The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-24
NEW YORK HERALD. SUNDAY. NAY "a. 1857.
The I,ouw Isi.rd Railroad.

The Long Islsnd Railroad
THE BROOKLYN AND JAMAICA RAILROAD COMPANY
The LONG ISLAND KAILEOAD UOMvAkY-OPPOsI-
rIok ~ sTEAM IN ATLANTIC sTKsK r-sTRAM PRO-
HBITBI-LOCoAOTfV PERMITTED AT A SPEND oF
AK AILts THu HOUR-PREsEkrMENT OF rHu
GRAND JUDY AGAINST THE COhpANY-rns rUE-
MEL IN ATLANTIC srKEEa-THE ROAD BoUanr by
PHILADHLPBIANs-akEAr DEPRECIATION or PRO-
PERRY on AOcOrnr OF sTRAM- rHB CITIZENS PRR-
PAIRING TO KIanv THEMSELVES.
II BROOKLYN we're situated some dfteen or twenty miles
from New York, should know much more aovut is
government institutions and people than We do At present
As Il the City Churches 70 be almost absorbed
by It's parent Gohamswsllo~ cd up, but not digested
However the day approaching when the East river will
cease be boundary line, and what was foreshadowed
in the consolidation Of Williamsburg aud Brooklyn will be
oonsummaed by the annexation OF Brooklyn tn New York.
This natural expansion ardeDtly derired 0y num-
bers Of our brehrea Of Brooklyn, from motives Of sef
Interest and self preservation for II seems that they
bew aiDg the alliance Of tyrAnnicai monopoly with that
nvarsbe subsatum VI al rascsiity, the Albany Iesi+a
ure in an attack their dearest rights as free Non and
property holders The facts Of the as follows
After much opposition the part OF the inhabitants OF
Atlantic street, tho Brooklyn and Jamaica Railroad Com
pany were per mted lay their rails In that st es In the
month az September 1854. On the 8&sh day Of April,
tho anne year, the Long Island Railroad Company vas
incorporated with the following provision In their charter;
taken by the said corporation for the said rard without
the previous permission OF their respective cerpor aons
ha steam power 30 used On ;ey part Or TOO
Shortly after this but the exact time u not ksown tho
Brooky and Jamaica Railroad Company made over ther
line the Long Island Company, and the ater corpora
ton immediaiely commenced assatng tho project Of
steam Atlantic street. and this Is tue particular grief OF
which tho Brookly mites are 80 loud In taeir mpants
The repeated applications Of the company 70 AIyor
and Common Council for permission 70 use locomotives
within the city refused In March, 1887 in april OF
sNafn In AnvvS IN III
April 1893 they obtained per missn 20 80 locomotive
dur ing the nrst four days May not exceeding
ak miles an hour" This IN vle~ OF certain horse
races during those days Long Island Hsv
ing got the small end OF the wedge they determined
the large SHOULD follow, and accordingly continued run
ming the locomotives beyond the stipulated period Com
plants poured In from The ctzens and committee OF the
Common Go neil apo D,ed to report on the remon'
styauces the locomotives being continued until such re
port was made On july ana Q, this report together
~h number OF petitions from various citizens, was laid
the table, and matters continued ~ heretofore Until ae
I'D Of April $780, .hen q lad killed by one or tho
locomotives This brought forth the folio sing ordinance
fr m the aut "ofites-
That the Common Coun.l saiised by one years.
experen II improper 70 ALI w The company the cont
nuance o. The privilege Of rS"Sns The 10, motive stwsen
Bedford
railroad company at the Common Council for the
moval of this restriction. Judcs0us taken
by the companyto ensure success with The CITY Fathers,
suit the I'd Of November 1889: the Common Council
saddng their permission with the following conscience
queipg estI ictons "The locomotives shall not more
than ELK miles per hour and IL hereby pro dded that
nothing herein contaoed shall be construed as TO take
away lessen or impair the right OF the Corporsuon the
restrict alter or wholly take away the permission or prv
lege 70 said company"
December l. ls43 when the Mayor advised against the
locomotive to the Common Council, and the Grand Jury
msde ,S %h ons
period and preparing new coup af IN the shape
Of application 70 the Common Council for permission 20
construct the Atlantic street tunnel Common Councils
seem specially nst uted for the purpose OF enabling
wealthy corporations to laugh at the towns ope and the
desired ordinance accordingly granted In the month OF
March, 1884, Notwithstanding the pe,dons and remon-
Of the property holders and inhabitants Of the
ntighborhocd The Long Island Railroad COMPANY nov
the Common Council when they consented TO the erection
the tunnel that the company should have the right 70
,ha, the Common Council merely reserved to itself the
powers amend but not 10 repeal the ordinance allowing
The above argument 10 that used by the present
pany who have acy stepped into the shoes u the org
nal directors ana o. ,ue cooTesn AS1 u o
the hands Of the receiver and sold 70 oompanynos
in Brooklyn Long Island mot In New York city or state
even but Phiadelphahe stock fetching ten cents
the dollar and The market price being only twelve
cents. Not onetwendeh part OF the stock Is now held
outside of Philadelphia and the consequence s that city
has power Brooklyn which claims cannot be resist
Cd. The Pennsylvania have been to Albany and fixed
ciernG rascaty and the only thing left them 70 do is 70
rain over the n ~ Common Council OF BROOKLYN the
Special Committee OF this council reports the Of
steam In Atlantic street next Mon lay and In order that
they might receive any undue influence from the ciu
zens the members OF that committee invited By
highly iudcors proceeding on the pa Of those director,
THIS determination OF the railroad compaoyi 10 persist
In usng steam not merely In defiance Of the universal
With Of the neighborhoo through which the line passes,
but defiance TOO Of their expressed intention
bodied in ,hsir original petition TO the Common Council
TSsy therein say .As 70 pr.psIns po.cs the COMPANY
they de desire 70 steam within the limits OF the
contemplated avenue (Atlznuc sueetD believing horse
ppwer be equally adv aniAgeous" The properly hold
and redents In the ncghbo hood desrous OF hsv
ing the all thai great Thoroughbred and we're
the passenger and n ieht cars stopped ct rTmenue,s
obtaining large passenger traffic now driven OF 70 Full
ton and other streets.
Tho existence OF locomotives In such spo, Atlantic
In not merely enoangeriug lie, but damaging real
estate 70 enormous extent Many buildings are uolc
bbt beers have become tenant houses Of the poorest
description. Omnibuses and vehicles OF all kinds have
for the locality r ,oiyn city OF ssmo quarter
million inhabitants, with prospect OF becoming
part OF New York and forming the great metropolis OF the
CON mercal world and YET, with ali these spendid anuc
tstons here u q railroad comp my claiming perpetual
authority 70 usverse The city for miles 9TH errihe
power TO frshen and destroy u Inhabitants and
The c,ireus have been pe,iuoning and SUITE ing for
years and lately very omiDous meeting have been
held a ainst this continued denial their rights. They
openy threaten that, in the event OF tue Common
Council Of their city being gained over TO Ii n enemies
they will the law into tneir hsnds declare the
locomotives tunnel and entire concern Nuisance, upset
the engines break In the tuure and charge the Pnsde
phians with the possibility Of such ao'ion. Many OF
tho ~eaIthe.t merchants Of our city among these
sore, aid crizens OF Brook and means viii DO forth
coming defend the Of the own.peope in all and
every court In the State.
galveston, Houston and Hcades SON Railroad.
from the New Orleans Picayuoe, May ~
cns greatly over the completion Of the nrs SECTION
ms OF this road by which the Oh m'er has been saved