The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-19
C0nncn Committee on Ordinances.
OPPOSITION TO THE NEW YORK PASSENGER AN

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BAGGAGE LINE.
About two hunired persons, composed principally %
"heavy men, proprietors Of hotels and hsckmen as
smbisd yesterday afternoon coaber Of tho Roard
OF Councilmen before the Committee on Ordinances for
me purpose OF demonstrating nganst passage the
ordnance ior p erection OF New York passenger and
bggage .ne. Msssrs. Willard and j. E. Deylin argued
% COUNSEL for the remonstTans and Mr. Cyrus Lawtop
appeared for the defence.
Councilman 0Ts D. SWAN, Chairmsn stated he was
resdy a majority Of tho comni,tee was present 10
lear The arguments OF the rem ,nsirauts.
Messrs. DEyLIs and WILLARD tn.Ieupon read several
papers, nuuerousiy signed opposing The ordinance.
hr. WILLARD proposed that, the matter mar.
cd down to partial ISSUE the opinions OF
erience should be obtained He said he saw aeye
is persons in the room very well able to throw Light
upsn this subject
The CHAIRMAN ented to this, hoped there woula
be no lenghe discussion.
Mr.. COLEMAN, Of the Aston House came forward and
stated that the system OF hacss the House
without any strong objection The hacks gene ally
owned by two or three private Individuals, and
duty it is TO be at the various landing places
ana depots to carry the passengers the hotels
They also passengers to private houses and
resolve pay therefor. No complaints been made
gans them, as they were alwas prompt aud ready for
heir business Mr. thought l. would ne very hard t.
the matter of their nds them out
o employment. The New York Passenger and Baggage
Line vss private speculation uonopoly-wbich
would break the general crest, and which ne
would not give his support. The conduct Of hackmen is
,ubjec to the supervision Of the popretors OF hotels
| for misbehaviour or offence to passengers.
CnARMAsHaye hotel proprietors generally an inter.
Mr. C.-Ho, sir; know Of propristors who own
these hacks carriages.
speak what 10 saw and when 70 Il sS Wths
real object OF the New York Passenge Baggage Line
was understood there would be lie difficulty about the
mat er. Their ostentibe object the public accommo-
daton but there something else ut the bottomthe
making o. money. Mr. Ludlow confirmed the statement
u Mr. Coleman and, having said enough sat down.
Mr. WILLARD asked If the company a corporation or
john stock company
Mr. LAYTON admitted that they not but merely
an Association Mr.. L. would not give direct
| as to whether it was joint stock company not
Mr. WILLARD then opened his objections to the ordi~
nance and asserted that the principles upon which the
company was based could not be discovered. 1t was
stated who the persons constituting this joint
stock company for such he should consider it, They
no assurances and gave no guarantees What reliance
coud DC placed In ~ then II Was he coutended an i'm
portant point to know whom the remonstrnnts were
attacking, and for the comu ttee 20 understand the
characters OF the persons into whose hands this
poly would be placed How else could ii be known whe.
thsr the company were more capase carry tho
bach ing business than those who do now9 As the
practical ssne the speaker said tn the committee had
heard the opinion of experienced men, by which II
shown that the convenience would not be great and
would be done away with Travelling people or stran.
gers either wanted cheap conveyance exclusive one
TO accommodate them tie latter there were an abun
dance OF hacks carriages, &c., with reasonable enough
the creation Of joint stock companies, by which
| more seheming and rascaity we're committed dur
ing the last hve years than the world Witnessed
What were tho complaints against the present SYSTEM
Was the hotel system bad oDep Was there msman age
menr The backmen had been faithful In the discharge
OF their duties to the public. If The charge is high what
guarantee there that under the proposed system
the charges would be reduceds The present supervision
exercised by the hotel proprietors most beneficial
character II Is the interest Of hotel propretors to be
strict in their regulations The Of the hotes
we're at stake, and depended upon the proper MANAGE
ment Of the system to provide for the regularity Of
coaches to see that they had proper loads and were
driven with despatch Reerence hac been made the
In
phia Baltimore, Buffalo, Pittsbnrg Cincinnati and other
PAGES No compa son could DO drawn between these
places and this large metrt pills. One might well put
the ,rowsers and clothes of by upon grown up man
and expect them to ft be system could not be
devised Mr. w. thought With all tue ingenuity and ex
to the legal rope'y Of the ordin ance speaker had
to say that The licensing system came under the police
regulations, and was subject TO penalties Whore a
iceIse was given to do thing l. is declaration
that there is something which must not be
cone WeI If the ordinance was passed. who
would be responsible; who could be sued for viola
By passing the ordinance the Common CoonciI would be
establishing dangerous precedent the New York
and Baggage Company would succeed in eyad
themselves er titled to equal pgsyheges.
Mr. TREADwgrI, OF est. NEoes Hotel said thai tho
Gentleman who preceded him alluded TO the system
introduce them, believing them to the public ac
tonr odation This was about eigh cen years ago For
inc last three years he Of the propretors 1s
St. Nicholas, and stated that II due heckmen to av
that he bad never heard OF over charge
Mr. DEvilN followed for the remonsr ants and argued
ably against the new ordinance Several other gentle.
Mr.. LAwTos briefly refuted some Of the arguments M
the onsrants and explained the successful opera
o. the system in some other localities The person at the
who had been invited to introduce il 10 this citv
AT O'Clock the committee adjourned, after being in
session four hours.