New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-03
PUBLIC MEETINGS
THE NEW OMNIBUS RogTE.

Application having been made to the Common Com
Gil for the establishment Of stage line Of twenty-five
on 1ibu,es through l. 1ngtOn avenue Irving place,
Fourteen th street and Broadway the Special Commit
tee Of the Board OF Aldermen, consisting of Aldermen
Wilson. Coulter and Blunt TO whom the mater was
referred met in Room No. City Hal, at II o'clock
yesterday morning for the purpose of afIOrding hear
ing to all parties Interested in the matter.
A large number Of gentlemen owners Of property on
the proposed route opposed to the establishment of the
line. were in attendance. Garrett H. Striker, esq.,
appeared as com sci OF behalf of the projectors AID
propIietors Of the stage line.
a remohstrsnce signed by two hundred or moro
property holder. was submitted to the Committee for
examination.
CIV. GERARD, esq. st addressed the Committee.
lie said he in favor of free speech and in favor Of
allowing all citizens 10 be heard ell subjects affect
ing their interest and a. citizen of New-York and q
property holder Grsmercy Park he appeared 20 en-.
Ter his protect against the establishment of a line Of
stages Lexington avenue. he was one OF the Oldest
T, sdeuts on the line OF rameTcy Park having moved
there in 1874 and erected the third brown stone house
in that locality in the hopes OF finding there quiet
residence for the rest OF bis life. Now be and others
was about he disturbed by the noise and dust ere sed
bv an omnibus line that had beel granted 10 certain
persops for pecuniary benefit TO them, which was op.
posed by all the respectable citizens IN that negh0or-
hood lie should detsin the Committee but short
tine with what he had 10 say. Mr.. G. then read re
port of the proceedings OF public meeting IN oppos.
ton The proposed stage route, heretofore pubshed
in The TKIBrEE. He commended in the fret place
that none of the owners or occupants o..
houses the proposed line had asked for II or wanted
IT, In the second place 10 man, they were opposed
TO it aid protected against il In the third place, he
insisted that il totally unnecessary, inasmach as
the railroad lines on the Third and Fourth avenue.
abundsntly supplied the wants Of The people for travel
from the lower 10 tie upper part OF tho GUY he went
IL. Of adj ifInua
ounituses Oh Broadway from Fourteenth street down.
zhich thoroughfaIe already sufficiently crowded
would jeopsrdize The lives OF pedest1ans M G. con-
tended that under the eth section OF the Amended
Charter CT 1853 the granting OF stage route was
franchise and should be let out 10 the highest bidder
In concluding he paid compliment 10 the Common
Council and thought there was integrity and virtue
enough left in that body Ia restrain this attempt to
violate the rights of citizens and nlure their property
and ieOpardize their lives.
MI + f. MARBURY appeared for the owners OF prop
ery and in opposition TO the line lie insisted that the
necessary incpiest steps hsd not been taken 10 give
ursdction 10 the Common Council. The Act OF 1871,
regulating stage routes provided that any roue 10 Dc
established should be fully stated in the petit M tbst
in the petition here presented the north line Of the r11te
was not designated which objection be cOnslderedht.
10 the whole proceedings because l. gaye no Jurlsdlc
ton TO the Common Council TO act in the premises.
He CHARGED that the intention OF the propretors o. the
route wa TO stable opposite tie Free Academy
which place he said had been already selected i ne
dust nome and filth incident 10 stable o. sch klHd
would be a nuisance and injurious to the College oppo
site and tend 20 attract the attention OF tie students
He spoke Of the site on which the Free Academy Wa
located il having been selected because OF 10 being on
two vide streets and free from Roise.
FN.COUNCHMAY PIScKNET was opposed to The route
on the ground that il was not wanted. DURING NE st
wear a large number al ssges had been adoed to tue
Fourth avenue line which sufficiently accom- nodated
the people living in that section.
Mr. Mills next spoke. lie said be was the proorle-
tor of the Third street omnibus line ant considered the
proposed line would q: leas, 81 coo out and out.
He was poor man. but would willingly give slO,O oo
for it. He had applied to the Mayor 70 run MS line
down Br. adwsy but the application hae been denied
He was the fir-t applicant for the Lexington avenue
line and considered that II the route established be
had better hight than any otnsr person.
Remarks were made by other gentlemen IN opposi:
ton TO the line, after which the Committee adjourned
till this afternoon 81 o'clock, when Mr. StTyker aud
Others will De heard In behsf Of the proposed route.