The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-07
Important 10 the Travelling Community.
A REVOLUTION IN THE MEANS OF PUBLIC CON-

VEYANCE.
The Common Council have at present under corsdera-
ton subject which Is Of considerable Importance TO the
travelling portion Of the community Some weeks aro
memorial was presented in that body signed by several
gentlemen doing business 10 New York, asking for the
passage Of an ordinance authorizing the Mayor to issue
licenses a company which has been organized under
the lie Of 1.-THE New York Passenger and Baggage Iins
10 keep and omnbufe not to exceed the number Of
fifty for the conveyance and transportation of passen
gers and ne baggage to and from aud between railroad
depots steamboat landings and hotels and suojestng
the coaches omnibusss licensed to the rules and
regulations now applicable hackney coaches and
ringes. committee Of the Board of Councilmen have
already reported favorably the subject, but 1T has
not so far, been finally acted upon by either board
There Is doubt whatever that the project will DO
successful as II has been already carried into practical
operation in Buffalo, Philadelphia Baltimore Pitaburg.
Chicago Cleveland and other cities In addition to the
important that the ofconvcyance
will be much cheaper than the present ha;k system "
will also put stop TO the PROPOSITIONS Of those employed
in that business it should not drive them out oft al
together The fare to be charged by the new Company
which is to be composed, understand OF Mr. Leland
formerly of the Metropolitan and several other hotel pro-
prieors twenty Eve cents per passenger and for this
he will be carried 10 any Of the hotels from any of the
steamboat landings. Should the Common Council grant
with fifty ompibuses the number to be increased
as the wants OF the travelling community may require.
The Harlem Railroad Company hare determined re-
moving the largo passenger and freight from the
track below Twenty seventh street, and to make the
depot there the terminus of the road in the CITY, In this
move they have been Influenced by considerations OF
economy, the arrangement win them about
fifty thousand dollars year. Independent of this fact
in which the company only interested, it will be
great benefit to oil whose business leads them along the
route Of their track The cars while they little
accommodation To passer perfect nuisance
and obstruction to city travel, and not unfre-
quenty the Of accident and loss Of e Per-
travelling by the city often subject u
much Inconvenience and loss Of time by the delay caused
by their blocking up running off the track, whish
occurred somewhat too often 10 be quietly tolerated.
Persons travelling by the New Haven Railroads
get to the depot with much If not more facility
by omnbuses city
To accommodate the increased travel twelve city
cars constructed entirely different principle from
any running, viii be placed the track from Park
row to Twenty-seventh street. These each to be
drawn by three horses and will be provided with seats
the top or such may like elevated position. He
the gentlemen may indulge with unrestrained freedom
In the luxury of smoE ing with to modest make
them afraid. It will be novel sight to these
sweeping through Streets with long line OF smoke
trailing behind lie the tail OF cometonly little differ
emit There is benefit which will be derived from the
change-thers viii be less accidents to record.