The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-09
Impo~tant Disclosures.
eTUPENDoUs RAILROAD SCHEME FOR THE CITY OF
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK.
1t appears that we are to have another grand railroad
operation in the city of New York, which, in point of
pecaation will outrival all others, and throw the
great Pacific railway attempt completely in the shade
Certain sbrevd and bold adventures have concoctcd
plan TO fasten upon this city railroad in Broadway
another through Grand street from the Williamsburg
Terry to the Hoboken ferry and stll another through
avenue d, Columbia street and Fast Broadway. The
plan Of operation is well laid, the parties interested
having engaged subtle tools at Albany, who now
busy in preparing the material for putting through
The mi the several bills intended to be presented dur
iDg the present session of the Legislature.
lis well known that there is class Of in this
community who are open TO any chance adventure
for making money, and who for the past few years have
been lurking about City Ha, engaged in the lauda
ole pursuit Of securing railroad grants ferry franchises
and all kinds Of fat jobs. Among these clique has been
formed whose sole object it to obtain grants SINH
lar to that gwen to company to lay rails in certain
streets in the cities Of Williamsburg Brooklyn and Bush
wi:i, passed June 20, 1873.
This clique is made up Of three distinct interests and
may be classified foiows-First, the Broadway Com
pany; second, the Grand Street Company; third the
Avenue and East Broadway Company. These three in
;srests all work in with another, and when
blended together form harmonious whole-the
most finished and skful lobby formed by Third
House,
The members Of this accomplished and formidable
lobby have been busy for the pas. six months and
have gone into the subject with such nice cacula ions
as TO secure the election or certain members Of the
Legislature, for the express purpose Of carrying this
ftupendous project BY coup detdt-every point has
been well guarded and they feel sanguine OF
This association is made up Of all kinds Of material
il has connected with IT ex-adermen bank directors
contractors, men holding Office under the State govern
ment and also others holding high positions in tails
cityn fact the projectors have tried to every
available interest that ingenuity and cunning could
devise; they will be untirng, being well organ
iaed, and will endeavor to accomplish the great
work which they have laid ont for themselves.
But hope that there sufficient integrity in the Le-
g,slature to give this subject blank denial. II, how
should be found in that body 70 oppose this
species of SPECIAL legislation, trust that the people
lhs mighty people," will ndssc, and their
rights by forciby putting stop to these nefarious and
corrupt rolling operations For ourselves con-
slider !: bat duty TO bring these schemes isfore the
public, that they may know what to antcrss snd how
to apply remedy TO corrupt legislation. appears
thst these grants will nor be pressed until after the
Omitted States Senstorshp is disposed Of when they will
come up in the following ordsr-Frst, the East Br
way, Columbia street and Avenue D Company; next in
order win be the Grand street lins and last Broad
way. The two former, however, may unite in
Germ, as such arrangement now under considera-
ton by the parties.
The subject Of Broadway railway is 20 DO brough.
At the last moment. These parties also concerned
with others in driving the New Haven Company from
Harlem track in order that that company may bs put
10 the extremity Of making terms with the Second Ave-
Railroad Company 70 their track instead Of the
Fourth avenue.