The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-27

| Committee ON Railroads.
| orposITr0k TO RUNNING ES0fRES BELOW AiErrETn
| STREET ON TnE HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD, AsD
| PETITION TO RUs CITY CARS TO YfSry.slsrM
STREET.
Tls Committee Railroads Of the Bard OF Council
nse at O'Clock yesterday. at the chamber OF the
Board Present, Councimcn heed (ohairnau,, ci,cncL
snd Wainwright.
The otJee. Of the meeting anrOunce-i " give
parties or9ortusy to lie hea I'd ~ resthp 10 permit
ting o-o~o,iy,- to be the Hudson River Railroad
below :xtic,h Snd ssc W compelling the sad
company to ailo~ city To bs their track u
Fifty nnsn street petston ths efec, timc
since subssittcd 10 The cuncn.n was with
Wow 10 rcsAng t-ir repcst upsa thr Commit
tee met an6 ,o hear ths thDse csirng the
prooscd ehssges as ret forth, in TIN petition. There
general ae>ienoe - spropety o-ner, along ,he line
to Sxteth street viii. large n~mbst citsens In
tcrcstcd in the % te apornt undsr
GARRrT H. srnygEa Esd appeared behalf of she pc
nonefs lie suggested tsst, to Ie In the reaiees way
should call up BE- qucptic,~d s. The c,r'm,,es spoa
su,h points they tsemed mos, essential to their in
quny
Nj Ina osrnASpkn sas the-srst callei, in answer
10 inquiries propounse by the Cemmitt~, stated that
he Owned prop-rty the co-sr Forts~ninth atrecs
and Eleventh avenue by the locomstves being
permitted 10 below th.N point ths~c
iinuet danger = ioas u iie, lives vetc frequently
Lost In persons being turnover - the train. while
tioD. The usual rpeed twenty n-s hour.
The majority of residents nDng me linz % the avcnus
allowed to run below sintieth arp~t We're tie engine.
restricted TO this Ice prsvsry would advance at least
Mr. STEPHENS broker was NJ Ut cslIe.He seia hA, he
Owned property of FORTY eighth stree, and he
vrth avcnue; lie had built las~ tenant hose there
but aecsan II tho ocopotssss running through tho
avenue next 10 mposs ti 10 find tcrants In his
opinion property wouA advance ff,y per cen, the
locomotives stopped at ix ietl street and city
over the track II was tn. IA hS baDtz ~ that vcin
i'y Ind no cenvenienee of getting down town this
Mr. P,n,Ir scu,,p,H stated that be had lived on tho
Third avenue nearly three years the E.craxo
speed Of the above Thirty street hs b~iirv
cd from shir,y-hve 10 forty mlea hour. tho
locomotives pcrmitteAto continue running Thr.
v hrst street property would nj length appreciate
almost Dothing To lind buyer 's ,snan, va nov al
most an impossibility.
Mr.. Rou1r Atm stated that he owned three hou.ss
and lots the lie bought them nearly four
years ssre and expended all he had Ia hrr purchase
aud would willingly sol, them he could for vcniy
Eve per cent losa ihan they cost him. is did not
pec whes hc bo6gh them, stnam cars woud DO allowed
10 run ~ far down town. His only hope ot not being
bcggared that the Common Council would ultimately
rcstric, them 10 sixtic,h street As II wsA hs could not
rent his houses except 10 occasional anly without
children Further facilities being Afforded ths-e lv
ing there to get down town II dincuI, 10 induo.
any 10 there aud live Were city aars
allowed 10 run up there, and the leeorsstiv~s
comps lled 10 stop at txteth street property would Inn
mediaely rse The spced of The ca,s below slr,ist,
street was osn as higi A. thirty 0,e mile. an hour lad
known 10 be Killed. there great dInieulty In
managing horse. as he cars were passing lie hoped 'hs
dy ~ the existing evils.
Mr.. o-rHAsprn here remarked tina, a man abou, year
since lost his own life in attempting 10 control his hors
while train passing. Tho horse backed hin. upon
tho track.
Mr.. AAroS H. Buck ooncded Ia IA. s,atcn,ents usads
a. to The depreciation o property In the Eleventh
from the engine. running below sirtis,h street, and
from want of couvebicnoes of access down town
Mr. Is~n sciiAryot aid, that aalie from DANCE, 70 r
and limb OF thoss dwelling the tbs
noisc, and dust, and smoke great nnisanrs.
He had known the 10 iorty miles AZ hoar.
ie had family Of eight children and Il constant
~ anxiety TO him Ia think Of the p.rle,ua danger
they suhoc, 10 ~ losing their lives lie had
three and three horses 10 be Killed. About sis
months ago one Of his own broihers Law
and killed The railroad company had not paid cent 10
his family. All the consolation could ge, out of them
u be told 10 keep out ~ th. way Property ia his
view, had Deprecated forty per cant through ths
bined Influences ~ running locomotives below Ari@th
street and want of facilities 70 ami fro down
Mr.. Jons w. BufSAnT said that there wore NOR. rs~u
who losing their lives, though they fortu.
nsfey escaped than 10 tho public ia
had himself prevented two from b~lng In
his view the bel0w Sittlrtb street ofien n
advance all u sixty per tho aslsaor
carried out He had ato lps; brother IN Law by bssg
run over ny the
Mf. q C. EyARB said he ownesi sis tenant houses b.
~ them empty half tho time. in c0nht ned the state
nent of those made before
Mrssrs Edward Donald and James warnook called
Up, and made statements subs,Aniaiing oas a TIM
previous parties
NJ srrrn here stated 10 the cgmnt,s- thai any
number ~ witnesses could 10 called who caH verify
statements given Ho hoped, however tho COMMITTEES
would designate another day for further hsarng ~.
hopod The publication ~ tho fae,s gwen the pagers
were IN earnest snd that they might he indnesd -
rrard and state their He desired this bessase y,
would n~rbe bet thing that could ~ dane " eGse, Tho
remedies ID" petitioners prayed for
Tho tnApaas announced a5journmoai, Aeegrdsnxy,
TIL nsrt "wednesday, at the same hour