New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-24
y UBLIG MEETINGS.
MELTING or HARLEM RAILROAD COMMUTE

MILLING or HARLEM RAILROAD COMMUTERS.
An adjourned meeting OF commuters the above road
held Saturday evening last NJ Lower Morrisanis,
presided over by Mr. THos W BfRSE a. which Mr..
CH.s. W. DrcuErr ottciated ~ Secretary.
hc assemhlage large one, the numbers present
hong yaTioUsly estimated a: from 500 10 800
Ire reading of minutes OF Il previous meeting dis
reused with ard of fifteen minutes takon 10 await
he arrival and report Of Sub COuni;;ee appointed by
the &c neral Committee of Conference with the Campanys
Directors. ON being again called to order, Mr. John
Murphy reported verbally ON behalf OF the Sub Committee
tiot they had waited upon the Directors mot quorum Of
whom were present however, when tho Chairman, Mr..
F. W. G!oy. laid the grievances ot c0mnstors before
them in the most eloquent and iOrcible manner. No
definite result was arrived at beyond the promEe Of
-icerng The matter NJ meeting OF the Board Ties
day next, and definite answer the ensuing Friday.
Tie report accepted
Mr. 4. B. HAUPTSAs offered resolution which was
passed appointing Committee 30 confer with tho
direction Of the Second aud Thirdlv. roads aud
the probable date OF their completion 10 Harlem and
report The most eligible for competition with the Harlem
KaIlroad. An amendment added to these the New
Rochelle Company. Mcssrs. y. NJ McGraw, +: W.
Giii.y A. h. liaupman, ID. V. Tilden, and nj. Harri
son, sald Committee
contribution was then taken M.
Mr.. HARRisos made eloquent and sensible
marks, which were listened to with much interest He
sad thar II necessary that the inhabitants of
rounding villages should be Independent OF the Harlem
Railroad or be subject to continued insult and oppres
SION. Some steps Ienst be taken 20 insure far c0mpe
ton. ~ prCsont commuters IA state o slavery
souless corporation. Mr.. Murphy quiet and most re.
sIeCahle commuier had been repeatedly nsulted cries
Of Name the conductor but Mr.. Murphy did not know
bis D8mel whore having paid his Communication he had ~
much night in bis house. Il had been deepad
scheme from the first on the part Vt the Company IN
cuce people TO settle those villages by holding out the in
ducemtnt Of low Of fare and after having invested
their money their little plots and dwellings, double tae
price commuation. Ii a clear case OF false pre-.
" lenses. They give more for 500 than previously
Tor $50. The late action OF tie Company luminous
bin and 10 all. He had paid the Company Tor himself
and sons Sl2O per year. and they charged si0 And
dis the Company calls % per cent. advance Cheers
He was II favor Of nothing unlaw ul Illegal but
TIM must be done 10 remedy this state OF things The
Company reminded him If the anecdoe Of the preacher
who chose for his three Sabbaths succession the
verse, d" And Peters wiles mother lay sick Of fever.
The preacher meeting funeral procession, asked boy
VINO WIS to be buried, and received for answer think
II is Peters wifes mother for che has been sick these
B. three weeks lLaughier.l Our Peters wife mother
that Is SO sick mnst be put under ground Applause
FOR himself he would leave this road; he would leave IL
II he had TO walk To Harlem But this necessary
for some other conveyance could be found. He knew
those who would convey passengers to Harlem cent
apiece. But To accomplish anything, all hang TO-
getLer and act unlteGiy Continued applause.l
Messs GTLLEY amt McGRAw having been called for,
The former came forward and addressed the asemblaZe
He Bot able to addres. them bat il had been hs
duty the subcommittee he would simply cor
Tolerate what had been SAID by his colleague, Mr.. Muir
ply lie entered INTO the details Of their reception By
the directors which appeared reluctant but they listened
politely and atientyely naniieng much surprise To find
their action had raised fares from fifty hundred per
cent They said they bad supposed they increasing
II only twenty-five per cent He hoped and thou ght they
would 10 what right and grant all that
be. But there quorum present. that fair words
was the only result. He Unexpectedly found and
common sense, and not cason faces united castiros
carts. They acknowledged previous bad management
bed, unsafe bridges, &c. and he told them II their
bridge had been finished in reasonable time they
would have had occasion To screw an extra
ten thousand dollars from commuters. Shall the citizens
OF Morrisena, he asked be called upon pay deficits
caused by bad management The policy was narrow and
suicidal. lie asked them to look into their bond They
bad made contract for $50 per year bat the
contract had been broken The Company hal not kept
faith. Mr. Jordan L. Mott had writing 20 that effect.
The President stated That if the evidence OF contract -
that effect could be produced they would cce - the de-
mands Of the Committee But nasnuch ~ al prices had
increased, If commuters make their payments quar-
tery they must yield in other instances Ai;er worrying
them out they left, hoping that what had been ssf
would steal into their minds and have beneficial result
Mr. Giey was warmly applaudel during hs remarks. M
McGraw gave history OF the origin Of the villages on the
road and the various held ont By the Company
10 anoeerae their pOpuat on showing concusyey the
course Of the Directors has been in violation Of previous
representations The fare had been raised in Mosans
from SO to sZ7 The Company had implicitly promised
that a. commuters increased prices would be lsencd In
tbs understanding many had settled upon the line Of the
road But instead o! this. prices have been rg.sed Aer
ana lessened IN the City and from above FOrihGm Com
matters must people from moving further ont, les
ney Likewise forced To- submit 20 ruInon7 increase OF
dTe when in the Company power There is fear that Ae
rap wll be sprung again when the game 10 sufeiehn
Weuant u. VIII regard o tho contract spoken o. ~
Mr. GIley he stated that such one did exist in spirit;
Tut he did rot feel permitted 70 enter into details
lie further said that the grievances under which con-
muters were suffering their own fault There were
other modes OF getting 20 the CIV Another road mas.
De built. he time 81 transit WI be fifteen Or twenty
minutes longer but Lc sQisy will be No b gres'er
road can be ba, from Fordham to Harlem $4,000,
the stock oi which DO taken by commuters 10 three
weekE and the road boz completed in three mol,hs.
After dscuf-ing ~ n fev minutes longer various rene
o.s for existing eYi7 re meeting aii01c al Saturday
evening r'' FiH 'ie q % 'rfT.- ~ f-o Harlem ~