The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-09
Mass Meeting OF the Citizens OF Brooklyn.

VlueA ueeung OF the Nhuxens OF ktr00kIyUs
The large room Of the Brooklyn Athenaum crowded
last evening With most respectable ssssmhage, amongst
whom noticed many Of the proiDep. business mon Of
this city Tho meeting brought together pursuance
OF the following call, which had been exensiyely pub
bsbed by means OF handeil, posters and the Or es Of
New York and Brooklyn
MASS szrrlrs or ran u71grrs ov sHooxIrr OPPOSED
TIE andssnsi Citizens Of srooayn seens deep in.
rec, The prosperity and welfare OF The cy, respectfully
&c and he subsuiuon Of cara % large
San o. he Asnsuna on Friday evening he eh instant al
ISs Sssa, s,s. Of s sro.s .s. R.c
ing rails Atlantic street s-ys" propslns power
S iss 20 sG@ % ss %. ssa aI sSsf sn
Of Tho eoniempsted Ayenue bs.ieyne hsrse power 70 pc
de.srined place er locomotive depo. Of
The oSeo. q tbs meeting Of tho c,ens TO devise The hos.
mr-ns o. r.durirg DE company 70 carry on ue original
The meeting WAS called TO order by james C SopssI
Esq, who nominated Mayor AIAmber, for President
which, being unanimously ratified, the following VICE
Presidents were also appointed -
Hon. George Hall, J. C. ssones, G.r Esnpo, ND,
Hon Ftwd COPELAND ,Chas. A. hegs, Smith Fsncher,
Bon. Conkhn Brush, s. J. Psrdossus, C,ias Shepard,
Hon. Geo. Taylor, A. D. Polhemus, Nathan Lane,
Z B. Il.chaeld, Chas u. utJs, D. 3. B,yls,
samuelFroet, l. Brnbam, John Boan,
Irs Smith, A. Cooke Han MI Thos. Sullivan,
Isase Young ssml Hart, N. D., Michael Cafe
sucRrIkRrs
J. J. pousLsss, III p Journey, Y. x. Scranton,
William Evans.
Hsppesrs thai neshoors up In against =
oDopoy which endsngers not merely real estate bot the
nrnbs and lives Of the inhabitants. would impos
sbIe hai any laws should exist whereby locomotives
b. prevented running through crowded thorcushfare
and which permit even greater nussDces 70 fourth With
out visible mode OF redress bat is and neither By
municipal ordinance legislative enscnent the nui
be romoed Our columns are too crowded 20 sivc
fap for tho preson,, but the following rcsou.
tons, unanimously adopted by the meeting, cxplao them
eolyee, and oortsly Justly any action Of o sSreYod
paruoss--
Whereas south brooklyn and tho vicinity Of Atlantic
nre, pov bbor, end for roony years pat have labor
ed under ecvere injuries sprsood a, the hands OF the
Long slsnd Railroad Company and the Brooklyn ard ia
raos Ralrosd Company; among which yaries We
meraie the a. seam end The construction Of tho tue
mel In Atlantic ftroct, 1c making Of their wharf Al Tho
foot % Atlantic stree, place Of Gepo; fer manure from
New York and elstxhere, and the transportation 0 The
same through ubo sre~E Of Tho CITY. thereby cAcsins
among other things, sres prciudiee 70 health and con
fort the steam cocmcuvc endaneeyng life. Interfering
with and driving "a trabc and travel especially hs; q
nrme~s and oabers ung boroe also driving % al omn
eus snse, rrevennns sas rnnnng " cay rSL
nent Of the srea AZ commos and public
highway, deprecsng and prcvenIng he nsiurai rss In
cent injurious !nnusnos amounts IN vAve ~ q hSa fn
bozs Of dollar; and where's tAxoe real eekts be
soenus : e cum ~ sa =. .nnssy psa ns
s civ vr~ury 90 the psrt ~ the cirrrrs; vhie %
,he osser hand s, companies py ,siO that us.sary
prrty nus iniur,ousiy aed feeling tbsse lnures hs-e
afer tail oosiaerAicn of ho subject bcen ID sed and
SpS :. ~ Ss esmpss.s ~Sc say rss. as s
an1e ter-sre have descsnpsd Longer In s.Ienoe V
su ss 70 S1, M, TO-, @sr.Ys.s, RI All. ., m.
Brooklyn and Jsnasos Railroad Coapany, and she ieas
isasd RArcsd oDmps<y, hsvc ~ ssd right whatever V
sueDda1 ofsvucfion 81 The sxeel by hlsh feose and
deep diob alike Unauthorized Further Thai in the
syt1Ss % s nssu,s ssss o. 2, ss.- .sa :seh sa.s
sance, which aboah 81 onoe be shsAei.
Nseo.ved, MAI lnsssnsob ss tne rAllrosA conpsns~
Arr obtained ye~m.snon rom the Common Cccnen W Ay
ths track &c ArAnsc street upoe Ae expsess ss.eues.
and se5~esecsAloc her pan made " Vie Common
.. md ss at As s so, On. M s sSo: 80 u. ~, s
ssde-vssndins aat sr~cnsns shsa thsy shcud mo-
use seAn end inasmaca - hey have, savithsADdlns
soch cxprsR condition and asgussan, within tvo pam
from sse.r obtaining ssc resmisaon frem ne Comma
oeopca violated ne BY ue akscdscucu Of s1ean,
60 Ne .srss, u oypsasos % ns vsscs, IN dI~rss.sc q
Nc r.eh.s and inrss and 10 defiance " che oonSnusd,
r.pe~.ed and pe.ssscoa rcno:ssHDos q the peepse
Atlantic sired and vicinity; end inasrpueh ~ hey havo
unss bsld on, by s~ % ss,ssb ssy cars The lne q
csaseas e, isssssscs IN y. ss.sros q Ssr rssss
Resolved TINT n she right OF the cbser 70 pe'lsca
a. o,,sssss "a 800 Dc sssssS are ~ iss p~ca
Larry enirSed " u.s. ber fel p~ers 70 redress such
r1eraooes sss usi "a "a. besef ooasdeny hope ter
src eSJcc from Ge onnDop CcxncN reVef V be
prsnss.e
Rs-o,vod, ma, full view s sbe snooy7noa, ipcoovs
Niece and injury unax witch and for 30 long
tine pat have laborvd, DO bereoy, In formal and pub
NC manner, soernly pledge orrplvs na b. desf from
81 renl. crs exero1s unnl we shsl have scccnpashef
ne wOrb have nnderAka and ansliy and forever
heye ourselves from the unazthcrad epcroachmsnis o.
DC sad railroad companies vPor Our r.sb.s
Several excellent speeches made, AID NOR de-
t~n.Dcd fprt a roisAnce was draws forth from ell
frescni stock toobins basysin and sale vego ~ seul
ctaSPed rpon the Albany Legislature, and The Brook-
pnlts have 90 chance for redress from Thai quarter
may ve~y hear of Vigilance CoumIrees ssrs, up
vsls, ennIt s1ug tanneas &c, al OF which N rx-sebet
Operations In Heal E~sAfs.N
me- fcllowing sales were made al auction u The Mo-
chsDss' fycksnges--