The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-07

APPLICATION TO LIMIT RUNNING or CARS TO FIFTY.
NINTH STREET, AND IN FAVOR OF RUNNING CITY
CARS TO FIFTY-NINTH STREET.
The Committee on Railroads OF the Board OF Council
men met yesterday afternoon at O'Clock, Mt the cham
bers Of the Board, pursuant TO Acknowledgment.
Councfmcn Reed (chairman), schenck and wainwright
The object of the meeting 10 hear fun Their statements
Of parties opposed to the running Of locomotives the
Hudson River railroad below Fifty nnh street. and also
In favor Of running city upon the said road TO Fifty
ninth street This being subject In which large num-
Der OF citizens interested at the meeting yesterday
large attendance was present.
Mr. J. G. TREADwgLL first appeared before the commit
tee. lie stated that he resided In Fifty second street
the Eleventh avenue; by living there he unable
TO get down town without going to Eighth avenue
this attended with such Inconvenience that he found
Il better 70 keep horse and wagon he had driven hi,
horse the track when he supposed that the
could not possibly reach him. but he deceived
to the rate OF speed they advancing that he had
or twice come near being run over. The ears usually
give no intmatioD Of their being Their speed
from twenty. Ave TO forty miles hour. The distance
from Thirty street TO Fifty ninth street where IA
proposed 10 change the terminus TO, Is little less than
two miles. We're steam to be taken or and the
70 be drawn by horses there would not be difference Of
xs ~ J, sn 70 lnyn street fro the
mile Should The locomotive be removed property would
advance nearly dfty per cent. A. II was there were
large number u buildings upon the avenue which II
total mposfbility 10 rent He had known life often TO
be lost from per ons being over In case, whore
n suit for damages was brought he had understood a
verdict was recovered against the railroad company
Mr. GARIur :. Morn the next party ring be.
fore the COMMITTEES. He considered the OF To-
oomoivcs for the road below Fifty ninth street
attended with great danger TO the lives 81 those
living upon the The often be-
low Fifty ninth street at rate Of mile a minute.
He had upon several occasions barely escaped
being over. II the company should put
city cars they would In his view derive that
would than compensate them for the extra expense
they might be put to- Prom the fact Of the company
street be Supposed it their intention ultimately
erect a depot there. The slackened their
speed in the least till arriving at Forty sixth sect de-
Fifty ninth and Thirty streets, only three
stationed 20 keep look out and those APP
preaching therack These stationed at Fifty ninth
Fifty fourth and Forty-sxih streets respec lively.
Mr.. JoHs BRADY stated that he had had horse famed
by 81 the trains running against him. The railroad
company had refused to indemnify him for famage
tanned In che injury inflicted upon his horse, although
the injury rendered him unavailable for long time
The of upon the below Fifty ninth
that street and Tbir'yhfst street at least
eighth. II there had been railroad there at ALL that
section Of The city would have been altogether vau
able than IL Is at present. Formerly An extra line 81
stages down but their removal hal taken away the
sole convenience 81 immediate access down town.
Nr. GsHRfT sTTYKg Jr, counsel for the applicants,
stated that there several other witnesses they de-
signed 10 CALL by whom they wEhed 20 show that the
difference IN getting down town by pnng h1rte
instead of steam would be bat triang would
tArd The company In the leasthat he change would b.
Iecuniary advantage 70 them-also tlat the Common
Council had right by the charter u The city y accord
such grant they had given the Hudson River Rail
road Company.
Az this testimony very important, an the meeting
81 the Bard prevented further hearing thcn be asked
which was complied with, and the pat down co.
Monday afternoon.