The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-17
Abuses On city naslroads-
THE THIRD AVENUE ROAD--srAr EMsNr OF rHE


M PRECEDENT OF THE Road.
The COMMITTEES on Railroads Of the Board Of Council.
nsD-AT. Van Mper, Chairman met en- Thursday, Is
O'Clock r. NJ, at the chamber of the Board TO he.-
parties in relation to alleged on the Third Avenue
Railroad. There was but slim attendance present.
Mr.. WM. A. DARLING, President Of the Third Avenue
Railroad, first appeared before tue committee He
alluded In quite lengthy opening Speech to gsns-
raj nature Of the complaints brought agAins. his road
end charged that the in the main friy lous
and easy to be answered.
The CHAIRMAN stated that one Of the chief &C
made against the road wding the cara with
passengers.
Aengers IN q hurry would jump on the
The CHAIRMAN asked If the evil might not be rsmsdeo
~ directing the drivers and conductors not TO ALLOW
passenger 70 get On the car after IL was full.
Mr.. DARLING rephei that 70 enforce this regulation
would twanp every railroad company in the cty. TIE
cost of running trip he stated, 80 rs. The
complement OF tor single car al ,wing only
the sests to be occupied would be twenty-five war
makI loss thus OF five cents to the road each 1t
hwever crowded IL might be. As TO the matter
the vast majority Of those riding he believed
object to ,oiDg on this account The Complain against
the road on this ground, from parties
1t was fact beyond cut ADDICTION that property
up appreciated The value OF the Third Avenue i'd
and knew perec y that the road did well as undes all
the circumstances, could be expec ed.
The CHAIRMAN aked il more passengers could not be
carried with NO increase OF horses oy nang Longer and
narrower cars.
Mr.. DARLING pronounced this impracucab,e. The c,m
pary, he raid had tits subject uadsr careful c'nsde
ton before the constructed. Me- Dartcg pro
ceeded at considerable leogth in expressing the de-
sire and intent Of 1hisd consult
convenience and wishes OF those riing It's road Ia
conclusion, be gave detai e, of the NUMB
OF expenses receipts and general management Of
the road BE that there at present dry csrs
running the read which made sgg eeae 800 trips
daily. In the ensuing summer there ~ould be- more cas
and more tips Fifteen more cars would shortly be put on
some Of whish viii run all the way to Yorkvle. his
n 0vh Nn-E xyftl
Thought they would re ,ch $500 600 The receipts tbs
$4,000. These were rather dall months The average
number Of daily at present rding the
$4,000 pss bad carried only 5000 rne
csy expenses $500 about $500 The
rage OF conveying every 81 cents
from A. NJ to IL NJ at intervals Of three minute ff0n
II n. to p. NJ, intervals Of four minutes; from
p M. to 1870 r H. at intervals OF three minutes fon
43O p. N. TO 7. NJ, at Intervals Of and b AZ
minutes; from p NJ to b:46 P NJ at intervals OF txo
minutes; from 6A5 r. NJ to $50 P. at Intervals OF
four minutes; from till P. 1t Intervals OF five
minutes and graeua epgtheniDg OF intervals, ill mid
night, from which time till A. NJ they run at Intervals
Of every half hour hr. Darling caimed for delays
much that was chargeable to the rnird Avenne road
should he chsrged TO the Ne Haven and Harlem PADS
and Second Avenue road, whose cars ran over pr
of their track.
Mr. GOODWIN subsequent to the remarks of Mr. DAZZLING,
presented petitlCn. to which he SAID desired SAL
The attention Of the G lmmitree
Mr. DARLING said this petition was laid bsose the
previous Board ana he thought could not Do entertained
by the present committee Even il IL could be, it
ainly only the signatures Of Irish girls
lid not write their The Post Office :ler
Yorkvile he raid, confessed TO hin OF having iten
twenty five Of parties exlkted only in his
imagination.
M GOODWIN contended for the Integrity of the petition
The CHAIRMAN decded that 1t was not properly befJre
them, and ruled it out
Mr.. GOODWIN followed, with . recitation Of various
abuses which he insisted parties Obliged
to who rose over the Third Avenue Railroad Over
crowded and detention x5yfrst street.
burden Of complaint entea ed.
Mr. L. SBIPMAN appeared before the commit 90.
The detention at Sixty first street the only fault be
had to find with the road. He asked that this be reine
died.
Mr.. N. TIAPsoN appeared last before the committees.
He thought the Third Avenue ROAD unjus ly ained
against and made lengthy speech in jus OF
management.
The committee adjourned to next Wednesday when IL
stated complaints would be heard the Fourso
Avenue road
SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT CHARLEsrowE, Mass
ONE MAN KILLED AND Four OTHERS BADLY ISJURsD.-A
sad accident occurred yesterday afternoon at about
O'Clock, in this city, by which one man nstanty
killed and number Of others badly injured 1t aapes-s
portion Of Bunker Hi which for some ti@s hss Be- ~
enclosed by granite wall, Wall street. portion +
this wall had teen removed, and while the worxmeu
earth loo.sred position csvei in upon them
Their brother workmen immediAely to to extr
cate them in wnich, after some labor they succseied
Nor issey DEAD. He resided in Jay street, wni:h
place his body taken Timothy KiswiE, badly To-
ured, ieveral bones broken. He conveyed to mis-
residence, Belmont street. Daniel Murpay, had leg
broken and otherwise badly injured He was taken to
his residence in Cambridge. Wm Carroll, very badly
injured Taken TO his residence in Jay stree. Peter
Gapy, taken to his residence in Chelsea street.
The corner OF Joiner street, In seriously Injured copdi
lion. Several otherr we're less bruised, bat
were not seriously ipjured-Boston TRAVELLER AarAA