New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-06
MOVEMENT IN FAVOR OF THE HARLEM
ID Al

A meeting of property.owpers and residents on the
line Of the Harlem Railroad met Wednesday night
at Smiths Hotel, corner Of street ana
Fourth avenue, 10 remOrstrate against the proposed
stoppsge OF traius above Forty second street.
PETER COOPER, esq, was called to preside, Messrs
j. l.. Mott arc John Pettigrew were elected Vice
Presdt ITS and DR.. Turner was appointed Secretary
Mr. DE WITT BLooDGooD, property owner on the
line OF the road, addressed the meeting. he SAID the
aro ad had been the pioreer of all the Improvements
which were Tow seen around 1t; 1t had conuouteo IN
hun bred ways the prosperity and the deveopmen nj OF
the City of New York. The road had cost millions OF
dollars and been very unfortunate to the stockhoders
nsny of whom il han beegaIed. But It was OF vast
importance to the public and its franchises should
net be curtaed. Every year 400 900 transient pas
stppers parsed over the road and 500 commuters
it Almost daily Were the Interests OF all these
people, rot to mention those OF the SooUVo cizehs OF
Newly City 10 be sacrificed to the selfsbnees Of
few persopsf He hoped that the bitter persecution
this lOsd had suffered would cease The speaker Went
on TO point out the manifold advantages which New
York City derived from her Tslroads. lie understood
that the main ground of objection against the running
of locomotives below Fony.secoLd street, was the
smoke. Like objection had been made before, ADD
the Company entered INTO covenant 10 arch over
their from Thirty fifth 10 For'ieth street, provided
this persecution ceased. The Company he'd Performed
their part o the agreement at an expense OF $50 OOO
but tie city bad omitted keIs lie doubted 1t the me
charles of New York and Harlem would submit to The
imposition Of being dragged from one end Of dark
unrel TO the other by horses, because suited the
whim caprice Of few selsh people to object TO the
use Of ste am. The demand for the removal Of the
de pot ard machine IL ops from the lower to the upper
erd Of the tunnel came for the most psit from prop
city ho bad tined in vain to force the Company
to purchase threi riots. He moved to sppoin. Com
Mite ZEE to Draft TtsSuts' expressive Of the sense
The CHAIRMAs appointed Messrs. Boodgood, Pet
tigrew and Ayies the Committee.
Mr.. L. Morn gave history Of the Harlem Rail-
road Ii one of the fr.t four roads IN this
try. The Others were the Mohawk and Schenectady,
Newcastle and Frencbtown, and Cau.den aud Amboy.
These roads had TO pay dearly for the experience which
Otherroads have since had tor nothing. The Harlem
RailrO I'D purchased the right Of way TO the Harlem
River, cut their track through the rock and graded it,
all at their cost. Other roroads had beu granted
the right Of way by tie Corporation for nothing, aud
the Corporation in addition bad graded the track for
the free grstis He characterized the prohibition Of
s an below Forty seeond street grossly unjust and
nbeIal The sc ckholcers before lS4O loot all that
they bad speLt on the roso, except their track and
right Of way. ToIob them II these was the apparent
object Of this persecution. The Company had rooted
then road to satisfy these people aud put back their
bndiI fo:ty feet at Thirty third street to afford
ali that was required Of them, AID ahculd be auow we'd
undisturbed OF their rights. New Workers did
Dot realize the yslue Of this ro.d tCths city. AZ 10
the snt Ike Iussnce, wculi soon be sbsted by the
use Of IN Oh. eOl snnneIs on every locomotive.
Mr.. CooPLR TAD that tive rty four OF such locomo
tivef in cessuI operation On the Illinois Cen
trail RaiIoa6.
Mr.. BIooDGooD OF behalf Of the Comm tee then
reported the folio wiz g resoluhons:
Ulerds nty become publicly srpArsn. that there
seated hostility -xisttt assns, TIE Harlem id .s"-
Haven sJs the pant OF number OF individuals slhs
ia LboLood OF their dspots who deem themselves IA
The suoke OF the locomotive ensnes used by the san
and whereas believe that tnese persons eoDsi
but number of those no are in es;sd IN the
question 90 fairly represent The wishes OF the properly
FOLDERS resden in that Of the city, or ee
dee. Of the nghet IN pOfance n4t every
facility should be gyerpstculay 81 the present financial
carrisse Of est into the city In the most
Economical amer and with the lea obstruction AID that
any other poi Will injury 70 our inland and local
trade enhance pIce provisions and add 10 the distress Of
IL. peor-therfoIe. Il the Of this meeting and 10
kei.ly
R.s!rtd That oppossi TO all farther legislation
tie tart Of the Common Council which shall Interfere with
en- bTss the opers!ops Of the Harlem and New Haven Rail
wsy they conducted the tracks laid
dOa 10 Twenty seventh street
Ee,ord That by ih. made with the Common
Council the properly holders Murray Hill 1, under
uy ssre.d u pom the coDrCeon Of the tanrel
between Thirty second Forty second streets
by Hsm their expense, they should be
a. ID the privilege Of uns power far
Tliriy tseoio stIe't without further r,ole.t.tion
BeGired Thai the HsIem Railroad Con pany did folly
pII,Ity husy m greatly improved thereby aue Il
ve have te,n esd there. should remain
fores, ard be lonof sbly tnd fsly esrr,s out
Ae,oiId That BY sre,isl set Of the Legislature the New
Ha'n hIoad CON peny auhozte 10 use tie tracks Of