The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-22


b void upon the nssioners fling thsr certificate to
that effect with the Score tary Of State.
In sense thoroughly understoed By the people Of his
State Broadway Ia . general thor0ughfare. Like the
great streets OF other mercal capitals it has
rsed In itself the principal Of that trade the
participation In Viii N an imme number of the people
OF this State-vsiters only the great cypar
The very crowd, the incessAnt aston. the Of
moving men, which are visible in Broadway, give IL
the remotest section Of the State by those who live
immediately upon 1t.
To allow railway there would be to change its cha
Iacter 1t would to show that concentrated action
OF oar population, which In ali its vgor and life,
makes this street rival to this bsst that Lon
don or Paris can produces and far byo.a that Of any
other city in this republic
The railways nav laid in the city of New York the
Frat, Second Third Fourth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth,
In the city which the length OF the island aud can
at ali be appropriated to railroad purposes, lead to
city, but of tina State has been given to indivdusl
tion-not to the cor troll of railroad projectors
The propriey necessity OF esia shng rAi'r Dad in
this prin ,ipal and mos beaufd street OF our greatest
city has discussed before committees of Legssla-
tuIe for several years past without ever having pro-
ductd report favor OF the proportion giving reasons
for the estah ishment railroad tn necessity for
1t, any views which would induce the opinion hat
railroad would ao-d the slightest relief to the immense
travel on that great thor oughfare.
We, therefore, feel called upon to give fsw facts
upon the subjsc to enable Judgment to be formed in
respect to 1t.
The character OF Broadway is well known to every
member of the legislature; its beauty Its great hroug
is splendid stores, Its noisy busy hu are all s
mark, and only alluded to for the pur-
pose OF ling to mind The ciuon which should b. exer
cised in enactng auy Jaw which, in its con sequences,
nigh. be pIeudcia 10 the street, or tend in any degree
to Ieducs it from rs present condition..
Tee carriage way CT the street. it conceded, Def re
us ranges rom thirty six to fsrtyt~o feet in width
the pnt OF the street susted between the
City Hal Park aud Battery being by far the most
thror ged most in Of relief and which the
travelling vehicles Of all Kinds from the North or I'D
son, to the East river IL great to produce the
gree part OF the interruption now prevailing In that
part of the street.
It is manifest that :his cross travel Will not only be
benefited by railroad in Broadway, bat on the con-
trary mnst very peded by IL aud the quss N
then remaining for oeterminstions whet rail-
road would be any benefit TO the publ, travel upon the
lins of Broadway.
In the graft Of the Common Council, which
quested 10 confirm, il Is pr vded tina. double track
shall laid in tbs street the outer rails twelve fest six
inches apart This adde1 10 the usual projections OF the
sides o. the cars beyond the weees, would require
space of fifteen feet 81 least in width 10 the centre of
the street,
With the cars in notion they would constantly be
requiied space Of bu ten feet Xix niche, would only
remain in parts Of the street bet the and
the curbtone for all the and numerous throng OF
stages arc Rll kiucs Of vehicles TO pass AMI re-
pass and at place upon the stres such space
excseo in width fourtee3 feet
Thus part of the sIest would space De lsf suf
fcen TO enable vehicles ass each other either
side OF the cars, inasmucb as al vehicles wu average
irom seven to eight feet in width
On the hearing before committee the counsel for
Mr. Sharp argued tna the tae OF the grantees was to
carry the entire passenger travel on Broadway WI
sixty each carrying sixty passengers and ORA
by two horses the rate miles hour and
all the omnbuses from the street, to the nun GER
of about 600.
The difficulty with this theory that it is in
practical ]. 1t stated before by those opposed
to this road that the daily travel in stsgs il Broadway
was upwards of 100 900 By those in favor OF The road
the amount at from 50 000o 75 COO each par
ty prov his lion By figures an stiscs, evdsnt
ly to their individual satisfaction
Now, whichever may be correct convinced that
the sixty wduld rot be sufficient 10 carry the
the street much less could they be drawn oy
tao horses upon odnary slee grade a. tbs rate Of
six miles hour.
2 The ompibuses 80 far a. We can ascertain would
not be affected in any by tbs establish
ment Of this rsilroad.
titled San Act to operate stage In toe city Of
New York and to provide for The formation o. Compa
he that the several Lies and routes in that
city existing have been vested in the thereof
and conrned bylaw that they cannot bs deprived Of
their vested r hts therein, ttey De Terminated
or altered but by Of two-tbirds Of al the
bers elected to the Common Council Of the city, and up
pensaop by the corpora of he city Of Neg
York FIR all damages the ieveral PROJECTORS of ths.e
stage lines may sustain by sucn revocation atera ion.
Again. the grant esolution Of tie Common Coun
which asked to confirm, and the Law are
quss'ed to pass Tor tns ooec' In no way or manner
requires tbs exclusion of tnss- stage nss Brosd~ay
upon railroad berg consrruc ed there Therefore on
considering ojecT, must necessarily assume
that q the stages vehicles using the
street would be intarerei witn aud he baked
que son is resented 10 uswhether will add to the
preent state OF Broadway by authorizing indl
Jdua to construct in 1t railroad, eompe for pas
seugsrs with the p esent stage iinesy
To minds there be bot swsr to this
question
But when that not single petition spplica-
ton has been presented b the people property owners
the city 10 favor Of this project 10 this Legislature,
while, the contrary it meets wi b earnest and
deep seated opporton aud remonsirance from what Is
claimed to be every owner but the whole line of
the street from the Battery to Tweny.hird street and
mary other citizens of The city, understand
why there should be any hest alton in Recommending
honorable body to : ipct his BILL
But il other respects the act proposed /, improper,
and Should not receive your approval, aud ~e briefly
CHer reasons for This rec mn noaticn VIZ -
First II Is interior with the juocl power OF
the State setting aside ujunc fLal judgments
OF legis alive courts wherein presce able
Judges, and authorizes thry to be tons 1icr Su
prens Cont has declared woun be injurious to the
p-' petty owrers OF the street
Second. The gran. resolution confirmed by this pro-
POSED law fixes limit Of time for the ins comp lion
Of this rcad which is 70 run from tins Battery to about
Fe,h street snd I'll 81 ssfter 20 BoomiDgdasan Nan
bsttsn vllle, if the Csnmon Cou,cl require il.
As IL rot Ut all probable that THE road you'll BIS
competed IN many years and a. the commissioners san
not til one yea after it's completion, tee psrid for
their action viii be go Tery remote We do not think 1t
worth w1ie TO contemplate IL.
Besides It might be ruinous 10 the street and tne
property IL yet unless II should prove Injurious t,
the interests Of all travellers upon IT. certificate could
be give which would have the effect annu The law
cal ed upon pass # 1t cid 1t would
It'll leave unim paired the art Or resolution Of the
Con- Council under which with all jabc tons and
&c isens rendered nugato,y by this law, Mr.. sharp
Thiro --On April 4 1854, (chse. 140 Laws 1854, page
323 passed entitled . Az act relative to the
construction Of rail- Dads IN cities the fit econ Of
which sufficiently explains Itself l. Is a. follows
Sec l. The Common CouIcfs of the cities OF this
State shall hereafter permit be constructed In either Of
The OF railroad for rAuspor
tscn which and ends asd city,
without The Il majority interest OF the
81 property the streets which said abroad to
be cor 81 ucted bene fret had and obtained
For the purpose deter what constitutes said nry
in interest bs had to OF the
whole located upon such street or avenue.
Ueon the hearitg bsfo there wss pro- ucsd an orr
gra remembrance u lsrge maj rty OF the parties in
inter- upon Broadway sgat this Therefore
IL will be perceived that The passing Of the proposed bid
will VII uay repeal this act Of 1854 at least far it
effects Broadway.
We zee NO reason whatever FIR doing this. Il is no.
sskeo for by any person butMr sharp. While, on tue
AIRY, IL most strenuousy opposed by very
merous body of the citizens Of New York.
In every aspect in which this be viewed
feel justified in recommending ira this proposed Dill be
rejected proper UNNECESSARY ard uL ca led tor.
TIMOTHY H0YLE Chairman
BENJAMIN SMITH.
REPORTS
By Mr.. oDnI-Adversely to the payment Of the claim