The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-21
lhe Hobeken Ferry Company vs. The Peo
pie OF Hsboken-Mseting In favor OF tn
COmmut alton Sy stem.

pie or Hsboken-NTseting In favor OF the
Communication Sy stem.
meeting was held Saturday evening at the Town Hall
Of Hoboken to take into consideration the action Of the
Ferry Company in suspending the system Of commuta-
tion. The tate, appears, was ten dollars year for
men, and three dollars for women but according to the
ruie oetasiisAea Aaah person Is required to pay
three cents every time he the ierry
Stevens state in justification of their conduct that
many persons are in the habit OF passing one
ticket and that they have no other way OF remsdyng
the abuse than by Withdrawing the Communication alto
getber The people Of Hoboken said to be Indignant
at tbs and called the meeting referred to with the view
of haviOg the cid order of things reesablished The
following poster displayed the walls and otner
ccrspcuous places throug the city, but the audi
ence nevertheless was somewhat limited
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meeting Of the citizep at Town Hall, Satur. o
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David Demarest, Esq presided. and Peter Rdd
acted Secretary. The President stated the object Of
the meeting; after which Capt. HATFIELD made . few
brief remarks He said hs considered the course
adopted by The company great injustice to persons
who bad moved into hobokeu the lst o. May under
the impression that there would change in the
commutston, and that 1t also tended to depreciate
the value Of house property As property holder he
ing house from him woula take into consideration the
increased rate of ferrage He concluded by moving that
a committee of seven be appointed to wait upon the
company and inquire they intended to establish the
communication system
Mr.. WHITLEY said that il necessary frat to ascer
tain the views and intentions Of the company before
the meeting shoild tske any active steps upon the
subject. Frauds bad been practsed upon the Messrs
Stevens, which justified them in having recourse to
test other for their correction aud he for
believed tn ferry was the cheapest and best on the
waers of the Union. Their spoke for the they
had done much for Hobokep, and he though. In this
csse they we're not acting unfairly unreasonably.
MIR. j. N. BOARD moved that the committee report at
the next meeting after which Mr. SlLKE addressed the
audience He exclaimed Indignantly against the idea Of
the people submitting to what he considered impo
sioD upon the people, and hoped they would not permit
themselves to be tramped under foot by the Messrs
Stevens. Lase the Austrian tyrAnt Gessler who COM
peeled the Swiss to bow In humble obeisance to his cap
they thought they could humiate the Hobokentes In
the game way; but he would tell them they could not
The people were determined not to humble themselves
and he hoped their Mayor and Corporation woud take
the in hand, they were bound to protect the
people against imposition.
At the conclusion OF kr Slke's remarks the motion
to appoint committee adopted, and the folio wiug
gentlemen selected - Michael Bsnta, John M. Board H.
walkey, Jas. T. Hatdelc, Jas. II, Dewey, Samuel ske
- Messerve TIE mseting adjourned to Wednesday
evening, at tho same time and place.