The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-20

Third and Fourth avenues Harlem river They regret
that the rails arc laid through the main streets reach
ing down 60 the Battery ferries the lower part
OF the city. They think unbroken cham OF railways
should reach from Buffalo to the Battery. They would
recommend the opening OF Church street. or OF Yves,
Broadway the Battery and the extension Of the Hudson
River Railroad 10 Castle Garden. Toe injustice of
modatng section OF the city and denying another Is
pointed out III was right 10 make the grants already
In operation, II is urged that there appears
for stopping short other ms ances where the
pedency and practicabity OF the route be ascer-
tanned
To the point that these be sold for the be
neht OF the city, the committee they have not been
convinced by any arguments they have heard OF the
soupdness or wisdom Of selling legislative an,hse The
AFFORD the people rapid, convenient and cheap mode OF
conveyance In selling the franchises those who purchase
obtain q guaranty under which they TX ana
only operate indirect mode OF taxation, fall
ing too, upon the producing and laborng classes.
who the parties chiefly using this mode OF conveyance
Tho committee that the sale these roads for
the benefit of the Corporation would defeat the end Of any
reduction OF fare The free grants
sary com petition low rates Of fare The question
stripped of ali features of monopoly would regulate ITSELF
competition and the rivalry of capitalists would bring
down the rates below those now prevailing The omn
buses began with rate OF twelve cents, and have
down 70 three and four The railroads charging five
cents, II is argued would OF their accord grants
are multiplied 10 meet the public requirements and tho
competition reduce the present rate and carry
passengers for three cents from the lower ferries TO the
Central park, and TO Harlem for FIVE cents
The cities Of Phladep hia and Boston cited as hay
ing long and obstlnatey refused TO license these city
roacs but now that they have experienced their benefits
the committee say that grants not given by stealth
reluctantly but openly and literally, in obedience to
the public welfare and necessities.
Under municipal and State grants 70 omnibus compa-
mics large amounts OF capital have invested in their
lines and equitable II not legal rights thus vested When
proposed railroads run over omnibus routes supersede
them the committee propose with their propre
tors the advantages OF these grants the
sideraton the committee say they have regarded in the
bills which they have reported viz that of the Seventh
avenue Broadway paral!eD, Fourteenth street and
nue. d.
CITY RAILROAD CHARTERS IN THE SENATE.
SECOND AVENUE RAILROAD
Authorizing extension OF track of the present
psDy from the Bowery, through Canal Broad
way Double track Introduced by Senator Schel, and
not yet reported.
Roe- Thirty fourth street ferry EAST river) 10
to First avenue thence down First street
down 10 Canal and Broadway.
Proposed capital 81 600 with privilege of increase
90 700 Term OF charter thirty years. Subject
Tue usual CITY car license and exempt from the provisions
OF the general statute requiring consent of and
property holders on the route, Fare five cents Intro
auceo py senator Scheil, and not yet reported.
NINTH AVENUE. EsysSyT
CSrpordtors S Gregory, Jr., Alanson Finch,
kooert d. Gon A. Donaldson Francis W. Worth, Thomas
Higgins.
Roiae-westery terminus of Forty second street up to
Nintn avenue, and thence down through Hudson to
Bleecker, crossing Broasway over to Bowery down 10
chatham street and turning off William street thence
Pear street Oh Atha and Bowery, to Fourth street and
across to junction Of Thirteenth and Ninth
GRAND STREET RAILROAD, BROOKLYN
Co'Tordsors.-H Hull and Andrew B. Hughes
hoae-South Seventh street, through Grand to Bush
WICK avenue, bfaspeth avenue, TO city line.
SECOND AVENUE RAILROAD.
Authorizing the present company to extend their tracks
across the DO very up Canal street. to Broadway Intro
"a'eo oy senator schel, and not yet reported.
FIRST AVENUE RAILROAD CHARTER.
Corpordtors Marshall, Geo Cornell, Chas Smith,
and their associates.
First avenue, down First to Tenth street. through
Tenth Stuyvesant TO Tnrd and Bowery turn
ing up Canal 70 a terminus at Broadway.
Capital 81 600 000 and power to increase To 81 500 00
Share $780, Term OF charter thirty years Exempt from
provisions Of the law of April 1854 requiring cSnsen,
of property owners and Common Council. (ln Senate
Committee on Cities and villages.)
SEVENTH RAILROAD.
Corporatcs-Geo. H. Kelsey, John A. C. Gray, Geo. |
Briggs, Henry B. Hewitt JAS s. Sluyter, Frederick s, |
Bougue, VIM X. Strong, j. H. Woods, H. A. johnson and
VIM. h. Abertson.
avenue Greenwich avenue Sixth avenue through Fourth
street with single track to Wooster and down TO Canal
streets Battery place. also branch from College place
and Barclay street to Broadway with return (single)
track from Barclay up Church street to Canal through
,exe 10 IAight street Clinton place, and down Sixth
avenue &C. This charter also includes extension,
with double track from depot central park up Seventh
avenue TO Fifty ninth street. across 70 FUN svenue an
30 up TO 10th street. Exempt from provisions Oh ACT
April 4, 1854 Senator Smith; MT yet reported
The Senatc Committee Cities ard villages reported
adversely 10 the petition Of George HKe,ssy anu
a railroad through Seventh avenue, Cree wicn asehue,
Sixth avenue Fourth, Wooster, Canal, West
and Greenwich streets to Battery place, ais6 t pe.
ton Of the parties for road through Fifth aven
the ground that not proposed to ask the consent
of the property holders, or To proper compensation
for the grant that il is not demonstrated that the psb
necessity requires the roads, that there for
special legislation in their favor that the assent Of the
municipal corporation should be obtained They OF
opinion that instead Of enactng the proposed BILL fur
ther considering the various special projects before
the Legislature for railroads in the city New York such
products are above stated properly subjects for
general law and they respectfully suggest the following
the leading provisions which should be incorporated in
such law
j. Similar requirements as to organization capital La
biity OF stockholders &C., now contained In the
general railroad law.
Suitable provisions to prevent injury to persons and
property in the construction OF the roads their opera
ton.
g. Such regulations to locating the route &c. as TO
afford notice and opportunity for objections any exist
The consent Of the Corporation and the sale of the
franchise under proper SUPERVISION reve
hue TO the city thus compensate the Corporation where
the fee OF the streets ia in them public
and where the fee Ia in private owners subject the pub
nc easement On any such exiss). compensation to
them for the burden and injury created by the appropra
ton OF the street to railroad purposes
METROPOLITAN AFFAIRS IN THE LEGISLA-
TURE.
ALBANY, March I6, 1859.