New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-22
STOPPING LOCOMOTIVES BELOW FIFTY

The Committee on Railroads of the Board Of Coun
cline had other eeiiDg yesterday, on the subject
Of stopping locomotives on Eleventh avenue Hudson
River RnihOadi, at Fifty ninth street. number Of
residents ard alleged property owners on the line OF
Eleventh avenue, bstNeen lnrty-thrd and Forty
Streets were present. IL son3iy demonstrated against
the a. OF steam below Fifty th street, on account OF
the dagger 10 human life ard limb and tue deprecidrng
effect upon the value OF property In that vicinity.
1t alleged that residents In that section OF the city
afraid 10 allow their Children TO venture ont Of
doors in con,equen Of the danger complained OF.
Ii is repeaeLtco by the HUDSON River Railroad Com
peny that the sub.ttuton Of horscs below Fifty ninth
sueet would be attended wi the expense OF erecting
ia depoi, the layiag of grooved rail instead Of
q L Iail, and would necessarily raise the rates OF
righf, and consequently increase the price OF some
kids Of merchardse II is luther held by them that
the nuisance lot ot The serious character alleged by
the complapants and that 1t ought ~ be suffered for
the benefit Of city trade.
The counsel for the Company yesterday complained
that the statements OF the remonstrans were not un-
der oath, they not entitled 10 the consideration
they would demand If afidavits we're taken. lie urged
thai the coppalnants should make their objections 70
the locomotives under oath before the Committee.
2be counsel for the reuonstrants opposed this, aud
argued that 1t was oDly az other effort 70 delay action
in this matter. lie would, however, refer the Com
pany 10 the aiidayiis made in 1850 before siul1sr
C nn,ittee, and ask the Company to answer them.
Those complaints had never been answered, and yet
committee of the Councmen reported In favor OF the
Company. In the case Of so much fragrant wrong, he
could not assign any cause for this, except that tbs
Company were rich and the petitioners poor.
Councilman WeIner, the Chairman, objectedto these
arks, and said they were reflection upon the Com
mon Ccuncil OF which he wac q member.
The counsel for the remonsuants SAID he did not
the remarks to app!y as construed, but it was, at
least very strange that such action should have taSsn
place. The Company bad not during these invesGga-
wanted to put the subjec' back by compelling the
cemplainants 10 recaptulate their grew in sf
da, Us; but, il they insited, this would st be DONE
aId he would defy the Company to make reasonable
answep.
The AFFIDAVIT. Of Levsrett Treadwell was then pre-
sented IL set forth that deponent 67 years Of age
s.d his wife Do that about hres years snce they puT.
chased four lots of ground fronting on Fitg.seS9nd
street, between Eleventh and Twelfth avenues, and
buit thereon dwelling, coach house, &C., with
view to spending the balance OF their deolia2 yea.s in
peace, repose and comforts that at hat time it
rumored ihsi the locomotive on Eleventh avenue be-
low Fifty. ninth street, would be stopped forth with
ard if was this that OpeIa.ed q stimulus 10 the
purchase. II understood then that the cars were
t0 be Gown With horses; that afterward he pei
toned, with others, 70 the Common Csnncl for the |
STOP p OF tho locomotives, ernumeratng the loss of
human life, the rjuIyto property &C., but no proper
action taken; the. children in danger at aay
Uonen. Of being run over ana killed by the ocomo- |
lives tat depOnent is debsied vi di organiz alton
CT the nervous ystem, ara Liable to fa On the track
Wbie crossing and get run ard killed by trsns
often Iun at furious rate reeardess Of people the
syenuei that the dwelling houses Eleventh avenue
between Thr.ieth ard Fttyseccnd streets AID in- l
mediate vicinity, are nearly ell vacant in consequence
Of the danger arising from the locomotives and tnst
the evil complained oi Is nuisance. and serio1s |
GeiImelt - property wners and residents on the
west sde; that they entitled to the consider
alton the people of the east side OF the city, and he
;ht ks the fare Of the citizens Of that vicinity wou
lie prsmoted by The proposed change.
One witness svoIe tha, he had Of dark hight known
the cars 10 be steamed below Fifty ninth s,se. at the
rate OF about twenty miles al hour and this without. |
III girg bell. lie thought the running Of toe loco
motives below FEyniath street depre cst7d property
IN that yicility, and Injured business to ruiaoua
tent.
Much other testimony was taken, repeating grew |
ances, after which the Committee adjourned.