The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-18
COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS.

COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS.
THE CITIZENS OF YoRKvILLE AGAINST THE SECOND
AND THIRD AVENUE RAiLa0 ADs-CHARGE OF
MIsMANAGEMENT.
7 Messrs. Horatio Reed +. Wainwright, H. N Wild J. C.
Wandei and r. NJ Schenck, tue Committee Railroads
from the B0aro Councilpen ye Itercay afternoon
in the chamber OF the Board fer the p1pose OF taking
into consideration the petition of the Inhabitants of
Yorkve other liens relative to se ged abuses
the econd and Third Avenue railroads. Quite number
OF gentlemen nteres In this matter la
For the compliments Messrs. Thomas X Downing, CITY
Inspector), w. II. Stoegdi, Unison, Jequss, Fsnshaw
and Goodwin appeared The president of the laird Avenue
Railroad, Mr. Darling, the only person who repre-
eented the other side.
The com plant preferred BY petitioners against the
Third Avenue Company Is that there IL most incon-
venent delay always in forwarding passengers through
to Yorkvile which j. said to occasioped by the
change Ct at sixty first street This 1t stated
IL great annoyance 10 persons travelling the road,
and especially to females who after being turned Of
the at sxtyfrs street have to wade through the
mud and dirt and wait for fifteen minutes longer for
In room where they compelled 10 listen to the
most obscene language
Mr.. WIN. II. sTopGDnL represented these things in
very way and asserted that tue Third Avenue Rail-
company ha no right be contended to change cars at
Sixty first street. The company did not fulG the
quiremt nts Of their charter for they did not their
cars az often as they sgreed one section OF their CHAR
"And further that they run a car thereon each aud
every cay both ways often every fifteen minutes
from to O'Clock A. NJ; every four minutes from
O'clock A. M TO T. NJ: every fifteen minutes from T.
NJ to IL NJ, and much ofener as public convenience
Council may from time to time prescribe"
They sAd by the cars as above required,
and they could not deny it. 1t the duty OF The Com
or Council Mr. $. insisted to enforce this agreement,
entered into by the Third Avenue Company.
Mr. nMISon experience j, TO his cost, the nconve-
rience waiting for the after the change OF
which often started Off withou, him and Others when
they were but short distance of He came not 20 ask
h,crs but TO demand rights The behavior OF the
ductors sometimes scandalous he had heard the
cry OF .here come the Yorkverr drive en-. which he
eupposed meant that the inhabitants of Yorkvile could
wait for the next cars There appeared TO be
luminosity the part OF the company towards the
Yorkvie people. He had often complained, but was
asked Why he didn't go 10 the President He not
tale. bearer and didn't wish to do He would not
humble himteif before he company, any man white
he could subsfst by the labor Of his hands he had
stoo much OF the Pocahontas blood in him for that"
Mr. also alluded 20 the obscene language used by the
Mr. DARLING, President Of the Third Avenue Company,
said lie Was always willing accommodate the pubiicit
was arue always observed BY him The principal OF
The deey occasoned by the building sewer between
SKY street and yorve, which took up nearly all
the avenue and obliged the company to change their
trucks. The company we're put TO an immense expense
on this account-or which he asserted that they could
mot be repaid by the Twelfth and Nineteenth wards In
txerty years. The Third Avenue Railroad has doubled
the value property and the gentlemen had right TO
complain He wiling TO have the track cease below
Foryetcond sixty rst street and that stages should
be run instead.
M.tsrs Downing. Farnhan, Jaques ard others, spoke
afterwards. and urged the same arguments.
The committee, at clock adjourned 10 meet again
Wednesday afternoon.