New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-14

then recoect the road up far as rooe :. aud Prince
-; think the Boston read went through the BOwsry,
Broadway was called a. now, when was boy.
Crcss eAamiuod-Think Broadway was paved as high
up as MuAys e Judge said he recolected the street
rss paved as high mp as Murrays. and that Broadway
went to Eighfst DO not recoIect the Kings Farms or
Commons.
AIihoDy Lsmb, svorn-win be 50 next "Wednesday;
born in his City during the Revolutionary War resided
in Connecticut lived from 1903 to ls2l At Albany recol
lee, broadway; above the Hospital Il was nothing bas
dug rosd and a little but where Canast Is AMI few
apple trees then 10 Sand Hill Sailors SDug Hsroor,
Eighth st where Broadway terminated
Some Otbes testimony was offered as TO the old line OF tho
rosd.
or behalf of the Corporation not 20 make the grants be
Il, We municsted il to the members OF the Common
Council but Sm cerisa had previously vetoed the
grant; il was passed after Injunction notwithstanding
C. 4 Clenee ham, svorn-Is Clerk to Board Of Assistant
Aldermen The witness prodsced various paPsrs being
offers made to Board Of Assistants by plaintiffs and asso
c,es ard others 10 give 100000 yeas for ten yesr for
the grant also for FIVE cents and pay soOop car
license fee charge i've cents pass pger and pay 70
Corporation cent for each passenger 10 also oilers
to take terms Of the present grantees ss charge three
cents fare The various PAGERS were marked
John Hone, produces tar bills for several
yesrs-lsis to ls52-of Corrtlandt Palmer His tu N
s4s was 81 l64 % mise about in $780, sl9e3 ss
in lsSl ss3' 80 in 1854 sass 81 the last wa on Brood
way property alone Mr. Dsyss tax in 1851 was sl,soo
in is52 seas; am first clerk Of City Tar Office.
David IL Ii~sght, sworn-Am owner Of property N
Broadway; the ST. Nicholas Hotel and the old Franklin
5s Broadway; in them; the effect Of railroad.
think would be detrimental to tse value of real estate
Broadway; would have the effect think to drive out
portions Of the travel and prevent other 10 which
applied such crossing and recrossng he street think
would piure the in there not being sufficient room
take D and deliver goods think there some portion
the line where there wsud not be room 10 back horses
there several wholesale stores In lower part alec
number Of hotels st Nicholas will accommodate 500 10
GOO persons; Asor House about 300 most Of the board
es are brought in coaches in winter time IL piled
up side rail will render the street useless for any
thing but the rail Broadsa in the event OF railroad
might be used now but in my opinion, much Inaredi
think the woud have TO pass each other frequently
that other vehicles would venture the track woud
have tendency 90 drive the whoesas business cat oil the
street held u my hand an offer Of John La fse and
others 10 Board OF Assistants Mr.. Van b. said was an
take the grant terms hsssrs Sharpe and
,hers but for three cents fare. Mr. Field said he
considered the terms different Witness read over
the names Did not see Mr. La Fargo sign il; witness
cent 70 him; witness also signed II HIMSELF AS 10 the
crossings there ten loaded vehicles cross broadway
II Fultcnst and also at hsdenlan every inmate u
will require to pass the street every halt minute to
carry the number Of passengers that are carried now
while these vehicles would have to dwelling houses
would be incumbered as to bringing fae, furniture TO-
,lso as to building materials have known the ners use
the street ia front of houses for than twenty
ears If they deprived of any portion Gifts use VIII
deprecats the value of property the names on the petition
for the grant bold in my hand represent three or four
millions of dollars.
Cross E1amined-Mr Davis bad my authority .osign my
name 10 anything he pleased 10 application In con-
NJ elton with the Broadway railroad the signature OF my
name TO petition shown by my direct authority did
not sec the petition all the signatures of Messrs DAVIS
Storms and Haght) appear to have been made by the
same person to the application OF Messrs hcMursy
and Hilton and Lewis for the road do not know whether
they have ability to make the road do not know whether
Mr. Lewis is clerk Mr.. Sherman do not know the sig
nsture of Henry Hart should suppose bis name on tive
different petitions were not written oy the same person.
before the petitions presented did not hear anything
~ 10 injunction except that il might have the effect 10 stop
Il; there previous concert of action did not
know the terms Of the petition to Board OF Aldermen but
NJ h.tnr H..
back him up there previous organization OF own
ers Broadway to oppose the road there was commit
tee appointed meeting at Lafayette Han Mr DAVIS.
Mr. Whiting Mr. Astor, solomon 4 Hart Mr.. Niblo, Mr..
Stons self and others the committee was appointed
10 use their exertons to defeat the broadway railroad
sub con mttee &C FIVE appointed, OF which was one,
ana Messrs Davis Whiting aud Burrows and another to
appear before the committee Of the Board of Aldermen
there also opposition IN the omnibus Interest 90
rot know that there any concert OF action between
their committee and our committee raised
fund Of $1,000 or $4,000, but only TO pay expenses
mittee was appointed to employ counsel co no'
know if they were instructed TO employ McMur'
raw & Hilton saw Mr. Hilton before the com
mftee of the Board Of Aldermen, l. was not
par Of the scheme to get up the counter OF
fers for the purpose of breaking down the road The
majority of the Committee was opposed TO making Oilers
and the gentlemen did their account There was NOS
talk in the Committee before had been before Committee
Of Board Of Aldermen, to make offers Tor the road ne
member gentlemen saying atter"ard they were 40
fortunate 10 get the road II they would nave the rght
not being on the petition 10 have share and we're answer
ed IL was for the benefit OF every owner on BrOadway
That was one OF the petitions Believe one gentleman said
he did not wish 10 be mixed up With the matter Inc CON-
mittee bad eight or ten meetings. Inc op]ecuons ia Con
ttee were that would njure the sreet-slso that the
Common Council had no right to grant road Did not say
Aid Siurteyant object IN Offering the petition WAS 70
sell the road TIE day after the grant was adopted by
BOARD Of Aldermen had occOn 10 10 his Office told
him that thought his report bad done the opposing sPP
cants 10 the road nusticeha, were still opposed TO
-and thought the grant ought To he given TO the owners
interested rather thar spectators and said the road
TO be made the fare should be placed At cent? and he
coincded-and he said do you know OF any Injunction
beinz prepared. I told him | did not. We intend
ed to carry out the application snd was
onnosed 10 the road but if the Common Council were do
TRIMMED upon H. should have had IL am not confident
that did the language that we would XII the rotd
n we could did not give Mr.. Davis any authority except
hat / have stated il was said in Committee that those
who got The road would make money think Mr. Davis
nrese ted some statement Of cost when making the oher
10 Common Council thought we had A. VIDE margin sven
az that we offered understood the Sxfhsy Railroad cost
s25OOCO the object that all the owners should have
The benefit against the loss they would sustaD that was
one petion speak Of the number OF vehicles crossing
Broadway from standing there hour my young man
also did 10 think is about IA feet from horses head 10
and Of cart the tail of cart Is generally three feet
sidewalk when backed up; II groove OF rail u even with
the pavement or inch above, II would not be AN i'm
pediment the crossing or the travel the impeachment
would he In the passing Of the the calculation that
5o7 omnbuses pass the American Museum every hour
was said that would De required to do the work. OF
GO EACH but that would not be sufficient As the
omuyses pass up considerable distance without passen
gers and the cars would have 10 do 50.
Mr. Field said il was 10 take the number Of pasen
s tbat pss the Museum-the plan Of the railroad was
not 10 employ cars ID AN necessary IN SACK HaVel
Vi,ness-If they started every minute, a. they
proposed each end 90 cars would not be SUFFICIENT nor
twice that
Adjourned to this forenoon.
SUPREME coURT-spEcr.L TsRn-Bsfore Judge EDwssOs.
In the matter Of Extending Canal st., &c
Motion to confirm report postponed Tor iortnlga. H.