lawfully give .
alderman BoycE moved ~ the do lument was ver]
Long one that II be laid on the table and printed
,ocnment ahould be laid on the table. 1t was utterly
mpraccable for the company to lay the rails on tni
aouts for at Eighty sixth atreet there WAS An mmens
hill and therefore, the route should be changed 80