The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-15
Meeting OF the Council Committee ON Rail
roads.

roads.
meeting of this Committee OF the Board Of Coun-
Gilman was held yesterday afternoon, In the City
Hail. to consider the proprety of reducing the rates
fare on the city railroads.
Mr. STEPHEN RoBERrs said he was resident of Har-
lem, and that he moved to Harlem with the understand
ing that the Fourth and Second railroads would
commute but these roads refused and it cost him $75
per year for his fare. He thought this was an i'm
position. poor man could not go to Harlem, because
OF this enormous tax and the consequence was poor
men kept down town, driven to Brooklyn or
Williamsburg. This was detrimental to New York in
these roads should DO made commute about S25
and by SO doing they would benefit themselves and the
Mr.. FANsnAwE Of Yorkyle-I concnr with the gentle.
who has just spoken, in his complaints against the
Fourth and Second avenue railroads. The directors
of these railroads aristocratic set WHO would
take NO notice of the complaints OF plebians unless
TO put an additional screw down upon them upon the
Of each complaint. The people hoped to
tain from this committee demand upon these roads to
run to Eighty first street for sixand quarter cents.
The people had got into their heads that this would
pay these roads good profit
Mr.. VANCE of Harlem, read long document to the
committee, being the complaint of public meeting Of
in full against the city railroads to Harlem These cti
zens thought the sent rates Of travel much too high
was announcement and ought to be remedied and the
document ended with suggesting that three cents should
be the regular charge to and on and after the
month Of May next the should drec! through
Mr. GOODWIN, Of Yorkyille, here read long document
that took up nearly hours time advocating cheap
fare and quick trips. Mr. Goodwin insisted that at
three cents fare larger income would accrue to the
railroads than at five cents. All history of business
proved that cheap rates always the most profit
able In London the rates cheaper than here and
the income much larger He did not think that the
hewers of wood and drawers of water should be made TO
pay which only the most favored in worldly goods
we able TO pay.
Councilman ScHEScK, the chairman OF the COMMITTEES
here to refute, he said, an mputaton that had
been upon the committee by the Courier and En-
q,sircr He, and no other member of the committee,
had been bribed bought up with free tickets. The
meeting of this committee only called in obedience
to the public desire He should have answered this
charge by letter had he met his colleagues before this
time but he hoped his verbal refuta of tho charge
would do as well.
A gentleman, who said he stakeholder in the
road contended that dividend could not be paid
these city railroads to Harlem upon less rate of
charges than at present He figured up the charges
and costs Of the road and the income at three cents
charge for passage and his calculation based the
opinion that the railroads could not afford 1T.
After further remarks OF like nature with the
above, the committee adjourned till Wednesday next, a.
the same time and place.