New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-18
COMMITTEE ON RAILROADS.


The Committee on Railroads Of the Bosrd Of
Counci men, held an adjourned meeting yesterday
afternoon in the City Hal Councilman RiED in the
Chair.
w. II. SToDGILL, Chairman Of Committee, sp-
pointed at an Indignation meeting, held on Saturday
evening at Yorkvie ad dressed the Committee on be-
half of the agsrieved citizens OF Yorkve. Ia the
cosree Of hi. remsrks he showed from the chartH Of
the Third avenue Railroad Company, that ssid CON-
psny were required TO afford grsster facilities for
travel by running cas- direct to Yorkve and II could
not be den ed ths. such facilities wanted BY the
residents in that part of the city,
JAMES SIMPSON residing in Eghty-sixth street.
marked that the detention at Sixty first street was ex-
ceeoipgly annoying, passengers being compelled to
wait for number of cars TO arrive before an opportu
mty was offered them to proceed to Yorkviue. He
resded nearer the Second avenue but generally walked
over 10 the Third avenue because that road psssef
within short distance OF his place of business The
railroad employers seemed TO entertain prejudice
against the residents Of Yorkvle, aud msny OF them
had often been purposely left behind. The meeting
held at on Saturday night had been hrokse a
SPEAKER alluded to the indecent and blaphemous lam
Rusge used by the employees OF the road In the 30;
of the Company remedy this evil, but they had pad
no attention the matter, and the citizens demanded
relief from the City Government. Passengers were
generally c6tsined from ten 70 fifteen minutes before
proceeding from Sixty first street 10 YOrkville
WIN. A. DARLING, President OF the Inirc Avenue
Rsilroad Company. stated the enormous expense OF
constructing ard carrying on the road bad rendered the
stock almost valueess. The carrying OF passengers 10
Yo,kvle was great expense, and very Improbable
10 the COMPANY. While the sewer was being con-
sucted in the avenue, the company had been put at
great e1pente to keep cars running 10 1orkvle, aud
they had beer several times al Law with the sever con
trsctors Unless the company violated Corporation
ordinance they could not drive then cars greater
speed than six miles an hour; they, however, com
PEELED their drivers 10 drive at that speed In endeay-
oripg to accommodate the citizens OF forkvie, the
company had lost cuormous gums of money, which
could not be repaid by their travel in twenty years.
Mr. JACQUES, Chairman Of the Yorkvie meeting,
mace few remarks reative TO the detention OF pas
.eDgers either going TO or returning from orkVle,
ana the want of comfortable accommodation waie SO
waiting. -
Ia reply to a question by Councilman Reed Mr..
DARLIsG ssd that the average number OF passengers
betw zen Sixty first street and 1orkVue was ABOUT
Mr.. SIoDSILL remarked that there seemed TO be an
imoression that there two distinct roads TO and
beyond Sixty fret street. which he considered wrong.
Mr. DARLISG said the company were thus organ
izeo as they were obliged only to run cars TO ork-
vile often as the public convenience should re-
quiIe"
Mr. SToDoILL said there was DO such d'tinction, for
the six G. ns as paid 20 travel the entire length OF
the road ar d not five cents TO S1iy-drs street and
ole cent TO Yorkville.
T. X. DowSfxo contended that the Common Coun-
Gil bad power 10 compel TIE Oohpahy W run 'heH Cas
direct 70 Yolkvle. l.wes not question whether
the Company were making money but whether they
were complying with their charter.
Mr. DARLING stated that as soon as the sewer was
completed be shosld run car 70 and from f9rkvile
every ten minutes.
MI GoDwIN attempted to make some remarks rela-
tive to bic private grievances but was stopped oy The
Chairman.
Mr. FAssHAw, of Yorkvile, could testify that the
old stsse Ire to and from Yorkvle was greater ac-
oommodation than the railroad. He spoke OF other
snpoyapces that the passengers were subjected to.
Mr. ELS would be satisfied IL the Company would
comply with the requirements Of thsir chare' when
was very valuabe and the citizens had right 10 ask
for some consideration in the matter.
TIE COMMITTEES adjourned til Wednesday afternoon