New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-20
NEE TyNG or COHafUTERS ON TIE
HARLEM AND NEC-HA ZEN RAILROADS.


Auee.ipg of commuters the Harlem ard New
Haven Railroads held yesterday afternoon, at the
New.Hsysu Depot, on the corner Of Fourth avenue
and Twenty seventh street. TO take into consideration
measures TO be adopted TO prsvsp, the carrying out
OF tho ordnance OF the Common Cor""h 'er 'eopPng
tho use of steam below Forty second street, Ao0uS
fifty gentlemen veie present r,..
At g. O'Clock Mr, BENJAMfs LoWDsE caieo tDe
ueetjr o 10 or9er and nominated Mr.. Gerardus Clark
10 nreslde, The non.ine,iou was acceeed 10. Mr. >.
n. 'Ss.teree wee, on molten, appointed Secretary.
Tie President read tie cal ct the meeting. lie
s,id that tire Common Council had passed ord
rance 70 prevent toe Of steam below Forty second
street on TIE Harlem Railroad end the object CT th,
meeting wac to tnwart the efforts ot tbs city author
ties tais a,.emptto interfere Sith the :ayel Of c!t-
izecs
Sir Low Df 4 sddreesed the meeting. lie alluded to
the passage Ct toe resolution by tee Common Courcu
which Wa based upon petition sigrsd by number
ot peTsoLs who said that the use OF steam below
Fmty-secC nd etreet inconvenience to thenc.
IhCse who sgEed the petition were the owners Of
property on Murray Hill, between Thrty-third and
fcfty.secoud Streets either side CT Fourth avenue.
Bot there otLeIs VINO were lhterean In the qaee.
;icu and thoy we're q large number 0t commuters,
mO.ty ttsols wno Lived upon the line oi railroad In
this Island and al pereors who were tax payers IN
this city. lie did rot anything about tho merits
Of tie controversy between the Murray I'LL property
0Hrers ero tie railroads; aud the pfesent movement
was Independent Of tho railroad inhueece entirely
With no large freight atd passenger Cars passing
runLIg the sms,l cars through. But If .he attempt
succeeded, K would DO, stop taere. Not two years
would rsss before the demand would be maze 70 keep
steam iUItber up town Wnen they tooe INTO con-
s;Ser alton the call Iumb- inter restec in Stopping the
use cf steam compared with the large numbers VINO
were nterested IN continuing the present arrange
meut the question became magnhed In ITS import
The propcslticn to change was adverse to tue
policy of London ard Paris each Of which cities had
rpent Millions OF collars 70 ge. tne rsrosd tracks ex-
terted 10 their ceLtsIs. Philadelphia Baltimore and
other cl'ies IN tEls country, too, mad pursued
similar policy, which New York was the iust city TO
oppose.
NJ. Lowder then read TIE following prauble and
reso.utlou
Hh,1si ~. eonHo,er ,lt fesgst asas-rt s,se!rt'
sn '1 20 sii, pa. n r S.da. 'oat..t ici s.vr ben b.
re The pgsic m time 70 ru- reference 70 the 'e o steam
over he New ieFs .nd Hs Raufd and taw eIv ese'.nt
20 take part the mattel ofi an sppreh. fen aS: hs
:s;s sId Pi,yefs. 9eie,e'cs m s'loy.a BY tasI fs
s'i b., rse stown and bot partially and.t'tood ant
d. Raad Co,sae. IN the DIosrr. ., Which esan pro
eeeeBg in wich wa. nisi:sd rrys .erens swa . y
tas NswYoIi sId Harlem Railroad Company tss fos long
M. eeenPsd sad he'd teiI n.ns 70 -. .ad sssr, ie
w.s by b. b &c com@en 5SshS .. IT, s.. q ss ys, s
sse ssa ne,sares 20 prevent .:s.mpg.sf a., q .,e
Had H. ssat %Esy o@ ,a; 'l's isSs s.Ssi
SIC cor.uen couLeh = Oseentes i''f f.r,.1ss. sei
hen By The corror.ioE .utAona q .Ls city :. oonpy
with TIE rssolu,ier tie sss Ne rs's
Thirty secoTd ,'set the bss~ OF Murray IiI
nsn.Lt. tcA, ,IeT, being sIe: cfssas rum inii
sr-t % Forty .ccLa .'gse. upon ne .S1 ~ '' Iss'
that the ueinss cf ps.D1 v rot ~ ny enhr-f
tefse with lie conyepeuce Of ,he plts and tna We sa
would = annoyed Win A. enyb 70 ItrI
with ieir last, nrc'F tLr.> 90 A.
TIE ss.e Con-ay sretttc s-lgs-ti- AL pSte
machine otsse eIsAr ~ ~ &C 20
westerly Ice q fOurtl sseple tes~.sn tnty scs no
Thirfyi-a s,rs wlch they ,Ffossc their essea
Of ssn ard cIiney, ~ tna repair ana in
poyemeft "a lei: l. the is u tho 1870, .ri
ln c.ro. sd. o>rrpst sue enjoyed 81
heu and hs. ard r s ne only --.sbhAmen-
SHOP sr.us house AID ,chirey couIe,ed the ee W. %
cu,rucsd eIper d,re q up~nc 0; 800 And tai
he est,e b-s.e.. ssd company texcep. the city
Et. ef .u.sH cssl would b. stopped and deSryed. BY
Or. ser rr he -reur. said rnarg q, and om
.sie esvo. mil ycar es.zo. o.snr.a, wefe c0ostrlced
%. ,1iar erperdurr Ard he 1d Coursl grstsf ho~.
their railroad otilAy exCsyss9 asosh sn sc
ys.s6 st of srd called Murray H, sX<ndsss tro Iity
20 Forty secore iset org pos y Ey se-s
being actually laid ofret - seest 20 ~
Isiosd any ;sds To- frn s.Isst or sven es
-s,sth.d 1ss DE .sd Company were 9vreT u see nmPe
e the Ind thea eccupd By ksir ,si rlosd vhca va 20
iret orfins ". 4Eothef lssL 5oosmstt 81 "a
p-pss Of &Io1s. -
iHd vAOea. The s.ener. sboye sef-I-d 20 81, "a
:; that astsr tle srchns o. aid trsa, v
tie Mayor, Aldermen 4Id Coulnons.y q the Cy ~ NeS
foth the rstian Of certain Sc GO pu
ts cu Murray H rbseSu<ut 20 the Se
rhosa c-sots aid pls.nss ae rresn.. taAi tse
Anose and no,e Of ,ae snsioss q sae ..1
thicuth ssd turEe! srnoytr. ana ~ s .ass
tasssd resolution the ;7a Deos"''sf 1914 " '"e ~"S
" fo,ovirx 10 wt: -.
"Ressss TIA, Locomotive s:eAn eeshs 3 sbSs
pe the uschs u u. B,asg o Nvv hesss kscvs e