New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-20
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
THE CITY RAHROAnS

THE CITY RAILROADS
Tie Committee oJ Railroads Of the Board Of A!deF-
Valentine Office, CITY Hsa yesterday afternoon, 10
accordance with TIE following preamble and resdu,
iienf offend by AID. Tucker the llth instant sod
uitrItd 20 ssd Committee: ,,..,-..,.
ton Ito Asoomnodsos furnished 81 toe sroo'
city TslFtsls Ahe whefeA tie FIoyn,oLf u .ssn
oommsons The pubic convenience may require therefore,
Rs,oieex TbA BE- referred the comues RsiTcai,
with thoroughly n'esas.'e voc Woe seo'
~ .Iiv az aid furth-r that s.l Co nuitte.
have power to .snd iof ps'on' .no paper. .:
The CHA1RNAS ttsted the PurrOse OF tas meeting
ana r.nu.,t.d if any citizens were preeeDt ~bo we're
accustomed 10 rice OF the city railroads, thH tley
vould max known their views relative ID the accom-
modn.ors ara CONDITION of the various roa1s.
Mr. A 81 sHIP.As said that he reslded in Yorkyile,
ard thought inst he he'd great cause OF complaint
against the ThiId-svenue Railroad. At meeting be-
tore the Committee Railroads Of the Boa:d Of Alder
mer lew years $50, he with Others made complaint
O. the lock Of accommodation on ths road. Mr.. Oar
ling was presert al that time, and promised that Re
would put OF a sutic eLt number of cars 10 accOmno.
cate the travel Oh that route. TO the complaint about
the cara stopplng at Siyeth street. Mr.. ID. promised
that cars should 60 through to io:kvile or from
one end Of the track to the other without stopping or
changing lie had waited at tie City al fifteen and
weniy minutes for Yorkville car and by counting
found that only every fourth or fifth car went ia YORK
vile. He dent tee any reason why every car shoaId
not be compelled TO 90 Gear tbrough,'or not TO take
in sny passengers except those for fcrkvLle.
Mir. DAsITL FASsHAw Said that DC had been rlder
Oh Jhnd-eyenue cars SINCE tue line was tfst tstab
hshed; he had been very much annoyed by the stop
ping of the Sxeth street. where the passengers
have TO wst sometimes fifteen minutes before they can
get cor for lorkvle he had frequently been there
a. o'clock p. 10, aud found no person who could tell
when 3 wOuo be ready to 20 up; Mr.. Daring
would be nwey 70 tea or somewhere eise, and thsre
wouid be ready To run, nor could he ind out
when ore would be resdy he was there one night. and
after waiting long tine without any slghs IT car
getting reaoy, or any orc WHO could tell when car
vUUl0 be ready, gentleman came up and sad he had
tady YaI.ed twenty-five minutes for iorkvile car
End bst # not etarteO In less than five minutes
be Wond sJe s5U TO learn the OF the del sy
Some Of the employees hearing OF the matter
Immediately stated = car; Sir. Fanshsw said
up.to~n cars stopped at Sxtieh street. the
Yoikyllle cars were started oil before any pasSen-
ges could get Gu them be thought this was done to
annoy the iorkvle passengers one night he went up
in Ii ana waited long time At Siiteth street tor
YoIAvle car; at lat word came that there was a
cer abead'-we all ran through the mud, men, women
AID children toy ether but beiore auy q could reach
tue csr the Conductor cried out We are iui-cant
tab q Any mole Before the next Car was ready he
cOuptt passengers enough 10 nj five cars.
CHAIRhAN-dow many PERSONS do you think should
be limited TO rioipg in one car al a time
Mr. FAhsHAw thought the number could be fixed
by law, aud that should be allowed 10 carry
more than malt more passengers thsn could seat
Mr.. GOWN next addressed the Committee at con-
Siderable length ana IN cUncluslon asserted that Mr.
Dsllpg the PRESIDE of the Third Avenue Company,
had na0e false representations and statements IN re-
gard TO the property of that Company.
Or. MCCUHE SMITH made complaint against the
Sikh Avenue Railroad Company. His business, he
saId ply stefan to the Coored Orphan Asy um, rei
deea necessary tor him to ride the cars OF that
road or twice GAY, bat according to the rule IT
the Company he forbid from riding more than once
ia syeIy aaIi hour He before the Committee
q citizen, desired 10 be relieved from this intb
iion The Company says that the proportion Of the
CUoIed population is about thirteenth OF the whole,
aid Therefore that every thirteenth or fourteenth
ear sufficient for their accommodation This arrange
ment Is entirely fusome Again, the Company clam
that the exclusion In accorda &c with pubic opinion,
but public opinion ID against them.
The Second, Thhd and Fourth Avenue roads allowed
coored people to ride IN their cars tar public opn
ion ana usage is against the Company. The law Is
against the M has already been deci led by high
legal authority The public conveyances, and
must carry Gil decently appareIed people. Dr. Smith,
Ii conclusion, slowed what inconvenience he VITA
sbels Iro LII hei Tor, sustained from TINS exclusion.
Nj. FANsHAw SAID he had known DIR. Sdnth tor
mary yeuIs OF integrity, honor scholarship,
winter and orator. lie urged that the Committee
would take of this complaint. lt was al lmpo-
s,tion that one nan should he excluded from pubic
conveyance he little darker III color than
ahstheT.
Mr. De FORREST complained against the large cars
rui Inpg gu the 1LiId avenue.
TIE Committee adjourned TIL next Thursday at
y.